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• Man arrested after 'suspicious package' seized

  08-04-2025 10:13 via bbc.com
  
  A 37-year-old man is in police custody on suspicion of possessing an explosive substance.
  
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• Middlesex pull off dramatic run chase against Kent

  05-05-2025 19:38 via bbc.com
  
  Luke Hollman's century and Middlesex's lower order help them to a dramatic two-wicket victory over Kent at Lord's.
  
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• Woman seriously injured after car crashes into tree

  05-05-2025 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  The woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital after the car she was in crashed on Saturday evening.
  
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• GTR to add late-night services in timetable change

  05-05-2025 08:03 via bbc.com
  The changes will support the late night economy as the summer season begins.
  
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• Town faces five months of closures for gas works

  05-05-2025 08:02 via bbc.com
  
  The closures along Upper Grosvenor Road in Tunbridge Wells will move as works progress.
  
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• Over 2,000 EV charge points added in South East

  05-05-2025 08:02 via bbc.com
  The Labour government is investing £2.3bn to help drivers switch to electric vehicles.
  
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• New Reform councillor promises no quick fixes

  04-05-2025 14:39 via bbc.com
  Reform UK's performance wiped out a Conservative majority held for nearly 30 years.
  
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• WW2 Spitfire emergency landing after losing power

  04-05-2025 13:01 via bbc.com
  One person was treated by paramedics at the scene in Kent on Saturday evening.
  
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• Couple's plan to deliver vital supplies to Ukraine

  04-05-2025 08:12 via bbc.com
  
  The couple plan to take part in a journey to supply aid to the war-torn country.
  
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• Barbers give back with free haircutting workshops

  04-05-2025 08:11 via bbc.com
  
  Bayley Grant, from Eastbourne, says he wanted to do something to give back to his community.
  
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• 'We were there when Europe's guns fell silent'

  04-05-2025 08:10 via bbc.com
  
  Victory in Europe Day is remembered by those from south-east England who were there 80 years ago.
  
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• Restored 1930s plane to be displayed in cathedral

  04-05-2025 08:09 via bbc.com
  The Short Scion Floatplane G-AEZF aircraft will be displayed a short walk from where it was built.
  
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• Charity reunites WW2 bible with airman's family

  04-05-2025 08:09 via bbc.com
  The Bible had been issued to an RAF officer and was handed in to the Emmaus shop in Dover.
  
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• Unexploded World War Two bomb found on river bank

  03-05-2025 17:28 via bbc.com
  
  Sussex Police said the ordnance had been "safely dealt with by the Explosive Ordnance team".
  
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• Demolition of pool building could begin in summer

  03-05-2025 17:17 via bbc.com
  The pool building in Deal is now closed, with a replacement set to open in 2027.
  
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• Man and woman dead after 'unexplained' incident

  03-05-2025 15:32 via bbc.com
  A 75-year-old man and 90-year-old woman have been confirmed dead by Sussex Police.
  
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• Man seriously hurt in reported town centre stabbing

  03-05-2025 12:16 via bbc.com
  Two men arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm have been released without charge, say police.
  
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• Reform hails 'new dawn' at Kent County Council

  03-05-2025 11:43 via bbc.com
  BBC Kent political reporter Michael Keohan looks back at a historic victory for Reform in Kent.
  
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• Parish's £400k appeal to save ancient churches

  03-05-2025 08:07 via bbc.com
  The churches date back to the 11th and 12th Centuries and now need vital repairs.
  
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• Kew nature reserve reopens after two-year closure

  03-05-2025 08:07 via bbc.com
  A new 3.7km path has been created for visitors to explore the historic woodland and meadows.
  
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• Adoption funding cuts devastating – campaigner

  03-05-2025 08:07 via bbc.com
  A parent of adopted children warns reducing funds for therapy will cost society more in the future.
  
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• Bug splat survey reveals 'alarming' decline

  03-05-2025 08:05 via bbc.com
  
  Kent Wildlife Trust's bug splat survey is monitoring the decline in numbers in the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Pub licence at risk over alleged fire safety failings

  03-05-2025 08:04 via bbc.com
  
  The Red Dog in High Halstow has failed to meet safety standards, a fire service said.
  
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• Local elections 2025 in maps and charts

  03-05-2025 04:23 via bbc.com
  
  Find out who's winning where using our lookup tool, as the first results are declared.
  
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• Roland-Jones five-for as Middlesex skittle Kent

  02-05-2025 20:10 via bbc.com
  
  Tony Roland-Jones takes 5-33 as Middlesex bowl out Kent for 129 at Lord's, with the home side reaching 158-4 at close of play in reply.
  
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• Liberal Democrats hold Sussex by-election seats

  02-05-2025 18:36 via bbc.com
  Results are being declared in elections seen as the first major electoral test of the Labour Party.
  
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• Reform wins control in Kent after Tory wipeout

  02-05-2025 18:24 via bbc.com
  
  County council leader Roger Gough is among the casualties as Reform UK surge in Kent.
  
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• Bexhill man pleads guilty to £30k fraud

  02-05-2025 16:51 via bbc.com
  Adam Reid, 40, of Dorset Road in Bexhill, is being sentenced on 17 June at Lewes Crown Court.
  
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• What's on in Sussex this May Bank Holiday weekend?

  02-05-2025 15:11 via bbc.com
  Festivals, parades and paddling pools are just some of the entertainments on offer, say organisers.
  
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• Union warns of half-term strikes at Gatwick

  02-05-2025 14:56 via bbc.com
  Baggage handlers, check-in staff, flight dispatchers and fuel workers are set to strike.
  
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