The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Turning on to the Wes way

As he prepares to release maybe his most Wes Anderson film ever, Wes Anderson meets Richard Godwin to talk becoming a meme, living in Kent and why he hates Brexit

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2023

Moment police officer pepper sprays robber dangling from tower block

PC Luke Wenham, of Dartford, Kent, was convicted of two counts of common assault following attacking serial robber Carl Cumberbatch in Elephant and Castle, London

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023

Desperate grandson pleads with Rishi Sunak to help NHS as gran waits six weeks to see GP

Rishi Sunak was challenged over lengthy NHS waiting times, which hit another new record high this month, at a Q&A session with workers at an Ikea warehouse in Dartford, Kent

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023

A tunnel too far? Debate intensifies over need for Lower Thames Crossing

The UK’s £9bn road project to relieve congestion on the M25 at Dartford is dividing communities and local businesses

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023

One casualty taken to hospital after early hours A1 lamppost crash left roads closed

A crash closed the A1 between Kenton Bar and Gosforth in the early hours of Saturday.

Chronicle Live · Jun 17, 2023

Fire rips through farm amid fury at hosepipe ban in soaring temperatures

Donia Youssef, 45, shared videos on Facebook at her parent's farm in Rotherfield, East Sussex showing the roof ablaze - it comes as a hosepipe ban is set to come in on June 26

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2023

Police officer flown to London hospital after being stabbed in Maidstone

Kent Police say the officer is in a ‘serious but stable’ condition

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

United Utilities confirm stance on hosepipe bans for Merseyside

The water company said there are no plans in place for a ban on Merseyside

Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2023

Hosepipe ban announced for Kent and Sussex as heatwave drives up demand for water

Households across parts of the South-East were without water for a fifth day on Friday

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

Heatwave sparks hosepipe ban affecting 2 million customers

Kent and Sussex residents hit with ban amid record demand for drinking water

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023