South East news

• Smith throws two nine-darters before final whitewash

  13-05-2025 20:29 via bbc.com
  Ross Smith demolishes Brendan Dolan 8-0 as he wins the 16th Players Championship of the year - having thrown two nine-darters on the way to the final.
  
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• Where did it all go wrong for South East Water?

  17-01-2026 09:05 via bbc.com
  A week of woe for South East Water customers sees politicians and regulators weigh in.
  
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• Why Australian Open schedule 'doesn't make sense' to Raducanu

  17-01-2026 09:03 via bbc.com
  While players are used to short turnarounds, Emma Raducanu questions the logic of her Australian Open first-round match being played on Sunday night in Melbourne.
  
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• Major rail works to continue for a second weekend

  17-01-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  Rail passengers are being advised to check their routes before they travel on Saturday and Sunday.
  
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• Teacher using day job as 'distraction' from FA Cup

  17-01-2026 08:07 via bbc.com
  Striker Amy Russ is hoping to play up front for Chatham Town against York City on Sunday.
  
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• Crawley sign defender Richards from Bradford

  16-01-2026 18:15 via bbc.com
  Crawley Town sign full-back Lewis Richards from Bradford City for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Firefighters rescue driver stuck in flood water

  16-01-2026 16:11 via bbc.com
  Flood warnings have been put in place in areas near Dorking, Haywards Heath and Paddock Wood.
  
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• 'Haven't stopped smiling' - Crawley heroes return

  16-01-2026 15:19 via bbc.com
  Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos reflect on rejoining Crawley Town after both winning promotion during their previous spells at the club.
  
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• Teen denies murdering boy, 16, at railway station

  16-01-2026 14:07 via bbc.com
  A16-year-old boy pleads not guilty at Lewes Crown Court to murdering Joshua Ingram last year.
  
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• No action against councillor over 'punch him' text

  16-01-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  Kent County Council cabinet member Peter Osborne is not facing sanction for the message.
  
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• 'She's not like Frankie - we giggled plenty'

  16-01-2026 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Ella Maisy Purvis is 'Patience'.
  
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• Water restored for most after week of disruption

  16-01-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  South East Water says airlocks could still be causing disruption to water supplies.
  
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• What next for people at centre of water crisis?

  16-01-2026 12:09 via bbc.com
  How people in the region were affected and what beleaguered South East Water faces now.
  
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• 'Frustration' as closed hospital could be sold

  16-01-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  The West Sussex hospital is a "vital service", says Rustington Parish Council.
  
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• Facial recognition vans 100% accurate, say police

  16-01-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  Sussex Police say of 61 people flagged in the county, all have been accurately identified.
  
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• Baby goats dumped in bin recovering well

  16-01-2026 07:03 via bbc.com
  The two newborns have come on leaps and bounds since being abandoned in freezing cold temperatures.
  
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• Utility firms may be prosecuted over road works

  15-01-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  Contractors take "forever and a day" to finish work, one councillor said.
  
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• Serial rail fare evader faces jail over 112 unpaid tickets

  15-01-2026 18:39 via bbc.com
  Charles Brohiri pleaded guilty to travelling without buying a ticket a total of 112 times.
  
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• Boy, 16, admits killing man he branded a paedophile

  15-01-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  Alexander Cashford, 49, was found with multiple injuries on the Isle of Sheppey on 10 August.
  
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• Manslaughter charge after assault victim's death

  15-01-2026 16:40 via bbc.com
  Cameron Grocutt was charged with GBH following an assault in October, but the victim later died.
  
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• Ofwat launches investigation into South East Water

  15-01-2026 16:38 via bbc.com
  Anger is high after thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex have experienced days of water chaos.
  
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• Talking of strange things washed up on Hove beach

  15-01-2026 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A young Atlantic Puffin found itself well off course after recent storms.
  
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• Anne Boleyn portrait 'actually Elizabeth I'

  15-01-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most famous portraits of Anne Boleyn is now thought to be of her daughter.
  
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• Heavy rain sparks flood alerts in South East

  15-01-2026 13:54 via bbc.com
  A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office.
  
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• Safety recommendations after deckhand's death

  15-01-2026 13:37 via bbc.com
  The Peterhead-registered Honeybourne III was south of Newhaven when the incident happened in 2023.
  
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• Councils in Sussex back local election delays

  15-01-2026 11:45 via bbc.com
  After long debates and divided opinions, council leaders will request local elections are postponed.
  
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• Raducanu beaten by world number 204 in Hobart

  15-01-2026 09:46 via bbc.com
  Emma Raducanu's Australian Open preparations suffer a blow as she loses to world number 204 Taylah Preston at the Hobart International.
  
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• Raducanu given potential Sabalenka obstacle in Melbourne

  15-01-2026 07:54 via bbc.com
  Emma Raducanu is handed a potential third-round match against world number one Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open.
  
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• 'My awful week without water, power and internet'

  15-01-2026 07:07 via bbc.com
  Lesley says it has been challenging as she could not contact her elderly mother for updates.
  
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• Emma Reynolds raises South East Water concerns with Ofwat - GOV.UK

  14-01-2026 19:32
  Emma Reynolds raises South East Water concerns with Ofwat  GOV.UK
  
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