Kent Weekend Briefing
Saturday, 22 August 2026
9 stories · 4-minute read
The day ahead in Kent
Weather
Today: Mostly clear morning, high 20°C, low 13°C.
Tomorrow: Clear morning, becoming mostly clear in the afternoon, high 22°C, low 13°C.
Travel
Roads: All major Kent routes clear.
Rail: All Kent services running to schedule.
As of 04:30 from National Highways + National Rail.
Coastal tides
Dover: Low 01:02 (2.46m) · High 07:01 (5.06m) · Low 13:44 (2.64m) · High 19:29 (5.05m)
Margate: Low 01:20 (1.59m) · High 07:40 (3.70m) · Low 14:10 (1.67m) · High 20:23 (3.75m)
Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.
Top Kent Stories
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Official ONS figures show retail sales volumes across Great Britain rose by 1.1 per cent in the three months to July 2026 compared with the three months to April 2026, though volumes dipped 0.5 per… - Canterbury man banned from supermarkets and shopping centres across Kent after 27 thefts
Published 19:53 BST
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ONS provisional figures show public sector net financial liabilities reached 83.7 per cent of GDP at the end of July 2026, rising £127.2 billion compared with the same point in 2025. The UK s public…
Weekend reads — the week’s best of KLN
- Canterbury man banned from supermarkets and shopping centres across Kent after 27 thefts
Published Fri 19:53 BST
Daniel Rogers, 36, was sentenced in February 2026 and handed a Criminal Behaviour Order barring him from Tesco, Aldi, Asda, TK Maxx and Sainsbury s stores throughout Kent, as well as Ashford Designer… - Three men charged over attempted armed burglary at Folkestone home
Published Fri 13:51 BST
Dylan Tawanyasha Malikebo, Jayden Petros and Sulayman Jammeh are charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and Class A drug offences after Kent Police arrested them in Dover on 18 August… - Two Longfield men arrested after pub assault in Dartford
Published Fri 11:52 BST
Two men have been arrested following an assault at a Dartford pub that left a victim hospitalised. Kent Police was called at around 9pm on Saturday 1 August 2026 to reports of a disturbance at The… - Herne Bay man jailed for over three years after jumping from window to escape police
Published Fri 11:52 BST
Benjamin Knowles, of Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison at Canterbury Crown Court after a jury found him guilty of three offences including non-fatal… - More than 100 vehicles stopped in Gravesend traffic crackdown
Published Fri 09:52 BST
Kent Police s Special Constabulary stopped over 100 vehicles, issued 72 Traffic Offence Reports and seized multiple vehicles across two Saturday operations in Gravesend and surrounding rural wards in…
Crime & Justice
- Canterbury man banned from supermarkets and shopping centres across Kent after 27 thefts
Published 19:53 BST
Daniel Rogers, 36, was sentenced in February 2026 and handed a Criminal Behaviour Order barring him from Tesco, Aldi, Asda, TK Maxx and Sainsbury s stores throughout Kent, as well as Ashford Designer… - Three men charged over attempted armed burglary at Folkestone home
Published 13:51 BST
Dylan Tawanyasha Malikebo, Jayden Petros and Sulayman Jammeh are charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and Class A drug offences after Kent Police arrested them in Dover on 18 August… - Two Longfield men arrested after pub assault in Dartford
Published 11:52 BST
Two men have been arrested following an assault at a Dartford pub that left a victim hospitalised. Kent Police was called at around 9pm on Saturday 1 August 2026 to reports of a disturbance at The…
Business & Economy
- UK Borrowing Runs £2.7 Billion Above Forecast in First Quarter of 2026–27
Published 23:50 BST
The Office for Budget Responsibility says public sector net borrowing reached £57.6 billion in the first three months of 2026–27, coming in £2.7 billion above its March forecast profile despite… - UK Retail Sales Volumes Up 1.1% Over Three Months to July 2026, ONS Says
Published 21:51 BST
Official ONS figures show retail sales volumes across Great Britain rose by 1.1 per cent in the three months to July 2026 compared with the three months to April 2026, though volumes dipped 0.5 per… - UK Public Sector Liabilities Hit £2.66 Trillion, Up £127 Billion Year-on-Year
Published 19:51 BST
ONS provisional figures show public sector net financial liabilities reached 83.7 per cent of GDP at the end of July 2026, rising £127.2 billion compared with the same point in 2025. The UK s public…
Financial markets
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GBP / EUR 1.1676 ▲ +0.22%
Brent crude 93.87 ▲ +0.10%
Markets via Yahoo Finance; ONS + BoE via official feeds.
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