A series of events in London is set to mark the 50th anniversary of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, who lived at Chartwell in Kent.

A proposed lorry park to help reduce congestion caused by Operation Stack is given a funding boost.

Rescuers searching for a Belgian trawler missing in the English Channel with four people on board recover two bodies from the sea.

Rail operator Southeastern increases the cost of car parking by 10p - even though its machines do not take new 10p coins.

A 99-year-old World War Two veteran from Margate unveils a plaque in London to mark 100 years of the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Network Rail issues Thames Water with a "multi-million pound bill" after leaks and a burst water main forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 trains on Thameslink, which serves stations in Kent.

Western women drawn to join Islamic State militants are often young converts, with limited knowledge of Islamic teachings and a paradoxical love of Western culture.

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Bristol City will face Walsall at Wembley in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final after they ease past Gillingham on aggregate.

Conference side Dartford sign Plymouth Argyle defender Jamie Richards on a one-month loan deal.

Paralympic ski champions Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans, from Kent, will compete in March's IPC World Championships.

Conference side Welling United sign former Colchester stalwart Karl Duguid and ex-Arsenal trainee Anthony Jeffrey.

Bradley Dack's second-half strike proves decisive as Gillingham edge out Oldham Athletic in League One.

Guy Luzon's first game as Charlton head coach ends in a hard-fought goalless draw against play-off hopefuls Wolves.

A new exhibition in Kent traces the role of self-portraiture from Van Dyck's last self-portrait to the 'Year of the Selfie'.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill, three people who knew him share their memories.

The headlines from the political week are reviewed in 60 seconds by BBC Sunday Politics South East.

People living near Dungeness B say its reprieve is great for the local economy, but supporters of renewable energy say it is a backward step.

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