The family of a Crawley woman who died from breast cancer at the age of 32 are calling for a life-extending treatment to be made available on the NHS in England.

Fionnuala Quinlan-Bennett, died in June after being told the disease had spread to her bones and liver.

A drug called Enhertu, available in Scotland and several other countries, could have given her more time.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said that discussions had resumed with the manufacturer and NHS England.

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Two businesses have been fined more than £1m over the “horrifying” death of a labourer who was buried alive.

33-year-old, Gheorghita Arsene, as fatally crushed when a deep trench collapsed and covered him in soil while working on a construction site in Banstead, in June 2020.

Appledorn Developments and T Vaughan Limited were found guilty of a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following a three-month trial at the Old Bailey.

In a statement, Arsene’s mother Ienuta said he was a “good man” who was trying to support his family.

Surrey County Council is announcing that over 800 public charging points for electric vehicles have been installed across the county.

In partnership with Connected Kerb, almost 700 on the charge points are on-street, with many installed in high street locations or on residential roads where there is little or no off-street parking

In addition, almost 150 lamp post column chargepoints have been installed, taking advantage of the existing electrical connections.

With these installation it is hoped that it wilful make charging electric vehicles easier and more accessible to everyone.

Tandridge District Council will reconvene a planning appeal hearing for Land to the East of East Park Farm in Lingfield on the 8th September at 10am.

The hearing is open to the public and if you would like to give your views you must make the Inspector aware.

Once the session ends, the Inspector will decide whether the planning permission should be granted.

A 45-year-old man who fell asleep at the wheel, has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.

Kolawole Erunkulu, pleaded guilty to killing 59-year-old, Philip Dray on the A23 in Merstham last August.

The Taxi driver was sentenced to six years in prison, disqualified from driving for 8 years and must  carry out an extended retest if he reapplies for his licence.