22 minutes | Thursday, 10 September 2026
A young Kent woman with a debilitating stomach condition says she fears she could die before Christmas.Ella Rake was diagnosed with gastroparesis which means she struggles to absorb food and medication.The 22-year-old from Herne Bay now weighs between just 6 and 7 stone as the illness causes her to vomit up to 100 times a day. She's been speaking to reporter Max Chesson.Also in today's podcast, it's emerged passengers impacted by this week's air traffic control outage have been warned they are 'unlikely' to be entitled to compensation.More than 330,000 people are thought to have been affected and an investigation into what caused the issue is continuing. Hear from two people from Kent who are among those affected.The Gravesham MP has asked for Andy Burnham to back her campaign for the Gravesend to Tilbury ferry service to be restored.The ferry, linking Kent and Essex, hasn't run since 2024 after funding was pulled.For the first time in almost a thousand years - the Bayeux Tapestry has gone on show in England.The embroidery famously tells the story of events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest in 1066. But, it's also thought to have significant links to Kent.Hear from Dr Charlie Rozier who is a lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Kent.It's been revealed how AI has helped to identify a second world war bomb discovered 10 years ago by a metal detectorist in Kent.Stanley Green placed the object on a shelf in the conservatory of his home in Kemsley - and it's sat there for a decade.Earlier this week, he uploaded a picture of it to Google Lens and received a critical warning to call emergency services.And, organisers say this year's Hop Festival in Faversham provided a £3 million boost to the local economy.Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day event last weekend. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.