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Revealed: Indonesian workers on UK farm ‘at risk of debt bondage’

As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokers

The Guardian - UK

‘My family need my support to eat’: how Indonesians came to work on a Kent farm

Drawn to the prospect of a job abroad, people such as Banyu signed up to a language course. From there, their debts to brokers grew

The Guardian - UK

Baywatch meets Shameless: a day with the lifeguards on one British beach

Tim Lewis joined the ‘red and yellows’ in Kent, where problems include ‘tombstoning’ and a craze for digging massive holes

The Guardian - UK

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Man charged over incident that left two dead and girl seriously injured

A black Alfa Romeo was involved in a collision with five pedestrians.

The Independent UK

Ramsgate crash: Man charged after collision that killed a mother of two and her father

Officers investigating the incident also arrested a 58-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender

The Independent UK

England needs ‘weeks of rain’ to stop drought next year as temperatures surge

Eight areas in the UK have been placed in drought conditions: Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and south London, Hertfordshire and north London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the east Midlands

Evening Standard

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four water companies have announced hosepipe bans in the UK, as another heatwave scorches the country

The Independent UK

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Two killed and child seriously injured after car crashes into family in Kent

Man arrested after car hits family outside multi-storey car park in Ramsgate

The Independent UK

Ramsgate: Two dead, child seriously injured after car hits family in Kent

Two people have been killed and a child seriously injured after a car hit five members of the same family in Ramsgate, Kent.

Evening Standard

Two dead and girl seriously injured after car hits pedestrians

The incident occurred outside a car park in Ramsgate, Kent, on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Kent hospital trust apologises to mother after her baby dies

Alisha Pegg, who was wrongly told her baby had died, hours before she did, says she was not listened to

The Guardian - UK

Tony’s Law: What is it, and how did it come into effect?

The maximum sentence for child abusers was increased from 14 years to life imprisonment following a four year campaign by a Kent family.

Evening Standard

Hosepipe ban: should you snitch on your neighbour's water use? A philosopher's take

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…

The Conversation

Eight Suspects Arrested Across The UK After A Man Was Shot Dead Near An Underground Tube Station

Eight suspects have been arrested across southeastern England after a man was shot dead near a subway station two weeks ago.

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Daily Record

Leaked video shows Rishi Sunak boasting he took money from 'deprived urban areas' to help wealthy towns

The former Chancellor was filmed speaking at a Tory event in Tunbridge Wells, Kent last week where he blamed Labour for putting cash into areas of the country that need it most.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak brags about taking cash from 'deprived urban areas' in leaked video

A leaked video taken in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, at the end of last month shows the former chancellor saying Labour formulas targeting poorer areas "needed to be undone" - which Labour branded "scandalous"

Daily Mirror

Water company tells customers to snitch on neighbours they see 'ignoring' hosepipe ban

Millions of customers in Kent and Sussex were told to restrict their use of hosepipes and sprinklers from August 12 after parts of England saw the driest July in records dating back to 1836

Daily Mirror

Eerie pictures show UK reservoirs at dramatically low levels as hosepipe bans start

South East Water say they have been left with no choice but to ban the use of hosepipes and sprinklers from Friday in Kent and Sussex - until further notice

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Gateshead woman's fury after sewage dump at Kent seaside leaves her, partner and dog with gastroenteritis

Georgia Hearn has slammed Southern Water for dumping sewage in the sea

Daily Mirror

Residents banned from keeping cats in bid to protect rare birds from attacks

Esquire Developments, which is building a new housing estate in Rochester, Kent, agreed to a 'no cat policy' to keep the local population of Nightingales safe from attacks

Daily Mirror

Dog returned to shelter after 10 years because 'he hasn't learnt to be good'

The elderly dog has been living with the owner's family since being abandoned outside a kennels in Kent - its owner could no longer look after him due to his behaviour

Daily Record

Teenage boy dies after 'serious incident' at fun fair

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene at Pencester Gardens in Kent this morning.

Daily Mirror

Housing estate brings in 'no cat policy' banning pet moggies to protect rare birds

Esquire Developments agreed to the no cat policy which aims to protect a local population of Nightingale birds at the new Cliffe Woods housing estate in Rochester, Kent

Daily Mirror

Moment terrorised McDonald's staff barricade restaurant door after ejecting youths

After ejecting a group of rowdy youngsters from the McDonald's restaurant in Chatham, Kent, workers were forced to take extreme action as the teens loitered outside

The Independent UK

Teenage boy killed at fairground after ‘serious incident’ hours before attraction due to open

Health Safety Executive informed after teenager pronounced dead at scene

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