Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter

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There's been a dramatic rise in the number of assaults recorded on South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) crews.

In total there were 207 attacks logged last year, a 64% increase on the year before. 

The majority of the incidents in the last year were alcohol-related but also involved people who were using recreational drugs and those suffering a mental health problem. 

Last week MPs debated whether there should be a specific offence for assaulting doctors and nurses.  

Ambulance trusts nationally are looking at whether to introduce body worn video cameras for the first time.

Hamish Mureddu-Reid
BBC News Online, South East

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Events are being held both sides of the English Channel to mark the 30th anniversary of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster.

The accident caused 193 deaths among the passengers and crew of the Herald of Free Enterprise which capsized on 6 March 1987.

The names of those who died are being read out at St Mary's Church in Dover.

The passenger ferry began taking in water shortly after leaving the Belgian port on its way to Dover.

The crew had failed to shut the bow doors and the ship capsized in 90 seconds. 

Two people from Canterbury have been arrested following a report of a rape at a graveyard in Longport.  

The victim, a woman in her 20s, was attacked at around 04.15 GMT on Thursday 23 February 2017.

An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested in connection with the incident and have been released on police bail until Saturday 4 June 2017 pending further enquiries.

Duncan Kennedy
BBC South of England Correspondent

Thirty years ago a ferry left dock in Belgium. Within minutes the ship was in trouble and in just 90 seconds it capsized, killing 193 people. 

Here are the names of the people who lost their lives that day.

It's 30 years since the Zeebrugge ferry crossing disaster, in which 193 passengers died.

It was the deadliest maritime disaster involving a British ship in peacetime since the sinking of the Iolaire in 1919.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

What will your #onegooddeed be in March?

Join us as we try to make Kent a better place.  

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Claire Cottingham
BBC Live reporter

Want to know what it takes to be a snooker pro?

World number seven Barry Hawkins, from Kent, shares his Top 5 Tips. 

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On 6 March 1987, passenger ferry the Herald of Free Enterprise pulled out of its berth at the Belgium port of Zeebrugge carrying 459 passengers and 80 crew.

Just minutes after leaving harbour, the ferry capsized. 193 people were killed in the tragedy.

Belfast man Bill McCrea was more than 1,500 miles away in Kent, when the ship began its final journey.

A chaplain for the Sailors' Society, Bill was on duty at the Merchant Navy and National Sea Training College in Gravesend.

You can read his interview here .

Jack Fiehn
Political reporter

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It's one of the most congested motorways in Europe, with thousands of people driving on it every day.

But where are the "traffic hotspots" on the M25?

Latest figures from Highways England shows the junction that had the longest average delays between 2015 and 2016 was the A282 in Kent going northbound between the A296/A225 and A206, near the Dartford Crossing.

Most of the others in the top ten were around junctions 12, 13, 14 and 15 in Surrey.

Business groups are warning about the impact of congestion on roads across the region, if it gets worse in the future.

The Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership says that future economic growth could "choked off" if there is no investment to reduce it and suggests some firms could eventually move out of the area.

Ben Watts
Sports reporter, BBC Radio Kent

Gillingham head coach Ady Pennock was clearly delighted with his win at the weekend, in particular praising his forwards in their 2-1 victory away at Bury .

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Goals from Bradley Dack and Cody McDonald helped the Gills move six points clear of the League One relegation zone.  

Bethan Bell
BBC News Online

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Thirty years ago a ferry left dock in Belgium.

Within minutes the ship was in trouble and in just 90 seconds it capsized, killing 193 people.

Here is the story of the Herald of Free Enterprise - told by those whose lives were forever affected by the disaster. You can read the full story here .

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A baby girl whose remains were found in a Kent street was believed to have been newborn, police have said.

Officers are keen to locate the mother of the child after the remains were found in Broadway, Sheerness, on Saturday afternoon.

Kent Police said the identity of the dead child is still not known and neither is the cause of death.

Det Insp Richard Vickery said the remnants of a small fire were found at the scene.

The fire is thought to have been started between 10:00 GMT and 12:30.

Officers received a report the remains had been found just before 12:50 GMT.

Det Insp Vickery said: "We're very keen to locate the mother of this girl as we are concerned for her wellbeing and want to make sure she is receiving the necessary emotional and medical support."

He appealed to hear from anyone who was in Broadway on Saturday morning. Officers have said information will be handled sensitively.

Pollution levels around the Dartford Crossing have been excluded from government air quality assessments because it was classed as a "rural" road, the BBC has discovered.

Despite carrying 50 million vehicles a year, the status meant nitrogen dioxide recordings were not reported to the EU.

Consisting of the Dartford Tunnel and QEII Bridge, the crossing - officially known as the A282 - connects the M25 north and south of the River Thames.

It has now been reclassified.

In a letter obtained by the BBC, government minister Therese Coffey conceded the error.

You can read the full story here .

Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter

When you think of watching live music, you probably don't expect to do it from the comfort of your own home.

But as more and more small venues in London and the South East are closing down, is the future of music the living room gig?

We've been to the village of Eccles in Kent to find out.

You can see the full story on Inside Out, on BBC One South East and London on Monday 6 March at 19:30 GMT, and later on the BBC iPlayer.

Kate Kinsella
BBC weather

We start the week with bright spells although it's still looking unsettled out there with showers this afternoon.

And temperatures look set to get milder as the week goes on.

Here's my forecast.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

Today is the 30th anniversary of one of Kent's worst maritime disasters.

We'll have reports throughout the BBC Radio Kent Breakfast Show with John and Maggie - you can listen here .