Podcast: Family plea for help after 30-year-old from Chatham diagnosed with rare cancer believed to be only adult case in UK

The family of a 30-year-old battling a cancer so “horrific” that medical professionals cried while performing radiotherapy is pleading for help with more treatment.

Chatham man Alex Able is believed to be the only adult ever recorded in the UK to be diagnosed with the very rare and aggressive Rhabdoid tumour and is now in a race against the clock.

Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from a Kent campaigner who agrees the system for regulating water companies should be overhauled and Ofwat replaced. 

It’s after a landmark review of the sector outlined 88 recommendations to the government to turn the industry around. 

A grandmother forced to ‘claw’ her way from addiction has reconnected with family thanks to a £4,000 government cash injection.

Sarah is among a small group in Kent, being supported by Canterbury-based charity Porchlight, to have joined a first-of-its-kind trial, examining the effects of giving former rough sleepers greater financial help.

An animal sanctuary owner says she is “hoping for a miracle” with less than seven weeks before an eviction deadline.

Amey James, who runs Happy Pants Ranch, is trying to raise £500,000 to buy the land where she and more than 400 animals live.

And in football, the Gillingham manager is confident the goals will come this season - and says ‘don’t judge us yet!’

You can hear from Gareth Ainsworth after the Gills suffered a 2 – 0 loss to Luton Town in their pre-season friendly.