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New town council formed for 16,000 voters
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (310+ words) Home " Tonbridge " News " Article It's official. Voters are to get a new town council. Tonbridge and Malling councillors have taken the decision to create a new town council for Tonbridge after examining the feedback from two rounds of public consultation....
‘My aim is to show that political issues are rarely black and white’
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (470+ words) Home " Deal " News " Article Politics has a reputation problem. For many young people, it can feel distant, dull, or dominated by shouting adults on television. That is exactly why I have launched my new secondary school project, Tapp into Politics,…...
Trevor McDonald reveals question he asked Saddam Hussein makes him ‘cringe’
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (395+ words) Journalist and TV presenter Sir Trevor McDonald has revealed that one question he asked Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during a landmark interview makes him "cringe" today. The 86-year-old will rewatch the 1990 ITN interview, filmed in a palace in Baghdad, for…...
Get more of the headlines you want by making KentOnline your preferred news source on Google
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (133+ words) You can now get more of the local headlines you want and less of what you don't. For the first time, Google is letting users have more control over the news sources they see in its search engine " including KentOnline....
Trump ‘not happy’ with UK over Iran and says Starmer is ‘not Winston Churchill’
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (718+ words) Donald Trump has said he is "not happy" with the UK after it did not initially allow the US to use its bases for strikes on Iran, and added that Sir Keir Starmer is "not Winston Churchill". It is the…...
‘A horrific crime that’s left women’s confidence in policing at crisis point’
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1773+ words) Home " Deal " News " Article On a chilly evening exactly five years ago, a 33-year-old left her friend's house - wrapped up warmly - and began walking towards her home. What happened next would shock the nation and drag Kent into the centre…...
‘The church preaches love while rationing it’: Dismay at same-sex marriage stance
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (816+ words) A decision about how the Church of England (CofE) treats same-sex marriages "is why LGBTQ+ people leave the church, says a councillor. Cllr Dan McDonald (Lab), who represents Gillingham South on Medway Council, was responding to the conclusion of the…...
Irish citizens in Gulf states urged to adopt ‘shelter in place’ strategy
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (284+ words) Irish citizens in the Middle East have been urged to adopt a "shelter in place" strategy by Helen McEntee. Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister said there are currently "no evacuation routes recommended for Gulf countries". Explosions have been heard in multiple…...
Five-year ban imposed on horse owner who left pony in ‘continuous suffering’
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (722+ words) A man who left a pony in continuous extreme pain in a "heartbreaking" case has been handed a suspended jail sentence and banned from owning horses. Daniel Robert Briggs from Hawthorn, Appledore, appeared at Maidstone Magistrates" Court where he admitted…...
Welsh FM criticised for ‘silence’ on Starmer’s future
3+ week, 2+ day ago (308+ words) The Labour First Minister of Wales has been criticised for her "silence" amid calls for the Prime Minister to resign. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar used a press conference to urge Sir Keir Starmer to resign following the scandal surrounding…...