South East news

• IT issues cause Christmas getaway delays at Dover

  20-12-2025 16:07 via bbc.com
  The delays, which lasted into the afternoon, were described as "absolute chaos" by one traveller.
  
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• Debating the fate of Canterbury's lamp-posts

  07-01-2026 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Canterbury is one of the few places left with a strong collection of cast‑iron lampposts.
  
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• Stunning weather shots from around Kent

  07-01-2026 13:34 via bbc.com
  Here are some of the best shots from across the region.
  
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• Man jailed for supplying gangs with thousands of Channel small boats

  07-01-2026 13:11 via bbc.com
  Police described Adem Savas as "without a doubt the most significant supplier" to Channel people smugglers between 2019 and 2024.
  
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• School bus crashes in ditch 'after black ice skid'

  07-01-2026 13:06 via bbc.com
  Police and paramedics help children off the bus after it leaves the road at Chilmington Green.
  
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• South East Water apologises to customers cut off again

  07-01-2026 10:45 via bbc.com
  The company says water is returning on Wednesday but supplies are likely to be intermittent.
  
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• Rail passengers urged to plan ahead of major works

  07-01-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  Network Rail says the works will take place across three weekends in January.
  
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• Seven-week-old smuggled puppy finds forever home

  07-01-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  Elsa the Yorkshire terrier was illegally smuggled into the UK but has found a home in Yorkshire.
  
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• Play on teens' phone addiction debuts at Commons

  07-01-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  Generation Fomo is based on interviews by Kent theatre director Isabelle Defaut with young people.
  
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• Lorry driver denies causing death of man in crash

  06-01-2026 20:49 via bbc.com
  Arran McManus, 36, was killed when two lorries and a Nissan Qashqai crashed on the M20 in Kent.
  
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• Water firm flying blind before crisis - regulator

  06-01-2026 20:25 via bbc.com
  MPs question South East Water boss David Hinton after 24,000 properties faced supply disruption.
  
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• Theatre in 'jeopardy' due to football pitch plans

  06-01-2026 16:55 via bbc.com
  The theatre manager says noise from the proposed pitch will "overwhelm anything on our stage".
  
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• Victorian lamp-posts to be removed, campaigners say

  06-01-2026 15:38 via bbc.com
  Kent council is accused of seeking to replace Canterbury's lamp-posts with "hideous-looking things".
  
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• Sussex struggles in sub zero weather

  06-01-2026 15:02 via bbc.com
  A weather warning for ice is in place across Kent, Sussex and Surrey for Wednesday morning.
  
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• Kent struggles in sub zero weather

  06-01-2026 15:02 via bbc.com
  A weather warning for ice is in place across Kent, Sussex and Surrey for Wednesday morning.
  
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• Family pays tribute to journalist killed in crash

  06-01-2026 13:48 via bbc.com
  Patrick Dane, from Chichester, died at the scene of the crash on the A31 in Hampshire, police say.
  
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• 'I hope to compete at my first Paralympic Games'

  06-01-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  Athlete Lana Sutton lives with cerebral palsy and is hoping to compete in Los Angeles in 2028.
  
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• 'Enormous disruption' fear as building work begins

  06-01-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  Councillors in Brighton say the new junction linking the seafront with Valley Gardens will improve safety.
  
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• Anger at Gatwick Airport drop-off fee hike

  06-01-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  But an airport spokesperson says the new £10 charge is needed because costs are increasing.
  
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• Care worker visa changes 'could overwhelm the NHS'

  06-01-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  A Gravesend care company boss claims new rules for overseas workers could leave people without care.
  
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• Returning Raducanu unable to prevent GB's United Cup exit

  05-01-2026 19:15 via bbc.com
  Emma Raducanu loses on her return from a foot injury as Great Britain are eliminated from the United Cup with a group-stage defeat by Greece.
  
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• Village 'pride' at 60 years of Camberwick Green

  05-01-2026 17:37 via bbc.com
  Wivelsfield Green is thought to be the inspiration for the beloved stop-motion animation show.
  
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• Golf club protest over closure and housing plans

  05-01-2026 17:05 via bbc.com
  The club is facing closure because of an application to build 3,000 homes on the site.
  
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• Dog rescued from cliff edge by coastguard

  05-01-2026 16:57 via bbc.com
  The dog was found on a ledge partway down the cliff near Cuckmere Cottages in Seaford, East Sussex.
  
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• Sussex says goodbye to another store

  05-01-2026 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A fourth branch of Poundland has closed its doors in Sussex in just five months.
  
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• 'My son died after taking online painkillers'

  05-01-2026 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Millions of doses of unlicenced medications have been seized in 5 years.
  
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• 43% rise in Gatwick drop off prices

  05-01-2026 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Gatwick Airport is set to become the most expensive in the UK for drop offs.
  
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• Dangerous driving arrest after crash on A27

  05-01-2026 12:42 via bbc.com
  Sussex Police is appealing for witnesses to a crash between a BMW and a Range Rover on 3 January.
  
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• Snow falls in Sussex as temperatures plummet

  05-01-2026 09:50 via bbc.com
  Between 2-3cm of snow has fallen in Worthing, Shoreham and Horsham, residents say.
  
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• Driver blasts 'deplorable' Blue Badge wait times

  05-01-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  Graham Kifford, from Eastbourne, has waited more than six months for a disabled parking badge.
  
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