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  • Updates on Wednesday 28 June 2017

  1. That's it for nowpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Thank you for joining us today - we'll be back at 06:00 BST with more news, sport, weather and travel.

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  2. Virtually exploring St Augustine's Abbeypublished at 21:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    A four year collaboration between English Heritage and the University of Kent's School of Architecture, has led to the reconstruction of the ruined St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury - in virtual reality, at least.

    So what more do we know about the Abbey?

  3. What Southern services will be affected tomorrow?published at 21:08 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Southern has produced this map showing which routes will be affected by the overtime ban tomorrow. The company says:

    • On routes shown in grey, there will be no Southern service.
    • On routes shown with a dashed grey line, there will be a limited service at peak times only
    • On routes shown in brown, there will be a reduced service and passengers are advised to allow longer for your journey and to avoid peak times if possible

    More information about which services will be affected - as well as a bigger version of the below map - is available on the Southern website by clicking here, external.

    Southern overtime ban mapImage source, Southern
  4. Deaths beach official 'saw racial change'published at 20:40 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Coastal officer Robert Cass tells a coroner he feared another tragedy could happen at Camber Sands.

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  5. Investigation after pool norovirus outbreakpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    The mother of a disabled man who contracted norovirus at his local swimming pool says he's suffered months of serious ongoing health problems.

    You can read the full story here.

  6. Southern: Calls for both sides to 'get back round the table'published at 19:59 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    With an overtime ban by drivers on Southern trains due to start tomorrow, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield raised the issue in Parliament.

    The drivers' union Aslef, which is implementing an overtime ban over the introduction of Driver Only Operation trains, says the ban "reflects the total loss of trust and goodwill between train drivers and the company".

  7. Hoo has got a zoo in a pubpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Meet the man who's just been given a licence to run a zoo at his pub in St Mary Hoo.

  8. Ex-England midfielder Parker retirespublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Ex-England, Charlton and Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker announces his retirement from football.

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  9. Legal action over 'blood red' pool partypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    The family of severely disabled Joseph Cook have instructed lawyers after he contracted norovirus.

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  10. University to stop taking students at Thanet campuspublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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    Bryony MacKenzie
    Education correspondent, BBC South East Today

    Canterbury Christ Church University has announced that it is ceasing student recruitment to its Broadstairs Campus from September 2018.

    Courses will be relocated to Canterbury over the next few years.

    The University says it will be “working closely with our staff and students over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition”.

    It says that all courses will remain open and new ones will be created.

    The University’s Broadstairs Campus was created in 2000 to provide access to higher education for local people.

    But a spokesman said that the majority of students from Thanet (650) are choosing to study at the main campus in Canterbury with 135 students opting for Broadstairs.

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    This decision has been taken after careful consideration and in the best interests of our current and future students. I am personally aware of the importance of access to higher education in Thanet, having been involved in the creation of the campus 17 years ago while at the Higher Education Funding Council for England.”

    Professor Rama Thirunamachandran, Vice-Chancellor, Canterbury Christ Church University

  11. Police concerned about missing teenagerpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Paige JacksonImage source, Kent Police

    Kent Police is appealing for information about a teenager who has been reported missing from Gillingham.

    Paige Jackson, 15, was last seen leaving her home on the morning of Sunday 18 June.

    She is described as having long brown hair and was wearing a floral dress, blue trainers and a camouflage coat at the time.

    She has links to Swale and Thanet.

    Anyone who has seen Paige is asked to contact Kent Police on 101 quoting 18-1520.

  12. #ICYMI: Do you need your grass cut?published at 16:30 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    One of the world's more unusual sports was invented in Sussex - here's a look at lawnmower racing.

  13. #ICYMI: Is this the world's first online delivery being ordered?published at 15:49 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Think online shopping is a 21st Century invention?

    A South East inventor came up with the idea over 30 years ago.

  14. Pilots demand more action against laser penspublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Alex Bish
    Investigative journalist, BBC South East

    There's been an increase in laser pen attacks on aircraft.

    Last year there were 1,200 incidents of pilots having the powerful lights shone into their cockpits, including a police helicopter flying over Crawley and an RAF Chinook helicopter over the South Downs.

    A laser pen
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    The light from a small laser pen...

    Laser pen light
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    can expand instantly...

    Laser pen light
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    filling an aircraft's cockpit...

    Laser pen light
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    and blinding the crew

    Gatwick and Heathrow Airports have also both reported a growing number of incidents.

    The British Airline Pilots' Association says it wants a specific offence created to cover the misuse of laser pens.

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    When a laser pen is pointed at an aircraft it can dazzle and distract the pilot, and has the potential to cause a crash. Last year's incident figures remain dangerously high, with the equivalent of more than three laser attacks a day across the UK.'

    Brian Strutton, General Secretary, British Airline Pilots' Association

  15. #ICYMI: 'It's terrible, it's miserable'published at 14:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Charlie Rose
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    A family with three young children has been living in a tent and a car in Gravesend for two months after being left homeless.

  16. Bradley Dack: Blackburn Rovers sign Gillingham midfielder for £750,000published at 14:05 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Bradley DackImage source, Getty Images

    Blackburn Rovers have signed attacking midfielder Bradley Dack for £750,000 from League One rivals Gillingham on an initial three-year deal.

    The 23-year-old had spent all of his senior career with the Gills, scoring 38 goals in 185 games for the club.

    The fee does not include add-ons, while Dack's contract has the option of a further year at Ewood Park.

    He helped the Kent side gain promotion to the third tier in the 2012-13 season and scored six times last term.

  17. Things can only get betterpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    It's still pretty soggy out there. But it's gradually improving for the weekend.

  18. #ICYMI: Car restoration woman suffers sexism and ageismpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Twenty-year-old Kelly Culver, who runs a business restoring classic American cars, says she has encountered sexism and ageism from people who think she does not know what she is talking about.

  19. Southern overtime ban due to 'total lack of trust'published at 13:16 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Southern logoImage source, EPA

    Southern rail passengers face fresh disruption to their journeys on Thursday with the train drivers' union Aslef due to introduce a ban on overtime.

    General Secretary Mick Whelan said the ban reflects the "total loss of trust and goodwill between train drivers and the company".

    "Drivers work overtime on an entirely voluntary basis and have no contractual obligation to do so", he said.

    However, Southern's passenger services director Angie Doll said the action was going to be "very inconvenient" but the company would be putting in a "revised timetable".

  20. Plans for increased rail services across the South Eastpublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Plans have been unveiled for new services into and across central London from the South East, when new Thameslink trains begin next year.

    Rail travellers from 80 more stations will have direct access to St Pancras International, Farringdon for Crossrail, City Thameslink and Blackfriars, speeding journeys and relieving congestion.

    The proposed changes introduced from May 2018 include new Thameslink routes through London between:

    • Cambridge and Brighton
    • Horsham and Peterborough
    • Cambridge and Maidstone East (with some extensions to Ashford International)
    • Luton and Kent Medway Towns
    • Littlehampton and Bedford
    • East Grinstead and Bedford
    Thameslink train