Summary

Live news, weather and travel from north Kent and south east London on August 5

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  • Good morning and welcome to the live blog for Friday, August 5.
  • This morning's headlines:
  • - Pictures show the moment a man wielded a machete in Welling McDonald's yesterday
  • - There's queuing at the Dartford Tunnel after horses escaped on the Essex side
  • - A rogue trader has been jailed after scamming Bromley and Sutton residents
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