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POLICE RAID

Five Held After £500k Plant Machinery Theft in Southampton

POLICE PURSUIT

NPAS Crew Land Helicopter to Catch 150mph Suspect in Surrey

CRAWLEY DRUGS BUST

Two Men Sentenced for Drug Supply in Crawley Following Police Raid

TAKE AWAY ATTACK

CCTV Released After Maidstone Takeaway Assault on 25 April

The Rise of Digital Reading in the UK: Why More People Are Turning to Online Apps

POLICE PROBE

Suspect Identified in Eastbourne Woman’s Unexplained Death Probe

BRING HIM HOME

Sevenoaks man reported missing

ARMED POLICE

Armed Police Detain Three in Taplow Wyeth Close Standoff

LENGTHY SENTANCE

Taxi Driver Abdulhamid Alammar Jailed for Sexual Assaults in East Sussex

SERIAL OFFENDER

Chichester Shoplifter Mwiya Kamutumwa Jailed for 17 Thefts

TRIO JAILED Three Jailed Over Sophisticated Berkshire Drugs WhatsApp Operation

FIND HER Urgent Police Appeal as Maidstone Woman Marta Rudnicka Goes Missing

REPORT BLOCKED Council Blocks Release of Report into Sara Sharif Abuse Failings

PLANE DRUNK British Airways Cabin Crew Fired for Being Nearly Eight Times Over Alcohol Limit

LIVING IN FEAR Ryde Man Jailed Over Coercive Abuse and Strangulation Offences

TRAIN PERV BTP Seeks Man Over Masturbation on West Sussex Train

RESCUE DRAMA Person Rescued After Car Leaves A2 Near Canterbury

RAPE TRAGEDY Southampton Woman Dies After Rape Trauma by Jail Predator

SHOP AMBUSH Woman Hurt in Armed Robbery Attempt at Brighton Convenience Store

TRAGIC LOSS Southampton Teen Dies A Year After Park Rape Attack