Train companies operating in the South East pay out more than £2 million in a year as compensation to passengers for delays in journeys.

The next chief constable of Kent is announced by the county's police and crime commissioner.

Heathrow Airport accuses Boris Johnson of scaremongering for suggesting the M25 might have to be shut if a new runway is built.

Three London boroughs lose a legal challenge to new laws allowing the conversion of offices to flats without planning permission.

Four people are jailed for their role in the trafficking and sexual exploitation of an Eastern European woman brought into Kent.

Uganda's parliament passes a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts to include life in jail and force people to report gay activities.

A former employee of a Kent council is given a suspended jail term after pleading guilty to five charges of fraud.

Five people are arrested following reports that shots were fired at a car from another vehicle in east Kent.

Dozens of firefighters spend several hours tackling a large blaze which causes severe damage to a Kent home.

Business Secretary Vince Cable warns that London is becoming a "giant suction machine" which is "draining the life out of the rest of the country".

Bed-ridden woman starts charity for sick children

What do plans mean for South East?

Preview followed by live coverage of Friday's League One game between Tranmere Rovers and Gillingham.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Football Conference game between Alfreton Town and Dartford.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Football Conference game between Welling United and Wrexham.

Charlton Athletic manager Chris Powell says his side are ready to battle after losing five of their last eight games.

Gillingham boss Peter Taylor says his current job is "one of the hardest" of his 27-year managerial career.

Kent University Journalism professor Tim Luckhurst and former Liverpool Post editor look at whether newspapers are dying out.

A Kent family who decided to buy nothing but British-made goods for a year have admitted that Christmas is a challenge.

Boris Johnson tells BBC Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman the airport expansion decision is not a resigning issue

The Isle of Grain is a proposed location for an estuary airport and residents would lose their homes if the proposal became a reality.

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