The Latest Breaking News from Kent

London leaver: 'We swapped a £20k/year rental in Orpington to buy in Faversham'

A family inheritance gave this couple the boost they needed to get on the property ladder in Kent

Evening Standard · Mar 29

The Wellington, Margate, Kent: ‘Worth risking a werewolf attack to get to’ – restaurant review

The ever-changing menu is a paean to things that make me happy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29

Woman vindicated after she was put on antipsychotics for being ‘paranoid’ about home invader

Chloe Spooner, a 31-year-old living in Gravesend, Kent, with her two-year-old daughter, has finally been vindicated after her fears of a home invader were dismissed as paranoia, leading to her being prescribed antipsychotic medication. Her worst nightmare became a reality when she actually saw a man in her flat.

The Mary Sue · Mar 25

Hospital trust ‘missed earlier opportunity’ to raise alarm on Kent meningitis case

The hospital trust said it ‘recognised’ it could have notified UKHSA earlier

The Independent UK · Mar 25

NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak

Dr Des Holden, acting chief executive of East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, told the BBC officials could have acted sooner

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Family of police officer who died after crash in Kent say they are ‘broken’

Pc Bradley Corke, 27, was described by his family as a ‘true gentleman’ and ‘one of the finest young men ever to have walked this Earth’.

Evening Standard · Mar 24

Meningitis B vaccine scheme widened to include some year 11 pupils in Kent

Scheme expanded to four schools with known or suspected cases, as UKHSA figures show number has fallen to 23

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

MenB jab to be offered to some Year 11 school pupils in Kent as cases fall

As of 12.30pm on Monday, 20 cases of meningitis had been confirmed, with a further three under investigation.

Evening Standard · Mar 24

‘I dismissed my symptoms as food poisoning. Then meningitis almost killed me’

Hannah Ewing, 26, says the bacterial meningitis outbreak in Kent has left her fearful

The Independent UK · Mar 24

No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says

UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23