Podcast: People living at Portland House in Sheerness High Street told to pay £14k each for fire safety work

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Residents in a block of flats in Sheerness have been told to pay £14,000 within 30 days for new fire regulations - or they could be evicted.

An external staircase needs to be built at Portland House on the High Street to comply with rules introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire. We've been speaking to one resident who says she hasn't slept since receiving a letter about it.

Also in today's podcast, French authorities say two people have died after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank in the Channel.

Around 50 people are thought to have fallen into the water just after 8am today.

The government's launched an independent review into the water industry to address concerns about bills and sewage.

One of the options being considered is abolishing regulator Ofwat.

It comes just a day after it was revealed water companies in Kent want to increase bills by even more than first planned. We've been getting reaction from Catherine Chapman who's part of campaign group SOS Whitstable.

A road in Folkestone is going to stay closed until next August following two landslides.

The Road of Remembrance, which connects the seafront and town centre, has been shut since January and investigation work is ongoing.

In showbiz, Tom Grennan has been on our sister radio station kmfm chatting about his new song.

'Higher' is his latest single - released from his upcoming fourth album, which at the moment has no title.

And in sport, it's gone from bad to worse for Gillingham as they've suffered another league two defeat.

They were beaten 2-0 by Newport County at Priestfield last night - their fifth loss in a row. Hear the thoughts of Gillingham manager Mark Bonner.