Summary

  • Armed police cordon off roads in St Leonards after reports of a shooting

  • Building badly damaged in Portslade fire to be dismantled

  • The leader of far-right group Britain First has been attacked in jail in Kent

  • Surrey County Council leader sees off leadership challenge

  • 'Mini Beast from the East' brings fresh snow warnings

  • Boy, 12, seriously hurt in hit-and-run

  • Medway Council trying to track down driver who racked up £20k of unpaid parking tickets

  • Video: Transport Secretary Chris Grayling: No post-Brexit lorry checks at Dover

  • Number of secondary schools in deficit has 'trebled'

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

  1. Brexit border checks 'may triple queues'published at 07:11 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    Two extra minutes' check time per vehicle at the UK border could triple queues on roads, research shows.

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  2. Man in hospital after stabbingpublished at 07:11 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed in Redhill.

    Police were called to St Annes Way at around 21:30 GMT on 10 March, after a witness reported seeing someone being stabbed in the arm and losing a lot of blood.

    The victim, who's in his thirties, is being treated in hospital.

    St Annes Way, RedhillImage source, Google
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    Police were called to St Annes Road

  3. What's the weather for the week ahead?published at 07:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    It's a grey, wet Monday, but Tuesday will be brighter.

    Here's my forecast.

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  4. 'Overnight I was nothing, I had nothing'published at 06:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    How volunteering at a cookery school gave one man a new reason to live.

    See the full story on Inside Out in the South East, at 19:30 GMT tonight.

  5. Rob Smith's Sport Relief video diarypublished at 06:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    South East Today presenter Rob Smith will be kayaking along the River Medway, from Tonbridge to Allington, for Sport Relief.

    Here's a video diary of his latest training session.

    You can support Rob’s efforts and donate right now. This will take you to Rob’s fundraising page hosted by Sport Relief. ‍https://my.sportrelief.com/sponsor/RobSmith//, external

  6. BBC Live: South Eastpublished at 06:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    All the latest headlines, travel and weather from across Sussex, Kent and Surrey.

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  7. Good morning from the BBC South East Live teampublished at 05:57 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Welcome to the start of a new week. We'll be here until Friday with all your news, sport, travel and weather for Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

    To begin with here's a lovely picture by Alan Robinson of the River Adur - it's our #PhotoOfTheDay.

    River AdurImage source, Alan Robinson

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