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. Warning over scammers posing as Surrey Policepublished at 12:38 BST

    The callers use "spoofing software" to cover up their real caller ID, and mirror a police number.

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  2. Customs checks to move closer to borderpublished at 10:29 BST

    Sevington Inland Border Facility was built in 2021 to check goods entering and exiting the UK.

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  3. Parched South East revealed in drone imagespublished at 06:05 BST

    The region is in drought conditions after multiple heatwaves and a record-breaking dry spell.

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  4. 'My friend saved me when I nearly choked to death'published at 06:00 BST

    Leslie Sinoway, from St Leonards, says she was at a pub when a fish bone got stuck in her throat.

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  5. Student's keys and passport stuck on derailed trainpublished at 06:00 BST

    Alvin Dybvik Payne was visiting Seaford from Norway when the train he was on derailed at Lewes.

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  6. Homeless man becomes a superhero sign cleaner published at 06:00 BST

    Liam Keen went from living in a van with his dog to 'grime fighter' on the mean streets of Surrey.

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  7. Dentist swaps molars for movies to direct filmspublished at 05:59 BST

    Kapil Rijal's second movie Gauthali is currently Nepal's second highest grossing film to date.

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  8. People urged not to report neighbours' barbecue usepublished at 05:59 BST

    Fire services are urging the public to only call 999 in an emergency after reports about neighbours.

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  9. Thousands without water told issues could last dayspublished at 05:48 BST

    South East Water says its teams are exhausted as it tries to restore water to areas in Kent.

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  10. Surrey sign Luus for Women's One-Day Cuppublished at 17:17 BST 17 August

    Surrey sign 30-year-old South Africa international all-rounder Suné Luus for the second half of their Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign.

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  11. Council approves £7.3m grammar school expansionpublished at 16:59 BST 17 August

    Year 7 spaces at Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone will increase from 160 to 190 in 2027.

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  12. Case closed after files found in empty council sitespublished at 16:40 BST 17 August

    The Information Commissioner's Office says no further action was needed after files were discovered.

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  13. Shopping centre evacuated over suspected gas leakpublished at 16:07 BST 17 August

    The Market Place Shopping Centre Burgess Hill is temporarily closed, a spokesperson said.

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  14. Man in court after stabbing at asylum hotelpublished at 14:47 BST 17 August

    Abdifatah Yusuf Adani is alleged to have stabbed a staff member five times at the hotel in Stanwell.

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  15. Football fans stage matchday bar boycott published at 14:21 BST 17 August

    Walton & Hersham FC say their future league ambitions risk being scuppered by rising money woes.

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  16. Rugby player becomes coach after brain haemorrhagepublished at 11:14 BST 17 August

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  17. Trains running again after track defect published at 08:08 BST 17 August

    Trains are running at a reduced speed between Uckfield and Oxted after a track defect was repaired.

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  18. Hospital staff 'bullied and harassed', review findspublished at 06:01 BST 17 August

    The trust runs Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital in St Leonards.

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  19. Man on turtle rescue mission up for BBC awardpublished at 06:01 BST 17 August

    Joe Williams, who nurses turtles back to health in Brighton, is on the Make A Difference shortlist.

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  20. 'I have never seen the pond so low in 17 years'published at 06:01 BST 17 August

    James Herd, who works for Surrey Wildlife Trust, says everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather.

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