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Updates on Wednesday 1 March 2017
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Rachel Mackley
Weather Presenter
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Brighton and Hove Albion are currently second in the Championship. Can they make it to the Premier League?
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
This video shows the moment a care worker from Littlehampton in West Sussex, stole money from a pensioner she was looking after.
Theresa Stratton, 39, stole £130 from the wallet of 74-year-old David Skerritt at his home in Rustington, West Sussex.
Her family recorded the theft on CCTV and have given the BBC the footage.
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
Young patients at St Richard's hospital in West Sussex have been given a very special new toy to help make visits much less daunting.
Engineers at Rolls Royce have custom-built an electric car for children to drive between the ward and the operating theatre.
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
Families across the country are finding out which secondary schools their 11-year-olds will be attending come September.
Over 80% of pupils have been given their first choice school in Brighton and Hove with applications up from 2,429 to 2,517 this year.
In East Sussex - where 85% got their top preference - applications rose to 5,592 from 5,240 in 2016.
And in West Sussex, 90% of pupils were offered their first preferred school.
Patients will be able to drive through the paediatric unit's corridors past mock traffic signs.
Read MoreThe theft was captured on a CCTV camera installed at David Skerritt's home by his family.
Read MoreLabour made the claim based on pay as you go journeys in south London in one week in December.
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Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter
About a dozen sheep have died after a dog attack at a farm near Polegate.
It happened yesterday morning near the Cuckoo Trail.
Several of the sheep attacked were due to lamb.
Some of the sheep were killed by the dogs, with others so badly injured they had to be put down.
Quote MessageI was crying as I had to shoot some of them as they were too injured to survive. It's not the dog's fault, it's the owners. I know people let their dogs off the lead but they should be able to control them."
Peter Sandgrove, Farmer
Quote MessageIt's estimated the farmer will have lost around £3,000. The dogs were not seen close enough but it is believed they were one black dog and one tan coloured dog."
Sgt Tom Carter, Sussex Police
Sue Nicholson
BBC News
A care worker from West Sussex has been found guilty of stealing from a pensioner she was looking after.
Theresa Stratton, 39, of Dorset Close, Littlehampton, took £130 from the wallet of 74-year-old David Skerritt at his home in Rustington.
The theft was captured on a CCTV camera installed by his family.
The jury found Stratton - who claimed she had borrowed the money with the permission of Mr Skerritt - guilty following a trial at Chichester Crown Court.
She is due to be sentenced on 10 March.
The judge warned her she will "almost certainly" face a prison sentence, saying there had been a high degree of betrayal of trust.
With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
Read MoreWhen Kevin Standing's Jaguar was stolen from his driveway in Patcham, he didn't expect this response from the police.
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
If you're a parent we're sure you won't have forgotten it's #WorldBookDay, external tomorrow...
So which literary character is your child dressing up as this year?
If you're struggling for an idea here are a few snaps from last year that might give you some last minute inspiration...
Here are Ava, Flynn, Oliver, Zanthe, William and Mya.
We'd love to see your photos or videos of this year's World Book Day tomorrow. Send them to us on Twitter, external , Facebook, external , or by sending us an email .
Image source, Marc DumbletonAva, 3, as the witch from Room on the Broom
Image source, Darren EdwardsFlynn, 10, as Mrs Twit
Image source, Wendy DavisOliver, 7, as Where's Wally
Image source, Marc DumbletonZanthe, 5, as the star from Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Image source, Kerry HartleyWilliam, 3, as Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs
Image source, Anushka RamplingMya, 7, as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz
The Argus, external : 'Shops are growing target for criminals', claim councillors
Chichester Observer, external : Chichester A27 scheme cancelled
Eastbourne Herald, external : County council spending £20,000 on parking meters for new pound coins
Hastings Observer, external : Conquest consultant and unit named best for surgical training
Brighton and Hove News, external : Announcement on new school site expected this month
Brighton striker Glenn Murray believes the Seagulls can immediately bounce back from their defeat by Newcastle United.
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Ben Weisz
Political reporter, BBC Sussex
As we've been reporting, the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has cancelled a Highways England scheme to improve the A27 at Chichester.
Here's the letter he wrote to Highways England yesterday, setting out why he was pulling the plug.
In it, he suggests that local councillors' calls for a new consultation and lack of support for Highways England's suggested options were behind his decision.
Image source, UnknownNewcastle manager Rafael Benitez says the Championship title is far from decided, despite Tuesday's 2-1 win at Brighton.
Read MoreBen Weisz
Political reporter, BBC Sussex
This just in from Highways England, who were told yesterday by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling that he was cancelling their planned £250m Chichester bypass scheme.
Quote MessageWe are grateful to everyone who took the time to engage with our consultation last summer on improving the A27 through Chichester. We are obviously disappointed at this decision as the improvement would have brought significant strategic benefits to the region. But any improvement had to be right for Chichester and there was no overall consensus. We will continue to work with partners to monitor the route’s performance and to carry out any short term measures we can to help road users, the local community and the region.”
Jim O'Sullivan , Chief Executive, Highways England
The Pet Shop Boys will be headlining the Pride Summer Of Love Festival in Preston Park on Saturday 5 August.
It'll be their first Pride performance in 20 years.
The band will be in Brighton after their ‘Super Tour' show.
Quote Message“We are really proud to welcome the Pet Shop Boys to headline our most fantastic Pride Festival ever. Having worked with some of the world's most important artists, their impressive history and amazing contribution to popular culture is undeniable. Add to that their community conscience and campaigning, and they are the perfect act for the finale of our Summer Of Love Festival.”
Paul Kemp, Director of Brighton Pride
