A 10-year vision for a new train station in Thanet has been given a substantial Government funding boost

10-year vision for Thanet Parkway train station given Government boost

Watch: Eid celebrations scaled back across the South

Eid celebrations scaled back across the South

Artist impression of the proposed theme park in Kent - Credit: The London Resort

The London Resort will have a huge impact on North Kent, and today plans to transform 465 hectares of land on the Swanscombe Peninsula into an ambitious new theme park were put to the public.

A Kent theme park in four years as public consulted on London Resort 

More than third of hotel owners think their business will not survive the pandemic, according to an exclusive survey by ITV News Meridian.

More than a third of the South's hotels fear they won't survive the pandemic

Parents and campaigners fighting for a new school in Sussex for children say they are 'cautiously optimistic' after funding was approved.

Campaigners 'cautiously optimistic' as funding agreed for Sussex school rebuild

Life in lockdown is taking its toll on people's mental health as support organisations in the South prepare for a surge in demand.

Lockdown and isolation - Covid's impact on the South's mental health

'Fear' and 'concern' - the bus drivers worried for their safety

The UK is into its sixth week of lockdown but what's it like living under tighter restrictions in countries such as Spain?

Lockdown in the sun: How life has changed for the South's expats in Spain

TUI and Easyjet, two of the South’s biggest holiday operators have apologised after delays to people getting their money back.


Holiday operators apologise after refund delays

Stranded travellers from across the South are desperate to get home with many running out of money and medicine.

Running out of money and medicine - the South's travellers still stuck abroad

Through all the heartbreak of Covid 19 - there are also many, many stories of recovery.

The South's Covid-19 patients say thank you the NHS staff

Test and Trace may be improving, but will it improve enough in just over a month to ensure schools can open and a second wave is avoided? 

Second wave in December ‘likely’ unless Test and Trace improves

An ITV News investigation found dozens of videos of mostly teenage girls sharing how they limit their daily calorie intake, discussing weight loss pills, expressing delight at their thin limbs and sharing dark jokes about their mental illness.

'I was crying every night': Does TikTok fuel eating disorders?

Tina Turner musical in London's West End (ITV News)

The figures - from union Bectu - also reveal that, on top of this, there are tens of thousands of more freelance theatre workers with little or no work.

Theatre job losses soar from 3,000 to 5,000 in a month, says union

On Thursday Lloyds reported a loss before tax of £602 million for the first six months of this year. 

Lloyds posts £602m loss amid economic outlook warning

Sir Patrick Stewart says that he wishes he was back with his theatrical peers in Britain fighting shoulder to shoulder to keep the sector alive.

Sir Patrick Stewart: 'I will be back at the Royal Shakespeare theatre' 

The “no-nonsense” approach Jane Allen brought with her and her direct style was unsettling some of those she worked alongside, among them Ros Anwyl, the membership manager. 

British Gymnastics CEO 'fostered culture of fear', former manager claims 

The party is among growing number of organisations to have their data breached following a cyber-attack on cloud computing provider BlackBaud.  

Labour party has data compromised following Blackbaud hack

Disease experts are turning away from the idea of a "second wave" of COVID-19. While it sounds like semantics, the concept of pandemic waves could explain how we got the response to COVID-19 so wrong.

James Dunham

ITV News Meridian reporter

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