Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter

That's it from us for tonight, but we'll be back again at 06:00 BST tomorrow with more of the county's news, sport, travel and weather.

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Steps are back and are performing at the Brighton Centre in November.

Here are five, six, seven, eight things you (probably) don’t know about the band.

Rachel Mackley
Weather Presenter

A milder start to Friday, with a mixed outlook for the bank holiday weekend. Here's my forecast.  

The dispute between the RMT and Southern had its first birthday yesterday and commuters said they've been paying the price.  

Alex Bish
Investigative journalist, BBC South East

I've taken a look at the latest crime figures in Kent:

• There's been a 13% rise in crime across Kent.
• That compares with 9% nationally. 
• Over 14,000 more crimes were reported in 2016 compared with the year before.
• One of the biggest increases was for violence against the person, which rose 31%.
• The number of offences where people were caught with an offensive weapon went up 30%. 
• But there have been falls in burglary, drugs and theft offences.

Tom Alsop's unbeaten century guides Hampshire to a commanding win over Kent in their opening One-Day Cup group game.

Lucy King did not call 999 for two hours after her daughter Frankie drank the heroin substitute.

Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter

BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw apologises to listeners after Orlando Bloom used the term on his show.  

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

Judge Jeremy Carey sentenced Lucy King for manslaughter in relation to her daughter's death.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

Lucy King, found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence, has been sentenced to three and a half years behind bars.

The former heroin addict was taking methodone as a substitute, but left a cup of it within reach of the two-year-old daughter Frankie Hedgecock.

Just a few hours after drinking it, the toddler was pronounced dead.

She was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

The mother of a two-year-old girl, who swallowed a fatal dose of heroin substitute, has been found guilty of manslaughter through gross negligence.

Lucy King, 39, denied the charge but was convicted by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court.

The jury heard Ms King waited two hours to call 999 after her daughter swallowed the methadone. 

Instead of acting quickly, she messaged her friends on Facebook and watched The Jeremy Kyle show.

She will be sentenced imminently.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

A father from Deal has told us how his son-in-law punched a shark on the nose until it let go of his daughter.      

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

World-famous writer, poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay has been named as Canterbury’s first ever Poet Laureate. 

In partnership with The Marlowe Theatre and with funding from Arts Council England, the laureateship has been developed to further cement Canterbury’s status as a dynamic centre for literature.

The three-year laureateship will begin on 3 May to coincide with Lemn’s appearance at the Wise Words Festival in the city.

There was a demonstration outside Parliament yesterday to mark a year since the Southern strike began. 

Here we take a look at the strike in numbers… 

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

Image source, Wikimedia

Kent Police is appealing for information following the theft of eight goldfinches from an aviary in Margate.

The birds are valued around £700 each and went missing from a property in the Canterbury Road area of Garlinge between 22:45 - 23:00 BST on Monday.

It is believed those responsible gained access to the aviary by climbing over a metal gate. Both are believed to be white men, with one wearing a dark jacket and the other a light-coloured baseball cap.

Image source, Getty Images

Kent Online, external: Child hit by car thrown 30ft into the air

Kent News, external: Olympic hero Heather Stanning raises £5,000 for Kent-based Royal British Legion Industries at London Marathon

Kent Live, external: The Tunbridge Wells headmaster of an 'excellent' rated school says it is not a 'pushy hot house'

Kent's Barry Hawkins is into the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championships.

Here's a reminder of his top five tips.

Hollywood star forced to clarify remarks after BBC Radio 1 interview with Nick Grimshaw.

Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter

The unusually warm weather we've been having has meant this year's tulip celebration at Hever Castle and Gardens has come early.

Take a look at these beautiful blooms.

The toddler is still in hospital with very serious injuries three weeks after the dog attack.