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Podcast – Kent climate change protesters head to Westminster calling for urgent action

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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Podcast – MP questions TV bosses over Jeremy Kyle Show – 25/06/2019

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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Podcast – Concerns over rise in children being home schooled – 24/06/2019

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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Podcast – Son of murdered woman says serial killer should remain in prison – 21/06/2019

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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Podcast – ‘Dysfunctional housing market’ blamed for rise in homelessness – 20/06/2019

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

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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