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 outlines future priorities for the boroughpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 17 August

    Ashford Borough Council says it hopes its plan will help the area "collectively thrive".

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  2. Shipping container fire sparks emergency responsepublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 17 August

    The fire service says it was called to the blaze in Stone Cross in the early hours of Saturday.

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  3. Firefighters tackle blaze at family-run pubpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 17 August

    The fire broke out at the Windmill Inn, in Rustington, on Saturday morning.

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  4. Sussex weekly round-up: 10 August - 16 August 2024 published at 07:30 British Summer Time 17 August

    Take a moment to read five stories we picked from Sussex this week.

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  5. Southern Water apologise for 'botched' crossingpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 17 August

    Southern Water said the reinstatement work `was not to the standard our customers rightly expect'.

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  6. Green travel campaign helps university plant treespublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 17 August

    Trees for Trips urges visitors travelling to the University of Sussex to use public transport.

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  7. Hospital to close main entrance for essential workpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 17 August

    The main entrance to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill is closed while essential work is carried out.

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  8. Surrey weekly round-up: 10 August - 16 August 2024published at 07:25 British Summer Time 17 August

    Take a moment to read five stories we picked from Surrey this week.

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  9. Fathers' support network to expand after grantpublished at 07:21 British Summer Time 17 August

    DadSpace offers gives dads in Kent a safe space to share their experiences of fatherhood.

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  10. Kent weekly round-up: 10 August -16 August 2024 published at 07:21 British Summer Time 17 August

    Take a moment to read five stories we picked from Kent this week.

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  11. Woman crushed by 40ft tree 'lucky to be alive' published at 21:55 British Summer Time 16 August

    Caroline Leafe was in intensive care for four days after she was hit by a 12m tree.

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  12. Man threatened to burn mosques and kill faith leaderspublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 16 August

    Blake Hindry threatened to kill Muslim faith leaders and burn down five mosques in London.

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  13. Water boss promises investment over climate changepublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 16 August

    Chief executive David Hinton said bills must rise to cover climate change related investment.

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  14. Man charged after three killed in crashpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 16 August

    Robbie Cook, 39, is accused of three counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

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  15. Man shot by armed police in Surrey diespublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 16 August

    Surrey Police says a 29-year-old man has died after being shot by armed officers on Sunday.

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  16. RAF veteran celebrates 103rd birthday at Airbournepublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 16 August

    Jack Hemmings is a former RAF squadron leader and a founder of a humanitarian air operator charity.

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  17. Fire union opposes change to stations and servicespublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 16 August

    The proposals include relocating some resources and cutting the hours of volunteer firefighters.

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  18. Alsop, Carson and Coles sign new Sussex contractspublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 16 August

    Sussex trio Tom Alsop, Jack Carson and James Coles sign new three-year contracts with the club.

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  19. Road closed after lorry and trailer overturnpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 16 August

    The lorry and its trailer blocked one lane of Queensway near its junction with Combe Valley Way.

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  20. Dozens face court action in fly-tipping crackdownpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 16 August

    Gravesham Borough Council says a man abandoning several cats was among the 35 alleged offenders.

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