The Latest Breaking News from Ashford

London to Milan by train? New Eurostar rival sets out plans for services from 2029

Direct links to Lyon, Marseille and Milan are on the cards – and Ashford International could be reopened

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Police hope DNA advances will crack case of baby found dead at lake 30 years ago

The child, who was named ‘Baby April’, was found in Ashford, Kent, on April 3 1995.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025

Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their 'forever home' at UK sanctuary

The animals were rescued by the Wild Animals Rescue Centre, run by Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian woman who has saved hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals.

Euronews · Mar 26, 2025

Paul Hollywood defends wife against ‘unforgivable’ criticism of Kent pub sale

Bake Off presenter chides opponents of plan to convert Smarden’s 600-year-old Chequers Inn into house

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024

Boys Hall in Kent: easygoing opulence just an hour from London

A lovingly restored 16th century Hall in Ashford makes for a gorgeous foodie getaway, says Alexandra Jones

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2024

Where does Eurostar stop? Train service between Netherlands and London to resume

Trains from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London will return briefly next month

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

Teenagers admit assaulting black girl in video which went viral online

Video of the incident outside Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey, showed a pupil being assaulted while her attackers were egged on by adults.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Eurostar boss says Kent stations will reopen ‘only when we can afford it’

Ebbsfleet and Ashford International were closed at the start of the pandemic, with no date envisaged for services to resume

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell

It was more than 12 hours after Rianna Cleary went into labour before anyone came to help her. She was covered in blood – and her daughter was dead. Why were they failed so appallingly?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Inside the once-bustling UK town that now stands 'sad and empty' with derelict station

Ashford in Kent has been described as "sad and empty" by locals furious as its Eurostar terminal has not reopened since it closed during the pandemic three years ago

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2023