South East news

• Pupils' Bayeux Tapestry visit 'once in a lifetime'

  03-09-2026 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  East Sussex students get an exclusive look at the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London.
  
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• Tear helps Sussex edge absorbing day against Surrey

  09-09-2026 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlie Tear makes his highest first-class score and Oli Carter and John Simpson score fifties as Sussex edge an absorbing day against Surrey at Hove.
  
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• Malone targets EFL return after non-League spell

  09-09-2026 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Crawley Town left-back Scott Malone is hoping to use a training camp for free-agent players to attract League Two interest.
  
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• Motorbike ride marks 614 days in Iran prison

  09-09-2026 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, are being held in Tehran after being detained in 2025.
  
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• Gatwick among airports hit by air traffic control problems

  09-09-2026 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
  
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• Craig and Lindsay 'are losing years of their lives'

  09-09-2026 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A letter is delivered to the Iranian Embassy calling for the Sussex couple's release.
  
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• 'We waited six hours to go nowhere'

  09-09-2026 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A passenger using Gatwick Airport gives her experience of this weeks flight chaos.
  
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• Post office closure 'diabolical', residents warn

  09-09-2026 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uckfield's High Street branch closed on Tuesday and will not be replaced for about six months.
  
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• New Hastings to London fast train set for December

  08-09-2026 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rail operator Southeastern says the weekday express is part of a wider timetable with more services.
  
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• Mum warns drivers after son killed by loose plank

  08-09-2026 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maria Dennis says she is taking action and refuses to become "bitter" after her son's death in 2022.
  
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• Police warned a day before Dover protest, force says

  08-09-2026 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kent Police says it was told of possible protests on Friday but information "was not fully assessed".
  
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• Husband of woman who died at 32 in cancer drug plea

  08-09-2026 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who lost his wife to breast cancer says a life-extending drug should be available on the NHS.
  
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• Andersson leads Derbyshire fightback against Kent

  08-09-2026 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin Andersson held up Kent's promotion advance by leading Derbyshire's fightback on the opening day of the County Championship match at the OurCoop County Ground.
  
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• Two arrests in stabbing murder investigation

  08-09-2026 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 40s, found with injuries consistent with a stab wound, died at the scene, police say.
  
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• Worthing sign MK Dons defender Waller on loan

  08-09-2026 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worthing sign defender Charlie Waller on a three-month loan deal from League One MK Dons.
  
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• Ukrainian refugee missing after Nepal floods

  08-09-2026 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A friend says she last spoke to Iryna Kripak about an hour before floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border.
  
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• Sussex-Surrey washed out on first day

  08-09-2026 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The entire scheduled first day's play between Sussex and Surrey is washed out by rain at Hove.
  
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• Former PC called brothel and sex lines on days off

  08-09-2026 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trevor Bonett used sex workers for "his own personal gratification", an investigation finds.
  
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• Woman by grave could help solve 1995 baby murder

  08-09-2026 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman has visited the grave of a baby whose death in 1995 led to an extensive murder probe.
  
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• Sussex reacts to halting of council reorganisation

  08-09-2026 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elections in 2027 will now be for borough and district councils and Brighton & Hove City Council.
  
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• 'There's no need to wear face masks' say police

  08-09-2026 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Kent force respond to criticism of their handling of Dover protests.
  
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• Star Trek offers 'optimistic view of the future'

  08-09-2026 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 60th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise is being celebrated throughout 2026.
  
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• Pausing council reorganisation an 'omnishambles'

  08-09-2026 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local elections in May 2027 will go ahead with existing council boundaries, the government says.
  
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• Report calls for tougher action on drugs in prison

  08-09-2026 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An independent report into Rochester Prison says illegal drugs are too readily available to inmates.
  
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• Dog walkers without poo bags to face £100 fines

  08-09-2026 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The addition to the current rules makes it an offence not to have suitable means to remove dog mess.
  
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• Worthing sign forward Kendall from Southend

  08-09-2026 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worthing sign Southend United forward Charley Kendall for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Community buys pub and plans Sussex-only beer sales

  08-09-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Sportsman was bought by Amberley residents in August, and now plans to serve just Sussex beers.
  
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• Mentoring aims to help young men 'fulfil potential'

  08-09-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ABandOfBrothers offers mentoring and support to young men facing adversity in East Sussex.
  
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• Consultation opens on future of Lockmeadow site

  08-09-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maidstone Borough Council says that it wants "to build on" the success of Lockmeadow.
  
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• Woman dreams of Ironman success after boat accident

  08-09-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retired police officer Catherine Linney will compete in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
  
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