BBC Live: Sussex - As it happened

Her son's violent behavioural problems have left him without a school place, and now this mother says her family's in crisis.

The electoral map of the South East is almost exclusively blue at the moment, but whilst there are several very safe seats, there are also plenty of constituencies that could see a change in the upcoming election.

We've compiled this list of the most vulnerable seats in Kent and Sussex.

Police are hunting a man who did nothing to prevent his dog biting a 10-year-old girl in Littlehampton.

She was with her aunt in a playing field at South Terrace, when her football rolled towards a bench where two men and a woman were sitting with three dogs.

As the girl went to fetch the ball one of the dogs, described as a slightly fluffy greyhound type, ran at her, chased her and bit her on the left buttock, causing puncture wounds.

Rather than help, the trio are said to have just laughed.

The owner of the dog which attacked the girl is described as in his mid-fifties, with dark hair and an American accent.

Quote Message: The girl was very upset. She is now scared to go to any park for fear of seeing a dog and is even frightened by her own family's dog, which may now have to be re-homed." from PC Darren Porter Sussex Police

The girl was very upset. She is now scared to go to any park for fear of seeing a dog and is even frightened by her own family's dog, which may now have to be re-homed."

Police say they're concerned about an Eastbourne man who failed to return from a shopping trip to the town.

Leslie Martin, who's 72, left his home in Elms Avenue between 07:30 and 08:00 BST on 19 April, and hasn't been seen since.

He was wearing a navy sweatshirt, a blue and black jacket and blue jeans.

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There's the chance of rain on the horizon, although it will be feeling warmer.

Here's my forecast.

Eastbourne's Johanna Konta, already number seven in the world, tells us why she's aiming for the very top.  

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Sussex's only Labour MP Peter Kyle has ruled out an electoral pact with the Greens in Brighton & Hove. 

Some had called for Labour not to field a candidate in Brighton Pavilion - held by Green MP Caroline Lucas - and in exchange, the Greens would stand aside for Labour in Hove and Brighton Kemptown. 

But Peter Kyle told me that, while it made sense for Labour to focus more resources on fighting Tory-held Kemptown than Green-held Pavilion, he would not do a deal with the Greens, and Caroline Lucas would face a Labour opponent on June 8th. 

Quote Message: A pact is complete anathema to my political philosophy. I don't go away and think 'how can I stitch up an election? Let's get together with another party and tell voters who to vote for.' I don't own votes. It's the voters who tell us what to do, not us who tell the voters what to do. So there will be no pact.

A pact is complete anathema to my political philosophy. I don't go away and think 'how can I stitch up an election? Let's get together with another party and tell voters who to vote for.' I don't own votes. It's the voters who tell us what to do, not us who tell the voters what to do. So there will be no pact.

Quote Message: However, there is a separate issue where we think very carefully about election strategy. Would I rather have Caroline Lucas or a Tory MP? Of course it's going to be Caroline. We have another part of Brighton where there's a Tory MP. So where are we going to focus our resources? It's pretty obvious what we're going to do." from Peter Kyle MP (Lab) Hove

However, there is a separate issue where we think very carefully about election strategy. Would I rather have Caroline Lucas or a Tory MP? Of course it's going to be Caroline. We have another part of Brighton where there's a Tory MP. So where are we going to focus our resources? It's pretty obvious what we're going to do."

Six people have been arrested following a police hunt in Hastings. 

Several of those involved were carrying knives and one appeared to have a gun, following a disturbance near the Horntye Sports Centre in the town at around 18:00 BST last night.    

A 16-year-old boy from Chatham was arrested for firearms offences. 

Three 18-year-old men from Hastings were arrested on suspicion of possessing knives in a public place. 

A 46-year-old man and 36-year-old woman were arrested for drugs cultivation and assisting an offender. 

Additionally, the 16-year-old boy and one of the 18-year-old men were arrested for a knife point robbery of a man that took place in St. Leonards  earlier the same day. 

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The Argus: Brighton and Hove Albion plan to "dominiate" southern England and not go chasing fans around the world

Eastbourne Herald: Eastbourne bandstand’s tribute season will launch on Bank Holiday weekend with ABBA, 80s pop and a firework finale

Chichester Observer: A ladder manufacturer's donation will help the Building Heroes run courses for ex-soldiers.=

Hastings Observer: A donation from Bexhill Lions Club has helped Vicky Mozley get support from a specially trained dog. 

Sussex Express: An overweight van carrying unchilled frozen poultry is found by police running vehicle checks on the A27.

Shakin' Stevens was the biggest-selling UK singles artist of the 80s. 

He's got gigs coming up in Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. 

Here are some facts you might not know about him.   

This afternoon cloud is spreading across most of Kent and Sussex from the north west. 

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How do you introduce two sloths to each other? By showing each one the other's poo, of course!

Keepers at Drusilla's in Alfriston have been hand-rearing a young female, named Flash, and decided it was time she got to know the park's other sloth, Consuella.

In the wild, the smell of another sloth's faeces alerts them to its presence, so staff spent a week swapping stools between Flash and Consuela's cages. 

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It seems to have worked, with Consuela now happily climbing in with Flash to socialise.

Eventually it's planned to move them into a new South American enclosure, with marmosets, tortoises and iguanas.

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Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed all staff - cleaners, players and directors - will be paid a 10% bonus after they won promotion to the Premier League.

The team now needs three more points to clinch the Championship title and will be crowned champions if they win at Norwich this Friday.

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