Dartford has seen a 20% increase in population, among the top three areas of growth across England and Wales. 

Census figures show growing, ageing population across the South East

The flying aces will appear at Goodwood Festival of Speed on Thursday, Friday and Sunday 

Everything you need to know about Red Arrows display this week

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A police superintendent, an RNLI volunteer and a professor are among those to be recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2022.

Who in the South East has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list?

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The spectacle was seen by hundreds when it came into view at around 9.44pm on Monday night (May 16).

Moment 'green meteor' shoots across the south of England captured on camera

170522-The beach in Greatstone, Kent in May 2020-PA Images

Parts of the country will be warmer than some Greek islands such as Santorini, Crete and Mykonos, and will even top Los Angeles in California.

South east set to be warmer than Greek islands on hottest day of the year so far

A Pharmacist prepares the vaccine in a pop-up Vaccination clinic at the Oxford Brookes University Headington Campus in Oxford. Unvaccinated university students have been urged to get a Covid jab in freshers' week to protect themselves and their peers against the virus. Picture date: Friday September 17, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA

Over half a million people across the region have received their spring booster vaccinations in the latest phase of the NHS Covid vaccination programme.

More than half of eligible patients in South East receive spring booster jabs

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More than 9,000 properties in Kent, Sussex and Surrey were cut off during the height of the storm on Friday.

Thousands of homes still without power as Storm Franklin hampers recovery effort

Paramedics who stole medication from terminally ill in Kent with Colin Singleton

The pair came for grieving Colin Singleton's wife's medication just hours after she died from cancer.

'Heartless' ex-paramedic thieves demanded painkillers just hours after wife died

A frog in a bouquet, a squirrel stuck in a bird feeder, and many, many foxes were among the animals getting themselves into pickles in the South East in 2021.

Animals who got stuck in things: The RSPCA's top ten rescues of 2021

Keeping wrapping paper to use again, giving unwanted presents to charity shops, and turning packaging into craft materials are just a few suggested tips.

Council urges people to find ways to reuse before recycling post-Christmas

Some eateries in the South East say they are struggling again with Christmas bookings being cancelled or postponed due to concerns over the Omicron variant.

Hospitality venues in the South East see 'drastic' drop in sales and bookings

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GP practices insist they are 'ready' to field high demand after Boris Johnson accelerated the UK's booster rollout in response to the Omicron variant's spread.

Hundreds queue in Brighton in race to get Covid booster vaccine by Christmas

Black men twice as likely to receive prostate cancer diagnosis with a new campaign encouraging people to get checked

Black men twice as likely to receive prostate cancer diagnosis. Why?

271121-Oak tree on traintracks at pokesdown-credit gemma smith

Blustery winds and stormy weather disrupted travel across the South on Saturday (27 November), with fallen trees affecting roads and rail lines.

Rail disruption and trees down as Storm Arwen batters south coast

A plane lands on the southern runway at London Heathrow Airport. US and EU travellers who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus will be allowed to enter England and Scotland without the need to quarantine from Monday. Travellers will be required to take a pre-departure test, and a PCR test on or before the second day after their arrival. Picture date: Thursday July 29, 2021.


Travel companies in the south have been badly hit following concerns over the new  coronavirus variant Omicron discovered in South Africa.

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