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Podcast: Aldi shoppers in Sheerness left in tears over 'incorrect' bag searches

Shoppers at Aldi in Sheerness have been left in tears after being wrongly accused of stealing by staff.

The supermarket's been carrying out bag searches following a rise in shoplifting, but has admitted not always doing so correctly.

Our reporter Megan Carr's been telling us about customers' experiences.

Also in today's podcast, plans for a new reservoir in Kent - that's designed to secure water supplies - have gone on show.

Bosses want to build the facility in Broad Oak near Canterbury.

We've been chatting to Lee Dance from South East Water who says it would hold up to five billion litres of water and could be operational by as early as 2033.

Meanwhile, there are calls for people in west Kent who were left without water before Christmas to get compensation.

Thousands of households in and around Tunbridge Wells were without supplies in the week before the big day.

The area's MP, Greg Clark, has raised the issue during a debate at Westminster.

This winter's industrial action is set to escalate even further.

Nursing and teaching unions have both announced strike action over the next couple of months.

A nurse who used to work in Ashford and Canterbury has been telling us what's led us here.

In football, the new owner of Gillingham has been revealing his plans for the club after watching them win for the first time since his takeover.

They beat Hartlepool at the weekend, giving fans hope of League Two survival - which unsurprisingly is Brad Galinson's immediate aim.

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