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. Concerns after two 'monstrous' sinkholes appearpublished at 11:52 BST

    East Sussex County Council says investigations are ongoing before repair works take place.

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  2. Katie Price to testify in ex-husband's child rape trialpublished at 11:48 BST

    Kieran Hayler, 39, is charged with three counts of rape and one of sexually assaulting the girl.

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  3. First Great British Railway branded train unveiledpublished at 06:25 BST

    A Southern Class 387 train in Brighton is given a rebrand before joining public ownership on 31 May.

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  4. Young jobseekers 'discouraged' by ghosting and AIpublished at 06:21 BST

    A recruiter tells BBC South East that each graduate role now attracts about 140 applications.

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  5. Youth centre work starts after seven-year waitpublished at 06:17 BST

    Surrey County Council says the new Bookham Youth Centre will be completed in early 2027.

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  6. Two Incredible Hulk comics fetch £11k at auctionpublished at 06:13 BST

    A first edition copy of The Amazing Spider-Man was also available, but failed to sell.

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  7. Clinic sees dozens of severely obese childrenpublished at 06:10 BST

    The Kent clinic's work is "contributing to national recommendations" for excess weight.

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  8. Homegrown fertilisers help during Strait shutdownpublished at 06:03 BST

    Homegrown biofertilisers are helping some South East farmers mitigate the impact of rising costs.

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  9. Woman's debts reach £26k as she battles povertypublished at 21:56 BST 20 May

    Gaynor Lake tells how she struggled to pay for heating, rent and council tax and saw her debts grow.

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  10. Women who died in sea off Brighton were sisterspublished at 21:23 BST 20 May

    Paying tribute, their father says "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters".

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  11. Viking replica ship leaves Kent's shorespublished at 17:44 BST 20 May

    The Saga Farmann, a replica of the Norwegian Klåstadship which was built in 998 AD.

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  12. Watersports hub to open despite no-swim advicepublished at 16:22 BST 20 May

    The Environment Agency advises against bathing nearby after testing rated the water quality "poor".

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  13. Titanic watch fails to sell after £50k estimatepublished at 16:07 BST 20 May

    The watch, which was on sale in Haslemere, failed to meet its reserve price at auction.

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  14. Woman jailed after crash kills motorcyclistpublished at 16:05 BST 20 May

    A motorcyclist in his 50s died after a driver stopped without warning on the A249 in Sittingbourne.

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  15. British couple on new hunger strike in Iranian jail, family saypublished at 15:44 BST 20 May

    Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, have each spent several days refusing food, their family says.

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  16. Asylum camp could stay open until 2030 - councilpublished at 15:23 BST 20 May

    The Home Office says no decision has been taken on extending the Crowborough camp's use.

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  17. Woman died by strangulation and stab wound, court hearspublished at 13:49 BST 20 May

    Alexandru Nechifor is charged with the murder of Antoneta Mirt in Durrington, West Sussex.

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  18. Haircut 100 to perform at Guilfest after reunionpublished at 13:25 BST 20 May

    The band rose to fame in 1981 for their debut single, Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl).

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  19. Trust resignations need to 'weed out deadwood'published at 09:40 BST 20 May

    An NHS trust is offering employees voluntary redundancy under a new money-saving scheme.

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  20. Running event postponed after emergency trench dugpublished at 06:15 BST 20 May

    About 1,000 people were due to take on the run in Hailsham, but now it has been delayed until July.

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