Tributes have been paid to a young girl who died in the River Thames near Gravesend.
She’s been named on social media as Bia and described as a ‘beautiful angel’.
Emergency crews, including the RNLI, had been called to the river near Royal Terrace Pier just before 2pm on Friday after receiving reports of two children going into the water.
Also in today’s podcast, Reform UK’s first UK DOGE team will visit Kent County Council today.
The Elon Musk inspired Department of Government Efficiency taskforce is designed to identify and cut wasteful spending.
We’re being urged to be aware of the dangers of wildfires in Kent.
Kent Fire and Rescue have introduced a new warning system this year. Alan Standing is a group manager at the services and has been explaining how it works.
Kent retailers are welcoming a government ban on disposable vapes which has come into force.
Under new rules, it’s now illegal for businesses to supply any single use devices, including those which are nicotine free. Hear from Mike Cameron who is the co-founder of Smoko in Tunbridge Wells, and Operations manager James Whiddett from Kent Trading Standards.
It’s been revealed the cost of last year’s elections for Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner cost taxpayers £88,000.
With voter turnout lower than previous years, it means the cost was £11.62 per vote.
And in sport, there’s been mixed reaction to Gillingham’s decision to scrap their traditional matchday programmes.
The club say they’ve chosen to stop publication because sales have dropped and it no longer makes financial sense.