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‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages

Water company blames increased demand in extreme heat, but customers want answers about lack of storage reservoirs“Spitting, fuming, angry and powerless” is how Pat Prestage describes her emotions after a water outage that has affected thousands of homes in Kent during the heatwave.On Wednesday, 8,000 South East Water customers in Whitstable lost water, with 14,000 more in Tankerton, Ashford, and its surrounding areas facing an intermittent supply or low pressure. South East Water’s incident...

From cranes and castles to boats and igloos, these are the best one-of-a-kind hotels in Europe

Tripadvisor has just unveiled its Best of the Best Hotels for 2026, and plenty of the show-stopping options can be found on the continent. There are times when the hotel is just somewhere to rest your head on a trip. And then there are other times when the accommodation is the trip.

Bottled water stations open amid supply disruption

Bottled water stations open amid supply disruption Six bottled water stations have been opened across Kent, as supply problems for South East Water customers continue. On Friday, the company said nearly 18,000 properties across the county were either without water, had low pressure or intermittent supplies. It blamed high demand during the week-long heatwave and urged customers who still have a water supply to only use it for essential purposes, such as drinking, washing and cooking.

Ex-Masterchef host Gregg Wallace's 'immaculate' £1.3m country retreat on the market - complete with own lake

Ex-Masterchef host Gregg Wallace's 'immaculate' £1.3m country retreat on the market - complete with own lake EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Wallace revealed that he was selling his home in Kent to start a new life in Yorkshire and Italy with his wife, Anne-Marie Sterpini, and their son Sid. Former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace’s “immaculate” country retreat has gone on the market for £1.295million - and it even has its own carp lake.

‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages

Future Power Rankings: How all 68 Power 4 college football teams stack up

Projecting a college football program's future is harder than ever. Rosters and fortunes change dramatically and championship pathways are more open than ever. The assets that make a program great in 2026 might not be there in 2027.

Cancer breakthrough as new 'game-changing' pill could DOUBLE survival time for most deadly diseases

Cancer breakthrough as new 'game-changing' pill could DOUBLE survival time for most deadly diseases Prostate cancer patients normally have a devastatingly short life expectancy - but the new daily pill being offered in clinical trials could change that A “game-changing” daily pill helped almost double survival time for patients with the most deadly major cancer. Pancreatic cancer patients on the drug lived for twice as long as those on chemotherapy. The pill’s success is thought to be the...

‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages

The world’s best hotel bars have just been named by Forbes – and 13 are in Europe

From a bar in a former bank vault to a spot serving up caviar chicken nuggets, these hotel bars are a cut above the rest. Around the globe, certain hotel bars have become destinations in their own right. You can’t pass by a St. Regis without popping in to try a Bloody Mary (every property around the globe has its own version), nor can you miss sipping on a Singapore Sling at Raffles.

‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages