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People were urged to stay at home, drink plenty of water and check on the elderly as temperatures headed towards 40C.
The family of a mother-of-three stabbed to death yesterday has been named locally as her family start a fundraising campaign.
A main road along the coast was shut in both directions following a crash this afternoon.
Motorists have been stuck in three-mile queues on the M20 after a motorcycle crash this afternoon.
An amber weather warning came into force at midnight amid concerns over travel disruption and lives at risk as temperatures soar.
A water station has been set up to help people left without supplies in two villages today, amid 'significant demand' during hot weather.
Firefighters have battled more large field fires today, with seven engines needed at one blaze.
A man suffered multiple head injuries after he was attacked by two men in a pub.
Homes and businesses in a town have been left without water for the second time in less than 24 hours.
Temperatures are predicted to reach 36C in some parts of Kent next week amid the sweltering heatwave.
A veteran local authority boss of 25 years has been appointed as interim chief executive at a council.
A Kent animal park has welcomed a five-year-old male Indian rhinoceros for the summer season.
Southern Water says most residents who were left without water should have a supply now after a huge shortage.
A bid for a judicial review launched by dozens of travellers who do not want to leave a seafront site has been rejected.
A man in his 70s has died after a crash involving a lorry and bicycle on a busy road.
A man has been treated for burns and smoke inhalation following a house fire.
A popular hairdressers is being forced to close after almost 70 years - because people are having fewer cuts since Covid struck.
Emergency services have been called to a serious crash on a busy road.
A motorcyclist has been taken to London hospital in a serious condition after a crash.
A man has been released under investigation after armed police were called to a dog attack on a child.
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