The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Summer getaway halted by ‘woefully inadequate’ French border staffing at Dover

Holidaymakers booked on sailings from the Kent port reported being stuck in five-hour queues to complete border checks.

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Man hailed 'legend' for sitting on top of his car to block police speed check van

Motorist Dennis Richardson filmed the man casually sitting on the roof of a grey Nissan and waving at passing cars as he blocked the camera in Maidstone, Kent on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

‘Damning’ report slams ‘poor’ Home Office response to Channel crossings

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal looked at how the Government processes migrants when they arrive in Kent.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Ed Sheeran spends £650,000 on converted railway carriage beach getaway in Kent

Ed Sheeran has spent a number of years creating and expanding his Suffolk estate and has now turned to the south coast for his next venture - a converted 1880s railway carriage

Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022

Headmistress smuggled her pupils from Nazi Germany school to new start in Kent

In extracts from her book, The School That Escaped The Nazis, author Deborah Cadbury tells of the exodus and the tales of survival of some of the pupils who escaped Nazi Germany

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

Paceman Navdeep Saini to play eight games for English County Kent

KENT: India fast bowler Navdeep Saini will be playing eight games for leading English County side Kent during the ongoing season.

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

Kent safari park first in Europe where visitors can meet three species of rhino

Port Lympne Reserve, near Hythe, has recently taken in an Indian rhino.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

UK heatwave: Schoolboy put in ‘prison-like’ isolation room for wearing shorts as temperatures soared

Temperatures rose to over 30C for Kent and other southern parts of England

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Boy, 13, forced to sit in 'prison' isolation room for wearing shorts during heatwave

Harrison Utting, 13, was sent to a special room as punishment for turning up to Westlands School in Sittingbourne, Kent, in shorts on Monday morning and the following day

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Tory MP slammed as 'cruel' and 'irresponsible' for walking dog in heatwave

Fellow dog owners slammed the MP for going on the walk from Ramsgate to Broadstairs, Kent, when temperatures rocketed to 28C - but he insists it wasn't that hot where they walked

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022