Inquest into death of six-year-old Dajahnel Young, who died during beach trip to Margate
The mother of a six-year-old girl who drowned at a seaside resort has said she told the woman looking after the child she did not want her daughter to go in the water.
Dajahnel Young, from Erith in south-east London, was seen lifeless in the sea off Margate, Kent, on 28 July last year, after being reported missing during a trip with friends from her local church.
Continue reading...Specialist divers and volunteers look for child as aunt says he fell into water after trying to get on a boat
Police have resumed searches for missing six-year-old Lucas Dobson, who fell into the River Stour while fishing.
Specialist diving teams and emergency services are being supported by a large group of public volunteers in the search on Sunday.
Continue reading...Schools may have to close, exams could be disrupted and fresh food for pupils’ meals could run short because of panic buying with prices soaring by up to 20%, according to a secret Department for Education analysis of the risks of a no-deal Brexit obtained by the Observer.
The five-page document – marked “Official Sensitive” and with the instruction “Do Not Circulate” – also raises the possibility of teacher absences caused by travel disruption, citing schools in Kent as particularly at risk.
Continue reading...Rose Hudson-Wilkin, born in Jamaica, will be consecrated in November as bishop of Dover
The Church of England has appointed its first black female bishop.
Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, was announced by Downing Street as the new bishop of Dover.
Continue reading...Michael Fuller, who led Kent force, says women have hit top ranks but not black officers
Britain’s first black chief constable has questioned why no one has been given the opportunity to follow his path, despite the talent available.
Michael Fuller was expressing his concerns to an audience at Hay festival, where he also asked why the Football Association had not done more to combat racism against players, and revealed he was approached to join the Masons.
Continue reading...Walmer Castle’s overgrown glen, dating from the 19th century, has been revived
An abandoned chalk pit, which has been an impenetrably dense jungle of bramble, gorse and fallen trees for more than a century will this month be revealed as an extraordinary lost garden created by two former prime ministers.
The lost garden of Walmer Castle in Kent was laid out in the early 19th century by William Pitt the Younger and completed by Lord Liverpool.
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