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Did you miss this yesterday? It's interesting given the number of grammar schools in Kent...
Plans to open new grammar schools in England appear to have been accidentally caught by a photographer.
The document, photographed in Downing Street, proposes expanding current grammars before opening new schools. You can read the full story here.
Image source, Barcroft MediaConstruction of a UK-funded wall near Calais' so-called Jungle migrant camp will begin very soon, a minister says.
Dubbed the "Great Wall of Calais", external by some media, the 4m (13ft) wall will run for 1km (0.6 miles) along both sides of the main road to Calais port.
Read the full story here.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe skyline in part of Kent has been altered forever after one of the tallest concrete structures to be demolished in the UK was blown up.
Experts detonated the 801ft (244m) chimney of the defunct Grain A Power Station earlier, creating about 40,000 tonnes of concrete rubble.
Taller than 55 double-decker buses stacked on top of each other and more than double the height of Big Ben, the structure has been a prominent feature of the Medway skyline for more than 30 years.
Stuart Maisner
Garry Hassell from the RMT union has told BBC South East he thinks the dispute with Southern could last until Christmas.
Police intervened when 50 pupils were sent home from school for wearing the wrong uniform on the first day of term.
A PCSO based at Hartsdown Academy in Margate, external, along with officers passing the school, stepped in after a "disturbance" outside the gates. Read the full story here.
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Image source, Hartsdown Academy
Richard Westcott
Transport correspondent
It's become a critical battle in a wider war over how the railways are staffed in future.
The government wants to save money and that inevitably means changing the roles of some of the people who work there. Moving to "driver-only-operated" trains in franchises is a way to cut costs.
Image source, EPAThe unions say that threatens jobs, so they've drawn a line in the sand. No more driver-only trains.
Both sides have a lot at stake. Whatever happens on Southern could set the tone for other rail franchises coming up in the future.
Commuters trying to get to work during the latest Southern rail strike have been venting their frustration.
Read MoreThese old photos have just been printed after more than 100 years.
Captain William Chambers died aged 21 in a routine reconnaissance mission over France in May 1918 and his pictures never surfaced.
The images depict daily life for pilots and include aerial shots over Kent. Read the full story here.
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Kathryn Langley
Sussex Live
As RMT members at Southern walkout again in their dispute over the role of conductors, there are claims passengers are bearing the brunt of the disruption.
Daniel Wainwright
Data unit - English regions
The number of asylum seeking children in the care of English councils has risen 62% in a year.
The data shows Kent County Council, external now cares for more than one in five of England's unaccompanied minors.
Read the full story here.
Image source, AFPCommuters have been getting in touch with us venting their frustration.
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Claire Cottingham
Local Live reporter
Vinod Budhathoki is a military athlete who's going to Rio, not to take part, but as part of a programme to inspire future Paralympians.
He lost his legs and an index finger in May 2010 after stepping on an IED while on patrol in Helmand Province and now has two prosthetic legs. The soldier from Maidstone is hoping to compete at the 2020 Paralympics.
Stuart Maisner
So what's the strike all about and what can passengers expect today?
Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather
That's not great news for anyone trying to get on a train today during the strike.
But it is good news for anyone who's taken the day off.
Here's my forecast.
Weather forecast with Kate Kinsella
Stuart Maisner
Let's hope so... In the meantime we'll have all the news, travel and sport updates you need up to 22:00 BST.
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To kick the day off Dean Spinks has sent us this stunning picture taken in Deal. It's our #photooftheday, external
Image source, Dean Spinks