Sussex Police had the highest number of drone-related incidents in the UK last year.

240 were recorded during 2016.  They include complaints involving rows between neighbours, being used in burglaries, mid-air misses, smuggling into prison and snooping.

With prices starting from around £30, their popularity has soared recently and has led to ministers considering the registration of all new drones.

A 29-year-old man is in hospital with head injuries following a four-vehicle accident on the M25 this morning.

Five others suffered minor injuries when a lorry, a van and two cars hit each other around 8 am on the slip road of junction seven of the M25 towards Gatwick.

There were delays of 20 minutes as emergency services closed one lane so as to clear the road.

Fewer junior school pupils in Surrey got either their first choice school or one of their top 3 preferences this year, compared to 2016.

89.6% are going where they wanted, compared to 90.3% the year before.

For reception first choice places, however, it’s increased by 4% to 86.4%.

Despite the numbers, overall every child who needed a place at a junior or reception school got one.

Six in seven Surrey pupils offered their first choice primary school

A man lost a tooth and sustained a puncture wound to his hip following a robbery in a graveyard in East Grinstead.

It happened around 11 pm on Saturday while the victim was walking between Mount Noddy Cemetery and Blackwell Farm Road.

Knocking him to the ground, two hooded men took cash and bank cards from his wallet.

Police are appealing for witnesses

An 8-year jail sentence has been given to a man for an acid attack outside Cineworld in Crawley.

27-year old Michael McPherson threw drain cleaner over Samir Hussain, scarring him across the face and arm in August 2015.

Judge Guy Anthony said he would be ‘failing in his public duty’ if he did not imprison McPherson, who has previous convictions for criminal damage and burglary.