More than 6,000 homes in Kent are sitting empty, according to new figures.

The data also shows the number of vacant properties has increased by around 7% in the past year - that's above the national average.

Also in today's episode, young carers take part in outdoor activities to get a break from their responsibilities, and a former NBA player from Sittingbourne tells us why he wants to inspire the next generation of basketball players.

In case you missed it:

• Podcast - Man stabbed in High Street - 06/08/2019

• Podcast - Concerns over vaporised alcohol at nightclub - 05/08/2019

• Podcast - Former Kent students helped make Lion King - 02/08/2019
• Podcast - No-deal Brexit preparations stepped up - 01/08/2019

• Podcast - Rochester Cathedral bosses hit back over crazy golf controversy - 31/07/2019

• Podcast - Kent farmer urges Prime Minister Boris Johnson to get a Brexit deal - 30/07/2019

• Podcast - Father and son convicted of people trafficking - 29/07/2019

• Podcast - Mum fears for daughter's future over cannabis oil uncertainty - 26/07/2019
• Podcast - How Kent is coping in the hot weather - 25/07/2019

• Podcast - Farmers' fears over field fires - 24/07/2019

• Podcast - Boris Johnson is to become the new Prime Minister - 23/07/19

• Podcast - Holiday hunger hits Kent as summer break starts - 22/07/2019

• Podcast - Door staff could get stab vests amid knife fears - 19/07/2019

• Podcast - Gatwick confirms masterplan which could lead to third runway - 18/07/2019

• Podcast - Fuel price comparison shows Kent drivers paying more to fill up - 17/07/19

• Podcast - Former gang member to warn more young people about dangers of crime - 16/07/2019

• Podcast - Amputee teacher's journey back to the classroom - 15/07/2019

• Podcast - Conservative party members question leadership candidates - 12/07/2019

• Podcast - More criticism for Disney's Spider-Man grave decision - 11/07/2019

• Podcast - Parents react to inquest of young man stabbed to death in Cyprus - 10/07/2019

• Podcast - HPV vaccine to be offered to boys - 09/07/2019

• Podcast - MP calls for prosecution over Trump memo leak - 08/07/2019

• Podcast - County lines gangs could be to blame for attacks on police - 05/07/2019

• Podcast - Widow calls for assisted dying law change - 04/07/2019

• Podcast - Cannabis law change brought in too soon says Kent mum - 03/07/2019

• Podcast - more support for problem gamblers - 02/07/2019

• Podcast - Boris Johnson visits Kent as bid to become PM continues - 01/07/2019

• Podcast - Saharan heat bubble to bring scorching temperatures to Kent - 28/06/2019

• Podcast - Kent mum's disappointment as 'unicorn dream experience' cancelled - 28/06/2019

• Podcast - Kent climate change protesters head to Westminster calling for urgent action - 27/06/19

• Podcast - Kent MP criticises use of lie detector tests in reality TV programmes - 26/06/19

• Podcast - Concerns over rise in home schooling - 25/06/2019

• Podcast - Murder victim's son says serial killer should stay in jail - 24/06/2019

• Podcast - 'Dysfunctional housing market' blamed for rise in homelessness - 20/06/2019

• Podcast - Kent Police crackdown on drug and knife crime - 19/06/2019

• Podcast - Hospice boss calls for more Government funding - 18/06/2019

• Podcast - Mentally ill will no longer be held in police cells - 17/06/2019

• Podcast - Dating apps blamed for rise in STIs - 14/06/2019

• Podcast - Hundreds march in support of 'racist' attack victim - 13/06/2019

• Podcast - Plans to create CBD sweets for children - 12/06/2019

• Podcast - MP backs Michael Gove despite cocaine revelation - 11/06/2019
• Podcast - Tributes paid to former Gills boss Justin Edinburgh - 10/06/2019

• Podcast - Thousands of children going to school hungry - 07/06/2019

• Podcast - D-Day 75 commemorations across Kent - 06/06/2019
• Podcast - MP questions Justice Secretary over serial killer - 05/06/2019

