Podcast: Whitstable water leak leaves dad battling £3,200 bill from hiflporn top mall Watch Video

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✓ Published: 04-Mar-2024

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<p>A leading Kent charity is again calling for safe and legal routes for refugees after a seven-year-old girl died while trying to cross</a> from northern France.</p><p>The boat she was in capsized with 16 people in board.</p><p>A Canterbury man says he's faced a seven-month battle after receiving a water bill for more than £3,200</a>.</p><p>It's because of a leak outside his Airbnb property in Whitstable.</p><p>A Kent campaigner is calling for paid leave for parents who lose a baby in early pregnancy.  </p><p>Keeley Lengthorn suffered three miscarriages in three years, but she wasn't entitled to any time off after her son George was stillborn at 23 weeks.</p><p>As we mark 200 years of the RNLI</a>, volunteers in Kent say not everyone understands what they do.</p><p>Lifeboat crews are called out to emergencies at sea - but they're not paid for their work.</p><p>A couple from West Malling have been left without their pension</a> for a month after an error by Royal Mail.</p><p>Trevor and Christine Wells  paid for their post to be kept in a secure place while they were on holiday, but some if it was accidentally returned to the sender.</p><p>A florist in Headcorn is celebrating 25 years of business</a>.</p><p>Sweet William was set up by Julia Archer in 1999.</p><p>And in football, Gillingham are back in the League Two play-off places after beating Salford City away from home</a>.</p><p>Goals from Shad Ogie and Tim Dieng gave the Gills a 2-0 lead in torrential rain and hailstones at the Peninsula Stadium.</p><p> </p>