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. Safety petition rejected after 'tragic accident'published at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    More than 300 campaigners had called for improvements to the busy A30 Egham bypass crossing.

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  2. Mother says NHS failed to give daughter safe carepublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Phoebe Ockenden, who has learning difficulties, was left in a chair in A&E for seven hours.

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  3. Brighton station becomes 'Frighton' for Halloweenpublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Travellers were also greeted with spooky announcements from comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner.

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  4. Small boat Channel crossings pass 30,000 in 2024published at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    According to Home Office figures, the provisional total for the year stands at 30,431.

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  5. Motorcyclist dies in M25 crash near Dartford Crossingpublished at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Kent Police was called to the clockwise carriageway at around 14:30 GMT on Wednesday.

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  6. Plans to charge supermarkets for dumped trolleyspublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Canterbury City Council members say the unsightly metal carts are “everywhere and ruining the view”.

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  7. Herne Bay amusement arcade set to be demolishedpublished at 07:35 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Canterbury City Council bought the site for £1.1m in 2018 but has since failed to sell it.

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  8. Flooding preparation grants awarded by councilpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Operation Watershed aims to help people work with the council to prepare for or reduce flooding.

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  9. Residents 'shocked' at Body Shop HQ movepublished at 06:17 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    People in Littlehampton have told BBC Radio Sussex about how they feel to lose Body Shop HQ.

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  10. Man, 85, barred from Butlin's weekday solo visitpublished at 06:17 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Malcolm says he is upset as he and his family have been going to Butlin's for years.

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  11. 'Really big' celebrations expected for Diwali published at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Events are taking place across Surrey and West and East Sussex to celebrate Diwali.

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  12. New bridge name announced after public nominationspublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    It has been announced that the bridge will be called the Chester Bridge in reference to a local pub.

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  13. Sculptor installs surreal 'magical' street furniturepublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Three new sculptures by artist Alex Chinneck are installed outside new city centre workspaces.

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  14. Bringing back wild brown trout to 'damaged' riverpublished at 06:06 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Conservationists are calling on business and industry to help fund restoration of the Darent Valley.

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  15. Train operator to run Halloween themed servicespublished at 06:05 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    A ghost train service will run between London and "the UK's most haunted village".

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  16. Partial four-day railway line closure beginspublished at 06:04 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    A 200m wall will be built along the railway near Teston, between East Farleigh and Wateringbury.

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  17. M25 reopens near Dartford Crossing after crashpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October

    Kent Police say they were called just after 14:30 GMT to the crash involving a motorcycle.

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  18. NHS funding welcome but small businesses concernedpublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October

    There has been a mixed reaction across the South East to Rachel Reeves' first budget as chancellor.

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  19. Teacher banned over indecent images of childrenpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October

    A Teaching Regulation Agency panel bans Andrew Morris from teaching in England.

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  20. 1976: Nationwide visits a "haunted" building sitepublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October

    Nationwide's Glyn Worsnip reports from a building site in Richmond, Surrey where workers carrying out alteration work on a shop have experienced a series of mysterious events

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