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  1. The end of another week

    Tom Darby

    BBC Live reporter

    Thanks for joining us today. 

    We'll be back on Monday morning from 06:00 GMT, with all of Kent's news, sport, travel and weather.

    Enjoy your weekend.

  2. Dyslexia free school bid

    Bryony MacKenzie

    Education correspondent, BBC South East Today

    These teachers want to plug a gap in West Kent's school system, by opening a school in Sevenoaks to help children with dyslexia.  

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    Video caption: dyslexia free school bid
  3. Now this is cool...

    Chrissie Reidy

    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    Four years ago, 30-year-old Nick Smith from Paddock Wood was working as a full time tattooist. 

    That was until the extraordinary snowman he created for his son in their back garden went viral.

    Fast forward a few years and he's just come fourth at the Ice Sculpting world championships in Helsinki.

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    Video caption: Ice Sculpter
  4. A drizzly and damp start

    Sarah Keith-Lucas

    Weather presenter

    But will it brighten up throughout the weekend? 

    Here's my forecast.

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    Video caption: weather
  5. Dover hammer attacker jailed

    Siobhan Daniels

    BBC Live reporter

    A man who attacked two people with a hammer has been sentenced for four years and eight months.

    Thaddeus Wilson

    Thaddeus Wilson, who is 19-years-old and from Dover, attacked both people in the early hours of Thursday 25 August 2016, which resulted in them needing hospital treatment. 

    Wilson was charged with two counts of wounding with intent, criminal damage a possession of an offensive weapon.  

    Cameron Lawson

    21-year-old Cameron Lawson, who was also involved in the attack, was charged with affray and sentenced to 16 months.

  6. This afternoon's Kent newspaper headlines

    Stack of newspapers

    Kent Online : Parents' heartbreak at son's sudden death

    Kent News : British media have ‘demonised’ UKIP and made me a virtual prisoner, says Farage

    Kent and Sussex Courier : People say Whitstable 'will be left destitute' by the cancellation of its annual regatta

  7. Gills coach aiming for three points

    Ahead of tomorrow's home game, Gillingham head coach Ady Pennock says Southend United will be a tough match for them.

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    Video caption: Ady Pennock
  8. Yarnold in action this afternoon

    Claire Cottingham

    BBC Live reporter

    After heat 1 of the Women's skeleton World Championships, West Kingsdown's Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold sits in 4th place. 

    You can watch her second heat live  on the BBC Sport website. 

    Lizzy Yarnold

    Yarnold's second set of heats are tomorrow at the same venue in Konigssee, Germany

  9. Do you recognise this man?

    The unknown man was found dead in a field on the outskirts of Canterbury at the start of the month, but police have been unable to work out who he is.

    Dead man in Canterbury

    The man’s body was discovered by a member of the public on land close to Hollow Lane, near the A2 crossover, on the morning of Friday 3 February, 2017.

    His cause of death is awaiting test results; however it is being treated as non-suspicious. 

  10. Coles to miss pre-season games

    Ben Watts

    Sports reporter, BBC Radio Kent

    Matt Coles

    Kent fast bowler Matt Coles will miss next month's North v South & MCC Champion County pre-season matches in Abu Dhabi due to a toe injury.

    The 26-year-old was sidelined for three matches on the recent Regional Super 50 tour to the West Indies with the problem.

    And he’s opted to stay at home as a precaution to ensure he’s fully fit for the start of Kent’s County Championship Division Two promotion push which begins in early April.

  11. Dry with blue skies

    Elizabeth Rizzini

    BBC weather

    Will the good spells of sunshine last? Find out in my latest weather forecast.

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    Video caption: weather
  12. Yarnold gears up for World Championships

    Ben Watts

    Sports reporter, BBC Radio Kent

    Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold says she is "fired up" for the World Championships after a "disappointing" return to the sport.

    Lizzy Yarnold

    After completing a  career grand slam  in 2015, Yarnold took a year's sabbatical citing  exhaustion  before returning to action late last year.

    She claimed silver in her in second race back, but after struggling with a back injury came 11th in her last race.

    The first two of four World Championship runs for the female skeleton sliders begin on Friday in Konigssee, Germany, with the second two on Saturday.

    Quote Message: Results this season haven't been as good as they should've been, but I have always enjoyed failure, getting things wrong and being disappointed because that's what fires me up for the next competition.' from Lizzie Yarnold Olympic Skeleton champion
    Lizzie YarnoldOlympic Skeleton champion
  13. What's happening in today's newspapers?

    Stack of papers

    Kent Online : New funding prompts relaunch of mental health support group

    Kent and Sussex Courier : There is a new 108 space public car park in Canterbury - and this is why

    Kent News : Storm Doris passes and travel chaos ends

  14. Man dies in Herne crash

    Kathryn Langley

    BBC Live reporter

    An investigation is underway after a man died in a car crash in Herne. 

    Police were called to Canterbury Road near the junction with Bullockstone Road at about 14:45 GMT yesterday. 

    A black Audi TT is reported to have left the road. 

    A 45-year-old local man died at the scene.