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A man has been seriously injured after being stabbed following a crash in Herne Bay.Hear from our reporter Jack Dyson who has been to the scene of the collision which left one vehicle on its roof.Also in today’s podcast, P&O Ferries’ passenger sailings are resuming from Dover.It’s more than six weeks since the company suddenly sacked almost 800 staff and replaced them with agency workers.Our reporter Chris Britcher shares his thoughts on whether we’ll all be rushing to get back in board.Following an 11 day break, hundreds of asylum seekers have arrived in Kent after crossing the Channel in small boats over the weekend.Some could now be sent to Rwanda as part of a new deal agreed by the government – we have reaction.A Medway woman says she’s putting her life at risk every time she goes out, because pavements in Rainham aren’t wheelchair friendly.Sally Matthews needs an electric chair to get around but says she’s forced into the road.A transgender activist from Medway has spoken out about the long waiting lists faced by people possibly wanting to change their gender.Hear from Hilary Cooke who fears it’s leading to mental health problems.And in sport, there was huge disappointment for Gillingham fans at the weekend as the club were relegated from league one.Hear from manager Neil Harris who has apologised for their performances this season.

A driver of an electric car has been fined for staying too long in a supermarket car park to charge it.
Find out where James Piddock was and how much he was told to pay.
Also in today’s podcast, it’s emerged a man suspected of killing his wife at a tattoo studio in Canterbury before taking his own life died from a stab wound to the stomach.
An inquest has opened into the death of Catalin Micu who was found at GothInk studio in the city earlier this month.
Hear from our reporter Brad Harper who was at today’s hearing.
An app’s being launched that identifies the safest routes in and around Ashford town centre.
Streetwise tells you which areas have CCTV, good street lighting and high footfall.
A Kent business expert is warning cyber attacks are becoming more common and sophisticated as we move towards a cashless society.
There’s been a lot of talk about the issue, after a story on Kent Online revealed how frustrated pensioners claimed pay-by-phone car parks in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable were ageist.
Gillingham fans and players are getting ready for an incredibly tense final game of the season…
Tomorrow’s result will determine whether they’re relegated from league one – or complete the great escape.
Hear from the manager, Neil Harris, and captain, Stuart O’Keefe.

A large crane has collapsed at a building site in Canterbury.It happened on New Dover Road where a retirement complex is being built. Hear from our reporter Joe Wright who is in the city.
Also in today’s podcast, a damning report has found domestic abuse victims in Kent were failed and their abusers escaped justice because of police failings.The HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has been looking at various aspects of what the force does. Hear from them and reaction from Kent Police and the police and crime commissioner.Eight shops in Gravesend have been ordered to close after a series of raids targeting businesses thought to be involved in selling illegal tobacco…It’s thought to be the largest operation of its kind in the UK and we joined the police and council as they boarded up shops.Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for an animal sanctuary in Kent to be allowed to stay open.Happy Pants Ranch moved to land near Sittingbourne last January but had to apply to the council to be allowed to continue operating there.And, a Gravesend woman who’s known as the ‘laughing accountant’ is set to represent the UK at the World Laughter Championships…Genny Jones has previously appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and also runs laughing yoga classes.

A Kent actor has spoken exclusively to the KentOnline Podcast about the abuses he suffered as a child at the hands of a man considered a family friend.
Stuart Antony from Gravesend, who’s appeared in EastEnders and The Bill, reported his abuser to police in 2016.
He’s waived his right to anonymity after 62-year-old Billy Nutt from Week Street in Maidstone was jailed for 18 years.
Also in today’s podcast, for the first time since they sacked almost 800 staff nearly six weeks ago, P&O Ferries have resumed sailings from Dover.
Workers have been replaced with lower paid agency staff. Hear today from the RMT Union and the transport secretary.
A Kent mum who’s been told there’s no place for her son at a local school says she’s prepared to go to court.
11 year-old Sam Horsley from Hartley has autism and needs to go to a specialist secondary in September.
A Kent PCSO is being remembered a year after she was killed while walking her dog.
Julia James was attacked in woodland not far from her home in Snowdown between Canterbury and Dover.
And in sport, Gillingham are still in with a chance of avoiding relegation from league one.
We’ve got details of why fans were nervously watching Fleetwood Town’s result last night.

A man who threatened to kill a bank worker before taking money from a till has been jailed.
Hear the moment Roy Sinclair from Sydenham called police to admit he’d robbed Lloyds in Dartford.
Also in today’s podcast, an inquest has opened into the death of a woman at a tattoo studio in Canterbury.
Ramona Stoia was discovered at GothInk in the city two weeks ago. Hear from our reporter who was at today’s hearing.
A Whitstable mum says she’s going to have keep her daughter off school if plans to cut some bus services in the town go-ahead.
Stagecoach says it’s taken the “very tough decision” to axe some routes next month due to rising costs and a drop in passenger numbers since the pandemic.
People living in part of Maidstone are worried about the amount of dust that’s being created by the demolition of a former 26-storey library building.
At KentOnline you can see video of the old Springfield tower being knocked down.
And, Gillingham fans will be keeping a close eye on how relegation rivals Fleetwood get on tonight.
They’re a place above the Gills on goal difference but have played a game less and host Sheffield Wednesday.

