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A person on an e-scooter riding in a town, with the sun setting in the background

Hundreds of e-scooters seized in the South East

Police are warning new e-scooter owners they risk having them seized if they ride illegally.

A google street view of the A20 at the junction with The Street, Mersham

Two men arrested after pedestrian dies in crash

A man in his 40s was pronounced deceased at the scene on 1 January.

A red South Western Railway train at London Waterloo, Platform 3, with passengers walking alongside the train. A clock reads 13:30.

Extra late night trains added for New Year's Eve

More trains are travelling from London to Kent and Surrey in the early hours of 1 January.

Chloe Coker wearing black-rimmed glasses, a black and white headband, a white long-sleeved top and black apron, leans forward, smiling, with her arms crossed over her wooden kitchen island. Kitchen units and shelving, with carefully arranged books and kitchenware, are in the background

How can you save money on food after Christmas?

Chefs from across the South East share tips on budgeting, staying healthy and reducing waste.

An external view of a large mill building in red brick and will trees and shrubs in front of it. Many of the windows don't have any glass in them and further up the street there are more trees and buildings just visible.

Derelict building fire treated as suspicious

The fire service says the cause of the blaze in Ashford, Kent, is not yet known.

A Google Streetview image showing East Hill in Ashford which has a large old mill building on the left hand side and other buildings and trees seen further up the street. There is a small patch of grass on the right of the image, a small street sign and a red brick wall is also seen.

Fire crews tackle blaze in derelict building

Mace Lane is open again having been closed while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.

Beverley Jarvis, wearing a white lace shirt, is standing behind her kitchen island, with her hands placed on two large air fryers, with another air fryer at the sides and plates and dishes of Christmas food and small Christmas decorations in front of her. Behind her are cream-coloured traditional kitchen wall cabinets and an oven.

'I cook my Christmas dinner in five air fryers'

A cookery writer from Kent is ditching her oven to cook a festive feast for 11 of her loved ones.

Lorries queuing during Operation Brock on the M20 near Ashford in Kent. Picture date: Saturday July 23, 2022.

M20 reopens after Operation Brock controls lifted

The controls were in place on an 13-mile (20.9km) stretch of motorway from 15 to 22 December.

A white Southeastern train

Further £2m worth of station improvements announced

The works will see public areas repainted and customer facilities repaired or replaced.