Child Sex offences involving the internet have increased by 70% in Surrey, higher than the 44% average for England and Wales.

A Freedom of Information Request by the NSPCC from Surrey Police, shows 53 crimes were committed between 2016 and 2017, up from 31 the year before.

Paul Wanless, the charity’s boss is calling on the government to force internet companies and social media sites to adhere to rules that keep young users safe.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/news-opinion/rise-in-child-sex-offences-involving-the-internet/

A Redhill man’s been cleared of killing his wife in a retrial, saying it was in self-defence after she ‘flipped like the Marvel Comics character the Hulk.’

43-year-old, Robert Rhodes left a 13cm wound in Dawn Rhode’s neck after disarming her when she came at him at speed with a kitchen knife in their home in Wimbourne Avenue in June.

The pair had decided to divorce after Mrs Rhodes was having an affair and the row had been about Mr Rhodes’s new relationship.

After the jury delivered its verdict, the Judge said it had been, “a great tragedy for all,” and “there are no winners, only losers.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-40096106

A shop worker’s been threatened with a suspected gun during a robbery in Ifield Green on Monday.

Two men entered the newsagents around 12:45 in the afternoon and demanded money from the till.  When told this was not possible, they took items from the cigarette kiosk and made off along Rectory Lane before getting in a car parked at the junction of Tweed Lane.

Both the shopkeeper and a person who was in the store at the time were unharmed, but left shaken.

Gatwick boss Stewart Wingate says the airport is preparing for Brexit.

In an interview with International Airport Review, the CEO says they’re working hard to grow their long haul network and cargo volumes as Britain focuses on exporting goods beyond Europe.

He also says the opportunity for a second runway, despite Heathrow being chosen, is still on the table.

You can read the full interview here:  https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/34667/exclusive-gatwick-ceo-stewart-wingate-role-uk-post-brexit-success/

Cries of “I’ve been attacked” were heard from a van as it drove past a pub in Nutfield on Sunday evening.

It happened at the Inn on the Pond on Nutfield Marsh Road at about 9:30 pm as it headed towards Merstham.

Police are trying to establish whether it’s a genuine incident or a joke.