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  • News, sport, weather and travel updates from the South East of England

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  1. 'It's not a very nice way to die'

    Roadside littering is costing councils hundreds of millions of pounds a year and causing havoc for wildlife.

    Campaigners are calling for tougher fines for drivers who litter and a national policy for dealing it.

  2. Fishermen protest over lack of control of UK waters post-Brexit

    Fishermen have taken part in a day of protests against what they say is an "abject betrayal" over Brexit.

    Fisherman protestGetty Images

    Protesters are gathering in Plymouth, Whitstable, Hastings, Portsmouth, Milford Haven and Newcastle.

    Fishermen say promises of immediate control over UK waters on leaving the EU next year have been dropped.

    The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said it recognised disappointment but a transition deal was "safeguarding fishing communities".

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  4. UK wife-carrying champion crowned in Dorking

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A couple from London have been crowned champions of the 11th UK Wife Carrying Race in Dorking.

    Chris Hepworth and Tanisha Prince will now compete in the world championships in Finland in July.

  5. Wilson and Kinsella win gymnastics golds

    England's Nile Wilson secures the horizontal bar title for his third gold of the Commonwealth Games as team-mate Alice Kinsella wins the women's beam.

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  6. Squash - women's singles results

    Results from the women's singles squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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  7. Good morning from the BBC South East Live team

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    Welcome to the start of a new week. We'll have the latest news, travel, weather and sport from across the South East until Friday night.

    To kick-start the week, here's a lovely picture of the fiery sky in Margate taken by Chlo Lou'xo. It's our #PhotoOfTheDay.

    Red sky in MargateChlo Lou'xo

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