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• Cake shed owner vows to carry on after theft

  19-08-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers rally around an honesty-box cake shed after a theft attracted millions of views online.
  
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• Fire leads to power outage affecting 2,000 homes

  23-08-2026 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The blaze broke out on an industrial estate in Rowfant, West Sussex, on Saturday night.
  
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• Shoreham sea deaths shock town's close-knit community

  23-08-2026 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police says the family had travelled from their home in London to visit Shoreham that day.
  
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• How a seaside town realised it needed public loos

  23-08-2026 08:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eastbourne Borough Council did not install the first public toilets for ladies until 1900.
  
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• Horsham Museum to close for four months

  23-08-2026 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team will also refurbish three galleries during the closure until early 2027.
  
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• The 'cozy' tunnels built for World War Two

  23-08-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Shorts Brothers, Horace, Eustace and Oswald, are fondly remembered in Rochester.
  
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• Council seeks more control of town centre development

  23-08-2026 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maidstone Borough Council wants to change the rules over converting large office blocks into flats.
  
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• Trust cuts longest waits for mental health support

  22-08-2026 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julie Kirby, acting chief nurse, says the trust knows there "is more to do" to keep improving.
  
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• Middlesex face uphill struggle against Kent

  22-08-2026 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex reach 186-4 at close of play and need another 170 to beat Kent in County Championship Division Two.
  
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• Warwickshire edge to thrilling win over Sussex

  22-08-2026 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire stay in the thick of the Championship title picture following a thrilling one-wicket win over Sussex at Edgbaston.
  
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• Shoreham air crash anniversary a 'poignant day'

  22-08-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The names of the 11 men who died are read out at 13:22 BST, the exact time the plane crashed.
  
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• Teenage girl dies on M20 in Kent, police say

  22-08-2026 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The girl was on the carriageway in the vicinity of a footbridge near Teapot Lane, police say.
  
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• Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shoreham

  22-08-2026 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Town pays its respects to a family who died after getting into difficulty in the water off West Sussex.
  
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• Man dies in house fire in Horsham

  22-08-2026 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are investigation after the house in Horsham caught fire on Saturday morning.
  
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• MPs press for faster action over funeral sector

  22-08-2026 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs from across party lines sign a letter to the health secretary outlining their concerns.
  
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• Matches raise funds after organiser's transplant

  22-08-2026 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eric Douglin's basketball tournament takes place in Canterbury to raise funds for kidney research.
  
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• 'I've seen Holy Grail 7,000 times' - John Cleese

  22-08-2026 08:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedy actor is presenting Monty Python and the Holy Grail on a theatre tour in September.
  
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• Farmers urged to vaccinate as bluetongue spreads

  22-08-2026 08:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have now been 517 cases of bluetongue in the UK, according to government figures.
  
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• Mr Doodle transforms children's hospital courtyard

  22-08-2026 08:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mural provides distraction and comfort for families, the hospital says.
  
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• Fun day at site of iconic venue as reopening looms

  22-08-2026 08:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margate Winter Gardens is set to reopen to the public in 2027, five years after closing its doors.
  
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• Activist not guilty of inviting support for Hamas

  21-08-2026 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Greenstein was charged with a terrorism offence after posting about the 7 October attacks.
  
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• Man Utd agree £70m fee for Brighton's Baleba

  21-08-2026 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United agree a fee of up to £70m for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.
  
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• Milnes helps Kent take control against Middlesex

  21-08-2026 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Milnes claims his third five-wicket haul of the season as Kent seize control against Middlesex on day two at Northwood.
  
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• Brighton reject Liverpool's new £60m Minteh bid

  21-08-2026 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have an improved bid of £60m for winger Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton but talks between the clubs continue.
  
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• Derailed carriages are swept for passengers' bags

  21-08-2026 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A recovery operation is under way after a train left the tracks near Lewes last Thursday.
  
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• Dogs at risk after toxin kills birds at Rye

  21-08-2026 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Avian botulism which can appear in warmer weather affects birds and can be dangerous to dogs.
  
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• Driver jailed after pedestrian dies from crash

  21-08-2026 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A driver who admitted drug driving is jailed after he hit a pedestrian who later died.
  
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• French becoming more effective in stopping small boat crossings, UK says

  21-08-2026 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office credits France with intercepting hundreds of potential crossings this summer using new tactics.
  
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• MVP dismisses undisputed Thorslund-Hennessy offer

  20-08-2026 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most Valuable Promotions dismisses an offer from Boxxer for undisputed bantamweight world champion Dina Thorslund to fight Briton Francesca Hennessy.
  
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• Wye's ancient bones

  20-08-2026 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bones were found under a patio in 2019.
  
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