Podcast: Hythe residents hit by flooding after Royal Military Canal burst its banks

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People living in part of Hythe are calling for closer monitoring of water levels after a canal burst its banks and flooded their homes.

More than 10 properties in Romney Way have been affected this week.

Parents are going to extreme lengths to get their child into a good school in Kent - including lying about where they live.

Some families have rented properties but not lived in them, while others have used relatives' addresses.

It comes as thousands of Year Six pupils across Kent find out which secondary school they have got a place at for September.

Letters and emails are being sent out to parents, with 78% getting their first choice this year.

Network Rail say they are on track to reopen the line between Sittingbourne and Rainham on Monday morning following a landslip.

No trains have been running this week after a crack in the embankment was discovered at Newington.

Plans for 39 homes in Shepherdswell, near Dover, have been approved despite 130 objections.

Houses and bungalows are going to built on two adjoining parcels of land in St Andrews Gardens, but residents aren't happy.

A Medway pub is reopening today after a £185,000 revamp.

The Angel on Lower Rainham Road has been taken over by a group of friends who launched a pub management firm around a year ago.

In football, Gillingham will be hoping to climb back into the league two play-off places this weekend.

They travel to take on Salford City after a 1-0 win over Wrexham last time out.

And, Maidstone's Alessia Russo has been back to her old club as part of a push to promote girls football.

The Arsenal and England striker led a training session at Bearsted FC, and praised staff and players.