Sean Benton, Cheryl James, Geoff Gray and James Collinson died at the barracks between 1995 and 2002.

All of Thurrock Council's 17 UKIP councillors leave and form a new opposition party.

League One side Gillingham sign Iranian midfielder Navid Nasseri until the end of the season after a spell on trial.

Woking sign midfielder Damon Lathrope from fellow National League side Torquay United for an undisclosed fee.

Teenager Megan says her respite carer helps give her independence.

A county councillor whose child has special needs has attacked Kent County Council (KCC) for delays in arranging special care for vulnerable young people.

Councillor Nick Chard said the council is stopping people under the age of 25 from receiving specialist education by not providing legal documents in time.

Local authorities must issue an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for every child with special educational needs so they can apply for therapy or a place at a special needs schools or colleges.

However, KCC is failing to complete this work within the 20-week deadline in 40% of cases, according to a report presented at the council's governance and audit committee meeting on Thursday.

The Concervative councillor, whose son has an EHCP, said KCC was “not meeting their statutory duty”.

“These are some of the most vulnerable children and families that we have and quite often they are not able to stand up for themselves and speak up for themselves.”

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Helen Catt
Political editor, BBC South East

Why is everyone so worried about Dover?

It really comes down to speed and space.

Over the years, the Port has got more and more efficient so drivers can arrive, get on a boat and get off in France with minimal interruption. That means it can get large volumes of traffic through, very quickly, in an almost constant flow.

The downside is that any interruption to that flow causes delay and disruption.

Which is where space comes in. The physical port is not large; there's simply nowhere to put backed-up traffic so it spills out onto surrounding roads.

Hemmed in by cliffs, sea and the town itself, the port has nowhere to expand.

For a final problem, its speed means it's a favoured route for perishable goods (like fruit or medicine) so delays don't have to be long before they start causing serious issues for freight firms.

Plans to double the size of the Ashford International Truckstop have been announced.

If approved, the changes would see parking for 600 lorries, which the applicants have said will help reduce illegal overnight parking in the area.

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The proposals for Waterbrook, near junction 10 of the M20, also include 400 new homes and commercial space which would bring about 750 jobs.

The family of a Kent teenager who faces having his arm amputated after his operation was cancelled, are desperately trying to raise £45,000 to pay for it.

Harold the griffon vulture left staff at a wildlife sanctuary "flabbergasted" when she laid the egg.

Molly McLaren suffered wounds to her head, neck and body in the fatal attack, a court hears.

The level crossing barriers in Plumpton were filmed in the raised position as a train passed through.

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a teenage driver mounted a kerb in Crawley.

The 19-year-old from Lingfield in Surrey narrowly avoided colliding with two officers as he tried to evade arrest in College Road last December.

He admitted dangerous driving.

The leader of Kent County Council has come under fire for claiming there is "no glass ceiling" for female staff at the organisation, despite having only one woman in his top team.

Councillor Paul Carter, who spoke following the release of the council's gender pay gap figures, hailed the authority's equal pay policy.

However, opposition politicians said they could not take his statements seriously given there is only one woman in his cabinet of 10.

Figures released by the council show the difference in salaries between men and women is below the national average of 18%.

On average, female employees at the local authority receive about 12% less pay than men.

Mr Carter was speaking at the council's personnel committee meeting on Tuesday.

Councillor Dr Lauren Sullivan, from the Labour Party, said a "gender pay gap" in the council was clearly still a problem.

"We need to look into why it is still an issue," she said.

Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Councillor Rob Bird, said he was “disappointed” and “surprised” that Mr Carter had not given women a bigger role within his senior team at County Hall.

National League side Maidstone United sign Crystal Palace winger Andre Coker on loan until the end of the season.

Britney Spears is playing Brighton Pride in August - and her fans in the city are delighted.

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Plans have been announced to mark the centenary of the end of World War I with an avenue of 100 hawthorn trees in Kent.

They will be planted in Hollingbourne and will be made up of four lines of trees with a "Circle of Peace" in the middle of the avenue.

The "Avenue of Remembrance" is a joint project between the Hollingbourne Meadows Trust and the Leeds Hollingbourne and District Branch of the Royal British Legion.

The initial cost of the scheme is £250,000, which organisers hope will come from donations from both public and commercial entities.

Police are appealing for the driver of a lorry, which passed moments before a serious collision between a car and a pedestrian in Worthing, to come forward.

The lorry is a Mercedes Actros and has a white cab and blue curtained sides.

The incident in Broadwater Road happened at midday on Thursday when a Peugeot was in collision with a pedestrian crossing the road.

The local man, 48, was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

Sussex Police said his condition was serious.

Sgt Alan Spice said the lorry driver was a potential witness to the collision.

Winger Kazenga LuaLua leaves Premier League club Brighton and joins Sunderland on a free transfer until the summer.

Mark Norman
Health Correspondent, BBC South East

The revolutionary treatment which could help paralysed patients walk again.