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. Under-threat Littlehampton bonfire to go aheadpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 25 October

    The yearly bonfire and parade will go ahead on Saturday night after the public helped raise £10k.

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  2. Six arrested for suspected arson in Bognor Regispublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 25 October

    The blaze, in Station Road, broke out about 23:00 BST on Thursday but was under control by midnight.

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  3. Athlete's challenge for mental health charity published at 06:03 British Summer Time 25 October

    Toby Simmons will do a 1.9km sea swim, and a 90km ride, before taking on the Beachy Head marathon.

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  4. Volunteer appeal to help winter food collectionpublished at 06:02 British Summer Time 25 October

    FareShare Sussex & Surrey is hoping to collect 18 tonnes of food donations at 10 supermarkets.

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  5. Air pollution alerts to be available in Surreypublished at 06:02 British Summer Time 25 October

    Long periods of air pollution will trigger three-day forecasts for those who sign up to the scheme.

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  6. Large rise in shoplifting levels in past year published at 06:01 British Summer Time 25 October

    The shopworkers' union Usdaw describes the increase in south-east England as an "epidemic".

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  7. Children's teeth brushing lessons to fight decaypublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 25 October

    An oral health survey has revealed one quarter of five year olds already have tooth decay,

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  8. Eight day closure of rail bridge to beginpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 25 October

    The bridge that links mainland Kent to the Isle of Sheppey will close at 22:00 BST for eight days.

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  9. Teacher saw Sara Sharif's bruised face, jury toldpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 24 October

    Jurors previously heard Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

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  10. Sevenoaks wildlife reserve suffers second burglarypublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 24 October

    Staff were "incredibly angry" after the doors of the visitor centre were smashed in and £100 stolen.

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  11. Supermarket applies for store in new flatspublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 24 October

    The Pullman House development will see 64 flats built and includes two retail spaces.

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  12. Hersham building plans thrown out by plannerspublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 24 October

    Elmbridge Borough Council turns down an application to build a six storey block in Hersham.

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  13. Hudson sniffs out suspected drugs in Dartfordpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 24 October

    The Labrador found a stash of suspected heroin and cocaine hidden inside a car, said Kent Police.

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  14. Kent bowler Gilchrist signs new dealpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 24 October

    Kent fast bowler Nathan Gilchrist signs a contract extension until the end of the 2025 season.

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  15. Tanning salon boss blames jealousy for blazepublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 24 October

    Fire crews evacuated 40 people from flats above Tan Tastic, in Worthing, on Monday night.

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  16. High-rise block proposed for Redhill rejectedpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 24 October

    The plans for a tower block close to Redhill station drew over 2,000 letters of complaint.

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  17. Calls for tougher measures to protect rare fungipublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 24 October

    Ashdown Forest conservators say there have been reports of people loading vans with bags of fungi.

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  18. 'Nightmare' newbuilds test relationships to the maxpublished at 06:52 British Summer Time 24 October

    Customers of one of the UK's largest homebuilders recall "nightmare" experiences with their newbuilds.

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  19. 'I massively regret using AI to cheat at uni'published at 06:09 British Summer Time 24 October

    Hannah says she is lucky she wasn't thrown out of university after being caught using AI.

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  20. Brighton venue launches annual comedy festivalpublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 24 October

    Headliners this year include stand-up comedians Fern Brady, Nish Kumar and Paul Foot.

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