The cash-strapped county council is set to receive a share of the government’s emergency bailout fund – but some warn the money is a short-term fix.

A council forced to hire more care worker agency staff while it struggles to retain permanent staff says the government’s plans don’t go far enough.

The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.

A Kent MP and former minister for postal affairs has welcomed the decision by former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE.

A politician has told of how he is lucky to be alive following a diagnosis with sepsis and undergoing “extreme” surgery.

With one week to go until Christmas, residents are still reporting issues with the postal service as parcels are delayed or missing.

A Labour MP has hit back at her party leader Sir Keir Starmer who she says “has not spoken to me” while she is under investigation for anti-semitism.

A government minister has announced plans to find a new national park following a visit to a river restoration project in Kent.

A Kent MP has said migration figures are ‘too high’ despite what she claimed was some of the ‘strongest action ever” taken by her government.

An MP is being investigated by the Labour party for liking a controversial tweet by a comedy writer which it claims is anti-Semitic.

The government has approved the first out of three stages for a £199 million scheme in Kent.

The Home Secretary’s plan to restrict tents used by the homeless and fine organisations which hand them out has drawn fierce criticism.

A protest group which supports the people of Palestine has written to the Town’s MPs urging them to back a ceasefire ahead of a march.

A politician has revealed how he was placed into an induced coma after being diagnosed with sepsis.

Our political editor looks at the battle brewing as opposition parties prepare a bid to oust the Conservatives from one of their safest seats.

A public inquiry into controversial plans for 950 new homes near a village has got underway with an MP among the first speakers.

Two MPs have teamed up in opposition to plans to extend a ragstone quarry into an area of ancient woodland.

A council has called for the government to step in and help amid a GP shortage which has left towns and villages ‘grappling’ for healthcare.

The Transport secretary has been urged to use the law to intervene in a battle to scrap the Ultra Low Emission Zone at the border with Kent.

A media personality and former MP has been spotted speaking to guests at a Conservative village group fundraiser.