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

  1. London's most affordable commuter townspublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    After this week's rise in train fares, we look at the commuter towns where your money goes further

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  2. 'Surge' in racist abuse to taxi driverspublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Kent taxi drivers are planning a protest and have not ruled out strikes unless police 'do more to protect them'.

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  3. Jail for ex-teacher who assaulted pupilspublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    The 73-year-old from Devon admitted nine counts of indecent assault at Christ's Hospital school in Sussex.

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  4. Campaign over dangerous roadpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A man from Biddenden is fighting for improvements to a road which has claimed several lives, including that of his son.

  5. Banana firm relocating cargo handling from Portsmouth to Doverpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Banana shipping firm Geest Line is relocating its cargo handling from Portsmouth to Dover.

    The Eastern Caribbean company said the move had been prompted "by the need to accommodate revised scheduling times involving the weekend discharge of cargoes" and would not result in any job losses.

    It comes as Geest replaces its fleet of four charter vessels with five larger, new ships.

    Portsmouth Port director Mike Sellers said: “We are incredibly disappointed that we couldn’t find a solution to accommodate the changes to Geest's shipping rotation.

    "This sadly means we have to look at how we operate and our main priority now is to reduce the impact directly on staff and our customers."

    He added Geest had been a "valued customer" for 16 years.

  6. Police crackdown on drink and drug-drivingpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    More than 400 people have been arrested for drink and drug-drivers during the Christmas period in the South East.

    In total, 410 people were arrested in Kent and Sussex in December.

    So far 46 people in Sussex have been convicted.

    Kent police have charged 118 people.

    Man holding pint next to car keysImage source, PA
  7. Brides offered £100 to arrive at church on timepublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Canon John Corbyn said brides arriving late for their wedding have disrupted the church schedule.

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  8. Warning as woman loses £3k in iTunes conpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    A 77-year-old Eastbourne woman says she feels 'stupid and ashamed' for falling a growing cold calling con.

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  9. Woking sign Hull's Edwards on loanpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    National League side Woking sign Hull City striker Jonny Edwards on loan until the end of the season.

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  10. Live Nation exec filmed up women's skirtspublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Andrew Macrae was caught placing a bag with a camera between a woman's legs on a station platform.

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  11. South Western Railway weekend engineering works warningpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

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  12. Horserider filmed hitting hunt saboteur will not face prosecutionpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Sue Nicholson
    BBC News

    Horserider beats man during a hunt in East SussexImage source, South Coast Hunt Saboteurs

    A horserider filmed repeatedly hitting a man with a riding crop during a hunt in East Sussex will face no further action, Sussex Police has said.

    The incident occurred during an East Sussex and Romney Marsh hunt in Herstmonceux last November.

    It happened after the man, who appeared to be a hunt saboteur, took hold of the horse's reins.

    Sussex Police said the woman and four witnesses were interviewed but, along with the evidence supplied, it did not support a prosecution.

  13. Man denies murder of nine-week-old babypublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    The baby girl was taken to hospital on 7 January but died two days later.

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  14. Premier League star denies assaultpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Crystal Palace footballer Jason Puncheon was charged after a disturbance near a Surrey nightclub.

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  15. England trio challenge you to sign up!published at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

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  16. Child in hospital after collisionpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A girl's been taken to hospital, after being hit by a car in Ramsgate.

    It happened in Denmark Road just after 17:00 GMT yesterday.

    The child's injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.

    Denmark Road, RamsgateImage source, Google
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    The collision happened in Denmark Road, Ramsgate

  17. Boy, 4, hurt by falling brickspublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    The brickwork fell onto a mother, her four-year-old son, and a man in Epsom, Surrey.

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  18. Horses die after being hit by carpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Two horses have been killed and a driver taken to hospital after a collision near Sevenoaks.

    It happened in Chapel Wood Road, Hartley, at 07:13 GMT.

    Chapel Wood RoadImage source, Google
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    The accident happened in Chapel Wood Road, in Hartley

    No-one was riding the horses and police do not know who they belong to.

    The road will be closed for some time, as the car is recovered.

  19. Fire in flats is now outpublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A fire in a block of flats in Snodland has been put out.

    The building, in Lamb Close, was evacuated when the blaze broke out in the boiler room this morning.

    A man and a woman have been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

  20. Block of flats evacuated after fire breaks outpublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    About 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a block of flats in Snodland.

    Six fire engines are at the scene, in Lamb Close.

    The fire broke out in the boiler room, and the block has been evacuated.

    Fire engingeImage source, PA