Sussex News from the BBC

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• Universities offer teaching degree apprenticeships
  Apprentices will get a salary while training to become teachers and will not need to pay course fees.
• Former railway line set to become a cycle route
  Council officers have proposed a nine-mile walking and cycling route between Uckfield and Lewes.
• Southern Vipers defeat Thunder
  Sunrisers top the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table after defeating Central Sparks by five wickets at Kidderminster.
• Thunderstorm warnings across south of England
  Thunderstorms overnight could see possible travel disruption and some flooding, the Met Office says.
• Man jailed for six years over nightclub rape
  Yusef Ibrahim, from Bromley, was convicted of rape and sexual assault at a previous court hearing.
• Hove boxing club makes sport accessible
  The club's programme includes sessions for wheelchair users and people with a range of disabilities.
• Fans back Brighton & Hove Albion dementia scheme
  The Premier League club opens their doors once a month to people with dementia.
• Bookshop opens at 5am for local writers
  Kemptown Bookshop in Brighton opens its doors at 05:00 BST once a month for a silent writing session.
• Plans to build 221 co-living studio flats
  The project would see buildings up to seven storeys high built in Melbourne Street, Brighton.
• Former prisoner of war loses cherished wedding dress
  Olga Henderson is hoping to find the dress to show her children for the first time.