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Podcast: Gillingham mum 'held hostage' at Esso petrol station

A Medway mum claims to have been held hostage at a petrol station because she was unable to pay for her fuel.

Odette Browning says she called police after a shop worker at the Esso garage on Watling Street in Gillingham refused to let her go.

Reporter Megan Carr explains the details.

It could be a busy weekend at the Port of Dover as strikes by border force officers are expected to cause delays.

They're walking out for the next four days over pay, just as thousands of families return home from half-term trips abroad.

Kent-based company Holiday Extras has been telling us how people can manage the potential disruption.

A woman from Dartford features as an extra in a new music video, starring a Game of Thrones actor, aiming to raise awareness of MS.

The life-long condition can cause fatigue, problems with balance and vision, and sometimes serious disability.

Amy Hinds has been campaigning to highlight what it's like to live with, since being diagnosed seven years ago.

And in sport, we've been chatting with the Gillingham manager ahead of another big game in League Two this weekend.

The Gills are away to bottom-of-the-table Rochdale, as they try to avoid falling back into the relegation zone.

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