BBC Surrey

A mother whose son died when he was a teenager says the closure of an island in the River Thames means she can no longer visit his memorial bench. More here: bbc.in/4uVavrc

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A patient has expressed his gratitude to the NHS after being one of the first to receive life-saving robotic heart surgery. More here: bbc.in/4rCnn2j

A "dangerous" serial rapist who psychologically abused his victims has been jailed for nearly 20 years. More here: bbc.in/3Pk7i43

A section of the M3 has been closed after a lorry crashed into a gantry and another ruptured a fuel tank, spilling diesel across the carriageway. More here: bbc.in/4uEVc5B

A section of the M3 near Bagshot has been closed after a lorry crashed into a gantry and another ruptured a fuel tank, spilling diesel across the carriageway. More here: bbc.in/47Er4xo

A police officer has described being punched, kicked and having her ankle broken during her first three years in the job, as figures show more than 100 officers a day are assaulted in England and Wales. More here: bbc.in/3NAyGdo

Potholes in Surrey and Sussex are “dangerous” for those who navigate the roads on two wheels, a group of road users have said. More here: bbc.in/4bjEJw9

A woman from Esher said she believed she was going to die in hospital after contracting meningitis at university. More here: bbc.in/4rDlaDS

Across Kent, Surrey and Sussex there is variation regarding what counts as a pothole and when they are fixed. More here: bbc.in/4cWTEOc

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Councillors have formally agreed that the new West Surrey Council should include South Middlesex in its name. More here: bbc.in/3Pe3f9u

A teenager who spent four months on a stroke ward after sustaining a serious head injury on holiday will run in the London Marathon. More here: bbc.in/4rE5wIA

Former Reigate MP Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drugs offences, prosecutors have said. More here: bbc.in/4lAa2Gt

Concerns that the current infrastructure cannot withstand an increased demand for housing have been expressed by both local authorities and residents across the South East.  More here: bbc.in/4cUUs6c

A woman has said support charity Disability Initiative in Camberley means "the world" to her after a life-changing stroke. More here: bbc.in/4bjCKIo

The chair of the Surrey Police Federation says he is "staggered" by how many officers are being assaulted. More here: bbc.in/4bv315j

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Gross failings at Frimley Park Hospital led to a woman's preventable death from sickle cell anaemia, a coroner has said. More here: bbc.in/4beaDKy

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for the Godstone sinkhole, which appeared more than a year ago, to be fixed "as soon as possible". More here: bbc.in/41byXqq