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  • Live updates on Friday 10 February 2017

  1. Have a lovely weekendpublished at 21:55 GMT 10 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    That's it from us for this week. Thanks for joining us.

    We'll be back on Monday, taking you all the way from 06:00 GMT to 22:00 GMT, with all the day's news, weather, sport and travel.

    And don't forget, you can get in touch on Twitter, external, on Facebook, external or by sending us an email.

  2. The Best Playgroundpublished at 21:02 GMT 10 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    This art was made to challenge our perceptions about children with life-limiting conditions.

  3. It's going to be a very cold weekendpublished at 20:16 GMT 10 February 2017

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter

    Some of us could well wake up to some snow tomorrow.

    Here's my forecast.

  4. 'Families in Swale, we have no-one now, and that's not okay'published at 19:05 GMT 10 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Changes to the NHS are discriminating against families with disabled children, according to this Sittingbourne mum.

  5. Care home lift death bosses admit guiltpublished at 18:30 GMT 10 February 2017

    Care home worker became trapped while moving a chair used to weigh patients in October 2013.

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  6. Distraction burglary warningpublished at 18:04 GMT 10 February 2017

    If you live on the Romney Marsh, you're being warned that a distraction burglar is reported to have been operating nearby.

    A man, claiming to be from the water board, knocked on the door of a house in the St Mary’s Bay area between 13:45 and 14:00 GMT on Wednesday. 

    He told the woman he needed to check her water for chalk and that she would need to pay £30 towards to cost of fixing a broken pipe.

    The woman refused but the man insisted on checking the water and was able to go through the house to the kitchen. He left a short while later.

    The man is described as aged between 30 and 40-years-old, about 5ft 4ins tall and was wearing a waterproof black jacket, black trousers with side pockets and black shoes.

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    Quite rightly, the victim asked him for his ID but made up a story about it being in his van and not being permitted to remove it. Any legitimate work man will always carry ID with them and have no problem in producing it. Thankfully the victim stayed with the suspect all the time he was in her house, so he didn’t have an opportunity to take anything. But we would always urge people to never let people onto their property without checking their credentials first."

    Detective Sergeant Matthew Smith, Kent Police

    Kent Police has issued this advice for protecting yourself:

    • • Ensure rear doors and windows are shut and locked when answering your front door.
    • • Consider fitting extra security measures such as spy holes, door chains, door locks and intruder alarms.
    • • Always check the ID of cold callers - a door chain or spy hole will help you do this without letting anyone into your home. Don’t be afraid to turn people away.
  7. This afternoon's Kent newspaper headlinespublished at 17:22 GMT 10 February 2017

    Stack of newspapersImage source, Thinkstock

    Kent Online, external: Sex beast jailed for 21 years for knifepoint attacks

    Kent News:, external Tonbridge medical centre moves one step closer as council agrees sale of land and buildings

    Kent Live, external: The Met Office has issued another snow warning for Kent and this is when it will fall

  8. A cold day, but what about the weekend?published at 16:10 GMT 10 February 2017

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    There's a warning for snow, but we won't all see it. Find out more in my forecast.

  9. Dozens of cannabis plants found by policepublished at 15:42 GMT 10 February 2017

    About 160 cannabis plants have been recovered by Kent Police in two separate raids.

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    Kent Police attended a property in Albion Place, Hythe, and about 100 cannabis plants were seized. 

    Officers also carried out a warrant at a property in Augusta Gardens, Folkestone. About 60 plants along with cultivation equipment were recovered. 

    No arrests were made and enquiries are ongoing.

  10. Man held at Gatwick in terror probepublished at 15:10 GMT 10 February 2017

    The 44-year-old man was arrested after arriving at Gatwick on a flight from Iraq.

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  11. Man charged with drugs offences in Margatepublished at 14:27 GMT 10 February 2017

    A 23-year-old-man is due to appear in court charged with drug offences.

    Oliver Carson was charged on Thursday 9 February with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin, and possession of a bladed article in a public place.

    Mr Carson remains in custody and is due to appear via virtual link at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Friday 10 February. 

  12. Gatwick arrest: Statement from Metropolitan Policepublished at 13:39 GMT 10 February 2017

    "Officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) yesterday attended Gatwick Airport and stopped a 44-year-old man from Hertfordshire under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act after he disembarked from a flight from Iraq.

    "As a result of enquiries during the stop a decision was made to arrest the man under section 5 of the Terrorism Act - suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.

    "The man was arrested under PACE and taken to a central London police station where he remains in custody."

  13. Man arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist actspublished at 13:39 GMT 10 February 2017
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    A 44-year-old man from Hertfordshire has been arrested at Gatwick Airport after getting off a flight from Iraq on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, Scotland Yard said. 

  14. Con trick: Burglar with crowbar attacked manpublished at 13:19 GMT 10 February 2017

    A crowbar-wielding burglar assaulted his victim during a con trick.

    A man in his fifties arrived home in Sole Street, Cobham, on Tuesday 7 February at 14:35 GMT and found a woman parked on his driveway. 

    She said her silver Peugeot overheated and she was waiting for it to cool. He asked her to move on and she parked in nearby close Scratton Fields.

    When he walked into his house, an armed man ran down his stairs and chased him into his living room.

    Pictures of the couple police are looking forImage source, Kent Police

    There was a struggle and the victim was cut. The burglar jumped into the woman's car and the pair fled.

    Anyone with information should call Kent Police on 01474 366149: XY/006002/17.

  15. Bohemian's rhapsodypublished at 12:34 GMT 10 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    What's it like at the retreat of two of Kent's most famous Bohemians?

    Now you can see for yourself.

  16. Blue badge misusepublished at 12:19 GMT 10 February 2017

    Claire Cottingham
    BBC Live reporter

    At least 2.4 million disabled people in England have the blue badges, but a BBC investigation has revealed some are being used fraudulently. 

    We've discovered 67 referrals for blue badge abuse and misuse in Kent this financial year, more than 20 have had warning letters and two have been cautioned.

    The most common offence is using someone else's badge.

  17. #MyCancerStorypublished at 12:08 GMT 10 February 2017

    Meet Roy Collins.

    He's being treated for breast cancer.

    Hear his story by watching this video - it's the latest in our #MyCancerStory, external series.

  18. Painted poniespublished at 11:49 GMT 10 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A herd of not very wild horses will be brightening up the South East and raising money for charity.

  19. 'You can get so many benefits from it'published at 11:43 GMT 10 February 2017

    #PeoplesCup

    Alex Scott urges you to sign up for the 2017 FA People's Cup

    England player Alex Scott "would've loved the opportunity to have a competition like this when I was younger".

    What's she talking about? The FA People's Cup - the country's biggest free five-a-side competition which gives you the chance to make your way to Wembley.

    "When I was younger, playing in a football cage, the dream was always to play at Wembley," adds Scott.

    "The FA People's Cup gives anyone the opportunity to sign up to a local team in your area. You don't have to rely on your mates.

    "It's a chance to meet different people, socialise in different environments. It's more than just signing up, you can get so many benefits from it."

    So what are you waiting for? Sign up for the FA People's Cup, external - but hurry as the deadline for entries is the 19 February!

  20. WWII bomb disposed of in Kentpublished at 11:07 GMT 10 February 2017

    Yvette Austin
    BBC Environment Correspondent

    A 22lb Second World War bomb has been found by a metal detector enthusiast in a farmer's field in Sevenoaks.

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    The farmer called the Army Bomb Disposal Unit who carried out a controlled explosion.

    They believe it was targeted for Biggin Hill Air Field or what used to be an army barracks nearby.

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