Kent Morning Briefing
Sunday, 26 July 2026
The day ahead in Kent
Weather
Today: Cloudy morning, becoming mostly clear in the afternoon, high 26°C, low 17°C.
Tomorrow: Mostly clear morning, high 25°C, low 15°C.
Travel
Roads: All major Kent routes clear.
Rail: Thameslink: Disruption between Hitchin and Peterborough..
As of 23:30 from National Highways + National Rail.
Coastal tides
Dover: Low 04:17 (2.08m) · High 09:59 (5.50m) · Low 16:52 (2.00m) · High 22:29 (5.58m)
Margate: Low 04:28 (1.34m) · High 10:47 (4.04m) · Low 17:13 (1.20m) · High 23:19 (4.13m)
Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.
Top Kent Stories
- England and Wales Crime Level Holds at 9.6 Million Incidents
Published 23:50 BST
ONS survey data show headline crime in England and Wales was unchanged between the years ending March 2025 and March 2026, following a sharp fraud-driven rise the previous year. The Office for… - UK Public Sector Net Financial Liabilities Hit £2.66 Trillion
Published 19:51 BST
ONS figures show the UK s public sector net financial liabilities rose by £154.3 billion year-on-year to reach £2,662.5 billion — 84.5 per cent of GDP — at the end of June 2026. The UK s public…
Crime & Justice
No additional crime stories in the last 12 hours.
Business & Economy
No additional B&E stories in the last 12 hours.
Kent Sport
No additional sport updates in the last 12 hours.
Financial markets
Bank of England (last 7 days):
- Letter from the Governor to the Daily Mail
- PRA consults on updated guidance for friendly society amalgamations and transfers
- PRA fines HDI Global SE £4,165,000 for inaccurate reporting of FSCS Liabilities and FSCS Fee Tariff data
Markets via Yahoo Finance; ONS + BoE via official feeds.
What’s on today
No public events scheduled today.
Coming up tomorrow
No public events scheduled tomorrow.