• Podcast - Attack on homeless man 'deeply upsetting' - 04/06/2019

• Podcast - Man caught on bodycam trying to stab police officer - 03/06/2019

• Podcast - Brexit Secretary visits Kent - 31/05/2019

• Podcast - Rise in race hate crimes against children - 30/05/2019

• Podcast - Mum's warning over smoking while pregnant - 29/05/2019

• Podcast - Concern for mum who left baby outside hospital - 28/05/2019

• Podcast - Kent reacts to Theresa May's resignation - 24/05/2019

• Podcast - Road rage killer Kenneth Noye 'should remain behind bars' - 23/05/2019

• Podcast - New NHS drug could change teenager's life - 22/05/2019

• Podcast - Stroke unit decision will not be referred back to Secretary of State - 21/05/2019

• Podcast - Teen fears lack of NHS funding could ruin uni dream - 20/05/2019

• Podcast - Mum to meet health secretary over cystic fibrosis drug campaign - 17/05/2019

• Podcast - Benny the Beluga to be remembered through plastic sculpture - 16/05/2019

• Podcast - Jeremy Kyle show cancelled by ITV - Kent reacts - 15/05/2019

• Podcast - Suicide prevention conference held on Mental Health Awareness Week - 14/05/2019

• Podcast - Concerns over potential release of serial killer - 13/05/2019

• Podcast - Golf ball sized tumour removed from baby's brain through pioneering surgery - 10/05/2019

• Podcast - Jeremy Corbyn in Medway to launch Labour's manifesto for European elections - 09/05/2019

• Podcast - Children risking their lives on railway lines in Kent - 08/05/2019

• Podcast - Man found with samurai sword during drugs raid jailed - 07/05/2019

• Podcast - Reaction to results of local elections across the county - 03/05/2019

• Podcast - More people visit self-help page to try and stop viewing indecent images of children online - 02/05/2019

• Podcast - Concerns over plans for new theme park - 01/05/2019

• Podcast - Wife calls for justice at start of inquiry into contaminated blood - 30/04/2019

• Podcast - Rape victims told to give their mobile phones to police - 29/04/2019

• Podcast - Four Debenhams stores in Kent could close - 26/04/2019

• Podcast - Parents urged to get their children vaccinated amid fears of measles outbreak - 25/04/2019

• Podcast - Teenager with learning difficulties attacked - 24/04/2019

• Podcast - Parents pay tribute to son who had rare heart condition - 23/04/2019

• Podcast - Family campaign for better support for new mums following suicide of Rebecca Kruza - 18/04/2019

• Podcast - Dean of Rochester describes Notre Dame fire as 'horrific' - 17/04/2019

• Podcast - University of Kent medieval expert hopes Notre Dame in Paris will be rebuilt after devastating fire - 16/04/2019

• Podcast - Landlord criticises new rules aimed a protecting tenants - 15/04/2019

• Podcast - Adoptive mum of boy who needed his legs amputated slams findings of serious case review - 12/04/2019

• Podcast - Fresh hope for Kent girl with epilepsy - 11/04/2019

• Podcast - Children from Demelza Hospice feature in exhibition by world famous photographer - 10/04/2019

• Podcast - Overhaul to divorce law to end 'blame game' between partners - 09/04/2019

• Podcast - Devastated mum has daughter's cannabis medication confiscated - 08/04/2019

• Podcast - Mum turns fashion designer for autistic children - 05/04/2019

• Podcast - Autistic children hit by funding cuts - 04/04/2019
• Podcast - Committee set up to tackle rise in knife crime - 03/04/2019
• Podcast - Figures reveal the scale of dog fighting in Kent - 02/04/2019
• Podcast - Bereaved parents bid to help others - 01/04/2019
• Podcast - Mum turns entrepreneur after loss of twins - 29/03/2019
• Podcast - Mum campaigns for live saving cystic fibrosis drug - 28/03/2019
• Podcast - 24/7 helipad could save more lives - 27/03/2019
• Podcast - Mum pleads with Snap chat to reveal identify of daughter's troll - 26/03/2019
• Podcast - Kent's Brexit test and why ditching the car could help your children - 25/03/2019
• Podcast - Education funding warning, how will your children be affected? 21/03/2019
• Podcast - Parents urged not to shout negative comments at children's football matches - 20/03/2019
• Podcast - Mum's battle to get cannabis oil treatment for daughter - 19/03/2019
• Podcast - Reality stars, fame and pressure - 18/03/2019