Campaigners from Kent have joined thousands of people for a mass lobby at Westminster over climate change.
WWF say it’s the greatest environmental crisis the world has ever faced and wildlife populations have plummeted by 60 percent over the past 40 years.
They’re hoping today’s ‘The Time is Now’ event will be the biggest of it’s kind as they call on MPs to take action.
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A Kent MP has criticised the use of lie detector tests in reality TV programmes, following the death of a guest who appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show.Folkestone and Hythe’s Damian Collins heads up the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which has been hearing evidence from ITV bosses in Parliament.The Jeremy Kyle Show was cancelled last month and the host himself declined an invitation to give evidence in Parliament.
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Veterans across the country are struggling with a harsh and confusing benefits system. But according to Kent’s Armed Forces NHS Community Director Kate Parkin, the key to improvement is through increasing awareness of the difficulties people face when they leave military service.
There’s been another rise in the number of children being home schooled in Kent.At the moment more than 2,500 youngsters are being taught at home in the county – that’s twice as many as seven years ago, and up almost 13% on April 2018.A report by education bosses has described it as a ‘worrying trend’, and say it might be down to ‘strained relationships’ between parents and schools.
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There are fresh calls for a serial killer, who’s Britain’s longest serving prisoner, to be kept behind bars.
Patrick Mackay who used to live in the Gravesend and Dartford areas, was jailed in 1975 after being convicted of three manslaughters on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Two other cases were put on file – and he was linked to another six deaths – including that of cafe owner Ivy Davies who was murdered in Essex.
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A dysfunctional housing market and inadequate welfare regime is being blamed for a dramatic rise in homelessness.A report, which has taken a year to put together, says rough sleeping is just the tip of the iceberg and much more needs to be done to tackle the issue.It’s calling for sustainable and affordable housing along with more mental health support and addiction services.
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Police have carried out another raid as part of a crackdown on drug and knife crime.
They seized cash from a property on Tonbridge Road in Maidstone this morning, and arrested a man and woman on suspicion of money laundering offences.
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The boss of a Kent children’s hospice is calling on the Government to guarantee more funding as a week recognising the work they do takes place.Demelza Hospice Care near Sittingbourne needs about £10m a year to keep running – with only 12% of that coming from the Government or the NHS.
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Plans have been announced to ban the use of police cells as a place to detain people who’re experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Prime Minister’s unveiled a series of measure to improve the nation’s approach to the issue.
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Figures show there’s been an increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections being diagnosed in Kent.
Just over 5,200 people in the county were found to have an STI last year – over 400 more than in 2017.
Some health experts fear an increase in the use of dating apps could be linked to the rise in figures.
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