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The owner of an ice cream van says he has received death threats after being falsely linked to suspicious behaviour in Tonbridge.

A young girl reported seeing three men running in her direction and was possibly grabbed on the arm while walking through the cemetery last month.

Kent Police have been forced to confirm the Drifters Whippy van, which was parked nearby, is not linked in any way - despite rumours online.

Also in today's podc...

A woman who feared she would die at the hands of her controlling husband has told of her horror after he avoided prison despite years of abuse that left her with life-changing injuries.

She says what began as “the most incredible love” turned into a suffocating and terrifying relationship in which she was constantly monitored, isolated and attacked inside her own home. 

Also in today’s podcast, you can hear the moment a man was arres...

A Dover woman has been detained in a psychiatric unit after randomly attacking a stranger in the street with a kitchen knife.

The victim was taken to a London hospital for treatment after she was stabbed in the back while walking down Biggin Street in January.

The KentOnline Podcast has been told 90% of retailers in Tunbridge Wells have complied with new rules around single use vapes since they were introduced in June.

That's 10% high...

An Asda employee has faced court after abusing a company taxi account to fund more than £6,000 worth of personal journeys – including a 115-mile round trip to visit his mum in London.

He repeatedly booked cabs on the supermarket’s tab despite having no right to use the system, exploiting it for weeks before being caught.

Also in today’ podcast, bosses in Medway say red routes will be repaired - after pictures revealed the painted lin...

Campaigners are gathering on the Kent coast this weekend to protest against sewage leaks and rising water bills.

SOS Whitstable says Labour aren't doing enough to tackle the issue, more than a year after winning the general election.

Also in today's podcast, police in Kent have told us they're providing reassurance to the Jewish community in the county following a terrorist attack in Manchester.

Two people died when a man drove into c...

An inquest has heard a mum stabbed her daughter in the back with a 12-inch kitchen knife while she was cooking a family meal - before fatally turning the blade on herself.

She’d told a psychiatric nurse of her fear of being sectioned just hours before the tragedy unfolded in Ashford in June. 

Also in today’s podcast, a family has accused planning officers of acting “cruelly” following the “flawed” refusal of an annex for their severe...

An investigation by KentOnline has uncovered the scale of bed blocking in Kent's hospitals with some patients waiting months to be discharged.

Over the past year, almost 40,000 people in two parts of the county were kept in wards after their treatment had finished - costing the NHS around £50 million.

Hear from the daughter of a woman who ended up in hospital for a month longer than she needed to be.

Also in today's podcast, the gover...

People living in part of Dartford say lives are being put at risk by mounds of hoarded waste in a garden.

Pictures at KentOnline show the state of the land outside the bungalow on Joyce Green Walk in the town, and a fire that recently broke out there is being treated as suspected arson. Hear from reporter Alex Langridge who has been covering the story.

Also in today's podcast, police have cordoned off part of Rochester High Street fo...

A hearing's been told how a young man died in a tragic accident on a railway line in Kent as he attempted to leave the UK.

An inquest was told the 25-year-old Albanian national was trying to cross the tracks near the Motis Lorry Park last September.

Also in today's podcast, There's been a mixed reaction to new bus fares that've come into force in parts of Kent.

Stagecoach have increased their prices by 10p for short or medium-length j...

A "greedy and manipulative" gambler who fleeced family, friends and teammates out of life-changing sums of money as he blew more than £4 million on betting sites has been sent to prison. 

Kenny Sanders convinced some of those closest to him to part with their savings, inheritances and pension pots, assuring them he was investing their cash in a thriving IT company.

Also in today’s podcast, the family of a British couple detained in I...

The need for yet more restrictions on a “rollercoaster” stretch of the New Thanet Way has been branded an “absolute disgrace” – with highways bosses unable to say how long a reduced 50mph speed limit will stay in place.

Kent County Council says “urgent” action was needed because dangerous bumps in the dual-carriageway between Faversham and Herne Bay are putting drivers at risk.

Also in today’s podcast, a pensioner who drove his car i...

Four men are being questioned by police after another man is said to have been stabbed. 

Police were called to reports of a disturbance inside a property in Halfway Road on Sheppey last night – you can hear from one of our reports who’s been at the scene. 

Also in today’s podcast, former Gillingham FC chairman Paul Scally is being sued in the High Court over the £7 million takeover of the club by its American owners.

Brad Galinson and...

​A woman spared jail for lacing a bottle of coke with laxatives which left a man with severe diarrhoea boasted on Facebook she was free within hours of leaving court.

The 38-year-old poured more than half a bottle of lactulose into the fizzy drink which was then guzzled by the unsuspecting victim.

Also in today’s podcast, a rugby referee rushed to hospital after almost collapsing during a match is warning others not to ignore their b...

An off-grid grandad says he won’t be forced out of his creekside home despite being “more or less” fenced in.

Bob Thwaites has lived off the bank of the Swanscombe Peninsula without any problems since 1991 but the new landowner have now put up a 6ft to keep people out. 

Also in today’s podcast, there are fears the government's decision to approve a second runway at Gatwick Airport could lead to more noise pollution for Kent residents...

Kent County Council have backtracked on a pledge to treat climate change as an emergency.

An official declaration was made in 2019 - but a Reform UK councillor has now led a motion to scrap the statement, describing the science behind global warming as "nonsense".

Despite a protest outside County Hall in Maidstone, the motion was voted through by 50 votes to 21 with three abstentions.

Also in today's podcast, a Kent headteacher says c...

Pictures have emerged of a cafe in the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford that's been turned into a makeshift ward.

Health campaigners have described it as humiliating, with the main seating area blocked off by screens and patients wheeled in on beds. 

It's as the hospital continues to struggled with demand.

Also in today's podcast, we're being encouraged to sleep rough for a night to experience what it's like for the 194 people in Ke...

Parents have hit out at a secondary school in Medway after their daughters were singled out over the length of their skirts.

Some pupils at Hundred of Hoo Academy have been told their hemlines fall above the knee, and have been removed from class.

Hear from one mum who has now pulled her daughter out of the school.

Also in today's podcast, protests have taken place at the start of Donald Trump's second State visit to the UK.

Earlier, g...

A Kent mum at the centre of an online storm says she “absolutely” regrets posting a controversial TikTok video about the murder of US activist Charlie Kirk – but insists her words have been “totally misconstrued”.

She’s been bombarded with vile threats and even had her business kicked out of the county’s largest indoor market after she uploaded a clip in the wake of the 31-year-old’s death.

Also in today's podcast, a mum whose partne...

Twelve weeks worth of lane closures are starting today on the main road linking Medway and Maidstone.

It's so survey work can take place on the A229 Blue Bell Hill before a £250 million improvement scheme goes ahead.

There'll be a temporary speed limit of 40 miles per hour while work is being carried out.

Also in today's podcast, residents of a housing estate on Sheppey say they've been left with thousands of pounds worth of debt afte...