A union boss has spoken of his concerns about safety after it was confirmed P&O Ferries will resume sailings from Dover this week.It’s more than five weeks since the company unexpectedly sacked almost 800 workers.Those staff have been replaced with lower paid agency crew.Darren Proctor from the RMT Union fears their schedule could lead to a fatality.Also in today’s podcast, hear from our reporter Sean McPolin who has been at the scene of a stabbing in Maidstone.A Medway charity has seen a huge increase in the number of people needing help to afford food.As the cost of living crisis continues, we’ve been speaking to the founder of Gillingham Street Angels after they were named overall winners at the Pride in Medway awards.It looks like an independent regulator will oversee English football, after the government gave its backing to key proposals from a fan-led review led by a Kent MP.10 recommendations will be endorsed, including measures to give supporters more say.Chatham and Aylesford’s Tracey Crouch has been overseeing the review.It’s hoped the Great British Rail Sale will boost tourism in Kent over the next month.Half price tickets can be used from today as part of a scheme to encourage people to use the trains again after Covid.In sport, Gillingham’s future in league one is looking rather uncertain after they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the weekend.They’re back in the drop zone on goal difference following Saturday’s trip to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park – hear from manager Neil Harris.

The father of a boy caught on camera damaging an historic church in Medway has spoken of his disgust.
Several stained glass windows at St Helen’s in Cliffe were damaged on Easter Sunday.
Find out what the teenager’s dad has told our reporter.
Also in today’s podcast, we have an update from our political editor after it was confirmed yet another investigation will be held into Partygate.
We can also reveal which Kent MP is one of the favourites to take over from the Prime Minister if he resigned over lockdown breaches.
For the first time since before the start of the pandemic, St George’s Day celebrations have returned to the streets of north Kent today.
Schools in Gravesend and Dartford have been taking part in parades through the town centres – we’ve been speaking to the organisers.
While a lot of us use phone apps to pay for parking these days, it seems not everyone is happy about a decision in Canterbury to turn some car parks cashless.
We’ve been reading through your comments on Facebook.
Hear from Majestic who’s been chatting to Rob and Claire on our sister radio station kmfm about how he started working on his latest single on a plane to Aberdeen.
And, it’s another massive weekend for Gillingham as they fight for survival in league one.
Hear from manager Neil Harris ahead of their trip to Fratton Park to take on Portsmouth.

A Ramsgate woman who tried to set fire to a house following a row about a Facebook post has been sent to prison.
Hear from our court reporter Sean Axtell.
Also in today’s podcast, a Tonbridge man who plotted to kill his ex-wife at the nail bar where she worked has been told he’ll spend almost 30 years behind bars.
The organisers of two large St George’s Day parades in north Kent say they’ve been racially abused online.
Events are taking place in Gravesend and Dartford tomorrow – hear from Gurvinder Sandher from Cohesion Plus.
The boss of a security firm in Canterbury says they’ve invested £10,000 in body armour for staff because of a rise in knife crime.
There have been two stabbings in the city just this month – one happened in Canterbury Lane, the other in a house on Downs Road.
A Thanet man who suffered years of abuse as a child has bravely spoken to the KentOnline Podcast and urged all of us to report if we think a youngster is in danger.
It’s as new figures from the NSPCC show there were an average of 14 referrals every day to authorities in London and the south east last year to investigate concerns of child abuse and neglect.
And, as the Queen celebrates her 96th birthday, it’s been revealed hundreds of applications have been submitted for street parties in Kent, to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee this summer.

The police watchdog has said it will not be investigating the contact Kent Police had with a couple before they died in a suspected ‘murder-suicide’.
Catalin Micu and his wife Ramona Stoia were discovered at GothInk in Canterbury last week.
It emerged 54-year-old Micu was on bail and facing allegations of raping his wife.
Hear what the IOPC has said in a statement and from our reporter who’s been reading tributes left outside the studio.
Also in today’s podcast, a trainee Kent police officer who drove drunk after a barbecue, and another who lied to police about it, have been found guilty of gross misconduct.
The government’s plan to send some asylum seekers who arrive in Kent via small boats crossing the Channel to Rwanda is still causing controversy.
Former PM Theresa May is the latest to speak out.
The fall out from Partygate continues – hear from a Kent MP who has accused Boris Johnson of delivering a “pantomime performance” while meeting with backbenchers last night.
Hundreds of The Wanted fans have lined the streets in south-east London to pay their respects to Tom Parker ahead of his funeral.
The 33-year-old, who was patron of a Kent charity, died last month after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The group in charge of planning for emergencies in Kent have told the podcast they are continuing to put pressure on government to come up with a solution to Operation Brock.
The system of parking lorries on the M20 when they can’t cross the Channel has been in place for 20 days now. Our business editor Chris Britcher has been speaking to the tactical lead of the Kent Resilience Forum.
And find out why a Canterbury taxi driver isn’t happy about calls for their vehicles to be electric.

The government is being urged to come up with a solution to Operation Brock on the M20 which has entered a third week.
Lorries are having to park on the coastbound carriageway while they wait to cross the Channel.
Capacity is reduced as P&O Ferries remain unable to sail following safety checks.
Staying with transport news and there’s a warning for drivers about planned weekend closures of the M2.
Also in today’s podcast, find out why armed police have been in Dartford and Folkestone.
The owner of a wine bar in Rochester fears he was the victim of a ‘vendetta’ over noise complaints – which have now been withdrawn.
Hear from Sanjay Raval who runs the City Wall in the High Street.
Thousands of children and their parents in Kent have been finding out which primary school they’ll be going to in September.
Hear from a legal expert on what to do if you didn’t get your first choice.
An 11-year-old boy who recently managed to flee war-torn Ukraine has been the guest of honour at Gillingham’s Priestfield stadium.
On the pitch, there was frustration as their game with Fleetwood Town ended goalless. Hear from manager Neil Harris.