Anti-migration protests sweep the UK as hundreds march through Maidstone

The day in Kent · Kent Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead inside a residential property in Margate, with a suspect now under arrest. Serious crime detectives have taken over the case as forensics teams work the scene — a stark reminder that violent crime can reach even the quietest streets.

Weather

Today: Mostly clear morning, becoming clear in the afternoon, clearing in the evening, high 26°C, low 15°C.

Tomorrow: Cloudy morning, becoming mostly clear in the afternoon, clearing in the evening, high 23°C, low 17°C.

Travel

Roads (1 incident): M25 — M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 7 to Jct 6 carriageway closure.

Rail: All Kent services running to schedule.

As of 05:00 from National Highways + National Rail.

Coastal tides

Dover: Low 07:50 (0.92m) · High 12:37 (6.63m) · Low 20:10 (0.83m)

Margate: High 01:12 (4.80m) · Low 07:28 (0.71m) · High 13:41 (4.60m) · Low 20:08 (0.51m)

Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.

“Kent’s county town Maidstone takes its name from the Old English ‘Mægdenastan’ — meaning ‘the maidens’ stone’ — likely referencing a now-lost landmark.”

Kent fact of the day