A 17-year-old kid was hospitalised in “serious but stable” condition after a suspected stabbing in Kent, prompting the arrest of an 18-year-old male on suspicion of attempted murder.
At approximately 21:30 BST on Sunday, Kent Police said it responded to complaints of fighting in Bargrove Road, Maidstone.
The 18-year-old was freed on bond until more investigation was conducted.
The charges of violent disturbance and possession of an offensive weapon were also brought against two additional eighteen-year-olds.

Ezekiel Barnes-Naseno of Abbey Drive, Dartford, was charged with possessing a knife, and Derrick Okoh of Brown Street, Gillingham, was accused with having a glass bottle.
According to Kent Police, both males were scheduled to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
In addition, an 18-year-old London resident was detained on suspicion of aiding criminals and later freed on bond while more investigation was conducted.
The event is still being looked into.

The people of Kent have cast their votes following weeks of campaigning and debate.
Voters cast ballots in 18 constituencies for the general election, with the Labour Party claiming a resounding victory.
In Kent, Labour emerged victorious from the Conservative Party, while the Liberal Democrats rejoiced at their capture of Tunbridge Wells.
What then did we discover? These are the night’s six key lessons, and you can view all of the results on our live page here.

Tony Vaughn of Labour has been elected to the Folkestone and Hythe seat. Damian Collins, who held a 21,337 majority in the previous constituency in 2019, has been surpassed.
Since its creation in 1950, the constituency has belonged to the Conservative Party and was held by Michael Howard, the previous leader of the party.
With 15,020 votes for Mr. Vaughn and 11,291 for Mr. Collins, Labour had a 3,729 majority.
With 10,685 votes, Bill Wright of Reform UK finished in third.
“You voted for change, and it starts right here,” Mr. Vaughn declared.

In Tunbridge Wells, one of their main election aims, the Lib Dems have prevailed.
After serving as the Conservative Party’s representative for almost 20 years, Greg Clark declared his resignation when the election was announced.
Mike Martin of the Liberal Democrats has won the seat with a majority of 8,687 votes.
Mr. Martin received 23,661 votes, more than Conservative Neil Mahapatra’s 14,974 total.

After a trial that lasted three weeks at Winchester Crown Court, Thomas Schreiber was found guilty.

An ambitious artist has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 36 years, for the “cruel and senseless” murder of aristocrat Sir Richard Sutton, which left his mother paralysed.

After a three-week trial at Winchester Crown Court, Thomas Schreiber was found guilty of the April 7, 2021, murder of the 83-year-old rich hotelier at his Dorset country residence and of attempting to kill Anne Schreiber, 66.

The defendant was informed by Mr. Justice Garnham, the judge, that the Sutton and Schreiber families had been completely devastated by your conduct.

You behaved as though Sir Richard’s home and belongings were your own, he continued.

“You had returned his kindness with rudeness, ill-will, and ingratitude.”

“During your stay in their home, you demonstrated an incredible sense of entitlement and at times, you left Sir Richard feeling like a prisoner in his own home. You showed neither him nor your mother any respect.”

On the eighth anniversary of his drunken father David Schreiber’s death, the 35-year-old defendant acknowledged to carrying out the “horror show” knife assault on the two. He said his mother had yelled at him for being “drunk like his father.”

“I just went completely crazy, I snapped and I just launched for her and began attacking her uncontrollably,” he testified in court.

Rose McCarthy, Schreiber’s sister, gave her victim impact statement aloud to the defendant in court while sobbing and trembling. She said, “You took a knife to our world.” You did this in the most ruthless of ways, taking away Richard, the most innocent and gentle of men. He was never going to win.

You also killed our mother, robbing her of her life and leaving her incapacitated and in excruciating pain in a body she cannot control

She is unable to even dry her own tears. You ruined everything, so much so that my mother is unable to hug me or even hold her own grandkids.

She said, “Tom, I love you but I struggle so badly with what you have done, what a waste of all these lives for a moment’s anger,” as the defendant sobbed in the dock.

“I miss my mother’s touch the most; it hurts me when she asks me to put her arms around me,” their sister Louisa Schreiber said in her testimony.

“My children will never know the feeling of having their mother’s arms around them; she is now very fragile.”

“Where did it all go so wrong?” she exclaimed. The defendant cried out, “I’m sorry. I’m full of disbelief that my own flesh and blood could do such a horrific thing. My little brother, who I adored, has become a stranger to me.”

Schreiber sobbed as he spoke to his sisters from the dock during a lull in the proceedings, expressing his love and regret.

“Heartfelt shame and total disgust” at his acts, the defendant wrote in a letter to the judge. “All I wish to do is travel back in time to that terrible day so I can change everything and bring Sir Richard and my mother back to life,” he wrote.

He continued, saying that he wished he had gotten mental health treatment: “I have been a coward, incredibly conceited, and selfish in my actions. I sincerely apologise for this and wish I had the clarity of mind I do now. I am still completely shocked and horrified that I was capable of doing such things.

so sad this weekend 120 people found dead in gillingham flood today 

Parts of Kent might see thunderous showers over the next few days as a belt of windy and rainy weather approaches the weekend. Following today’s gloomy start (July 5), the Met Office predicts a protracted period of rain sweeping across the region.

In the late afternoon and into the night, more rain is predicted across the southeast, accompanied by brisk winds along the coast. According to weather maps, the rains will start around 6 p.m. and get progressively heavier.

Around 7 o’clock at night, showers as heavy as 16 mm per hour are predicted in the north of the county, especially in Dartford and Gravesend, while gentler rain is expected to cover most of Kent. “There will be some rain around, especially towards the south, because of a waving front here,” Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill stated.

“That will then bring additional rain overnight before clearing up and leaving behind a showery theme for the remainder of Saturday and Sunday.” “More wet weather then feeding in from the south west as we go overnight,” Alex continued, looking forward.

“Therefore, as we move through this evening and overnight, we are going to see some heavy persistent rain spreading north-eastward across parts of England, possibly Wales as well. Eventually, as we move towards the early hours of tomorrow morning, the rain will clear away towards the North Sea.”

The Met Office predicts that Saturday, July 6, will likely be another day of showers, with the southeast experiencing heavy and possibly thunderous rain at times. Forecasts indicate that Ashford, Canterbury, Thanet, and Tunbridge Wells will have very strong showers starting at around 10 a.m., with Dover experiencing showers in the late morning and early afternoon.

Rainfall in these areas can occasionally reach up to 32 mm per hour. Throughout the day, temperatures are predicted to stay about average for this time of year, with a high of 19C. In the afternoon, there may be some dry spells.

On Sunday, July 7, similar tendencies are anticipated once more, with bright spells and heavy storms predicted. Again, the Met Office warns that these could become thundery in certain areas, with Medway and Maidstone expected to receive the highest rainfall between 10pm and 1pm.

By Monday, any sunshine is predicted to become hazy, and the beginning of the next week will bring gloomy skies and more rain. The following week’s conditions are predicted to vary greatly, especially for this time of year.

“Confidence in the weather patterns at the beginning of this period is unusually low, with an erratic transition from cool, bright but showery weather over the previous weekend to something more unsettled, particularly in the south and west, likely to be underway,” reads the long-range forecast for Tuesday, July 9, through Thursday, July 18.

“The period is expected to be primarily unsettled overall, with shorter periods of settled weather in between successive areas of cloud and rain moving in from the Atlantic.” The forecast continues by saying that there may be a few warm spells in the southeast during this time, with some weather charts indicating that Kent may see heatwave-like temperatures later on.