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The family of a Dartford woman who took her own life after suffering at the hands of her bullying boyfriend say she’s been cheated of justice.
Gemma Robinson was left with a fractured eye socket and covered in bruises after one attack.
She died last summer, seven months before 34-year-old Joseph Falconer, who now lives in St Leonards, was locked up for the brutal attack, fraud and casing criminal damage.
Hear from her sister and dad who spoke outside court.
Also in today’s podcast, it’s Time To Talk day and we speak to a woman from Ramsgate who’s struggled with lockdown along with the director of the Time to Change campaign.

Hear the moment a barber took a phone call from a customer as police called at his business in Northfleet.
The owner was fined after admitting he was still cutting people’s hair even though his business should be closed during lockdown.
Penalties were also handed to a group found playing football in Dartford – one of them had travelled from Lancashire.
Also in today’s podcast, it’s a condition that not many people have heard of but is thought to affect 1 in 6 adult.
Find out how misophonia affects one woman from Canterbury and hear from experts who fear more people could be suffering during lockdown.

Door-to-door testing is under way in and around the ME15 area of Maidstone after a case of a new variant of coronavirus was discovered.
The person who had the South African strain had not been to the country or in touch with anyone who had.
10,000 test are now being carried out to see if anyone else in the community has got it but isn’t showing any symptoms.
In today’s podcast, hear from the leader of Maidstone Borough Council, the man in charge of public health in Kent, the head of Kent Search and Rescue and the headteacher of Tiger Primary school.
We’ve also got a round up of other top stories from the county and new on a new arrival at Priestfield stadium.

Door-to-door coronavirus tests are going to be carried out in part of Kent after a case of the South Africa variant was discovered in the county.
It’s of particular interest because the person involved had not visited the country or been in contact with anyone who had.
Also in today’s podcast, we hear about a new mass vaccination site that’s going to open in Tonbridge.
A man from Folkestone speaks out after becoming the victim of a Covid vaccine scam email.
It’s the start of Children’s Mental Health Week.
And, we hear from the Gillingham boss following their 2-2 draw at Sunderland over the weekend.

A fire has broken out at an army barracks in Folkestone being used to house asylum seekers.Emergency crews were called to Napier Barracks and videos posted on social media show dozens of people gathered outside and alarms can be heard.Also in today’s podcast, there are concerns about elderly people having to queue outside Kent’s first mass Covid vaccination centre.It’s though there could be staycation boom in Kent this summer with uncertainty remaining over when we’ll be able to travel abroad again.We hear from Rita Ora who stars in a new modern-day film version of Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist.And, Gillingham defender Ryan Jackson chat ahead of their trip to Sunderland this weekend.

Police have released footage of some of the most blatant breaches of lockdown restrictions in Kent.
Officers have revealed they issued another 202 fines last weekend bringing the total for this year to almost 800.
In the podcast, hear the moment officers discover a card game going on in a disused shop in Chatham and a woman out driving, despite having coronavirus.
Also in today’s episode, a Maidstone family say they are overwhelmed by the money that’s been raised to pay for a cancer drug for their teenage daughter.
And could people living in Dartford soon have to pay £3.50 to drive into neighbouring Bexley? Hear what’s been going on in the Commons.

The Prime Minister has confirmed schools in Kent will not be welcoming back all pupils until at least March 8.
Boris Johnson has been giving an update in the Commons on how the government could start to ease the current national lockdown.
He said getting all children back to class remained their top priority.
We’ve been chatting to homeschooling mum and My Kent Family editor Lauren Abbott.
Also in today’s podcast, we speak to the man in charge of Kent’s first mass Covid vaccination centre.
An expert from Canterbury Cathedral reveals how an entire stained glass window will be transported to the British Museum.
And, Gillingham’s assistant boss reacts to their 4-1 win over Crewe Alexandra in league one.

Stats out today have revealed the number of people claiming jobless benefits in Kent rose 116% in 2020.
In December there were more than 68,800 people claiming in the county – up from just under 32,000 in January.
We get reaction from Jo James, the chief executive of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, who says the furlough scheme needs to be extended.
Also in the podcast, fears schools could be left out of pocket with more children likely to qualify for free school meals when they return after lockdown.
Local democracy reporter Ciaran Duggan has an update on plans for a railway line from Kent to Cambridge.
And, we look ahead to Gillingham’s game in league one tonight.

The chief executive of an academy trust in Kent says the government needs to listen to scientists before deciding when all children should return to school.
There are calls for ministers to set out a route map of how and when children will go back to class.
Hear from David Whitehead who is the CEO of the Potential in Everyone Academy Trust.
Also in today’s podcast, asylum seekers being held at a former army barracks in Kent are to be moved to hotels if they receive a negative Covid test.
We get reaction from the Kent Refugee Action Network.
There are calls for people from minority ethnic groups in Kent not to turn down the chance of having the Covid vaccine.
And, the organisers of the Black Deer Festival update us on their plans for the summer after it was confirmed Glastonbury has been cancelled.

The owner of a shop in a village near Canterbury has spoken out about the abuse he’s suffered after refusing to serve customers who don’t wear a face mask.
Ranjit Dhaliwal says he’s been threatened and even had groceries thrown at him by people who wouldn’t wear a face covering.
Hear from the shopkeeper and CCTV from the store which captured the moment a man demanded to be served despite not wearing a mask.
Also in today’s podcast, an open letter from asylum seekers living in a former military barracks in Folkestone has been posted on social media.
Hear from Anne Marie who’s been chatting to sister radio station kmfm.
And we catch up with Gillingham midfielder Ollie Lee ahead of their game against Rochdale this weekend.