A man has made his first appearance in court accused of not wearing a face mask at Bluewater shopping centre.

The 30 year-old is believed the first person in the country to be charged with the offence.

Hear from our reporter who was at Medway Magistrates Court for the hearing.

Also today, we've been speaking to local democracy reporter Ciaran Duggan as reports show thousands of extra secondary school places need to be created in Kent.

The chief executive of Produced in Kent tell of her fears at independent food producers in the county missing out on Christmas trade this year.

And, Diwali celebrations are getting underway in the county despite lockdown. We've been chatting to Gurvinder Sandher from Cohesion Plus in Gravesend.

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