Podcast: Couple in new-build house in Aylesham Village near Canterbury say they are 'living a nightmare' as it has been plagued by flooding

A couple say their new build home in Kent is still suffering from flooding issues eight years after they moved in.

The most recent happened during a severe storm earlier this month when water got into the front room of the building in Aylesham Village near Canterbury. Hear from reporter Millie Bowles who has been following the story.

Also in today's podcast, two housing estates in Maidstone could receive funding for upgrades, after being selected for a "trailblazing neighbourhood" scheme.

Senacre and Park Wood will receive £20 million over the next ten years as part of community-led renewal efforts.

One of Kent's new Reform UK councillors has told us we'll be 'blown away' by what a DOGE team have uncovered at county hall.

They were sent in to examine the finances at the county council after the party swept to victory at the local elections in May. Hear from Councillor Maxwell Harrison who is the new deputy cabinet member for communications and engagement.

The next phase of a £60 million regeneration project is due to get under way in part of Maidstone.

More than 100 new homes are already being built in Shepway.

A terminally ill Rochester woman has had her tongue rebuilt after a sore in her mouth turned out to be cancer.

Emma Byron was first diagnosed in 2023 before the disease returned the following year. She's now decided to do a 200-metre-high zip line above Lake Bled in Slovenia and has been speaking to reporter Charlotte Philips.

Students have moved into a multi-million-pound new building aimed at doubling the intake at Teynham Primary School.

Plans for expansion of the site near Sittingbourne were submitted in 2023 and work began last spring.

And in sport, Kent's Alex Mitchell and Ben Earl have arrived in Australia for a tour with the British and Irish Lions.

It follows their defeat to Argentina in Dublin on Friday night.