Podcast: Man in his 50s dies on M2 between J1 for Strood and J3 for Chatham and Rochester

A man in his 50s has died following an incident which shut part of the M2.

Police were called to a section of the busy motorway between Strood and Chatham just before 5 this morning. 

Also in today's podcast, a plumber who had been out drinking ended up in a police chase after accepting a lift home in a stolen Asda delivery van - which was later used to ram a police car.

He’d drunk more than usual when he got into the vehicle, which had been stolen by his friend after it was left unattended during a delivery to a customer in Gillingham. 

A family has spoken of their disabled dad’s devastation after burglars ransacked his home and stole at least £50,000 worth of his late wife’s jewellery.

You can hear from his son who says the 59-year-old has been left sleepless and anxious after losing “another part” of his partner. 

Plans have resurfaced to build hundreds of new homes on apple orchards in Medway.

Medway Council previously refused permission for more than 1200 homes on the site in Rainham, but the land has now been included in their local plan for development.

And in football, you can hear from Gareth Ainsworth who wasn’t letting the scoreline get in the way of what he felt was a positive Gillingham performance at Ebbsfleet last night. 

The Gills lost the pre-season friendly 2 – 1.