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. Council votes to demolish mall in 'heated' debatepublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 18 July

    Ashford Borough Council approved plans to bulldoze the retail site to build a temporary car park.

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  2. South East warned to brace for 'intense' rainpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 18 July

    The Met Office has warned power cuts and surface flooding is possible on Saturday morning.

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  3. Public views sought on plans to merge councilspublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 18 July

    A consultation is launched on plans to merge Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley parish councils.

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  4. Stolen German Shepherd sparks police appealpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 18 July

    Surrey Police has released an image of the stolen four-year-old white German Shepherd-Cross dog.

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  5. Flood alerts stepped up for East Sussex villagepublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 18 July

    Pett will have a new Environment Agency flood warning system to cover the Marsham Sewer.

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  6. South East hosepipe ban comes into force published at 10:02 British Summer Time 18 July

    The temporary ban affects more than 1.4 million customers in Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex.

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  7. Calls for cheaper parking while works continuepublished at 06:26 British Summer Time 18 July

    Waverley Borough Council is being urged to reconsider parking charges during roadworks in Farnham.

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  8. Rescued cat sparks warning over 'extreme breeding'published at 06:02 British Summer Time 18 July

    Social media and profit are driving harmful breeding practices, a Chichester animal centre says.

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  9. Police officers take second jobs to pay the bills published at 06:02 British Summer Time 18 July

    Latest figures show that in May 126 Sussex Police officers were registered as having a second job.

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  10. Section of the A3 to close all weekendpublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 18 July

    A section of the road will be closed in both directions from Friday night until Monday morning.

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  11. Parks and open spaces honoured in Waverleypublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 18 July

    A total of 11 council-managed parks and green spaces in the Surrey area have been honoured.

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  12. Assaulted man reunites with ambulance crewpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 18 July

    Martin Lopez suffered a double shoulder fracture, and head and face injuries in the attack in Kent.

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  13. T20 Blast holders Glos out as Lancs & Northants go throughpublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 17 July

    Defending T20 Blast champions Gloucestershire fail to reach the quarter-finals as Lancashire and Northants go through.

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  14. Victim was warned not to 'antagonise' killer teenpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 17 July

    Nimroy Hendricks died when a violent 14-year-old girl stabbed him in the chest in October 2020.

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  15. Plans for new £650,000 skate park approvedpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 17 July

    Plans for a new £650,000 skate park in Cranleigh are approved by Waverley Borough Council.

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  16. Mayoral vote 2026 to go ahead but concerns raisedpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 17 July

    Some residents voice concerns about the risk of rural communities and other areas being left behind.

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  17. Thunderstorm warning for South East for weekendpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 17 July

    A Met Office yellow warning is in place for Kent, Sussex and Surrey from Friday evening.

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  18. New system sought to fix 'painful' Dover trafficpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 17 July

    The council is looking at fixes for Operation Brock, the lorry queuing system on the M20 near Dover.

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  19. Batter Gorantla signs 'multi-year' Surrey contractpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 17 July

    Batter Nikhil Gorantla signs a "multi-year" full-time contract with Surrey after impressing in the second XI.

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  20. Police carry out crackdown on road crimepublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 17 July

    The operation is carried out in a response to growing concerns from local residents, police say.

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