16 October 2024

• Sara Sharif hooded and burned by abusers - court
  Makeshift plastic hoods were used on the 10-year-old, who suffered dozens of injuries, jurors heard.
• Council to spend £100k updating CCTV
  The cameras will be maintained by a further £40,000 every year following a public consultation.
• Hospital radiographer retires after 66 years
  Jan Cottingham says she plays bridge twice a week and walks her dog.
• BBC presenters make a splash for Children in Need
  The challenge will take place from 4-8 November at various swimming pools across the South East.
• More than 200k properties 'at risk of flooding'
  The Environment Agency wants householders to sign up for alerts and check their local flooding risk.
• Bear's recovery going 'remarkably well', says trust
  'He still isn’t out of the woods and has a long way to go yet,' says Canterbury's Wildwood Trust.
• Mental health campaigner's 200-mile walk with pony
  Roger Sewill will start his journey from Charlwood, Surrey, on 15 October and will finish in Dorset.
• Search for missing man in Thames enters fourth day
  Five people were rescued after a rowing boat capsized, but one man remains unaccounted for.
• Children's 'quick thinking' praised after 999 call
  Children showed 'such maturity' during what was a 'really scary situation', says ambulance service.
• New limit rules for dog walkers come into force
  The number of dogs that can be walked at one time has been reduced from six to four.
• Heavy rain brings flooding and train disruption
  South Western Railway said it is unable to operate services between Ash and Guildford.
• 'There's no magic money tree,' warns council leader
  BBC analysis shows Surrey County Council is facing a 151.7m cumulative shortfall by 2026-27.