Partygate report author to Number 10: Sue Gray quits Downing Street chief job
Ms Gray was catapulted from anonymity to front-page news when she headed up the investigation into lockdown-busting parties in Number 10.
Johnnie Walker announces retirement from radio after 58 years
DJ Johnnie Walker has made the “very sad announcement” he is retiring from radio after 58 years as a broadcaster. Hosting today’s edition of Sounds Of The 70s on BBC Radio 2, the 79-year-old told ...
Calls for traffic calming on Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne after three-car crash involving Nissan Qashqai
After moving into his new home last year, Mr Mercer says this is the third serious accident he has witnessed on Chalkwell Road and he is now calling for extra safety measures to be introduced. “The ...
Plans for nearly 10,000 homes across Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay pushed back as Local Plan delayed
Plans to deliver almost 10,000 more homes in a Kent district have been pushed back by up to a year amid a government shakeup ...
Delays on M25 and Dartford Tunnel approach due to broken down vehicle
Drivers are facing delays near the M25 and Dartford Crossing. One lane is closed on the clockwise carriageway of the major motorway on the approach to the Dartford Tunnel, between junctions 31 ...
Medway Council approves plans to reinvest £1.5 million from Cozenton Park underspend into Strood Sports Centre and Medway Park
A council says a £1.5million underspend on a new leisure centre will be reinvested into “critical” improvements in two others.
Sister of October 7 victim calls for everyone to be ‘safe in their homes’
The sister of a Scottish man killed in the October 7 attack on Israel has called for “peace in the Middle East and for people to be safe in their homes”. Bernard Cowan, 57, was shot in his dining room ...
Parents of child shot dead at farm pay tribute to ‘kind, full of mischief’ son
Jay Cartmell, eight, suffered injuries to his head and face on land north of Warcop in Cumbria, on September 28.
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Jewish and Muslim women share suffering and hope a year on from October 7
A group of Jewish and Muslim women came together on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attacks and to help “stop the hate on (Britain’s) streets”. Six Muslim and six Jewish women met at ...
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Sue Gray quits as Downing Street chief of staff citing ‘distraction’ fears
Sue Gray has quit as the Downing Street chief of staff, citing fears she was “becoming a distraction” to Sir Keir Starmer’s government. In a statement on Sunday, Ms Gray said she was “pleased to have ...
Conversion of George pub into Yalding Supermarket and Mr Dan’s Takeaway criticised for not sticking to planning permission
A shopkeeper has been criticised after plans to convert a village pub into a farm shop and restaurant fell short of what was promised.
Memorial service remembers victims on 50th anniversary of Guildford pub bombings
A memorial service to honour those killed and injured in the Guildford pub bombings has been held to mark the 50th anniversary of the atrocity. The Holy Trinity Church in the Surrey city hosted a ...