South East news

• Crews attend fire at town centre block of flats

  02-06-2026 12:42 via bbc.com
  
  There are not believed to be any injuries as a result of the fire in Tunbridge Wells.
  
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• A27 closed in both directions at Hove after crash

  06-06-2026 14:45 via bbc.com
  
  The A27 is closed near the Devil's Dyke roundabouts after a pedestrian was hit by a car, police say.
  
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• Warning for high winds across south coast

  06-06-2026 11:55 via bbc.com
  
  The Met Office yellow warning lasts until 1900 and stretches from Selsey to Lydd in the South East.
  
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• Patrol boat resumes after Brighton deaths in water

  06-06-2026 10:03 via bbc.com
  
  The boat, funded by Brighton & Hove City Council, will patrol the seafront from the end of June.
  
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• Misophonia sufferer says 'noises make me so angry'

  06-06-2026 10:02 via bbc.com
  
  The University of Sussex is running a randomised control trial into the neurological condition.
  
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• Fundraiser walk in memory of murdered couple

  06-06-2026 08:19 via bbc.com
  
  The family of a murdered couple take on 66-mile walk in their memory fundraising for Victim Support.
  
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• Gatwick Airport launches overnight train service

  06-06-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  
  Overnight trains will run between Gatwick Airport and Reading as a trial on Saturdays and Mondays.
  
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• Secamb paramedic to row around British Isles

  06-06-2026 08:13 via bbc.com
  
  Kit Nelson's team of rowers will be collecting data on marine environments during the challenge.
  
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• Late night and 'full throttle' - the World Cup watch parties going all out

  06-06-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, why not catch a bit of the action from a more surprising location?
  
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• T20 Blast round-up: Leics beat Sussex & Roses win for Yorks

  05-06-2026 23:32 via bbc.com
  
  A round up of Friday's T20 Blast action which included Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali inspiring Yorkshire to a 106-run win over Lancashire Lightning.
  
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• Plans to transform Brighton and Hove seafront unveiled

  05-06-2026 22:49 via bbc.com
  
  The city council says the seafront is facing pressures of ageing infrastructure and climate change.
  
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• War protesters filmed attacking factory, jury told

  05-06-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  Four people are accused of causing serious damage to the Moog factory near Wolverhampton last year.
  
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• Driver who killed two on M20 hard shoulder jailed

  05-06-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  Dr Habiba Hajallie and Lisa Webber died after Bilal Tahir crashed into them at 98mph in October 2022.
  
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• 'Summer chaos' fears as Operation Brock returns

  05-06-2026 18:21 via bbc.com
  
  Delays could be on the cards thanks to new EU border checks at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
  
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• How criminals use 'ghost plates' to travel UK undetected

  05-06-2026 17:41 via bbc.com
  
  An ex-police officer says illegal number plates are helping criminals evade justice.
  
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• Multiple stillbirths at troubled hospital trust

  05-06-2026 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust has registered 27 stillbirths in a 12-month period.
  
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• Water a key issue for farmers as annual show begins

  05-06-2026 14:52 via bbc.com
  
  The South of England Show is being held on the showground in Ardingly until Monday.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in collision with bus

  05-06-2026 11:54 via bbc.com
  
  The collision happened on Thursday evening in The Boulevard in Crawley, police say.
  
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• Celebrating volunteers on Make A Difference Day

  05-06-2026 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  Dedicated volunteers in the South East share how they are striving to improve their communities.
  
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• Bison moved to estate in effort to restore habitat

  05-06-2026 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  The Wildwood Trust says five European bison are "thriving" at Castletown Estate near Rockcliffe.
  
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• Greece-inspired garden completed after 91 years

  05-06-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  The Delos garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, first imagined in 1935, is now finished.
  
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• Robinson ready to put in hard work after dream return

  04-06-2026 22:30 via bbc.com
  
  Ollie Robinson says his dream return to the England Test has come after rediscovering his "love of the game" in recent months.
  
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• Police to tackle summer troublemakers 'head-on'

  04-06-2026 21:06 via bbc.com
  
  The pledge comes after May's bank holiday heatwave saw a spate of problem behaviour in Kent.
  
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• Care worker who stabbed neighbour 11 times is jailed

  04-06-2026 19:37 via bbc.com
  
  A court heard Helen Tillcock and Sarah Hodges had been friends, but that had "soured" over time.
  
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• IVF a 'lifestyle choice', says Reform councillor

  04-06-2026 17:43 via bbc.com
  
  Bridget Porter's remarks at a meeting in Kent were branded 'appalling' by opposing members.
  
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• House for sale to save building sliding into river

  04-06-2026 15:45 via bbc.com
  
  Custodians of Eastbridge Hospital are selling a neighbouring, Grade II listed house to raise money.
  
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• Brighton expect second Spurs bid for Van Hecke

  04-06-2026 15:41 via bbc.com
  
  Brighton are expecting Tottenham to return with an increased offer after rejecting an initial £70m bid for Netherlands defender Jan Paul van Hecke.
  
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• Son was 'anything but safe' in mental health unit

  04-06-2026 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager admitted to a mental health unit was able to burn himself and injure his head.
  
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• Armed police called to Kent street and arrest man

  04-06-2026 09:54 via bbc.com
  
  A man is in police custody after armed officers were called to Parham Road in Canterbury.
  
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• York host Crawley; Tranmere welcome Rochdale in EFL Cup

  03-06-2026 17:20 via bbc.com
  
  The draw for the preliminary round of the 2026-27 EFL Cup has taken place with York facing Crawley and Tranmere hosting Rochdale.
  
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