The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Four teenagers charged with manslaughter as police name Kent victim

Police have named the victim as 42-year-old Dale Simmons.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022

Talking Point: What do you think of the plan to process asylum seekers in Rwanda?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing at a speech in Kent, which has received widespread criticism from human rights groups and opposition political parties. Mr Johnson acknowledged such concerns in his address, and accepted that the…

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022

5,000-plus migrants thought to have reached UK this year after crossing Channel

Crossings resumed this week, with large numbers of people arriving in Kent, after few tried the journey in the last week of March amid bad weather.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Huge queues at Dover amid P&O chaos means lorries are 'losing £800 worth of food a day'

The British Meat Processors Association said some of its members have had to wait more than 24 hours to cross – in some cases resulting in the loss of hundreds of pounds worth of produce

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2022

Fuel shortage fears as drivers face '30-minute queues' for petrol after protests

The majority of filling stations in Cambridgeshire were either closed or had long queues on Sunday, while many petrol stations in Kent and around London had also run dry. Motorists are being advised to only fill up with what they need

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2022

Easter holiday travel chaos continues as people going to France told to bring supplies for long Dover queues

Travellers via the Channel Tunnel are being advised to bring food and drink amid lengthy queues

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2022

People heading for Channel Tunnel told to take food and prepare for long queue

Passengers redirected from the cancelled P&O sailings are adding to delays at the tunnel

Wales Online · Apr 9, 2022

Travellers to France advised to bring food and drink for long queues in Kent

Toby Howe, tactical lead at the Kent Resilience Forum, advised travellers to France to ‘allow a lot of extra time’

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022

Kent prospect hopeful of England future after fleeing Zimbabwe over mum's Mugabe protest

Tawanda Muyeye left Zimbabwe as a teenager after his mother was forced to flee to the UK and seek asylum due to fears over her safety

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

The Women Who Saved the English Countryside by Matthew Kelly review – nature’s guardians

From the Lake District to Kent – the history of four women and the landscapes they rescued

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022