On this day · 1962
Dr. No, the first James Bond film based on Ian Fleming's novels, was released in Britain — Bond being one of fiction's most enduring British icons.
Kent fact of the day
From today's Kent Briefing → Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, lived at Goldeneye in Jamaica but was born in Mayfair — yet he set key scenes in Kent, where he also attended school at Eton's feeder prep in Durnford.
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26 Community Protection Warnings issued after car racing on Shepherds Lane, Dartford
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Crime & Justice Man jailed for shooting two people with an air rifle in East Malling
5 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man arrested after reports of inappropriate behaviour at hotel near Aylesford
5 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council updates Heathlands plans for up to 5,000 homes near Lenham
4 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police deploy specialist resources in Dover during planned protests
3 October 2026 -
Council Updates Park Wood and Senacre residents to help shape £20 million neighbourhood investment
3 October 2026 -
Local News MI5 alert tells universities to cut ties with Chinese spy-linked funder: what it means for Kent
2 October 2026 -
Council Updates Medway youth justice plan submitted to scrutiny after inspectors identify areas needing improvement
2 October 2026 -
Council Updates Medway sets out SEND reform plan aiming to cut specialist placements and increase mainstream inclusion by 2029
2 October 2026 -
Economy UK pension schemes hit £1,051 billion combined market value
1 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council plans 1,000 affordable homes as it reopens housing account closed since 2004
1 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice CCTV captures plain-clothes officer chasing shoplifting suspect in Tunbridge Wells
1 October 2026
- Crime & Justice
Man jailed for shooting two people with an air rifle in East Malling
5 October 2026 - Crime & Justice
26 Community Protection Warnings issued after car racing on Shepherds Lane, Dartford
5 October 2026 - Council Updates
Maidstone Council updates Heathlands plans for up to 5,000 homes near Lenham
4 October 2026 - Council Updates
Park Wood and Senacre residents to help shape £20 million neighbourhood investment
3 October 2026
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Investigations Have Britons given up on voting? A century of turnout, and what the people who stay at home say
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22 September 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part A: the demand nobody in Whitstable voted for
13 September 2026 -
Investigations South East Water has failed. But who decided how many people it must supply?
10 September 2026
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Economy UK automotive fuel price growth rose sharply in week to 20 September 2026
2 October 2026 -
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2 October 2026 -
Economy England’s population rises to 58.8 million while Wales records first fall in a decade
2 October 2026 -
Economy UK financial services decline eases sharply in third quarter, CBI finds
2 October 2026
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Health Mayo Clinic Researcher Targets More Precise Alzheimer’s Diagnoses
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Health Drug Trial Shows Promise for Rare Immune Disease That Can Damage Organs
4 October 2026 -
Health Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: What the Gowers’ Sign Means and When to Seek Help
4 October 2026 -
Health Two Patients, One Rare Disease, and a Diagnosis That Changed Everything
3 October 2026
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Technology TikTok Agrees £75m Alabama Settlement Over Child Safety and Addiction Allegations
5 October 2026 -
Technology SpaceX Completes Starship Flight 14 Launch Rehearsal Ahead of 28 September Orbital Attempt
4 October 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Work with GPT-6 Models and Workplace Plugin Support
4 October 2026 -
Technology SpaceX Falcon Rocket Family Reaches 700 Missions with Final SES O3b mPOWER Satellite Launch
4 October 2026
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