County cricket day four: Middlesex v Lancs, and Essex v Surrey end in draws – as it happened Join Tanya Aldred for updates as the first round of the County Championship comes to a close The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025
London leaver: 'Kent offers us a completely different lifestyle – and it doesn’t cost anything' Forced out of London by rising rents, this family found their dream home thanks to a tired spelling mistake Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025
Port of Dover £6m upgrade makes room for world’s largest cruise ships Larger cruise ships could be on their way to the Kent coast The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
Police hope DNA advances will crack case of baby found dead at lake 30 years ago The child, who was named ‘Baby April’, was found in Ashford, Kent, on April 3 1995. Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025
Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo review – a gender-swapped Moby-Dick A runaway orphan from coastal Kent is the protagonist in this tightly plotted reimagining of Herman Melville’s whaling classic The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025
Easter getaway drivers told to expect reduced speeds for 13-mile traffic system on M20 motorway National Highways said the measures are in place manage traffic in case of delays at Channel ports The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Operation Brock deployed in Kent ahead of Easter getaway National Highways said the contraflow was in place at 6am on Thursday. Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025
Work under way to clear illegal waste dumped at Kent beauty spot Hoads Wood was described as an ‘environmental disaster’ by local people after it was buried under landfill waste. The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
‘A tree zoo’: endangered conifers a living legacy of Kent pinetum’s centenary Bedgebury national pinetum has become a vital ark for rare evergreen trees, which are often unfairly maligned The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025
Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their 'forever home' at UK sanctuary The animals were rescued by the Wild Animals Rescue Centre, run by Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian woman who has saved hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals. Euronews · Mar 26, 2025
Animal sanctuary opens ‘forever home’ for five lions rescued from Ukraine Cam Whitnall, managing director of The Big Cat Sanctuary, said they are relieved ‘to have these lions safe and settled’ in Kent. Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
UK’s longest road tunnel to link Kent and Essex UK’s largest ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025 Lower Thames Crossing between gets go-ahead from Heidi Alexander to ease hellish jams and 'unlock growth' Construction could start next year, with the new road expected to open in the early 2030s
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 UK’s largest-ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved Lower Thames Crossing is a 2.6-mile tunnel under River Thames linking Kent and Essex
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025 Company has contract to house asylum seekers removed Stay Belvedere Hotels houses people waiting for asylum decisions in 51 hotels in England and Wales, as well as the Napier Barracks in Kent.
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Museum burglars convicted of plot to murder £54m Securitas robber in his east London home Paul Allen, now 47, was left paralysed for life after six shots were fired into his kitchen
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Three guilty of plot to murder £54m Securitas robber Paul Allen Paul Allen was paralysed for life after shots were fired at his large detached rented home in east London in 2019.
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Santander reveals location of all 95 branches to be closed Almost a quarter of its network will shut this summer
Louder · Mar 15, 2025 You can stick your Manchester and stick your London: here’s 10 reasons why Essex is responsible for the UK’s best ever artists (as decided by an Essex boy) Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025 Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection area.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 Boki, the first brown bear to have brain surgery, making ‘remarkable’ recovery after breakthrough case He’s looking ‘brilliant, happy and healthy’ following the development, keepers say
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025 Police recover body from Thames in search for Kent pub shooting suspect Police inform family of man suspected of murdering Lisa Smith on Valentine’s Day, after car abandoned on bridge
Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2025 Body found in Thames in search for Valentine’s Day shooting suspect Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough, was shot dead in Knockholt near The Three Horseshoes pub just after 7pm on Valentine’s Day, Kent Police said.