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KentOnline Podcast: Man tasered after setting fire to Edenbridge home and threatening police and firefighters with a hammer

A man who threatened firefighters and police with a hammer after setting a house in Edenbridge on fire has been jailed.

Hear the moment 48-year-old Daniel Rutter from Wellingtonia Way in the town was tasered.

Also in the podcast, a Kent MP says she can't wait to ditch face masks.

Helen Whately has been speaking ahead of an announcement by the Prime Minister on 'freedom day' on July 19.

You can also hear from Thanet's Sir Roger Gale who is hoping bubbles in schools will be scrapped.

The dad of a little boy who drowned after falling into the River Stour at Sandwich is urging us all to have more knowledge of water safety.

Lucas Dobson slipped while on a family outing in 2019.

His father Nathan has been speaking as the RNLI fear more call outs this summer as we staycation on the coast.

The RSPCA has launched a new campaign as Kent is named as one of the worst places in the country for animal cruelty.

And, hear from Kent tennis sensation Emma Raducanu ahead of her last-16 game at Wimbledon.

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