The death of little Sarah Payne in Sussex earlier this month shocked thousands of people.

Floral tributes are still pouring on to the roadside close to where her body was found.

Many other children will die this summer on the roads with little publicity outside their neighbourhoods. Yet, for the families concerned, the tragedy is as great.

The Argus has linked up with councils, police and car firm Caffyns this summer in a bid to reduce the summer death toll.

Children will be playing in the streets more during the next six weeks than at any other time of the year, especially if the weather is fine.

Motorists need to be aware of that and reduce their speeds, particularly in residential areas where children play many of their games.

There have been immense advances in technology which have made cars much safer than they were and reduced the overall road toll sharply.

Although Britain's road accident record is one of the best in Europe, its child pedestrian injury and death rate is one of the worst.

Parents need to educate their children about the perils of crossing the roads. But the onus is even more on drivers to think road safety all the time this summer and prevent tragedies.

Phoenix rises Few who saw the huge fire which wrecked the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton almost two years ago will ever forget it.

Yet the hotel, one of the most historic in Brighton, is set to reopen by late August and is taking bookings for September.

The Royal Albion has kept its famous facade but will be better inside than before as the opportunity has been taken both to restore the rooms and improve the internal layout.

There was an ugly gap on Brighton seafront all the time the fire-blackened shell remained. Now that's been filled and the resort can be proud of this fine old hotel once again.

The ultimate gift Jane Mitchell gave her husband the best wedding present possible - the chance to lead a normal life again.

When she heard Jonathan had to have both kidneys removed through disease, she had no hesitation in offering him one of hers for a transplant.

The transplant worked and Jonathan's feeling better than he has done for years, thanks to the bravery of his bride.

She not only gave him her heart but also her kidney.