Here's five stories to read on your morning commute. And just remember, you're almost over the hump.

1. This poor, bewildered Staffordshire bull terrier had a lonely Valentine’s Day after he was tied to a lamp post and abandoned in a dark alleyway in Erith.

Find out what happened next to the young pup who has been fittingly named Valentino…

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2. Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to young, estate agent, Joseph Cable, who was killed in a car crash in Hayes, last week.

The 24-year-old died after his X-Type Jaguar skidded onto its roof and smashed into a 50ft tree in Five Elms Road, just before 10.30pm last Tuesday evening (February 10).

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3. Bromley’s budding musicians have urged councillors to rethink a £300k funding cut to the borough’s music services.

The Bromley Youth Music Trust, based in Southborough Lane, help thousands of children across the borough to develop their musical talents, each year.

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4. A Bexleyheath mum has described how her son's car was run off the road by a 4x4 and flipped over during a Valentine's Day trip out with his girlfriend.

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5. A professional poker player was killed for his stash of winnings by two Lewisham men after being lured into a honey trap by a young woman he met at a casino, a court heard yesterday.

The jury were shown footage of the woman and her accomplices throwing £50 notes around and stuffing wads of cash in underpants.

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