South East

1 day ago | aol.com | Joshua Askew |South East

The proposed closure of a Surrey village school has left parents, pupils and staff "devastated", according to one pupil's mother. Hattie Ward told the BBC it was "very sad" that St Mary's Church of England Infant School in Shackleford might close. "A school isn't just a place for childcare, it's a central hub for community," she said.

3 days ago | aol.com | Stuart Maisner |South East

Two men have been arrested after a four-year-old boy died in a crash in Kent involving two pickup trucks. A man was left in a critical condition and a one-year-old girl suffered minor injuries in the crash involving two grey Ford Rangers on New Barn Road, Southfleet, at 21:30 BST on Sunday. The boy was travelling in the same vehicle as the injured 24-year-old man and baby.

4 days ago | aol.com | Charlie Rose |Emily Coady-Stemp |South East

A man who murdered his pregnant wife in 1999 has been sentenced to three additional years in prison after he asked his son to cut off a lock of her hair to try to prove she was still alive. The remains of 34-year-old Debbie Griggs were discovered in 2022, more than 20 years after she was was reported missing from her home in Deal, Kent, by her husband. Andrew Griggs was found guilty of his wife's murder and jailed for life in October 2019 following a cold case review.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Jacob Panons |South East

More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far in 2025. The latest Home Office figures showed 1,194 people arrived in 18 small boats. This year could see a new record set, with the number of arrivals so far being the highest recorded in the first five months of a year.

5 days ago | aol.com | Jacob Panons |South East

More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far in 2025. The latest Home Office figures showed 1,194 people arrived in 18 small boats. This year could see a new record set, with the number of arrivals so far being the highest recorded in the first five months of a year.