Summary

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

  1. Search for people who fled from burning carpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    The burnt out car in HailshamImage source, Sussex Police
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    The burnt out car in Hailsham

    Police are trying to trace the driver of a vehicle which crashed and caught fire in Hailsham.

    On 25 July at around 18:35 BST emergency services were called to reports of a collision on London Road.

    An older shape silver Ford Fiesta collided with a bus and then caught alight causing damage to a nearby property and another vehicle.

    The occupants of the crashed car fled the scene on foot, running into Manor Park Road away from the scene.

    Officers have been trying to trace the driver and occupants but no-one is thought to be injured.

  2. Butler's training offer to young joblesspublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Simeon Rosset, who has served Pavarotti, plans to train 10 young people from deprived communities.

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  3. 'All I remember feeling was pain'published at 12:06 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Jessica Symons from Paddock Wood suffered horrific burns to her face and body in a fire pit accident.

    She's been speaking about what happened to her.

  4. Today's local news website headlinespublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Newspaper pressesImage source, Getty Images

    The Argus, external: Fatboy Slim rocks a sell-out crowd on Brighton's i360

    Kent Online, external: Bedridden father injured in bike accident told to go to Sittingbourne jobcentre to claim benefits

    Get Surrey, external: South Western Railway passengers face third RMT strike in six days - live updates

    Sussex Express, external: Two men seriously injured in Uckfield crash

    Mid Sussex Times, external: Disability centre ‘jewel in the crown of Burgess Hill’ says councillor

    West Sussex County Times, external: Firefighters battle Loxwood blazes

    Worthing Herald, external: Sudden rainfall leads to fish deaths at Worthing’s Brooklands Lake

    Chichester Observer, external: Scheme to reduce pollution of Selsey’s seafront

    Kent Live, external: Police are searching for a 4x4 driver after a cyclist was injured in Birchington

    Brighton and Hove News, external: Revised plans for Brighton care hoem reflect parking concerns

    Brighton and Hove Independent, external: Sussex student’s bid to become the next David Attenborough

    Eastbourne Herald:, external Father and two sons in pier to pier run in memory of wife and mum

    Hastings Observer, external: Stunning classic car built in Bexhill goes on show on its 60th birthday

    Crawley and Horley Observer, external: Crowds flock to Enchanted Horsham

  5. Brighton sign ex-Sunderland Ladies starpublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion sign former Sunderland defender Victoria Williams on a free transfer.

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  6. Murder arrest after woman's body foundpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    A 66-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder is in hospital.

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  7. Arrest after armed police calledpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A man's been arrested after armed police were called to a property in Brighton.

    There were reports of a disturbance involving a firearm at Eggington Road around 16:30 BST on 30 July.

    A 48-year-old man was arrested nearby on suspicion of assault, and has been released on conditional bail until 27 August.

  8. Appeal after woman injured in RideLondon eventpublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a RideLondon marshal and a cyclist on Sunday.

    The collision occurred at around 11:15 on Epsom Road in Leatherhead at a crossing point near the junction with The Crescent and Leret Way.

    A female rider collided with the marshal who suffered serious injuries.

    The marshal was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable but serious condition.

  9. Two men seriously injured in Uckfield crashpublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    Two men have sustained potentially life-changing injuries after a crash on the Lewes Road at Ridgewood, Uckfield.

    Both men were in an orange Mini Cooper convertible that collided with six other vehicles, all parked and unattended, as it travelled south towards Little Horsted roundabout on the A22.

    One man, aged 26, was from Maresfield, and the other, aged 27, from Crowborough.

    Both were taken by ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, where they are both being treated for serious injuries.

    Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have seen the orange Mini or its occupants prior to the incident to come forward.

    It is believed they may have visited a pub in Uckfield earlier in the evening.

  10. Woman, 23, lands top National Trust jobpublished at 00:17 British Summer Time 31 July 2018

    Jenny Hatton says she wants to be a role model for young women.

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  11. Wheelchair provider 'sorry' for delayspublished at 23:37 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Millbrook Healthcare took over the contract to provide NHS wheelchairs in April last year.

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  12. BA jet makes emergency landing at Gatwickpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    The passenger jet landed just after 18:00 BST following a technical fault, the airport says.

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  13. Keeper Harris signs for Brighton Womenpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Brighton & Hove Albion Women add former England Under-20 goalkeeper Sophie Harris on a free transfer on a one-year deal.

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  14. Revised care home plans submittedpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Sarah Booker-Lewis
    Local Democracy Reporter

    Revised plans to build a care home on a derelict site in Hollingdean have been submitted to Brighton and Hove City Council.

    The site owner, Hazeldene Project Management, wants to build a three-storey care home with 88 bedrooms at Grove Park, the former William Moon Lodge site, in The Linkway.

    The company already has two existing planning permissions for a two-storey care home at Grove Park.

    One set of approved plans includes 100 bedrooms while the other has 75 bedrooms. William Moon Lodge was home to Sussex Lantern from 1994 until 2006 when the charity for the partially-sighted moved out as it could no longer afford to maintain the 43-year-old building.

    The site has remained empty for ten years after the original 1963 former care home was demolished. In the latest application, the ground floor would be below street level while the building would have a smaller footprint than in previous plans.

    The proposed buildings in previous applications were closer to the edge of the site. The new plans indicate that the building would be more central, with more room for parking.

    The 39 proposed parking spaces would be more than double the 18 offered in previous applications.

  15. 'All I remember feeling was pain'published at 17:24 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Jessica Symons from Paddock Wood suffered horrific burns to her face and body in a fire pit accident.

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  16. Cyclist dies in RideLondon racepublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Nigel Buchan-Swanson, 69, collapsed about 56 miles into the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey race.

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  17. One injured in A23 lorry firepublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    The burnt-out lorryImage source, Eddie Mitchell
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    Fire crews arrived to find the lorry well-alight

    One person has been injured in a large lorry fire on the A23.

    Three fire engines were sent to fight the blaze on the southbound carriageway just after 12:30 BST between Pease Pottage and Handcross.

    Two lanes were initially blocked while emergency services dealt with the incident but West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it reopened one lane just before 13:00 BST.

  18. Pedal power takes over the streetspublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Charlotte Franks
    BBC News, London

    Tens of thousands took to two wheels yesterday for the sixth annual RideLondon, external event.

    Following the route of the Olympic road race, it looks to build on 2012's success.

    The heatwave had given way to wind and rain, but that did nothing to discourage participants and spectators.

  19. Dash-cam plea after pedestrian dies on West Sussex roadpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    A 22-year-old pedestrian has died after an accident on the A272 in Bolney.

    The man, from Horsham, who has not yet been named, died at the scene after being struck by a blue Nissan Note near Foxhole Lane on Sunday night.

    Police are appealing for help from motorists who may have dash-cam footage of the incident, which happened at about 23:30 BST.

    They say the driver, from Brighton, was not hurt.

  20. Batty given player-coach role at Surreypublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 30 July 2018

    Former captain Gareth Batty is given an assistant coach role at Surrey but will still be available across all formats.

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