Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was reported to be walking in a road, brandishing a weapon and shouting threats.

The man was spotted in Springfield Road, St Leonards, at around 02:00 BST on Sunday 29 July.

Armed officers and a police helicopter were deployed but the suspect evaded Sussex Police.

Nobody was injured and enquiries to identify the suspect are ongoing.

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

Marjorie, 108, says the secret to her long life is no sugar or salt and plenty of exercise.

Danny Pike
Presenter, BBC Sussex and Surrey

This morning I'm discussing children and screen time.

Join me from 09:00 BST.

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

Temperatures are on the rise again.

Here's my forecast.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

Image source, Sam Carter

Around 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze in Lowfield Street, Dartford.

Local people have been asked to close windows and doors due to heavy smoke in the area.

Six pumps are currently at the scene.

Flames were spotted coming from the R&M carpets store on the road, which is derelict.

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A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the building is structurally unsound and firefighters are using a variety of tools including hose reel jets, fogspike and cold cut firefighter system to tackle the flames.

The Fogspike and cold cut firefighting system are both designed to create a hole in the outside of a building and spray a water mist inside rapidly bring the temperature of the fire down.

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Nicky Wright used social media to stalk a disabled campaigner against online abuse for more than a year.

Dean Kilpatrick
Local Democracy Reporter

Medway Council has been accused of running behind schedule in implementing changes to the way it provides home-to-school transport for pupils with special educational needs.

Cabinet members are due to discuss the procurement process for the revised service at its meeting on 4 September - the same week pupils return to school from the summer break.

Speaking last night councillor Dorte Gilry (Lab) said: "I'm sure you've all had a letter from Medway Parents and Carers Forum about their concerns about the state of play. There's a problem - it's the summer holidays and they will go into the new academic year with nothing secure.

"I'm a bit concerned that nothing concrete has happened for the parents since cabinet made the decision in April."

Changes include the introduction of yearly reviews, parents being considered for a cash allowance to make their own arrangements, and the use of pick-up and drop-off points.

The authority says the old policy lacked flexibility and failed to encourage independence, while the modifications will also save the council £200,000 in 2018/19.

Ian Sutherland, Medway Council's director of children and adults services, told the council's scrutiny committee he was happy to discuss any concerns parents and carers might have ahead of the new school year.

He added: "We hadn't anticipated the number of trips and slips that we've had along the way.

"I can assure you that we're keen to engage with the Medway Parents and Carers Forum, and parents individually, to try and resolve any of these issues - and we're very mindful of the tight time schedule."

A panel hears how a restrained, epileptic man "suddenly" stopped shouting from inside a police van.

Jennifer Bartram
Weather presenter

Temperatures are set to rise for the rest of the week. Here's my latest forecast.

Dean Kilpatrick
Local Democracy Reporter

Complaints about Medway Council's children's services department have fallen by nearly 25% year-on-year, new figures have revealed.

The authority recorded 92 new grievances in 2017-18 - compared to 120 in 2016-17 - with the main issues raised including the behaviour of staff, lack of communication, and difference of opinions.

Just 12 were made by children or care leavers themselves, while one person lodged five separate complaints to the council.

Only 30% of stage one complaints - which are considered by staff at the point of service delivery - were upheld.

Sarah Booker-Lewis
Local Democracy Reporter

A life-saving blanket scheme in a Brighton hospital has been shortlisted for a national award.

Ward manager Karen Lee gave elderly patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital different coloured blankets with various patterns.

They helped the pensioners, some with dementia, to find their way back to bed more easily, leading to fewer falls on the busy medical ward.

Ms Lee, who runs Jowers Ward in the Barry Building in Eastern Road, said that the scheme was in the running for the Nursing Times safety award.

Her original idea was aimed at making the ward more homely after she moved there six years ago.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

Detectives are investigating after woman claimed she was raped in Southwick in the early hours of the morning.

The attack is believed to have happened on the north west corner of Southwick Green just after 02:00 BST.

Police say the man who carried out the attack is described as Asian, and the area is still cordoned off as the scene is searched.

Crawley Town sign ex-Watford defender David Sesay as well as former Colchester United midfielder Tarryn Allarakhia.

Lauren Moss
Education and social affairs correspondent, BBC South East

A pioneering programme to try and reduce the number of stalking offences and rehabilitate offenders is being launched today in the South East.

Courts will now be able to refer those who have been convicted to a 10-week therapy programme.

It is believed to be the first initiative of its kind in the country - and comes after an increase in reported stalking offences in Kent and Sussex.

Hamish Mureddu-Reid
BBC News Online, South East

Three men have been arrested after police looking for a man who had absconded from prison spotted a suspicious helicopter flying above Rochester.

The aircraft was seen at about 11:30 BST on Tuesday and the men were arrested when it landed at Rochester Airport, Kent Police said.

A 36-year-old man from Liverpool has been charged with being a temporarily released prisoner who remained unlawfully at large.

A 55-year-old man from Liverpool and a 59-year-old man from Lancashire were arrested on suspicion of assisting a prisoner and released on bail until 28 August.

Caitlin Webb
Local Democracy Reporter

The Kent police and crime commissioner has criticised the government for increasing funding to the NHS and not the police.

This comes months after Prime Minister Theresa May promised a £20 billion increase for the health service every year until 2023 through a "Brexit dividend", while cuts to the police force budget continue.

All UK forces have seen cuts to grants from central government since 2010.

Residents in Kent and Medway are paying more this year towards the cost of the force, as council tax has increased by 3.3%.

At the Kent and Medway police and crime panel, Matthew Scott said: "Now the NHS has got its 'Brexit Dividend' and masses of cash will be sloshing around the NHS in the coming years, I'm sure a lot of us would have liked to have seen it come our way.

"The NHS has already had an increase in their budget of more than the entirety of the policing budget and they are about to get, by the time this increase goes through (between 2010 and 2023), three times the police budget.

"What we need to do is to continue to place the pressure on NHS commissioners, who are responsible for providing those services, to tailor it to what Kent Police need and Kent County Council and Medway Council need."

Damien Enticott apologises for causing offence, but says he stands by some of his remarks.

An interview with Carry On legend Sid James has been recovered after 42 years sitting in a loft. Recorded days before the performer died on stage during a UK theatre tour, it is the last-known recording of the comedy star.

A driver who left the scene of a crash in Brighton is being sought by police.

It happened in Upper North Street at its junction with Spring Street at 17:05 BST yesterday.

Police say the crash involved a Yamaha motorcycle and a grey Audi car.

A 38-year-old man was not seriously hurt.

Officers want anyone who witnessed what happened, or made a note of the car registration, to come forward.