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Travellers returning to the UK from Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days after an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.
Hear from health minister and Faversham MP Helen Whately on why the government has taken the action and what could happen next.
Also in the podcast – a Rochester mum is calling on the government to extend paid maternity leave and a pop-up academy is hoping to help children catch up on missed lessons over the holidays.

Four months after the start of lockdown, it’s now mandatory to wear a face covering in shops in England.
We’ve been out and about in Kent to find out how store owners are getting on and if they’ve had to challenge any customers.
Also in the podcast – gyms and leisure centres prepare to reopen, Kent MP and health minister Helen Whately says more of us will be able to get the flu jab this winter and a Kent woman who’s had ME for most of her life wins a top book award.

A charity that normally supports people who’ve lost a baby is now offering counselling to those who have suffered the death of a loved one during the coronavirus pandemic.
Making Miracles has been given extra funding after they raised concerns that many people wouldn’t have been able to grieve properly.
Also in the podcast, calls for a plaque to be put up in Chatham to remember the first black train guard at London’s Euston station and Zara Larsson chats about her new single and those Ariana Grande rumours.

For the second year in a row, the M20 in Kent has been named the worst motorway in England.
Hear from Transport Focus on why drivers think it’s so bad.
Also in the podcast – the man in charge of the London Resort project in Swanscombe says they’ll be looking to create careers, not just jobs, and Ellie Goulding talks about life in lockdown and the reason behind the name for hew new album.

More job losses have been announced in Kent as companies continue to feel the impact of the pandemic.
Hear from KentOnline’s business editor Chris Britcher.
Also in the podcast – a Kent MP is calling for ‘fast action’ to be taken on laughing gas amid concerns more young people are using it and Anne-Marie chats about her new single To Be Young.

Boris Johnson has been in Kent today to announce more funding for schools.
 
The Prime Minister visited The Discovery School in Kings Hill – joining pupils in an art class where he painted a ladybird.
 
Also in the podcast – hear from the mum of a boy from Sevenoaks who’s set to travel to New York for pioneering cancer treatment and from the boss of a holiday park on Sheppey who says business is picking up as we search out a staycation this summer.

Two men have been jailed for their role in the death of a man found stabbed in Rochester.
Peter Beale, 39, from Sittingbourne was discovered close to Rochester Bridge in September 2018 after a drugs deal went wrong.
The victim’s family have reacted to the sentences outside court.
Also in the podcast – a leading charity fears children in Kent could become the forgotten victims of the pandemic, a Kent mosque is reopening for Friday prayers for the first time since lockdown and hear from the Canterbury farmer growing climate change resistant blackcurrants to go into bottles of Ribena.

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on the government to allow indoor soft play centres to reopen.
With many business now able to trade again, it’s feared those catering for youngsters have been forgotten.
We visited a soft play centre in Ayleford to see how social distancing would work.
Also in the podcast – a man’s been arrested after a woman died when she fell from a bridge over the A21, and golf’s Open Championship should have been getting underway in Kent today, but organiser say it’ll be even bigger in 2021.

There are concerns about the impact the compulsory wearing of face coverings in shops could have on people with autism.
It’s feared those with sensory issues won’t want to wear them and others may not be able to communicate with people who’ve got them on, especially if they can’t lip read.
We hear from the mum or a teenager who has autism and from the Kent Autistic Trust.
Also in the podcast – new rules could be brought in for jet skiers, the lavender fields in Kent that helped Yardley become a global success and why we’re all talking about star signs.

After conflicting reports on how effective they might be, the government’s finally confirmed we WILL have to wear face masks in shops and supermarkets.
The new rules will come into effect next Friday – that’s July 24th.
Also in the podcast – just six cases of revenge porn in Kent in the past year ended with a charge or caution, we hear from the police.
And, a young woman with an eating disorder bravely speaks out after being told she could have to wait a year for treatment.