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

  1. Missing killer found in Brightonpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    Christopher Moxon, who stabbed his girlfriend to death, went missing on Tuesday but was found in Brighton.

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  2. Is it cooler this morning?published at 10:36 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

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  3. Deputy mayor calls for TfL to take over GTR train servicespublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    Heidi AlexanderImage source, UK Parliament

    London’s new Deputy Mayor for Transport has demanded urgent talks with the government to bring parts of the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise under the control of Transport for London (TfL).

    Speaking at a transport conference hosted by Centre for London, Heidi Alexander described the state of the franchise as a "crisis" which was "blighting Londoners' lives and risks causing our city economic damage."

    Mayor Sadiq Khan has also written to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling calling for talks to get under way about transferring many of the franchise’s key London routes, including some Southern and Great Northern services, to TfL as soon as 2020.

  4. Placing looked-after children in deprived areas 'totally unacceptable'published at 08:35 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    ChildImage source, Getty Images

    The Children's Commissioner for England has told the BBC that is it completely unacceptable that looked-after children are being placed in deprived areas of Kent, such as Thanet, by local authorities from elsewhere.

    The issue was raised on Monday by the head of five academy schools in Kent, who said they will no longer take looked-after children from London unless ordered to by the government.

    There are currently more than 1,200 looked-after children in Kent.

    Anne Longfield said the issue was very serious.

    Previously the government said it was committed to reducing out of area placements for children in care.

  5. Man stabbed at Dartford stationpublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    A man was stabbed in the toilets at Dartford Railway Station last night, according to British Transport Police.

    The incident happened at about 19:00 BST.

    Police and paramedics attended the scene and a man was taken to hospital to be treated for non life-threatening injuries.

    Dartford railway stationImage source, Google
  6. Declaration of Independence document foundpublished at 00:17 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    A ceremonial copy has been discovered in the archives at West Sussex County Council in Chichester.

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  7. Anyone for pickleball?published at 00:17 British Summer Time 4 July 2018

    The racquet sport combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis.

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  8. GoPro crumbling cliffs photo 'horrific'published at 21:21 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A photo by action camera company GoPro showed a man dangling his legs over the Seven Sisters cliffs.

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  9. Mum angry at doctor's 'one month' penaltypublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A doctor who failed to spot warning signs before a woman died has been given a one-month suspension.

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  10. Police hunt after killer goes missingpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Christopher Moxon admitted stabbing to death his girlfriend to death in Bognor Regis in 2002.

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  11. Prison inmate 'threatened to gouge eyes'published at 19:16 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    The trial of five men accused of prison mutiny hears of a six-hour disturbance at Lewes Prison.

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  12. Guildford bin collection changespublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Rebecca Curley
    Local Democracy Reporter

    Bin collections could change from fortnightly to every three weeks if councillors back plans proposed in a review of the service.

    An import ban imposed by China has led Guildford Borough Council (GBC) to look into its waste collection.

    The Chinese government decided to cut back on the amount of foreign rubbish and recycling it took last summer with the new limits brought in at the start of this year.

    For Guildford residents, this could mean their black bins and recycling in green bins or sacks are emptied or collected every three weeks.

    The proposed changes are being presented to members of GBC's Society, Environment and Development Committee on 5 July.

    The changes will also include looking at purchasing a new fleet of lorries and meet Surrey County Council's aim to reduce waste by 360L per month.

    The council currently uses split-body vehicles so they can take waste from two different bins or piles in one lorry.

    GBC wants to change to cheaper single body vehicles but keep split body lorries for food waste and nappy collections. It would take a year to get the new fleet up and running.

    A detailed financial analysis of bringing in the two-phased changes is now being carried out.

  13. Funding for rough sleeping projectpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Huw Oxburgh
    Local Democracy Reporter

    Coastal towns in East Sussex have been awarded a government grant to help reduce rough sleeping.

    Last month the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced it had awarded joint-funding of £664,000 to Hastings and Eastbourne for a project aimed at getting rough sleepers into long-term housing.

    The project will focus on working with rough sleepers to get into long-term accommodation and involves the setting up of "Housing First" units, where people with the most complex needs can get shelter and one-on-one support.

    The funding was welcomed at a meeting of Hastings Borough Council's cabinet on Monday, where councillors discussed details of the project.

    Labour councillor Andy Batsford, the council's lead member for housing and leisure, praised the project, particularly the use of the Housing First units.

  14. A bit of rain to break the heatwave?published at 18:54 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Sarah Keith-Lucas
    Weather presenter

    Temperatures are staying high, but there might be some showers on Wednesday.

    Here's my forecast.

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  15. Powerboat racer killed in collisionpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    The victim was racing with his co-pilot when their powerboat overturned off West Bay, officials said.

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  16. MP says travellers should not face multiple claims for disruptionpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    The government's facing calls from MPs of all parties to strip Govia Thameslink of its rail franchise after widespread cancellations and delays in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire following the introduction of new timetables.

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    Rail minister Jo Johnson told the Commons the disruption was "unacceptable" but that passengers would be compensated.

    However the Labour MP for Luton South, Gavin Shuker, says it isn't enough.

    He wants people claiming delay-repay compensation to be spared multiple claims to fit in with the company's 28-day policy and to be allowed to put in one claim covering the whole disruption which began 44 days ago.

    He asked the minister "to ensure that everyone who had a valid claim since 21 May receives compensation."

  17. Gillingham sign Reilly from Burypublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Gillingham re-sign midfielder Callum Reilly from Bury following a successful loan spell with the Gills last season.

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  18. Broken down train causes commuter woespublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Thameslink trainImage source, PA

    Commuters faced disruptions today as a broken-down train near Brockley caused delays for a London Bridge-bound train from Sussex.

    Govia Thameslink Railway which runs the service has apologised to passengers for their "long wait" after passengers had to be evacuated onto another train.

    The 08.33 Uckfield train, which goes via Croydon, broke down at about 09.50 near Brockley station.

    After repeated attempts to move it, Govia Thameslink brought another train alongside it and evacuated passengers onto the second train.

    The evacuation started at about 11.50 and passengers arrived at London Bridge by about 12.45.

    One frustrated commuter said in a tweet his journey from Croydon to London Bridge took "longer than a flight from Luton to Warsaw".

    A spokesperson for Govia Thameslink said: "We are extremely sorry to passengers for their long wait on the train that broke down near Brockley this morning, while we ensured they reached London Bridge safely. We encourage passengers to claim Delay Repay compensation via the Southern web site for the delay to their journey."

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  19. Dismissal ruling for former detectivepublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Celia MacDonald retired from Sussex Police days before a misconduct panel ruled against her.

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  20. Cracking down on drug driverspublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Lucy Vladev
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    The number of people arrested for drug-driving in Sussex has increased ninefold in three years, with Sussex Police promising a further crackdown.

    I've been on patrol with officers on the front-line for this exclusive report.