Summary

  • News, sport, weather and travel updates for the South East of England

  1. 'Hundreds' to move to ex-military asylum sitepublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Local organisations have been told numbers of people at the Folkestone camp will increase to 337.

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  2. Boy plans 100-step charity walk on prosthetic legspublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Tony Hudgell will mark Captain Tom's birthday by attempting to walk 100 steps without his crutches.

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  3. Lorry permit to enter Kent post-Brexit scrappedpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    The government says permits were "instrumental in avoiding delays" but are no longer required.

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  4. Brighton boss Potter gives Tau Olympic blessingpublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Brighton manager Graham Potter says he will allow Percy Tau to play for South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics.

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  5. Drone shot of spring garden wins RHS photo prizepublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Oliver Dixon won this year's Royal Horticultural Society competition with a shot of a flower garden.

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  6. ‘If it didn’t carry on, I’d have nothing to do’published at 06:38 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    A sports charity for people with learning disabilities is saved from closure despite losing funding.

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  7. Premier League: Chelsea held by Brighton - reactionpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Follow live text updates and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary as Chelsea host Brighton in the Premier League.

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  8. Babes in Wood killer's ex 'recognised key garment'published at 18:31 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Jennifer Johnson denies perjury in the first trial of convicted killer Russell Bishop in 1987.

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  9. Hospital trust pleads guilty over baby deathpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    East Kent Hospitals Trust admits failings that came to light after family's campaign for "justice".

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  10. PCC elections 2021: Who is standing in Sussex?published at 11:33 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    The elections for police and crime commissioners will take place across England and Wales on 6 May.

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  11. Three people killed in two-car crashpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    A fourth person was badly injured in the crash which happened in Kent on Sunday, police say.

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  12. Beach cordon lifted after 'unexploded mortar' findpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Police say the suspected shell has washed away after part of Brighton beach was closed.

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  13. Robinson takes nine and Bresnan shinespublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Seven sides complete victories on the final day of the second round of the County Championship.

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  14. Azad masterclass saves Leics at Surreypublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Hassan Azad makes heroic century as Leicestershire bat throughout the final day to secure draw against Surrey.

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  15. Willey helps Yorkshire to beat Kentpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    David Willey takes 5-61 as Yorkshire eventually wrap up a 200-run win over Kent on the final day of their Group Three game.

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  16. Robinson bowls Sussex to win v Glamorganpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    A career-best 9-78 from England squad seamer Ollie Robinson takes Sussex to an eight-wicket win over Glamorgan.

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  17. Brighton beach closed over 'unexploded mortar'published at 16:33 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Explosives experts are called in as the area near the Palace Pier is cordoned off by police.

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  18. Horse killed by car on motorwaypublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    A "large group of horses" had strayed on to the M20 motorway in Kent on Saturday night.

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  19. Relive wins for Essex, Glos & Lancs in the County Championshippublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    Relive final-day victories for Essex, Gloucestershire and Lancashire in the County Championship.

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  20. Double century for Pope, ton for Rootpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    England's Ollie Pope completes a Championship double century, as Yorkshire duo Joe Root and Adam Lyth and Glamorgan's Kiran Carlson hit tons.

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