Police are appealing for witnesses after the man was struck near Sittingbourne railway station.

A man has been charged after steering wheels were stolen from cars, Kent Police said.

The 27-year-old man was arrested in Carroll Gardens in Larkfield at about 03:55 GMT on Monday after reports of two men acting suspiciously.

Officers seized tools and a BMW steering wheel, a police spokesman said.

The man, of no fixed address, was later charged with conspiring to steal from motor vehicles between 13 November and Monday.

He is due to appear in court later.

Two people have been arrested after a man was the victim of a suspected acid attack in Eastbourne.

Police were called to the Shinewater area at around 08:35 GMT today (13 March).

The victim, a man in his 40s, was sitting in his van near Honeysuckle Close and Larkspur Drive when a man leant through the window and liquid was thrown over him.

Two people, a-16-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man, have been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent.

Detective Inspector Simon Yates said: "The victim is being treated at hospital for a minor injury."

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A scuba diver is still missing after disappearing off the Kent coast yesterday.

A search was launched yesterday lunchtime near St Margaret's Bay involving coastguard crews, helicopters and the RNLI.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says the diver has not yet been found but that searches will resume at 12:00 GMT.

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

Luke Allum opened his business in Sheerness last September.

A new version of an epic 1960s series looking at the history of art and culture has been launched on BBC Two.

Civilisation was written and presented by historian Kenneth Clark.

South East Today presenter Rob Smith will be kayaking along the River Medway, from Tonbridge to Allington, for Sport Relief.

Here's a video diary of his first training session.

You can support Rob’s efforts and donate right now.

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Students are being warned against taking powerful prescription drugs, sold illegally, in a bid to boost their concentration and improve their grades.

BBC South East has discovered that "smart pills" are being widely sold among students on university campuses, and are being bought on websites which are breaking the law.

The drug Modafinil is the most popular type of "smart pill" taken by students who want to stay awake for longer.

While it is a criminal offence in the UK to sell the drug in person or online without a prescription, it is legal to buy and import it into the UK for personal use.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned the drugs could contain all sorts of impurities, and those selling it were only interested in making money, and not in the health and safety of the person purchasing it.

The side effects of taking the pills include heart problems, psychosis, hallucinations and severe skin reactions.

Modafinil can also reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptive pill.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

A cyclist was taken to hospital in London after being knocked down in a suspected hit and run in Deal.

It happened in Bowling Green Lane, at 20:10 GMT on 9 March, and involved a car which left the scene.

The cyclist was airlifted to Kings College Hospital with serious head, rib and internal injuries.

A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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Caitlin Webb
Local Democracy Reporter

Councillors have approved plans to cut breastfeeding services across Kent.

The county council announced that lactation special consultation services - visited more than 5,500 times by mothers last year - will be reduced in a bid to save money.

The new model will mean health visitors will provide 36 weekly drop-in breastfeeding sessions at various sites across the county.

However, campaigners say the number of specialist clinics, where mothers can meet with a lactation consultant, will drop from 17 locations down to six.

The council said it will save the authority £400,000 a year.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

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The Tunbridge Wells Tuneless Choir was set up to give people who cannot hold a tune a safe place to sing.

Voters in five pilot areas will have to show photo ID at polling stations in 3 May's local elections.

More than 30 drivers are stopped by Kent Police after being filmed on their mobile phones.

Yvette Austin
Environment Correspondent, BBC South East

This company in Sandwich is the UK's only supplier of dangerous animal venom for scientific research.