Alan Carr reveals why he's finally moving out of Kent home he shared with ex-husband The 49-year-old admitted he was having a ‘midlife crisis’ as he revealed his major plans Evening Standard · Jan 23
‘Devious’ prison officer jailed for having sex with inmate Isabelle Dale, 23, was also jailed for plotting to smuggle drugs into a Kent prison The Independent UK · Jan 21
Seven Dials star Mia McKenna-Bruce makes striking career claim about her accent The ‘How to Have Sex’ actor hails from Kent but deploys a posh accent in two of her latest projects The Independent UK · Jan 19
Thousands of Kent residents still dealing with water supply issues South East Water treatment works fault, power outage and burst mains leave homes with no water or low pressure The Guardian - UK · Jan 18
Parents paid up to £5,000 a year to drive children to school as councils slash taxi bills Number of families given cash for special needs transport doubles as local authorities battle soaring costs Evening Standard · Jan 18
Troubled waters: How the UK’s water companies became a national disgrace Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis The Independent UK · Jan 17
No action against Reform councillor over threat to punch colleague ‘in the jaw’ Kent County Councillor Peter Osborne was facing a complaint signed by leaders of the opposition groups over a message he sent in autumn last year. Evening Standard · Jan 16
Water finally restored to some of 30,000 customers hit by week of disruption South East Water has faced intense criticism from MPs and the public The Independent UK · Jan 16
Manston asylum centre was ‘overcrowded, squalid and insanitary’, inquiry hears Extent to which conditions deteriorated at Kent detention centre in 2022 is being investigated in public hearing The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
Ofwat launches probe into South East Water over supply outages The regulator said it will investigate whether the supplier has complied with its customer service standards obligations. Evening Standard · Jan 15
South East Water could have licence revoked amid fears water supply issues could take days to resolve Thousands of properties in Kent and Sussex left without drinking water for the sixth day running The Independent UK · Jan 15
Family of 21-year-old paramedic who died in ambulance crash honoured by the King The parents of Alice Clark, who died in a road traffic accident in Kent in January 2022, have been awarded the Elizabeth Emblem. Evening Standard · Jan 14
South East Water could lose operating licence after outages in Kent and Sussex Fine of 10% of annual turnover among other potential penalties as environment secretary calls for Ofwat review The Guardian - UK · Jan 14
MPs call for removal of water boss amid continuing ‘totally shambolic’ outages 17,000 properties in Kent and Sussex remain without water for the fifth day The Independent UK · Jan 14
Evening Standard · Jan 14 Teenagers ‘planned to attack man who thought he was meeting girl, 16’ Woolwich Crown Court heard Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle at a seaside resort in Kent last year.
Evening Standard · Jan 14 Ministers holding emergency meetings as 17,000 properties remain without water South East Water has blamed the latest supply failure on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14 ‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showers
Evening Standard · Jan 13 'Resign!' Leader of Kent Council urges water boss to quit after supply crisis in London's commuter belt Linden Kemkaran, Reform UK Leader of Kent County Council, said South East Water’s chief executive David Hinton should consider his position
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Water bosses recalled to appear before ‘sceptical’ MPs over December outages A Parliamentary committee has recalled company bosses over the incident before Christmas, as thousands remain without water in a new supply failure.
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Regulator ‘concerned’ as 25,000 properties still without water in two counties South East Water (SEW) has blamed this latest supply failure on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.
Evening Standard · Jan 13 South East Water outage - everything you need to know as thousands impacted Residents in Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone are among those affected by disruptions to their water supply
The Independent UK · Jan 13 Send army into Tunbridge Wells to fix water crisis, Starmer told It is the second time in two months that Tunbridge Wells has been affected by outages
Evening Standard · Jan 13 New ice warning forecasts potential for more travel disruption The yellow warning covers western and northern Scotland overnight and into Wednesday morning.
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Water outage LIVE: Thousands in Kent and Sussex still without water as MPs call for utility boss to be sacked All the areas still affected by the water outage as MPs call for utility boss to be sacked
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12 Four NHS trusts in England declare critical incidents after ‘surge’ in A&E admissions Hospital trusts in Surrey and Kent say situation has been worsened by rise in flu and norovirus cases