A freight firm has joined a long list of businesses calling on the government to approve a controversial road and rail link between Kent and Essex.

Kent’s councils have been told change is afoot as the Labour administration presses ahead with a speedy shake-up of local government.

Three Kent MPs have confirmed they will vote in favour of today’s assisted dying bill, while five will oppose it - with several yet to decide.

Fast food workers have reported being assaulted by lawless teens as the town’s MP calls for action on anti-social behaviour in parliament.

Families who have spent generations building up farming ventures fear the “destruction” of their way of life following changes to inheritance tax.

Fresh calls have been made in parliament to urge the government to look at all possibilities of extending the underground network into the county.

A Kent MP says an urgent call for action is needed to combat the £42 billion cost of the country’s leading cause of death.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s claim to have invited every Conservative member at Kent County Council to join his party met the same response.

Most motorists hit with fines over London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fines are still refusing to pay one year on as City Hall ramps up its enforcement.

The new Labour government has reached the political landmark of 100 days in office. But how do voters in Kent feel it has gone?

The rebuilding of a crumbling secondary school, which began last year after a campaign to raise funds, has now reached its highest point.

Girls are being encouraged to consider STEM subjects at schools.

An MP has criticised changes to the way disability payments are calculated amid concerns over an increased in costs to the most vulnerable in society.

A Kent MP in the running to be the next Tory leader says his party needs to go in a new “conservative direction” to win back voters.

One of Kent's newest MPs has seen her offensive tweet shared to almost 200m followers via Elon Musk amid an ongoing Twitter/X spat with the PM.

A newly-elected MP has apologised for a “significant error of judgement” after social media posts from 2009 resurfaced.

Craig Mackinlay, the ex-MP who lost his hands and feet after contracting sepsis, has spoken of his near-death experience and the future of the Tories.

Bus users are being urged to “use or lose” extra services put on to reconnect a town with its nearest hospital and a major shopping centre.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spared the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing from a series of sweeping cuts to national infrastructure schemes.

Bookies say a Kent MP has a “big shout” of becoming the next leader of the Conservative party.