Summary

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

  1. Brexit and the gateway to Europepublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 17 September 2018

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    Dover District Council has identified three primary concerns, with Brexit just six months away.

    The council's Dover Brexit Taskforce looked at how Brexit might affect the port town and the wider economy.

  2. Police appeal after fatal crashpublished at 07:41 British Summer Time 17 September 2018

    Police investigating a fatal collision in Hawkhurst are appealing for witnesses.

    A 57-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after his green Honda was involved in a collision with a silver Range Rover Evoque and he died in hospital a short time later.

    The incident happened on the A268 High Street at the junction with Slip Mill Lane, at 23:05 BST on Saturday.

    Officers would also like to hear from anyone with dashcam footage of the incident.

  3. Celebrating 50 years of the Kent Downspublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 17 September 2018

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was officially designated 50 years ago.

    As the celebrations of the anniversary continue, here are a few things about the area you may not know.

  4. Welcome to our BBC South East live pagepublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 17 September 2018

    We’ll be here all week bringing you the latest news, travel, sport and weather.

    To start the week here’s Faversham looking like a Turner Painting in Robin Lee’s shot. It’s our #PhotoOfTheDay.

    FavershamImage source, Robin Lee