Medway News
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Economy ONS Releases Official Top 100 Baby Names for England and Wales in 2025
The Office for National Statistics has published its annual baby names dataset, drawn from birth registration records and covering all of…
13 July 2026 -
Health Drug Trial Shows Setmelanotide Reduces BMI and Hunger in Patients with Rare Obesity Condition, Study Finds
A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that setmelanotide produced much greater reductions in body-mass…
13 July 2026 -
Economy OBR Warns UK Public Debt Could Hit 300% of GDP Within 50 Years
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s new long-term report finds that public debt is on course to become unsustainable in almost every…
13 July 2026 -
Health Gut Health and Hospital Nutrition: What a Leading Medical Journal’s Research Means for Patients
The New England Journal of Medicine has shared research highlighting how the method used to feed patients in hospital can have a direct…
13 July 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Grass Fire Reported in Ospringe Near Faversham, KFRS Confirms
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has issued an official update after a grass fire broke out in Ospringe, in the Faversham area of Kent. The…
11 July 2026 -
Economy Kent County Council Calls for Urgent Government Action on £112 Million Broadband Rollout
Kent County Council is pressing the Government to accelerate Project Gigabit after discussions with Building Digital UK and CityFibre, as…
11 July 2026 - Local News
Medway Mile 2026: Free Community Race Returns to Gillingham on 17 July
Medway Park opens its doors for a free evening of racing, children’s events and live entertainment — and there’s just one week to go. One…
10 July 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 10 July 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 10 July 2026 Nearly a Third of UK Businesses Now Concerned About Climate Change Impact, ONS Figures Show The…
10 July 2026 -
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