A council has urged beachgoers to exercise caution after oil has continued to wash up on a stretch of Kent shoreline for more than a week.

Under pressure dentists are refusing to take on more NHS work as they grapple with financial pressures and “too much bureaucracy”.

Thousands of households in one part of Kent have received support from a “vital” government scheme helping the most vulnerable.

Patients are being exposed to radiation doses at the “upper limit of safe” because a hospital is using an outdated radiology machine.

A mum and dad made the difficult decision to let doctors amputate their son's toes - so he could finally walk after he was born with a rare condition.

Bosses at a “luxury” care home which received a poor hygiene rating have apologised and insist “safety and wellbeing” are their top priorities.

A family is appealing for donations after a mum-of-three suffered a brain haemorrhage at work, leaving their world “turned upside down”.

A worried mum has sounded the alarm after discovering plastic inside an Iceland chicken dipper she fears could have choked her children.

A family have been left in shock after a father was told the devastating news he has terminal brain cancer.

A mother who was told she was “too young” for a breast screening was later diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Tributes have been paid to a stalwart Labour member and former mayor described as “the model of what a good councillor should look like”.

People over the age of 40 are being asked to come forward for a simple test amid fears thousands are living with undiagnosed high blood pressure.

A mum says she was given laxatives by a nurse and sent home before being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

A hairdresser has told how a dream holiday turned into a nightmare when she was left paralysed from the waist down.

A sweet treat eatery has received a one-star hygiene rating after an inspection found it needed “major improvement”.

A mum-of-three suffering from stage 4 cancer claims she was “humiliated” after being evicted from her home by High Court enforcement officers.

A new multi-million pound replacement mental health ward, designed specifically for older patients, has opened.

A church and scout hut are among the venues hosting MMR catch-up clinics in Kent as officials try and encourage those not vaccinated to come forward.

An 18-year-old is having to learn to walk and talk again after suffering a stroke.

A huge £30 million expansion of two hospital emergency departments has finally been completed this week after three years.