Boris Johnson is due to hold a press conference this afternoon following reports of introduction of Tier 4 restrictions over Christmas.

NHS chiefs have postponed non-urgent operations in Kent - as the number of patients in the county's hospitals soars.

Workers at a Kent hospital say they've been left without any information about when the vaccine will arrive there despite being on standby for weeks.

More GP surgeries will start issuing coronavirus vaccines after additional centres were set up and approved by NHS bosses.

Doctors on the frontline at one of the country's most under pressure hospitals treating coronavirus speak of relief and excitement as vaccine arrives.

The woman at the helm of a mental health trust has apologised after emailing a note from a staff member who took their own life to 3,500 employees.

A road safety campaign led by a late councillor, 31, has been given a royal award.

We go inside one of Kent's first two covid test centres for people without symptoms to find out what it's like and meet Kent's public health director.

In a stark warning for the county the Health Secretary has instructed Kent residents to act as if they have the virus so as not to infect others.

A radio presenter has told how he feared he was going blind - only to discover he had suffered a life-threatening stroke.

Ambulances are battling to transfer patients into the county's biggest hospital as staff there battle to deal with the level of Covid cases.

An ICU virtual choir featuring a Kent nurse have released a charity single for Christmas.

Covid cases continue to rise by 30% weekly as GPs begin vaccine roll-outs and medical experts call for a rethink on easing restrictions at Christmas.

A doctor has shared a message of hope as sites across the county begin to roll out the Pfizer / Biontech Covid-19 vaccine.

Bel Austin, believed to be the oldest working journalist in Kent, has become one of the first to be given a vaccination for coronavirus.

A doctor has expressed her frustration after 80 coronavirus jabs had to be cancelled at her surgery after delays in the delivery of the vaccine.

A Kent mum was put on a crippling course of chemotherapy and feared she could die at any moment after being wrongly diagnosed with cancer.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a new variant of Covid has been found which could explain soaring rates across Kent and the South East.

A council leader has called for hospital staff to be able to speak out about the strain on the NHS caused by the second wave of Covid-19.

A district in Kent once more has the highest coronavirus infection rate in England, with six other areas in the county also in the top ten.