South East news

• Record 128 people cross Channel in one small boat

  12-07-2026 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boat made the journey on Friday, when a total of 225 migrants made the crossing on three boats.
  
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• Police continue to question suspect over Ann Widdecombe murder

  14-07-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old white British male suspect was re-arrested on Monday after counter terrorism police took over the case.
  
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• Police continue to question murder suspect over Ann Widdecombe's killing

  14-07-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old white British male suspect was re-arrested on Monday after counter terrorism police took over the case.
  
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• South East Water must pay £30.5m for supply failures

  14-07-2026 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulator Ofwat confirms this penalty follows three investigations into the water company.
  
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• Masts to be removed from bomb-laden shipwreck

  14-07-2026 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers will begin a £9.5m operation on the WW2 wreck which holds 1,400 tonnes of explosives.
  
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• Father's Spiderman climb to honour baby son

  14-07-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dan Pearce is climbing Scafell Pike in memory of his son who was born prematurely at 27 weeks.
  
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• Young pupils' art on display in National Gallery

  14-07-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Year Two students from Chatham visit their artwork which is at the gallery over summer.
  
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• Serial killer to give DNA sample after claiming he murdered mum and daughter 30 years ago

  13-07-2026 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Levi Bellfield says he murdered Dr Lin and Megan Russell, not Michael Stone who was convicted twice.
  
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• Traffic warning as lorry overturns on roundabout

  13-07-2026 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being urged to avoid the the A23/A27 Mill Road Roundabout in Brighton.
  
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• People smuggler who moved migrants in lorries jailed

  13-07-2026 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Duc Quang Ta was jailed for eight years, while Sarfaraz Sardarzehi received a suspended sentence.
  
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• Villagers' concern over AI data centre plans

  13-07-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company behind a 145-acre (59-hectare) AI data centre plan hopes it will be open by 2030.
  
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• Big break sought in campaign to save treasured snooker hall

  13-07-2026 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A snooker club in Tunbridge Wells, threatened with closure, bids to have the site listed.
  
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• Cricketer hails record-breaking quadruple century

  13-07-2026 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Welch, 26, hit 411 runs without being dismissed for Willingdon against Crowborough on Saturday.
  
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• Asbestos clean-up ongoing at convent fire site

  13-07-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asbestos was found at the disused convent in St Leonards but not in the air, Hastings council says.
  
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• A27 closed near Eastbourne after serious crash

  13-07-2026 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diversions are put in place for traffic travelling in both directions, National Highways says.
  
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• Two men sentenced after man woken and attacked

  13-07-2026 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oliver Priddle and Niraj Amaidas received suspended sentences for attacking Cameron Devlin in 2019.
  
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• Severe wildfire warnings issued in the South East

  13-07-2026 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The warnings come after a string of fires across East and West Sussex over the weekend.
  
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• 'Time is running out' for WW1 warship

  13-07-2026 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners fear HMS President will be removed from her berth in Chatham and scrapped.
  
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• Swapping spaceships for supercars

  13-07-2026 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Sussex astronaut Tim Peake says he likes racing cars but loves off-road motorbiking!
  
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• Sepsis survivor wants house repossession 'stay of execution'

  13-07-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Robinson's family fell into £1m worth of debt after he became ill in 2018.
  
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• Firm eyes land speed record with digger engine

  13-07-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers from Ricardo have turned a 74hp JCB engine into an 800hp engine to break the record.
  
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• No arrest of Cyprus stabbing suspects 'disgusting'

  13-07-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of George Low say it's "disgusting" that two suspects still have not been arrested.
  
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• WW1 warship facing 'disastrous' move to scrapyard

  13-07-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HMS President has been moored in Chatham, Kent, since its relocation from London in 2016.
  
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• Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England

  13-07-2026 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows the UK's largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year.
  
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• Sussex beaten by Hants in final T20 game - round-up

  12-07-2026 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire reach the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, while Hampshire seal a home tie in the last eight.
  
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• Kent beaten by Middlesex to close T20 campaign - round-up

  12-07-2026 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire reach the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, while Hampshire seal a home tie in the last eight.
  
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• Field fire extinguished by multiple crews

  12-07-2026 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seven fire engines and specialist vehicles attended the incident, West Sussex Fire and Rescue said.
  
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• Armed police arrest man over threats to woman

  12-07-2026 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers stop a car in Worthing after receiving reports of threats to kill and criminal damage.
  
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• Arrest after dog seriously injures two people

  12-07-2026 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Armed police were sent to the scene in Sunningdale Court in the Southgate area of Crawley.
  
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• 'I would have died without the care of HIV charity'

  12-07-2026 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive says the hospice continues to struggle to meet rising day-to-day costs.
  
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