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. Cabinet puts £200k towards historic site repairspublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 18 June

    Mole Valley District Council's cabinet has agreed to put £200,000 towards the site near Dorking.

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  2. Residents raise £7,000 in fight against homes planpublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 18 June

    Up to 250 homes are proposed for Blundel Lane, south of the Polyapes Scout Camp in Stoke D'Abernon.

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  3. Uni and councils team up to tackle local issuespublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 18 June

    The University of Surrey and Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils have launched a lab.

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  4. Charities urged to sign up for volunteer platformpublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 18 June

    The Royal Voluntary Service has created a platform where volunteers can sign up for opportunities.

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  5. Shops lose business as works overrun, traders saypublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 18 June

    The works are being carried out by developer Dandara as part of a planning permission condition.

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  6. University expands gardening mental health supportpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 18 June

    The University of Kent is expanding its gardening programme to support students' mental health.

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  7. More than 2,000 disposable vapes seized after banpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 18 June

    Kent Trading Standards says it will continue to carry out inspections after the 1 June ban.

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  8. Dartford Crossing charge to increase for motoristspublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 17 June

    Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood says the charge is "no longer sufficient" to manage demand.

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  9. 'We don't want McDonald's near our schools'published at 19:25 British Summer Time 17 June

    Residents in Hove say they do not want a McDonald's restaurant built near their homes.

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  10. Case dropped against officer accused of raping teenpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 17 June

    Sussex Police says the CPS concluded there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.

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  11. Councils will not merge, government confirmspublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 17 June

    A government minister said the two councils did not meet the criteria needed to merge.

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  12. Sixty homes planned for former leisure centre sitepublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 17 June

    The White Oak Leisure Centre was demolished in 2021 to make way for a £20m replacement next door.

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  13. Man's sickle cell disease cured after transplantpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 17 June

    Jae Okojie says the difference in his health before and after the treatment is "like night and day".

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  14. MP calls for more funding to tackle trust backlogpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 17 June

    MP Helen Maguire says the £12m given to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals is not enough.

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  15. Thames lock keepers suspend strike after new offerpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 17 June

    Workers were set to strike over safety concerns around the number of people working on the river.

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  16. Chimney sweep jailed for £30k fraudpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 17 June

    A court hears the trader "lied and cheated" by taking money for work he did not carry out.

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  17. Police investigate swastikas on park benchespublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 17 June

    Police say the vandalism, which will cost thousands to repair, started at the beginning of June.

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  18. Views sought on council reorganisation planspublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 17 June

    The government consultation is looking at plans for both two and three unitary councils for Surrey.

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  19. Agency staff put council £900k over planning budgetpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 17 June

    Swale Borough Council says it has spent £1.23m on planning, against a budget of £330,000.

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