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  1. Day three abandoned after nine overs at Tauntonpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Just nine overs are bowled on the third day at Taunton as weather again badly affects the match between Somerset and Surrey.

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  2. Lorry driver 'shaken' after Calais attackpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Rocks, boulders and metal bars were thrown at the vehicles in Calais, France, on Thursday night, a driver says.

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  3. Crawley half-century gives Kent hopepublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    England batsman Zak Crawley makes a fighting half-century to edge Kent into a slender lead against Sussex.

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  4. Surrey edge day two against Somersetpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    England Test opener Rory Burns hits a half-century as Surrey edge the second day against Somerset at Taunton.

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  5. Cleared postmaster hid conviction from his familypublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    The convictions of two more former Post Office branch managers - wrongly accused of theft - have been quashed.

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  6. Nine boats with 199 migrants cross English Channelpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    French authorities continue to prevent a number of crossings, with 53 people stopped.

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  7. Jailed Post Office worker contemplated suicidepublished at 06:40 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Seema Misra spent four months in prison after being wrongly convicted of stealing £75,000.

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  8. Two wickets for Archer on Sussex returnpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    Jofra Archer makes a wicket-taking return for Sussex as they dominate their opening day against Kent.

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  9. Somerset-Surrey suffers day one washoutpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    No play is possible on the first day of Somerset's County Championship match at home to Surrey because of persistent rain.

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  10. Sara Thornton puts Balcombe on the mappublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    As part of BBC South East's On The Map series, Sara Thornton visited the Sussex village of Balcombe.

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  11. Trial date set for man charged with PCSO murderpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    Callum Wheeler, 21, from Aylesham, is accused of murdering community support officer Julia James.

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  12. Kent sign Afghanistan's Ahmad for T20published at 19:04 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Kent sign Afghanistan leg-spinner Qais Ahmad for the entire T20 Blast campaign and two County Championship matches.

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  13. Disabled girl dies after long-running legal rowpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Six-year-old Pippa Knight was in a vegetative state at Evelina Children's Hospital in London.

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  14. Abused husband urges other men to get helppublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Tracey Hannington was jailed for ABH and coercive control - an offence that became a crime in 2015.

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  15. Eight boats carry 186 migrants across Channelpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    French authorities stopped a further 96 people from reaching the UK, the Home Office says.

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  16. Tribute walks planned for killed PCSO Julia Jamespublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Julia James's cousin is hoping walks will take place across the UK in memory of the killed PCSO.

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  17. Police reconstruct murdered PCSO's last movementspublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Callum Wheeler, 21, from Aylesham, has appeared in court charged with Julia James's murder.

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  18. Man, 18, to face trial for businesswoman's murderpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Pietro Addis will be tried in August for the murder of well-known Brighton restaurateur Sue Addis.

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  19. Teenager Coles signs Sussex contractpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Oxford schoolboy James Coles, a 17-year-old all-rounder, signs his first professional contract with Sussex.

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  20. Body of missing student formally identifiedpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    University of Bristol student Olisa Odukwe, 20, is described as "universally loved".

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