On this day · 1066
After Harold II fell at Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling was proclaimed King of England but never crowned, yielding to William the Conqueror.
Kent fact of the day
From today's Kent Briefing → Charles Dickens set several scenes of The Pickwick Papers in Maidstone, and the town's Lockmeadow area sits close to the River Medway he knew well.
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Council Updates Maidstone residents asked to share views on Lockmeadow’s future before consultation closes
14 October 2026 -
Council Updates Cycle route plan links Dover Priory to town centre
14 October 2026 -
Council Updates Medway out-of-hours GP base moves from Maritime Hospital to MCH House, with council given three days’ notice
14 October 2026 -
Council Updates Darland House dementia nursing home remains closed to new admissions after quality concerns flagged before NHS trust merger
14 October 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling must publish supported housing strategy by April 2027 under new law
14 October 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling expands temporary accommodation portfolio as Blue Bell Hill flats and Tonbridge lease deals progress
14 October 2026 - Crime & Justice
Police appeal to find Malcolm Macartney, 64, missing from Ramsgate
13 October 2026 -
Council Updates Communication boards installed in parks across Kent to help children connect
13 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Gravesend man jailed for 18 years and six months for rape, stalking and coercive control
13 October 2026 -
Council Updates Dartford to pay for ANPR cameras to keep unauthorised vehicles out of High Street
13 October 2026 -
Council Updates Chatham commuter flags overcrowding and heat on morning Southeastern service to St Pancras
13 October 2026 -
Council Updates Dartford planning committee to shrink and change name under new government rules
13 October 2026
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Maidstone residents asked to share views on Lockmeadow’s future before consultation closes
14 October 2026 - Council Updates
Cycle route plan links Dover Priory to town centre
14 October 2026 - Council Updates
Medway out-of-hours GP base moves from Maritime Hospital to MCH House, with council given three days’ notice
14 October 2026 - Council Updates
Darland House dementia nursing home remains closed to new admissions after quality concerns flagged before NHS trust merger
14 October 2026
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Council Updates The deadline to sue the Government over Kent’s council shake-up falls this week. No public meeting is scheduled before it.
13 October 2026 -
Business & Economy Can America grow its way out of $40 trillion of debt? Why Washington’s bet is already reaching Kent
12 October 2026 -
Investigations Have Britons given up on voting? A century of turnout, and what the people who stay at home say
26 September 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part B: why fixing the leaks will not be enough, and what nobody has planned for
22 September 2026
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Economy UK trade deficit widens to £8bn in three months to August 2026
15 October 2026 -
Economy UK economy grows 0.7% in three months to August 2026
15 October 2026 -
Economy Three arrested in joint FCA and NCA operation over suspected insider dealing
14 October 2026 -
Economy ONS reports drop in major statistical errors as survey quality improves
14 October 2026
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Health Private Testosterone Prescribing Is Growing Too Fast, Says BMJ
15 October 2026 -
Health New Drug Combination Beats Standard Chemotherapy in Blood Cancer Trial
15 October 2026 -
Health New Guidance on Adult ADHD: What the Latest Clinical Review Covers
15 October 2026 -
Health Helen Branswell, Infectious Disease Reporter Who Shaped Public Health Journalism, Dies at 69
13 October 2026
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Technology Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 for Faster, Lower-Cost AI Workloads
15 October 2026 -
Technology Instinct Raises $1 Billion Series C Funding at $10 Billion Valuation
14 October 2026 -
Technology Anthropic Disables Live Internet Access for All Internal AI Evaluations
14 October 2026 -
Technology Shopify Checkout WebMCP Lets Browser AI Agents Complete Purchases With Buyer Approval
14 October 2026
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Kent Football Preview: Stockport County vs Bromley — League One, Regular Season – 11
15 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Accrington ST vs Gillingham — League Two, Regular Season – 11
15 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Ebbsfleet United vs Weston-super-Mare — National League – South, National League South – 12
15 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Folkestone Invicta vs AFC Totton — National League – South, National League South – 12
15 October 2026