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KentOnline Podcast: Councillor battling Covid talks about conditions at Dartford's Darent Valley Hospital  |  A councillor who's battling coronavirus has described the conditions in hospital from his bed. Ricky Jones is being treated at Dartford's Darent Valley where critical care is at 'full stretch' according to bosses. It comes after grim statistics revealed 50 people had died with the virus at hospitals in Kent - the highest figure in the county in a single day. Meantime, there are calls for decisions to be made sooner rather than later on whether the Kent Test will go ahead at normal t...

Kent Test should be scrapped due to coronavirus lockdown school closures, say campaigners  |  Updated: 12:42, 08 January 2021 The Kent Test should be scrapped this year if schools are to be shut for a prolonged period because of Covid-19, say campaigners against selection. The test, which used to be called the 11 Plus and is sat by about 16,000 pupils each year, is scheduled to take place In September. But last year the date was moved back to late October amid uncertainty over the impact of the pandemic. If home learning continues for a prolonged period the Kent Test should be scrapped, cam...

LISTEN: Latest episode of KentOnline's politics podcast  |  Updated: 12:52, 08 January 2021 All seems quiet on the roads after the end of the Brexit transition period, but is it the calm before the storm? Plus, one Kent MP swipes at social media giants after Donald Trump uses platforms to stoke up the rioters who stormed Capitol Hill. Listen to Paul and Oliver discuss the latest political developments across Kent