This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships has begun with the hottest opening day on record, according to the Met Office. Temperatures reached a provisional high of 29.7C at Kew Gardens in west London ...

The mother and best friend of a teenager who drowned in a “fierce” rip current on Bournemouth beach, which also killed a 12-year-old girl, have backed Coastguard advice to help people enjoy the sea ...

A wastewater treatment works has been given a £8.2million boost to more than double its storm storage capacity. A new storm tank will be installed on Southern Water’s Motney Hill site, in Rainham, ...

An “ambitious” primary school has one again been praised by the education watchdog for preparing its “well behaved” pupils well for “life in modern Britain”. Westcourt Primary School in Gravesend was ...

Campaign group Palestine Action is seeking a legal challenge against the Government’s bid to proscribe the group under anti-terror laws (Jonathan Brady/PA) Campaign ...

The BBC has expressed regret at not pulling the live stream of Bob Vylan’s performance during Glastonbury on Saturday, saying the “antisemitic sentiments” expressed by the group were “utterly ...

A baby hare has been hailed a “little miracle” after being delivered from its mother in an emergency roadside Caesarean. The adult female hare was accidentally struck by machinery while farmer Robert ...

Children from Deal, Dover and Thanet came together for the East Kent Schools Tennis Festival at Deal Indoor Tennis Centre. The festival, hosted by Infinity Tennis and Deal and Dover Park Tennis ...

Supermarket fuel margins fell from 8.9% in December 2024 to 7.9% in February 2025, figures showed (Lewis Whyld/PA) Drivers are still being hit with high fuel margins despite lower prices at the pump, ...

Dreamland says it is supporting the emergency services in their enquiries after the death of a 21-year-old man at a drum ‘n’ bass festival. The event in Margate was shut down hours earlier than ...

Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, ahead of the High Court hearing in May (Ben Whitley/PA) A Palestinian human rights organisation has lost a High Court challenge over the ...

It was mission accomplished and more for Jake Dixon at Assen on Sunday. The Dover Moto2 racer was aiming for a top-10 finish in the Netherlands after runs of 11th at Silverstone, 13th in Aragon and ...