A pensioner accused of shooting his wife at their Sussex village home has been remanded in custody.

Retired civil servant Charles Hall, 68, appeared before magistrates in Eastbourne on Saturday morning charged with murder.

He is accused of shooting his 53-year-old wife, Trudy, in the head at their home in Park Road, Hellingly, near Hailsham on Thursday.

Hall was remanded in custody until November 6. No plea was taken.