Kent Morning Briefing
Sunday, 2 August 2026
The day in Kent · Sepsis survivors in England face measurable long-term hits to earnings and employment, according to new ONS analysis tracking outcomes over five years — a finding with direct relevance to Kent’s working-age population and NHS recovery pressures. The data adds weight to calls for better post-discharge support for a condition that affects thousands annually.
The day ahead in Kent
Weather
Today: Clear morning, becoming mostly clear in the afternoon, high 27°C, low 14°C.
Tomorrow: Clear morning, high 30°C, low 17°C.
Travel
Roads (1 incident): M25 — M25 Clockwise Jct 31 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip roads.
Rail: All Kent services running to schedule.
As of 23:00 from National Highways + National Rail.
Coastal tides
Dover: High 01:52 (6.29m) · Low 09:16 (1.23m) · High 14:09 (6.55m) · Low 21:39 (1.11m)
Margate: High 03:11 (4.54m) · Low 09:05 (0.87m) · High 15:19 (4.66m) · Low 21:39 (0.57m)
Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.
5 things to know
- UK men aged 90-plus up 53.7% since 2004, ONS figures show
- OBR explains how UK forecasts shape Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland funding
- Sepsis hospitalisation linked to lasting earnings and job losses, ONS finds
- Working-age sepsis survivors tracked across five-year employment follow-up period
- Devolved funding formula tied directly to OBR economic forecasts, new article clarifies
Top Kent Stories
- Men aged 90 and over in UK up by more than half since 2004, ONS figures show
Published 23:51 BST
The UK s over-90 population reached 625,000 in 2024 — a 53.7 per cent rise since 2004 — with men driving recent growth as their life expectancy improves faster than women s. The UK now has 625,000… - ONS Data Shows How Sepsis Hospitalisation Hits Earnings and Jobs Over Five Years
Published 21:51 BST
New Office for National Statistics analysis tracks the labour market outcomes of working-age sepsis survivors in England across a five-year follow-up period, compared with their earnings and… - OBR Sets Out How Its UK-Wide Forecasts Feed Into Devolved Government Funding
Published 19:50 BST
The Office for Budget Responsibility has published a new article explaining how its official economic and fiscal forecasts underpin funding calculations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland under…
Crime & Justice
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Business & Economy
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Kent Sport
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Financial markets
Bank of England (last 7 days):
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 4 June 2026
- Bank Rate maintained at 3.75% – July 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes
Markets via Yahoo Finance; ONS + BoE via official feeds.
What’s on today
No public events scheduled today.
Coming up tomorrow
- 10:30 · Scrutiny Committee — Maidstone
“Rochester’s Guildhall Museum holds one of England’s few surviving 17th-century debtor’s prison hulk models, a quirky relic of Kent’s maritime justice history.”
Kent fact of the day