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  • Updates on Friday 3 February 2017

  1. 'You're under pressure because you've got targets to hit and fulfil'published at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The Dover teacher whose petition to give colleagues a day away from the classroom every week has collected over 19,000 signatures.

  2. 'We don't send any deal that we don't recommend'published at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Although no details of the deal worked out between Aslef and Southern have been revealed, the union says it will be recommending its members vote to yes.

  3. 'The dispute is over'published at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The moment it was announced that talks between Aslef and Southern had succeeded.

  4. N'Gala's Gills move falls foul of new rulespublished at 07:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    Ben Watts
    Sports reporter, BBC Radio Kent

    Defender Bondz N'Gala's move to Gillingham has fallen through because Fifa regulations say he has played for too many clubs this season.

    Bondz N'GalaImage source, Rex Features

    The 27-year-old defender thought he had joined League One Gills on Thursday after leaving Eastleigh.

    Rules state a player cannot feature for more than two sides in one season and N'Gala played for Barnet before joining National League Eastleigh in November.

    Gillingham said they did not realise National League clubs counted.

  5. Southern dispute: RMT respondspublished at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
    Breaking

    The RMT rail union has told the BBC it is "likely to hold some discussions" with Southern "quite soon". 

    The union's southeast coordinator Paul Cox says "central to the agreement" between the Aslef train drivers union and the company is "a guarantee of a second safety-critical person on the train".

    He added that his union is available for talks with Southern "almost immediately".

  6. The view from the platformpublished at 06:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Here's what passengers had to say about Aslef and Southern striking a deal, which could end the dispute between the union and the company.

  7. It's an ill windpublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter

    It's going to be a blustery day. Here's my forecast.

  8. It's the end of the week...published at 06:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017

    And we'll be here with you till 22:00 GMT.

    To kick the day off here's a great photo of Margate by Alan Glicksman - it's our #photooftheday.  

    MargateImage source, Alan Glicksman

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