South East news

• 'We only had eight weeks to process dad was dying'

  24-11-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  Amy Fahey says she wants to raise more awareness of the disease after her father Michael's death.
  
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• M2 reopens after motorcyclist dies in crash

  04-01-2026 20:24 via bbc.com
  Both carriageways were shut after the collision on a stretch of the motorway in Kent.
  
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• Hull & Sheff Utd fixtures among 17 EFL games off

  04-01-2026 16:26 via bbc.com
  Hull's game against Watford becomes the latest English Football League fixture on Sunday to be postponed because of freezing conditions.
  
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• Wolf Moon lights up skies across south of England

  04-01-2026 16:08 via bbc.com
  Your photos of the Wolf Moon as it lights up the sky across the South and South East.
  
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• Two dead after car leaves road in crash

  04-01-2026 15:28 via bbc.com
  Two people in a blue Ford Fiesta died and a third was taken to hospital, police say.
  
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• Vera Lynn charity collecting Christmas trees

  04-01-2026 12:00 via bbc.com
  Removals are available in East and West Sussex, Kent, and Surrey, the children's charity says.
  
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• Accommodation for homeless during cold spell

  04-01-2026 10:42 via bbc.com
  The "severe weather emergency protocol" is running until Wednesday, Medway Council says.
  
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• Raducanu withdraws from United Cup tie against Osaka

  04-01-2026 08:20 via bbc.com
  Emma Raducanu withdraws from her match against Naomi Osaka as Great Britain start their United Cup campaign with a 2-1 group stage win against Japan in Australia.
  
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• The plan to reduce the population of the poor

  04-01-2026 08:05 via bbc.com
  Convicts were detained in prison hulks moored at River Medway before being transported to Australia.
  
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• Council offering free use of leisure centre hall

  04-01-2026 08:04 via bbc.com
  The main sports hall inside the Maidstone Leisure Centre seats up to 1,200 people, the council says.
  
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• Family of UK couple held in Iran take petition to No 10

  03-01-2026 21:56 via bbc.com
  Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody a year ago during a world motorcycle tour.
  
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• Crawley sign defenders Russell and Odimayo

  03-01-2026 21:47 via bbc.com
  Crawley Town sign full-back Jonny Russell from Northern Ireland club Glentoran for an undisclosed fee and also bring in defender Akin Odimayo.
  
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• Veteran wins £115k after 'really bad year'

  03-01-2026 20:28 via bbc.com
  Paul and Kay Salt, from Greatstone, have won £115,383 in the People's Postcode Lottery.
  
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• Girl, 13, who died in house fire named by police

  03-01-2026 15:54 via bbc.com
  The circumstances behind the fire are not being treated as suspicious, Kent Police say.
  
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• Former wicketkeeper Long dies aged 85

  03-01-2026 13:43 via bbc.com
  Former wicketkeeper Arnold Long, a trophy winner with both Surrey and Sussex, dies aged 85.
  
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• Four arrests made after gurdwara disturbance

  03-01-2026 13:06 via bbc.com
  One person was treated at the scene by South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics, police say.
  
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• Car stuck in sea after being driven over dunes

  03-01-2026 11:38 via bbc.com
  The car is still stuck on the beach in Greatstone two days after the incident, the coastguard says.
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted in vehicle at bus stop

  03-01-2026 09:34 via bbc.com
  The attack happened in a layby near Merston overnight between Thursday and Friday, police say.
  
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• Why rescuers are taking in more and more seals

  03-01-2026 08:05 via bbc.com
  Mallydams Wood, near Hastings, says it is seeing more seals arriving earlier than normal.
  
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• 'I make props for The Masked Singer and Traitors'

  03-01-2026 08:05 via bbc.com
  Tim Simpson is working on masks and props for both new series which are on TV on Saturday.
  
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• Veteran wins £155k after 'really bad year'

  03-01-2026 08:04 via bbc.com
  Paul and Kay Salt, from Greatstone, have won £115,383 in the People's Postcode Lottery.
  
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• 'Serious pest' eradicated from UK after crop fears

  03-01-2026 08:04 via bbc.com
  The Colorado potato beetle has been officially eradicated after larvae were found in Kent in 2023.
  
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• Olympian's call to raise funds for air ambulance

  03-01-2026 08:04 via bbc.com
  The Olympian is urging people in Kent, Surrey and Sussex to take part in Run 31 this January.
  
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• Crawley sign Watford striker Adeyemo on loan

  02-01-2026 17:57 via bbc.com
  Crawley Town sign striker Tobi Adeyemo on loan from Watford on a deal for the rest of the season.
  
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• Gross rejoins Brighton until June 2027

  02-01-2026 17:43 via bbc.com
  Midfielder Pascal Gross returns to Brighton from Borussia Dortmund on a deal until June 2027.
  
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• Man admits morning knife attack at railway station

  02-01-2026 17:31 via bbc.com
  Jason McDonagh, 22, admits causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
  
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• Gillingham and Colchester charged by FA over melee

  02-01-2026 17:04 via bbc.com
  Gillingham and Colchester United are charged by the FA following a melee at the end of their League Two game on 29 December.
  
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• Men remanded after pensioner killed in hit-and-run

  02-01-2026 16:18 via bbc.com
  Retired dental surgeon Tom Wallace was hit in Gillingham on Monday and carried on top of the car.
  
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• Man appears in court over Haywards Heath pub death

  02-01-2026 15:55 via bbc.com
  Christopher Iredale, 36, is accused of killing a man who died after an attack at the Heath Tavern.
  
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• Businesses hit by water failure to get extra help

  02-01-2026 15:30 via bbc.com
  A six-day supply failure affected some 24,000 homes in Tunbridge Wells and parts of East Sussex.
  
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