Tides Leisure Centre in Deal is set to close its pool and gym for two years for a renovation.

Humpback sightings have also been reported off the coast of Sussex and Cornwall recently.

The town's seawater was rated "excellent" by Defra six years ago - but now is "poor" due to sewage.

Proposals for the £19m Deal Leisure Centre include a six-lane pool option.

Andy Merry, from Deal, is part of a four-man crew made up of injured ex-servicemen.

The county council says a number of roads are closed due to trees hanging across cables.

The naturalist and Springwatch presenter celebrates his love for the birds with 18 original photos.

Train services are hit between Ramsgate and Dover and Canterbury due to a fallen tree.