Summary

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

  1. Boys, 15, held over 'extreme right' terrorpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Police say they will confront "all ideologies" after detaining the boys at their homes.

    Read More
  2. Pensioner badly injured by hit and run driverpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    An elderly man's been seriously injured in a hit and run in Surrey this morning.

    The 83-year-old was hit by a silver hatchback in Feltham Road, Ashford, around 09:30 BST.

    He suffered a serious head injury.

  3. The unhappy faces of rail passengerspublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    BBC News spoke to people affected by rail disruption in recent months.

    Read More
  4. Housing plans for countryside turned downpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Karen Dunn
    Local Democracy Reporter

    An application to build four detached houses in the Shipley countryside has been refused.

    Plans for the homes, which were designed to reflect a farmhouse, coach house, converted stable and chauffeur's cottage, were put before Horsham District Council's planning committee south on 18 September.

    The recommendation from planning officers was for members to refuse the application on the grounds that it was outside the built-up area boundary, and the site had not been allocated for development.

    Quote Message

    This would be a very urban development in the countryside. It would open the floodgates to many other applications."

    Kate Rowbottom (Con, Billingshurst and Shipley), Horsham District Council

    The meeting also saw members approve plans for a three-bedroom house in Concorde Close, Storrington.

    An application was also approved to turn land in Fryern Road, Storrington, over to private equestrian use.

  5. Commuters react to rail reportpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Dan Maclaren
    BBC Live reporter

    Commuters at Brighton station have been reacting after a report said "no-one took charge" during the timetable chaos that caused severe disruption on Britain's railways in May.

    The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) blamed a lack of "responsibility and accountability" and said passengers were "badly treated".

    It said track manager Network Rail, two train operators and the Department for Transport "had all made mistakes".

    It came as the government promised a major review of Britain's railways.

    The upgrade - which involved changes to 46% of train times - mainly affected Govia Thameslink (GTR) routes into London and Northern Trains in the north west of England. Read the full story here.

    Commuter Alex Dowd
    Image caption,

    Alex Dowd

    Quote Message

    I've been late numerous times, nearly everyday sometimes up to about an hour. I usually get into work for 9 sometimes, on one occasion I didn't get in until 11, so it has been quite detrimental to my sort of daily schedule. I just think it's ridiculous. I don't understand why nobody could have made it smoother, or given us an idea of how bad it actually was going to be, otherwise I would have taken action to get to work. For some people they ended up losing jobs over it."

    Alex Dowd, Commuter

    Commuter Alex Fisher
    Image caption,

    Alex Fisher

    Quote Message

    It's an everyday matter that's pretty much something that we come to accept. I think there's not been the right sort of management. It's often the case of Thameslink trains being delayed, since the new timetable came out in May, there's often been the case of delays or cancellations. I think they've got the idea of what they are trying to achieve for us, but there's quite a few flaws that need correcting to have it spot on in every detail."

    Alex Fisher, Commuter

  6. Arrests over Rochester bridge deathpublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Two more men have been arrested after a body was found on the Rochester side of the High Street bridge.

    The 39-year-old man from Sittingbourne was found at 07:35 BST on Tuesday and pronounced dead at the scene.

    A man in his 40s from Chattenden and another man, in his 20s from Belvedere, were arrested on Wednesday afternoon, Kent Police said.

    A man in his 30s from Rainham was arrested on Tuesday night in connection with the death, a police spokesman said.

    All three men remain in police custody.

  7. Three water companies warned by watchdogpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    The Consumer Council for Water tells firms to improve customer service and reduce complaints.

    Read More
  8. Trust buys second-hand ambulancespublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    The 30 vehicles will help the South East Coast Ambulance Service cope with winter demand.

