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. New leisure centre approved for villagepublished at 06:01 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March

    The new Cranleigh Leisure Centre is expected to open in 2027.

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  2. Thanet SEND centre launches fundraiser to expandpublished at 05:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March

    The Hive Thanet hopes to expand and provide more training opportunities to adults with SEND.

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  3. Tennis club to train 10 underrepresented coachespublished at 05:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March

    Infinity Tennis has secured more than £10k in funding to train people from diverse backgrounds.

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  4. Villagers 'in the dark' over traffic lights workspublished at 05:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March

    Hawkhurst residents say communication over the roadworks has been lacking from the developer.

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  5. Trackside homes to get rail works alerts by emailpublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March

    Network Rail says anyone living within 500m of a rail line can sign up to receive the free emails.

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  6. Motorcycle rider dies in M2 hit and runpublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    The sports car left the scene but the driver was later arrested by police and is held in custody.

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  7. Drivers face delays as bridge demolition nears endpublished at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    A stretch of the M25 in Surrey is closed due to works on a £317m regeneration project to add lanes.

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  8. Five injured after car crashes during police pursuitpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    Police were pursuing a vehicle in Godstone, which crashed into a passing car, injuring all inside.

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  9. Woman, 24, in hospital after motorbike crashpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    The woman was riding as a passenger and has been left with serious injuries, police say.

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  10. Delight as museum secures rare war medalspublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    The medals belonged to pilots from New Zealand who fought at the Battle of Britain campaign.

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  11. Secret lives of monks revealed by internshippublished at 06:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    Five men will have the opportunity to live and work alongside monks at Worth Abbey.

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  12. South East remembers dead on Covid reflection day published at 06:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    There are nine events being held in the South East to remember the 227,000 people who died.

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  13. The 'relentless battle against smuggling gangs'published at 06:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    Nearly 18,000 social media posts linked to smuggling gangs have been taken down, Home Office says.

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  14. More than 20 arrests made in fraud crackdownpublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    As part of Operation Henhouse, the force returned almost £1m to a victim of an investment scam.

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  15. Road reopening delayed until Easter - councilpublished at 20:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Victoria Way has faced closures and roadworks since 2021 due to issues with cladding on a hotel.

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  16. Brighton i360 reopens under new ownershippublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    The viewing tower suddenly closed in December amid a series of financial problems.

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  17. Body found in Valentine's Day murder suspect huntpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Lisa Smith suffered serious injuries in a shooting in the car park of the Three Horseshoes pub.

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  18. Man injured after vehicle crashes into parked carpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    The crash happened in in Broadwater Street in Worthing on Saturday morning.

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  19. Council still in debt if assets are sold - reportpublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    The council effectively declared itself bankrupt in 2023 and has been trying to balance the books.

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  20. Cold water swimmers mark International Women's Daypublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Hundreds of people brave the English Channel for an open water swim to celebrate women.

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