Check how many cases of coronavirus are reported in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
Read moreMost Recent
Specialist road policing unit launched in Sussex
Copyright: Sussex PoliceA new policing unit has been launched to track and catch criminals on Sussex roads.
So far the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) has made 17 arrests for the supply of Class A drugs, money laundering and drug related motoring offences.
In one job they seized cocaine with a street value of £10,000 and £20,000 in cash. They also safeguarded a 16-year-old involved in county lines drug dealing, police said.
The unit, which has so far clocked up 750 officer hours, has also made 93 seizures of Class A drugs including crack and heroin.
Copyright: Sussex PoliceImage caption: The unit seized drugs with a street value of £10,000 in one job, police said. Chief Constable Jo Shiner said roads were a “prime hunting ground” for the police.
She added: “From drugs and violent crime, to people trafficking, child exploitation and theft, most criminals have to use the roads.”
She said the SEU will use both marked and unmarked vehicles equipped with technology to identify offenders and target hot spots.
The unit is the latest in a series of police enforcement teams to be launched across Sussex in the past year funded by the Government’s Uplift programme and local precept investment.
Copyright: Sussex PoliceImage caption: £20,000 in cash was also found in one job by the unit By Cherry Wilson
BBC News Online
Video content
Video caption: Covid-19 vaccinations: Your Questions Answered We answer some of your questions about the roll out of vaccinations to the elderly and vulnerable.
Video content
Video caption: Lockdown rules: Your questions answered A third lockdown came into force on 6 January
Video content
Video caption: Your Questions answered: The vaccine programme The UK has begun the mass roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccination programme.
'Only call 999 in emergency' - South East ambulance chiefs
Ambulance officials in the South East are urging people to only call 999 in an emergency amid strong pressure on their service.
South East Coast Ambulance Service, which covers Kent, Sussex, Surrey and parts of Hampshire, said it was facing "very high demand".
It comes as the number of new daily confirmed cases of coronavirus topped 60,000 in the UK for the first time since the pandemic began.
