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. South East hosepipe ban under 'constant review'published at 16:45 BST 23 September

    Enforced in July, the temporary restriction affects 1.4m people across Sussex and parts of Kent.

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  2. Plans for permanent traveller site submittedpublished at 16:07 BST 23 September

    The proposed site is earmarked for inclusion in the Surrey Hills National Landscape.

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  3. Baton tour carries message of hope through Kentpublished at 14:55 BST 23 September

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  4. Heroes honoured at Make a Difference Awardspublished at 14:14 BST 23 September

    The awards at Canterbury's Malthouse Theatre honour Kent community champions in eight categories.

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  5. Plans for more places at top-rated Send schoolpublished at 14:04 BST 23 September

    The places are being created through a partnership between schools in Leatherhead and Esher.

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  6. Make a Difference Awards honour local heroespublished at 12:40 BST 23 September

    The awards honour community heroes in Sussex and Surrey at a ceremony at Lingfield Park Racecourse.

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  7. Controversial plan for homes on gasworks approvedpublished at 12:12 BST 23 September

    Some 1,700 objections have been raised to the project, says a planning document.

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  8. Surrey and Sussex Make a Difference Awards honour local heroespublished at 12:05 BST 23 September

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  9. Former recycling site to become lorry depotpublished at 11:33 BST 23 September

    The site is no longer a waste centre after Surrey Council closed the facility in March.

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  10. Kent heroes honoured at Make a Difference Awardspublished at 11:24 BST 23 September

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  11. AI spots fatberg and gym weight blocking sewerpublished at 10:49 BST 23 September

    Southern Water said a network of sensors spotted the gunk-covered dumbbell beneath the streets.

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  12. Five teenagers arrested after fight at retail parkpublished at 10:14 BST 23 September

    A man, 19, a woman, 19, and three youths were arrested in a car near the scene of the fight.

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  13. Chichester footballer in coma after match accidentpublished at 08:31 BST 23 September

    The 21-year-old former Arsenal academy player suffered a serious brain injury during a game.

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  14. Garden's leaves turning early after dry summerpublished at 07:40 BST 23 September

    Leaves at Winkworth Arboretum have changed colour “very early", its chief horticulturalist says.

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  15. 'Our stunts help us get heard' - Lib Demspublished at 05:59 BST 23 September

    South East Lib Dem MPs say they need to do eye-catching photo opportunities to help get noticed.

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  16. Food banks warn demand has reached crisis pointpublished at 05:59 BST 23 September

    Trussell Trust statistics show more than 14.1 million people went hungry in the last year.

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  17. Restoration of 1700s windmill to be completedpublished at 05:59 BST 23 September

    The White Mill, built in 1760, is one of Sandwich's most well-known landmarks.

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  18. We didn't have a sinkhole plan, says fire chiefpublished at 05:58 BST 23 September

    No emergency plans for sinkholes were made before one appeared in Godstone, the BBC was told.

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  19. Sussex railway station ranks top for cancellationspublished at 05:58 BST 23 September

    Ifield railway station in Crawley ranks top in the country for train cancellations.

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  20. Town hosts 'ambitious' suicide prevention initiativepublished at 05:58 BST 23 September

    The Baton of Hope tour will go through the town and East Sussex where there were 55 suicides in 2023.

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