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Local elections: Key areas in South East

Councils all over the South East of England go to the polls on 2 May.

BBC South East Political Editor Helen Catt has been looking at the areas which may change hands and the issues which could affect votes.

11 April 2019

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Atmospheric river dumps snow and record rain on California

Science & Environment

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Watch the moment a skate attacks a fisherman's boat off Shetland

NE, Orkney & Shetland

Smoke billows from house fire.

Video shows flames and thick smoke at house fire

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Plane passengers film Iceland volcano lava from above

BBC News

East of England weather forecast

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Will there be a Birmingham pub bombings inquiry?

Birmingham & Black Country

A huge Christmas tree on a flatbed lorry in font of the US Capitol building

US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC

Blurred still image from video clips shows people being taken out of a car

Migrants asked to rate trip in smuggler review videos

John Darvall sat on the left of a composite image, in a purple studio with a microphone in front of him. On the right is Keir Starmer with grey hair and brown glasses.

PM challenged on West's councils facing bankruptcy

BBC Newsline

BBC Newsline signed summary

BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in front of a weather map of Scotland showing snow warnings.

Watch the Storm Bert weather forecast for Scotland

Mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke unveiled

Parts of West Burton A power station being demolished

Power station demolition captured by drone

Man clinging to a cliff being rescued

Moment person clinging to cliff is rescued by helicopter

A woman in a hospital gown grins on the left and a monitor lit up with lungs is on the right of a split screen.

Woman gets first double lung transplant done by robot

Ryan Borgwardt

US kayaker who faked own death thought to have fled to Europe

Ruth Dodsworth in the BBC studios in Cardiff. She is sitting on an orange sofa. She has cropped blonde hair and is wearing a fitted mauve top,

Stalking was part of my daily life, says presenter

A Christmas tree with lots of blue and green lights. A building nearby has yellow lights and a red bow so it looks like a present. You can see people stood in front of the building.

Manx capital sparkles at Christmas lights switch-on

A woman has her make up done in a Swansea salon for Beaujolais Day

'Beaujolais day is Swansea's Christmas'

A woman polished a large Gromit statue at the launch of the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail in Bristol. The statue has a multicoloured sparkly pattern. The woman is wearing a red and white shirt and a black dress over the top and she has red hair cut in a bob style

Aardman unveils new Wallace and Gromit trail

Emma, who has blonde hair and is wearing a black top, is sitting in front of a purple screen

MAFS' Emma shares her thoughts on dating Nathan

Married At First Sight UK contestants Emma and Nathan were reunited this week.

A hairdresser kneel next to a neurodivergent child in a play area in a barber shop

Barber cuts the stress for neurodivergent clients

Craig Henderson allows children to play, run around and listen to music while having a haircut.

The three sisters stood against a white wall.

'It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'

Sisters Alice, Chloe and Lucy will be part of the Children in Need Choir on Friday.

Nine people on side of football pitch with giant cheque. Seven men and two women. Behind them is a stand with West Bromwich Albion Football Club sign on it.

Lap of honour for Team Blind Dave at Hawthorns

Fundraisers hand over £80,000 to the Albion Foundation after finishing a 1,000km cycle challenge.

Will Stone MP and MMA-fighter Matt Inman grappling in Brazilian jiu-jitsu match

Watch: MP takes on pro-MMA fighter in charity bout

Watch: Will Stone MP grapples with a pro-MMA fighter to raise money for a mental health charity.

Christian Wilson sitting down on brown sofa, smiling

'When I heard my new voice, I cried for five minutes'

Christian Wilson, who has verbal dyspraxia, selected two voices to blend into his own.

Bodleian Library

Bodleian Library hub houses 10 million books

The huge warehouse near Swindon has 150 miles of shelving, which also hold maps and artefacts.

Payne's death a 'shock' says former pier manager

Linda Strong was running Clevedon Pier when One Direction visited it to film a video in 2014.

Sally TM at Stadium of Light

Drag artist opens up about struggle with diabetes

"It is such a taxing thing, because you've got to make sure that you're fine so you can put on the shows."

BBC Radio London's Shay Kaur Grewal in a swimming pool

Swimming 1,000 miles for BBC Children in Need

Shay Kaur Grewal heads up BBC Radio London's swimming team raising money for this year's appeal.

The view of driving down the A12 fro a white car. A van is over taking on the right. Open fields sit on the left.

Watch: A speeded-up drive on England's worst A-road

The A12, which connects Lowestoft in Suffolk to London, is ranked as the worst A-road in England.

The Red Arrows display team is joined by a Spitfire as they fly in formation is a sunny day with clear blue skies.

Spitfire joins Red Arrows for diamond finale

The RAF display team's 60th anniversary came to an end with a display featuring a Spitfire.

Kitchen porter Adebowale Adebola

London restaurant helping to tackle homelessness

Staff at Home Kitchen in Primrose Hill can end up with a catering qualification.

A woman walks in heavy rain in Bristol with an umbrella obscuring her face

Rainfall well above average in parts of the West

Parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have seen very high levels of rain in September.

Former BBC news presenter Kay Alexander looks at the camera wearing a white polo neck sweater with her chin resting on her hand

'I filmed for TV news minutes after giving birth'

Former BBC Midlands Today presenter Kay Alexander reflects on the show as it marks its 60th anniversary.

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Why was the East of England hit by flash flooding?

BBC weather presenter Gillian Brown explains why some parts of the region are so badly affected.

Ice hockey player Adam Johnson

Adam's Angels saving lives of ice hockey players

Fundraising for life-saving bleed kits began after Adam Johnson died on the ice last October.

Alice Bhandhukravi running across the BBC London studio

Watch: BBC newsreader in last-minute studio dash

Alice Bhandhukravi had to move quickly after things didn't go to plan on BBC London's late bulletin.

Cast members of 'Why Am I So Single?'

'Six' creators bring dating musical to London

Why Am I So Single?, a look at modern dating, hits the West End stage.

Man injured in car collision

CCTV appeal after man injured in hit-and-run crash

Police release footage after the incident on 27 August in Keighley.