South East news

• 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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• Channel biometric border checks face more delays

  14-09-2026 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The checks, in which fingerprints and photos are taken, were meant to be fully in place by October.
  
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• Gillingham players must 'empty tanks' - Ainsworth

  14-09-2026 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth says he wants his players to follow the example of tireless midfielder Robbie McKenzie.
  
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• Man jailed for life after £10 phone debt murder

  14-09-2026 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Jesse was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years behind bars for killing Charlie Belsham in 2025.
  
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• Fears grow for future of Battle of Britain memorial

  14-09-2026 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trustees for the site say rising costs and a lack of government funding are threatening its future.
  
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• I'm not a hider, says Crawley boss Kazim-Richards

  14-09-2026 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crawley boss Colin Kazim-Richards says he has no problem with fans booing his side after their 3-1 defeat by Cheltenham.
  
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• Beach ordnance destroyed in controlled explosion

  14-09-2026 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two pieces of suspected ordnance were found on a beach in Sandwich Bay, Kent, on Sunday.
  
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• Right that building denied listed status, says MP

  14-09-2026 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is proposing to redevelop the site into restaurants and a cinema.
  
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• Olympians bidding for English Channel swim record

  14-09-2026 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six of the UK's top swimmers are to attempt the relay record for swimming the English Channel.
  
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• From 'cat litter tray' to gardens backed by locals

  14-09-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in Eastbourne have supported the replacement for the famous Carpet Gardens.
  
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• Kent bowler Mahmud recalled by Bangladesh

  14-09-2026 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Promotion-chasing Kent lose bowler Hasan Mahmud for the final two games of the County Championship season after he is recalled by Bangladesh.
  
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• 'Playing table tennis has helped my Parkinson's'

  14-09-2026 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients say playing table tennis at a Brighton club helps improve movement, mood and confidence.
  
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• Arrest after car hits eight parked vehicles

  14-09-2026 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police say officers tried to speak to the man but he drove off the wrong way down a road.
  
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• Twin sisters turn life and illness into comedy play

  14-09-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anna and Georgina Lewis' story combines themes of twin identity, illness and resilience.
  
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• Oak tree saved after two-year campaign

  14-09-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Root barrier saves a 100-year-old oak following a two-year community campaign.
  
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• Despair for student paramedics as vacancies drop

  14-09-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to half of all students may not find work in the UK, The Royal College of Paramedics says.
  
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• Vineyard's earliest ever harvest after extreme heat

  14-09-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The English winemakers are expecting a vintage year.
  
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• Kent's shark secrets discovered in new project

  14-09-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project involves sharks in Kent's waters being tagged so that scientists can gain vital data.
  
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• Man in critical condition after attack

  13-09-2026 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man, aged in his 30s, was found injured in the street in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• RNLI rescues two after vessel sinks near harbour

  13-09-2026 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men were found standing in waist-deep water after their 15ft boat sank near the harbour.
  
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• Arrest after man injured in chemical incident

  13-09-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a man was injured in Crawley.
  
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• 'I'll be thinking of dad at Albion play premiere'

  13-09-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Brailsford wrote, directed and plays eight roles in the play for Brighton's 125th anniversary.
  
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• The taxidermy museum that put a village on the map

  13-09-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Walter Potter's museum of stuffed animals helped turn Bramber into a tourist attraction.
  
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• County's foodie history stretches back centuries

  13-09-2026 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A food historian says some of England's oldest known recipes have their roots in medieval Kent.
  
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• 'Being a young worker helps me in so many ways'

  13-09-2026 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Figures show the number of under-18s on company payrolls is at its lowest level for five years.
  
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• Dogtember festival returns to lido for 10th year

  12-09-2026 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 16,000 dogs and owners are expected to attend the Dogtember festival at Saltdean Lido.
  
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• Horses, walkers and cyclists join road safety ride

  12-09-2026 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A road safety awareness ride in Cobham includes a one-minute silence after two cyclists died.
  
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• Man in court following anti-migrant protests

  12-09-2026 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Del Leon Somerville, 42, is accused of throwing a bottle and kicking out at a police officer.
  
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• Funicular carriages back on tracks after works

  12-09-2026 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coaches were removed from the Leas Lift in Folkestone in February 2025.
  
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• Trains to be reduced to help protect tracks

  12-09-2026 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No direct trains will run between between Eastbourne/Ore and London Victoria during off-peak hours.
  
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