BBC local news

1. Hammer killer Hunnisett loses appeal against conviction

   Three judges decided not to admit new evidence over the murder of Peter Bick in 2011.

2. Murmuration of starlings captured over Brighton Pier

   Marc Abraham filmed the birds' spectacular aerobatics from Brighton beach.

3. Covid: React study finds virus decline slowing in England

   Infections fell by two-thirds in lockdown but one in 200 people still have the virus, a study says.

4. Budget 2021: £1bn Towns Fund for 45 areas of England

   The list of places in England receiving funds is dominated by the north west, Yorkshire and Midlands.

5. 'Entire pavement stolen' from Storrington village overnight

   Whoever took the slabs had "made a right old mess", according to local resident Alan Stainer.