As Harry says he'll take Meghan to Butlin's, what can their Royal Hi-di-Highnesses expect?

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

The family of a Sussex man, who died riding his motorcycle in Kent, say they can't imagine life without him.

Peter Elliot, 57, from Rye, died when his Honda collided with a Range Rover Evoque, in Hawkhurst High Street.

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It happened at 23:05 BST on 15 September.

Mr Elliot was an HGV driver and father of four.

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Karen Dunn
Local Democracy Reporter

A Horsham pizza shop won't be able to grab an extra slice of business after an application to extend its opening hours was refused.

The application, for Pizza Plus, in Lambs Farm Road, was turned down at a meeting of the district council, because of the impact it would have on neighbouring houses.

The shop is currently open from 9am-10pm Monday to Saturday. The application asked for those hours to be extended to 11pm Monday to Saturday, while adding 9am-10pm on Sunday and Bank Holidays.

The application attracted six letters of objection from neighbours and a 156 signature petition of support, largely from customers.

The application was refused because of the "undesirable environmental impact" it would have on residents.

A search has been carried out after two boys reported being approached by someone dressed as a clown in Sittingbourne.

The two teenagers told Kent Police the person in costume had come up to them in Gadby Road at about 22:20 BST on Tuesday.

The boys left the area, and police were unable to find a suspect matching their description.

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South Western and the RMT union are in a long-running dispute over the future role of guards.

Glenn Murray scores his fifth goal of the season to give Brighton victory over West Ham in the Premier League.

Danny Pike
Presenter, BBC Sussex and Surrey

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BBC Look East weather

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BBC Radio Kent's new breakfast show presenter has been announced.

Ian Collins, the former LBC late show host, will join Anna Cookson from 5 November.

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He replaces John Warnett, who's stood down after 23 years on breakfast, to join Lauren Troup on Drive between 15:00 and 18:00 BST.

Ian, who's also worked at Talkradio and Talksport, has previously presented phone-ins and a satirical politics show on BBC Radio Kent.

Refuse truck drivers' pay is under review in Brighton and Hove because they earn significantly less than HGV drivers in neighbouring East Sussex.

A shortage of drivers due to holidays and short-notice sickness is in part to blame for missed refuse and recycling collections across the area.

And replacing drivers has proved difficult, with Brighton and Hove City Council offering a salary of £20,138 compared with the £25,500 in East Sussex.

A report to councillors said that the "non-competitiveness" of HGV drivers' salaries needs to be addressed.

According to the report, wages may be contributing to recruitment issues and new approaches are suggested.

Councillors will also hear about issues facing the council as it tries to modernise its City Environmental Management division.

One of the issues is described in the report as "silo working" where a team looks inwards and resists working with other people or teams in an organisation.

The report, to the council's Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee, said: "In relation to service delivery, a culture of continuous improvement has not been encouraged in City Environment for a number of years. "For example, there has been a lack of collaborative working for the good of the customer."

Tony Smith and his partner injured their six-week-old son so badly his legs had to be amputated.

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High Court judges will hear a legal challenge over plans to expand Heathrow Airport next year.

A coalition of councils, residents, environmental charities and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are challenging the government's decision to approve the building of a third runway.

At a hearing on Thursday, Mr Justice Holgate dealt with preliminary issues in the case, which is due to be heard over two weeks in March.

The case is being brought against Transport Secretary Chris Grayling by local authorities and residents in London affected by the expansion and charities including Friends of the Earth and Plan B.

Rebecca Curley
Local Democracy Reporter

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Judgment has been reserved after a judicial review of Surrey County Council's budget cuts to SEND (special educational needs and disability) services at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Claiming Surrey County Council (SCC) cabinet members were not aware of the impact £21 million budget cuts would have on children with special needs is "absurd", the court was told.

On the second day, Jonathan Moffat, said at the time of the cabinet meeting on 27 March that councillors were "well informed" about the funding issues they were managing.

Families of five children have been arguing that SCC failed in its statutory duty to consult on the impact of £21m cuts to the SEND budget

The main challenge is over the decision made by SCC cabinet on 27 March following a full council meeting on 3 February when the budget of £1.7 billion was approved and set.

Jenni Richards, representing the families, said: "Decisions about prioritisation and resource allocation have to be informed. The decision on 27 March was flawed.

"There needed to be information available to cabinet about the current state of SEND provision and the potential of adverse impact of less money being made available."

Lady Justice Victoria Sharp and Mrs Justice Maura McGowan have reserved judgment at the end of the two-day hearing.

After the hearing, a spokesman for the council said "no saving was set in stone".

But families disputed the claim. Mother Sarah Jones said: "It feels very much that budgets are set in stone."

A memorial stone has been unveiled in Kent near the crash site of a Polish fighter pilot who died during the Battle of Britain.

Ludwik Paszkiewicz fought with the RAF having joined 303 Squadron. He crashed at Plaxtol, near Sevenoaks, and died aged 32.

The i360 says about 300,000 fewer people than forecast visited the attraction in its first year.

Caitlin Webb
Local Democracy Reporter

The leader of Gravesham Borough Council will face a vote of no confidence next week.

It comes after Councilor David Turner split from the Conservative party to set up an independent splinter group following his rejection as a candidate for the next election in May.

Councillor Turner has been leading the council with the Gravesham Independent Conservatives since he announced his defection on 2 August.

Now the new leader of the Conservative party, Councillor Leslie Hills, plans to knock Councillor Turner off the top post with a vote of no confidence.

The motion to oust Councillor Turner has been "seconded" by the council's youngest member, Councillor Jordan Meade.

At the same meeting, the leader of the council, his deputy Councillor John Knight and the leader of the Labour group, Councilor John Burden, plan to call for a vote to "reject bullying and harassment".

Councillor Turner has previously said how bullying within the party was also a motivator to leave. Since his departure, 11 other councillors have joined his ranks, meaning the official Conservatives are now the minority party with only 10 members.

Both motions will be discussed at the full council meeting on Tuesday 9 October.

Experts plan to record Benny the beluga's sounds by placing hydrophone equipment in the River Thames.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

A man had his arm slashed during a fight outside a butcher's shop in Crawley.

It happened just after 13:00 BST on 29 September, outside the shop in Broadfield Barton.

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The 40-year-old victim was treated at the scene by paramedics.

A 35-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, both from Crawley, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man they want to speak to about a rape in a Brighton hotel.

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The victim, who's in her 20s, says she was attacked in a room at the Premier Inn in North Street.

Police were called to the hotel just before 04:00 BST on 15 September.

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The man officers would like to speak to had dark hair and a beard, is stocky and in his 20s, and was wearing a white shirt and black trousers.

They believe he may be called Tom and local to Brighton.

Huw Oxburgh
Local Democracy Reporter

The majority of schools in East Sussex are failing to publish information on how they support disadvantaged pupils, according to a county council report.

Each year schools managed by the local authority are required to publish details of how they will spend their pupil premium money - an additional source of funding intended to help children from low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds.

But, according to a report by the East Sussex Standards and Learning Effectiveness Service (SLES), just 26% of local authority maintained schools are providing all of the information they are required to publish online.

Five per cent of the schools had no information at all. Presenting the report at a meeting for school governors on 3 October, Melanie Saunders of SLES said these figures were "extraordinarily low".

The full figures within the report show that most schools have at least some of the information required but few had all of it.

However the report also highlighted some positive examples, picking out six schools which were considered to have presented their information in the most accessible ways.

They were: Ticehurst and Flimwell Primary School; St Richard's Catholic College; Beacon Academy; St Michaels, Withyham; Bonners Primary School; and Peacehaven Community School.