08 June 2023

• Weekend hot weather alert escalated to amber
  High temperatures from Friday could affect all ages and impact the health service, a UK agency says.
• Warnings issued ahead of hot weather in South East
  People are being advised to check the elderly and very young as temperatures rise in the South East.
• Gas drilling decision was inconsistent, court told
  Protect Dunsfold and Waverley Borough Council want to stop plans to begin gas drilling in Surrey.
• Surrey PC Amanda Aston sacked after lying about ex-partner's abuse
  Ex-Surrey Police PC Amanda Aston's lies led to her ex-partner losing his job and being imprisoned.
• Witness appeal after three men stabbed
  Three men, aged 23, 24 and 32, have been arrested on suspicion of affray, Surrey Police says.
• Woking Borough Council bans new spending due to £2bn debt
  The cash-strapped Surrey council says the Section 114 notice reflects its "acute financial" plight.
• Cost of living: Buying a tiny house helps couple tackle crisis
  David Westwood and Becky Warren say their outgoings have halved since living in a house on wheels.
• Cost of living: Large rent rise causes 66-year-old to live in a van
  Lyn Pearman is living in a converted airport transport vehicle after selling her possessions.
• UK inflation rate calculator: How much are prices rising for you?
  Use our calculator to find out how much the cost of living is going up in your household.
• Cost of living: Sussex charity runs food market for young people
  YMCA DownsLink Group says even some people with jobs cannot afford rising home and food costs.
• Cost of living: University of Kent students use food bank
  The scheme is called the Campus Pantry to try and remove the stigma attached to using a food bank.
• Evans ton helps Surrey beat Glamorgan in T20 Blast
  Somerset suffer the first loss of their T20 Blast campaign, as Hampshire win by five runs at the Ageas Bowl