Summary

  • Our live coverage on Sunday 21 January 2024 has come to an end

  • Widespread warnings were in place across the UK as Storm Isha brought rain and gusts of wind of up to 80mph (128km/h)

  • The Queen Elizabeth the Second Bridge at Dartford closed due to the high winds

  • People were warned there's a good chance of power cuts, which could affect services such as mobile phone coverage

  1. Charity wants to re-open town's only swimming poolpublished at 19:37 GMT

    Folkestone's Sports Centre is set to re-open, complete with a swimming pool, next summer.

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  2. Prices revealed for developers environment creditspublished at 18:00 GMT

    Developers building near the River Stour now know the cost of nutrient neutrality credits.

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  3. Cyclist in serious condition after crashpublished at 16:51 GMT

    Officers were called to Barrow Green Road and Gordons Way on Saturday morning, police say.

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  4. Protest over plan to house 600 asylum seekers in townpublished at 16:38 GMT

    A planned peaceful protest took place on Sunday morning in Crowborough, Sussex Police say.

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  5. Fund to help communities opened by rail operatorpublished at 16:34 GMT

    Applications for the fund, made avalible by Govia Thameslink Railway, close on 9 December.

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  6. Metal detecting club membership leaps in six yearspublished at 14:25 GMT

    Founded with 60 members in 2019, the Surrey club now has more than 3,000 members across the county.

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  7. Public's views sought on scooter hire schemepublished at 13:35 GMT

    A public consultation could lead to the e-scooters could being available for hire in early 2026.

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  8. Council 'committed' to reopening bandstand in 2026published at 11:15 GMT

    Engineers found supporting colonnades on Grade II listed Eastbourne Bandstand were unstable.

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  9. How rumours of a live burial led to an exhumationpublished at 09:04 GMT

    In 1816 a 24-year-old woman was allegedly exhumed after rumours that she had been buried alive.

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  10. The railway hotel where no guest ever stayedpublished at 09:03 GMT

    The hotel and the caves beneath it were repurposed into a secret bomb proof communications centre.

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  11. Operator appointed for town's new leisure centrepublished at 07:08 GMT

    The £20m leisure centre, which replaces Tides in Victoria Park, deal, is due to be fully open by 2027.

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  12. Audiology services to return to community hospitalpublished at 07:08 GMT

    Services moved to Kingston-upon-Thames earlier in 2024, but will return to Dorking on Monday.

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  13. Palestinians offered scholarships at universitypublished at 07:07 GMT

    Four fully-funded scholarships for Palestinians have been created at the University of Sussex.

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  14. Arrests made using facial recognition technologypublished at 18:31 GMT 15 November

    At the new equipment's deployment in Redhill officers received five positive alerts, police say.

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  15. Shingle to be moved to protect coastal communitiespublished at 17:52 GMT 15 November

    The work is the most cost-effective way of protecting the district from flooding, the council says.

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  16. Fatboy Slim mental health workshop picks up awardpublished at 15:31 GMT 15 November

    The Sound Minds project sees people use music and DJing to improve their mental health.

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  17. Cottage hospital ward to re-open after six monthspublished at 15:05 GMT 15 November

    Faversham Cottage Hospital inpatient ward closed on 27 July but will re-open again from 2 December.

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  18. South East volunteers receive royal recognitionpublished at 12:57 GMT 15 November

    Among those honoured are an arts centre, a team of first responders and an aviation museum.

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  19. Lack of trust and racism concerns: Five key failings in Sara Sharif reviewpublished at 11:58 GMT 15 November

    Review finds "different actions could and should have been taken" leading up to the 10-year-old's death.

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  20. The forgotten cross-Channel female flying pioneerpublished at 10:41 GMT 15 November

    The first woman to fly across the Channel, the news was overshadowed by the sinking of the Titanic.

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