Drug mules have been blasted for exploiting the coronavirus crisis after an attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK in an consignment of face masks.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced new steps the government is taking to help the social care sector during the Covid-19 crisis.

A new and specially built 'drive-thru' coronavirus assessment centre has opened as part of a wider rollout of sites across Kent.

A 78-year-old admitted to hospital after slipping over and breaking his hip later passed away as a result of coronavirus, an inquest has heard.

Fashion retailers Oasis and Warehouse have collapsed into administration, putting 2,300 jobs at risk.

Waste recycling centres across Kent should be re-opened with strict rules on social distancing, says one MP.

A new drive-thru facility has opened to tests NHS staff at hospitals in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells for coronavirus.

Kent-based Team Hard Racing are raising money to support the fight against coronavirus.

The number of fines handed out to those flouting lockdown in Kent has been revealed - as crime plummets across the country.

A holiday let owner has told how people from as far away as Hertfordshire are enquiring about staying in his seaside getaway during lockdown.

Organisers of a popular music festival that has run for more than 50 years have announced 'with a heavy heart' it will not go ahead this summer.

A grandfather who died from coronavirus complications has been remembered by his heartbroken family following his death at a care home.

A teacher is using his school's equipment to make face mask visors to give out to hard-pressed GPs, hospitals and healthcare workers.

Hundreds of health workers on the frontline against Covid-19 in Kent are being tested at drive-thru centres open ahead of the government's schedule.

Two barber shops have been rapped for trading despite being asked to close.

The owner of a salon open for 30 years says he could go under as he struggles to access government business support.

A senior Tory parliamentarian has called for a global investigation into the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which began in China.

A Kent MP has blasted Donald Trump's decision to cut funding to the World Health Organisation and accused him of trying to 'discredit' the agency.

Fines and warnings have been issued to people breaking lockdown guidelines, including kite surfers, paddle boarders and a couple enjoying a beach BBQ.

Kent County Council has pledged to spend a multimillion pound sum on emergency beds to relieve pressure on an "overburdened" hospital system.