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  1. County ins & outs 2017published at 11:10 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.

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  2. #PhotoOfTheDay regulars: Here's Melpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Meet the bank clerk whose passion is taking photos of the South East's stunning skies.

    Mel Chennell is the latest in our series meeting our #PhotoOfTheDay regulars.

  3. Police hunt burglars after several break-inspublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Detectives are linking a series of burglaries in New Romney and Littlestone at the end of last week, including one where a car was stolen.

    They say homes in at least seven streets were broken into overnight from Thursday to Friday.

    An Audi was stolen from outside a house in Mabledown Road.

    Electrical equipment, handbags, phones and wallets were also taken, with some items being found dumped nearby.

    Police are asking anyone with CCTV footage to get in touch.

  4. Mum calls for change in organ donation lawpublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The mother of a five-month old baby who died because she needed a heart transplant is calling for the organ donation law to be changed.

    Almost two million people are on the register but their family's consent is still needed before a donation.

    In the last 10 years 330 people have died while waiting for a transplant in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

  5. UPDATE: M2 crash latestpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Here's what Highways England has to say about the crash on the M2:

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  6. BBC South East Today breakfast bulletinpublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

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    Here are the headlines from BBC South East Today:

    • M2 is closed in both directions between junctions 5 for Sittingbourne and 6 for Faversham after two crashes.
    • An 11-year-old girl remains in hospital this morning with serious injuries after she was hit by a car in Portslade.
    • The UK Border Force has told BBC South East they've detected a growing number stun guns at our borders.
  7. The dangerous weapons legally available across the Channelpublished at 07:44 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    How easy is it to buy an illegal stun gun?

    Former Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Ann Barnes made the short trip to Northern France, where these potentially lethal weapons are available over the counter.

    You can see more on this story on Inside Out, on BBC1 in the South East, at 19:30 BST today, and then on iplayer.

  8. Controversial grammar school annexe openspublished at 07:22 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    It's one of the most controversial school sites in Britain but after a long fight Kent's new grammar school annexe opens to pupils today.

    The annexe is being run by the Weald of Kent School in Tonbridge.

  9. What's the secret to a long life?published at 06:54 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Arjan Singh Ajji has turned 100, but what can the World War Two veteran tell us about living a long life?

  10. A real mixed bag of weather todaypublished at 06:22 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    It's looking windy and wet with a few sunny spells thrown in.

    Here's my latest forecast.

  11. Welcome to a new weekpublished at 05:56 British Summer Time 11 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Thank you to Andy Newton for this striking image taken at Dungeness.

    It's our Kent #PhotoOfTheDay, external.

    DungenessImage source, Andy Newton

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