    Read More
  9. Today's local news website headlinespublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Newspaper pressesImage source, Getty Images

    The Argus, external: Teenager jailed for drug dealing in Sussex

    Kent Online, external: 'Warrior' teenager Shannon Gilliland loses cancer battle

    Get Surrey, external: 'Do not use cameras or video equipment' around the pool at Guildford Stoke Park

    Chichester Observer, external: Tower restoration campaign given grants boost

    Kent Live, external: Marlborough Court and Pensand House residents face eviction

    Brighton and Hove News, external: Boy, 16, arrested over moped hit-and-run

    Eastbourne Herald:, external Skincare workshops for cancer patients at Eastbourne and Hastings hospitals

    Crawley and Horley Observer, external: New business in Crawley town centre will ‘breathe new life into prominent building’

    West Sussex County Times, external: West Sussex public-sector buildings to be made more 'resilient' after cable-laying

    Sussex Express, external: Major search after Polegate incident

    Worthing Herald, external: West Sussex NHS staff question first parking fees increase in a decade

    Hastings Observer, external: Job losses warning amid proposal to merge two Hastings schools

    Brighton and Hove Independent, external: Brighton band The Levellers donate thousands to homeless charity

    Mid Sussex Times, external: Mystery dust storm hits Horsham

  10. Boy arrested over moped hit-and-runpublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Nine-year-old Logan Dore was using his scooter when he was hit by a moped in Brighton.

    Read More
  11. It's another windy daypublished at 07:47 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post
  12. Birmingham City Women 1-0 Brighton Womenpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Aoife Mannion's penalty is enough for Birmingham City Women to beat Brighton & Hove Albion Women in the WSL.

    Read More
  13. Council housing scheme approvedpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Sarah Booker-Lewis
    Local Democracy Reporter

    New council houses could be heading for Hollingbury.

    Plans for two three-bedroom and two two-bedroom homes can be put forward for the derelict site in Rotherfield Crescent after Brighton and Hove City Council Housing and New Homes Committee approved the scheme.

    In November 2017, councillors sent the proposals back to officers saying the plans were too expensive as it cost £1.2 million.

    Since then a redesign has resulted in £178,000 worth of savings for the project.

    Rotherfield CrescentImage source, Brighton and Hove City Council

    The total cost for each of the four houses now works out at £236,000.

    The explanation was the project was part of a design competition. Councillors were asked to decide the options for rental and opted for a proposal put forward as an amendment by Green councillor David Gibson.

    After working with housing officers, an amendment was put through and approved by councillors to offer the three bedroom homes at 37.5% living wage rent and the two-bedroom at 27.5% living wage rent.

    This would put the rent for the two-bedroom home as £118.39 a week and the three bedroom at £188.34 a week.

  14. Arrest over Brighton hit-and-runpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run which left a nine-year-old Brighton boy in hospital.

    Logan Dore was hit by a moped in Whitehawk Road around 12:15 BST on 16 September.

    He suffered serious head injuries.

    Police say the youth handed himself in to police on Wednesday evening.

  15. CCTV shows car crashing into nightclubpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    CCTV of a car crashing into a Gravesend nightclub has been released by police.

    Read More
  16. Jurors shown footage of car driven onto nightclub dance floorpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Jurors have been shown footage of the moment a car was driven down an alley and onto the dance floor of Blake's nightclub on 17 March.

    Eight people were injured.

    It's alleged 21-year-old Mohammed Abdul, from Deptford, carried out the attack after being ejected from the club for being drunk.

    Mr Abdul denies attempted murder and causing GBH with intent.

  17. CCTV of car in nightclub shown to jurorspublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Mohammed Abdul had been thrown out of the club but returned in his car, a court has heard.

    Read More
  18. Crawley pushes Kent to promotion brinkpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Zak Crawley pushes Kent to the brink of promotion with a superb maiden century, reaching 168 against Glamorgan.

    Read More
  19. Sussex recover after Trott centurypublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Warwickshire are bowled out for 440 and reduce Sussex to 87-5 in reply before the hosts recover to 224-5 at Hove.

    Read More
  20. Concern over man who's vanished from hospitalpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 19 September 2018

    Police say they're extremely concerned about a man who's gone missing from Eastbourne District General Hospital.

    Craig GrantImage source, Sussex Police

    Craig Grant was last seen at about 13:00 BST.

    The 34-year-old was last seen wearing a dark blue jumper with a red stripe.

    Officers say he has links to Bexhill, Portsmouth, and Hayling Island.