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  1. Northants on course to beat Sussexpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Sussex are battling to avoid an innings defeat after Saif Zaib's maiden century helped Northants set an imposing total.

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  2. Tandridge count running latepublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    A masked Amanda Akass also covering Surrey, with things running behind at her count.

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  3. Covering an election in a pandemicpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    This has certainly been a set of elections with a difference.

    Because of Covid restrictions, BBC Surrey's political reporter Jack Fiehn, who is in Dorking for both the County and Mole Valley district elections, is reporting from a car park outside the venue.

    Luckily, it hasn't been raining.

    Dorking sports centre
    Dorking election car park
  4. Police appeal to man in PCSO murder hunt photopublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    The man is the "key to unlocking what happened" to police support officer Julia James, police say.

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  5. Maidstone reports 21.4% voter turnoutpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Piles of sacks at the Maidstone count

    The turnout for the local elections in Maidstone was 21.4%, a spokesperson for Maidstone Borough Council has told the BBC.

    A photograph of the count taking place at Kent County Showground in Detling shows a pile of sacks in the middle of the room - the brown ones are unused ballots.

  6. Tories hold Cheriton Sandgate & Hythe Eastpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Rory Cassian Love has kept his seat on Kent County Council for Cheriton Sandgate & Hythe East with 42% of the vote.

    The Tories have won four of the five seats so far declared in the county.

  7. Local election results for the South Eastpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    All the latest local election coverage from across Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

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  8. Hundreds more trains as Covid restrictions easepublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    More services for London and the south of England are added to the latest timetables.

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  9. Police do not know weapon used to kill PCSOpublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Kent's chief constable says police still have no motive or suspect for the murder of Julia James.

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  10. Father speaks a year on from son's lockdown deathpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Matthew Mackell, 17, took his own life after suffering anxiety over A-Levels when his school closed.

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  11. Berg and Sanderson demolish Sussexpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Northamptonshire look set for a healthy first-innings lead after Gareth Berg and Ben Sanderson bowl Sussex out for 106.

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  12. Crawley hits 90 before Yorks fight backpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    England batsman Zak Crawley makes 90 for Kent before Yorkshire's bowlers fight back on the opening day at Headingley.

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  13. Evans and Harris hit tons for Foxespublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Leicestershire's Sam Evans score his third County Championship century in as many matches as the Foxes dominated Surrey.

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  14. Reward of £10,000 offered in hunt for PCSO killerpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Crimestoppers appeal for information to help find the person responsible for Julia James' murder.

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  15. Sara Thornton puts Crowhurst on the weather mappublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    The small Surrey village is the second south east location to feature in our new On The Map series.

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  16. Warning after man filmed kicking out at cliff edgepublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    The RNLI say the chalk cliffs near Seaford are prone to cracking with no notice.

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  17. University plans to close Rochester campus in 2023published at 17:40 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    The University for the Creative Arts plans to move staff and courses to other campuses.

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  18. Dog tested for DNA evidence from PCSO's killerpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Julia James's dog, a Jack Russell named Toby, was found next to her body, police say.

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  19. Man fights to improve streets for wheelchair userspublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    An attack put Joe Shaw in a wheelchair and now he wants to make his home town easier to get around.

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  20. Kent sign Essex bowler Quinn on loanpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Kent sign Essex fast bowler Matt Quinn on loan for four County Championship matches.

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