Podcast: Man, 24, charged with attempted murder following stabbing of soldier near Brompton Barracks, Gillingham

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A man's been charged with attempted murder after a soldier was stabbed near an Army base in Medway.

24-year-old Anthony Esan from Mooring Road in Rochester is due in court accused of carrying out the attack near Brompton Barracks on Tuesday evening.

Also in today's podcast, every council leader in Kent has signed a letter calling on the government to reduce the risk of disruption when the new EU entry exit system is introduced this autumn.

There are concerns the biometric checks at the port of Dover and Eurotunnel at Folkestone will cause traffic congestion in the county. We've been speaking to Kent County Council leader Roger Gough.

If you regularly travel from the mainland to Sheppey, you're probably well aware the Kingsferry Bridge has been closed recently for major repair work.

The steel ropes that help the bridge move up and down need replacing. Reporter Joe Crossley has been to the site to see how work is progressing.

Tonbridge MP Tom Tugendhat has put name forward to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party.

The shadow security minister says he wants to be the next Tory Prime Minister.

More than 19,000 children in Medway are already signed up to activities in the Towns this summer.

MedwayGo kicks off on Monday and will run for four weeks of the school holidays. Hear from Councillor Teresa Murray who is the deputy leader at Medway Council.

And, and the Gillingham boss has praised their new signing Marcus Wyllie.

The 25-year-old gave up a job teaching in a special needs school to join the Gills from non-league Enfield Town.