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Investigations How Kent’s MPs voted on a national grooming-gangs inquiry
When the Commons voted on a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs on 8 January 2025, ten of Kent’s eighteen MPs voted against and…
10 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Release Image After Woman Followed and Filmed in Hoo
Kent Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries after a woman was followed along Ratcliffe…
9 July 2026 -
Health NHS Fetal Growth Charts May Be Missing At-Risk Babies, Study Finds
Research published in the BMJ suggests that standard growth charts used across the NHS to monitor unborn babies are misclassifying some…
9 July 2026 -
Health Mechanical Restraint in Psychiatric Hospitals Linked to Double the Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots, Study Finds
New research published in the BMJ finds that patients physically restrained in psychiatric settings face around twice the risk of venous…
8 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two Teenage Burglars Jailed for Car Key Thefts Across Four Kent Towns
Two Teenage Burglars Jailed for Car Key Thefts Across Four Kent Towns View tweet from @kent_police Two 19-year-olds have been sentenced to…
8 July 2026 -
Health Heart Test Breakthrough: What the ALL-RISE Trial Means for Cardiac Patients in Kent
A major randomised trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests a less invasive method of assessing blocked heart…
8 July 2026 -
Health New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Trial Data on Heart Artery Assessment Technique
The FAST III trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether angiography-based physiology can reliably guide…
8 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Convicted Kent Brothel Gang Ordered to Repay More Than £600,000 in Trafficking and Prostitution Profits
Three offenders sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court have been ordered to repay over £600,000 after a Kent Police investigation uncovered a…
7 July 2026 -
Health Breast Cancer Research: What Kent Patients Need to Know About a New Treatment Approach
A study published in Nature Medicine points to promising early results for a combined radiotherapy and immunotherapy approach in certain…
7 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Four-Year-Old Boy Seriously Hurt in Gillingham Collision
A child pedestrian was seriously injured on Nelson Road, Gillingham on 3 July 2026, and Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit…
7 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Child Seriously Injured in Gillingham Road Collision
Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Child Seriously Injured in Gillingham Road Collision View tweet from @kent_police A child pedestrian…
7 July 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Folkestone Flat Fire: Residents Near Grove Road Advised to Close Windows as Smoke Spreads
Folkestone Flat Fire: Residents Near Grove Road Advised to Close Windows as Smoke Spreads View tweet from @kentfirerescue Kent Fire and…
7 July 2026