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UK records hottest day of year as forecasters warn of more extreme heat

Temperature reaches 30.5C in Kent as amber health alerts issued before bank holiday temperatures rise

The Guardian - UK

Holiday hell: Queues of up to five hours at Dover and long delays for Eurotunnel in new EU border check chaos

Gridlock at the Kent port was so bad that the French authorities eased frontier controls to try to limit travel misery

Evening Standard

Our family’s Saturday: ‘Chilled weekends are fine in my book’

Leadership coach and solo parent Merrisha Gordon, 47, lives in Kent with her daughter, Jasmine, eight. Here, she explains why slow Saturdays together exploring local fields and forests are perfect

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‘A world-class producer’: English wines toast record gold medal haul

England wins highest percentage per entry at International Wine Challenge, with Kent the country’s best region

The Guardian - UK

Lorry driver was on video call to his wife when he killed father-of-two in motorway crash

Zvonko Tomisa, 58, hit Arran McManus’s car in standstill traffic on the M20 in Kent on November 25 last year

The Independent UK

Charity chief calls for wider rollout of meningitis vaccine

A college student died in Oxfordshire after contracting the disease.

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak sparks alarm after student dies and 2 others fall ill in Reading Area

Health authorities are investigating a meningitis outbreak in the Reading and Oxfordshire area after one student died and two others were hospitalized. The cases appear linked through social groups of young people, prompting concern and precautionary measures. Experts urge vigilance for symptoms, especially in teenagers and young adults.

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Meningitis outbreak in Berkshire causes panic in three schools

A student's death from meningitis at Henley College has prompted health officials to investigate links to Reading Blue Coat and Highdown Secondary schools. While the Berkshire strain differs from the Kent outbreak, authorities are providing precautionary treatment to close contacts. Experts emphasize the disease requires close contact to spread, with…

The Times of India

Father of student who died of meningitis pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak.

Evening Standard

‘Life won’t be the same now he’s gone’: Tributes paid to student who died of meningitis in Reading

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak

The Independent UK

Health agency names two schools affected by Berkshire meningitis outbreak

Students from Reading Blue Coat school, and Highdown secondary school and sixth form centre receiving treatment

The Guardian - UK

Schools at centre of meningitis outbreak in Reading named

The UK Health Security Agency said the patients attended Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre.

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak in Reading: Everything we know so far

Close contacts of people linked to the outbreak in the London commuter town are being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Evening Standard

Deadly Oxfordshire meningitis strain is different to in Kent, say experts

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Meningitis strain behind Oxfordshire outbreak different to Kent strain, health officials say

One person has died in the outbreak

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak Reading: Student dead and two other young people treated

The student who has died went to Henley College in Oxfordshire, with close contacts of the cases being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Evening Standard

Student dies and two people being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading

One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.

The Guardian - UK

One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire

Health officials say close contacts being offered antibiotics as a precaution after cases discovered in Reading

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Major South London supermarket handed one-star hygiene rating over unacceptable conditions

Iceland at Swanley Square Shopping Centre in Kent was handed a one-star food rating in March

The Times of India

Man arrested on suspicion of rape after woman alleges assault near church in Maidstone

Kent Police have arrested a 50-year-old man in Maidstone. He is suspected of raping a woman. The alleged assault occurred at two locations on Saturday evening. Police are investigating the incident. They are appealing for witnesses with CCTV or dash cam footage. Increased police patrols are visible in the area.…

The Guardian - UK

Farage faces questions over failure to declare use of donor’s helicopter

Reform UK leader has used the helicopter to attend rallies across the country, most recently on Friday

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Edmundson stars in Minis as the BTCC supports entertain at Brands Hatch

Ovenden scored a hat-trick at Donington Park opener but faced a tougher task in Kent after qualifying woes, while Voisin again impressed in Carrera Cup

The Guardian - UK

Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research

Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate too

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Home From Home - My Favourite Golf Resort In South-East England

Rob Smith always enjoys returning to Prince's, the former Open venue on the east Kent coast, to experience all that this 27-hole links with accommodation has to offer

The Guardian - UK

Willy’s, Margate, Kent: ‘It chortles in the face of small plates’ – restaurant review

This cute and jovial eatery is reason enough to make a break for the coast

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