Medway News
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Economy UK Borrowing Runs £2.7 Billion Above Forecast in First Quarter of 2026–27
The Office for Budget Responsibility says public sector net borrowing reached £57.6 billion in the first three months of 2026–27, coming in…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Public Sector Liabilities Hit £2.66 Trillion, Up £127 Billion Year-on-Year
ONS provisional figures show public sector net financial liabilities reached 83.7 per cent of GDP at the end of July 2026, rising £127.2…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Government Borrowing Hits £1.8 Billion in July 2026, Up 69 Per Cent on Last Year
ONS figures show public sector net borrowing rose by £0.7 billion compared with July 2025, coming in £2.3 billion above the Office for…
21 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Chief Economist Comments on UK Public Sector Finances Figures
Grant Fitzner has summarised the latest monthly public sector finances data, pointing to borrowing that remains historically high in cash…
21 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice More than 100 vehicles stopped in Gravesend traffic crackdown
Kent Police’s Special Constabulary stopped over 100 vehicles, issued 72 Traffic Offence Reports and seized multiple vehicles across two…
21 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham strangler jailed for nearly three years after petrol station escape
Charlie Stefano, 33, of Dagenham, was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to intentional strangulation and…
21 August 2026 -
Economy OBR Opens Up Its Inflation Modelling as CPI Forecast Falls Towards 2 Per Cent Target
The Office for Budget Responsibility has published new detail on how it builds its consumer price inflation forecasts, with its March 2026…
21 August 2026 -
Economy OBR Updates How It Models Government-Owned Lenders in UK Fiscal Forecasts
The Office for Budget Responsibility has revised the way it accounts for six government-owned financial institutions, finding they reduce…
20 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for strangling woman twice during assault
Chatham man jailed for strangling woman twice during assault A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after…
20 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Hay bale fire on farmland in St Margaret’s at Cliffe treated as suspected arson
Kent Police are investigating a suspected arson after a large fire destroyed hay bales on Station Road, St Margaret’s at Cliffe on 18…
19 August 2026 -
Economy ONS releases household income data for UK regions and local authorities, 1997 to 2024
Official figures show London households had disposable income of £35,361 per head in 2023 — more than £10,000 above the UK average — while…
19 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 19 August 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read Voter photo ID: what Dartford’s 2023 election figures show The…
19 August 2026