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Two young people have died following a meningitis outbreak in Canterbury.
One was studying at the University of Kent in the city while the other was in the sixth form at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham.
Several other young people, who are believed to be Uni students, are understood to be in hospital.
Hear from our reporter Max Chesson who has been at the campus. We've also been speaking to a leading GP about how contagious the infection is.
Also in today's podcast, figures seen by KentOnline show more than 2700 households in Kent are living in temporary accommodation. That includes more than 1,600 families with children.
Medway has the highest number, followed by Dover. But, some areas have managed to reduce their figures including Thanet, where it's dropped from 302 to 219 in the space of a year.
A Kent family have been accused of fraud, after launching a fundraiser to help build an accessible home for their disabled son.
Eight-year-old Evan has muscular dystrophy and money is being raised to build a property near Maidstone with all the required adaptations inside.  
Mum Laura says their GoFundMe was reported by people who believe Evan looks too healthy.
And in sport,  the Gillingham manager's said his side have hit 'rock bottom' after another heavy defeat in league two.
They lost 5-0 away at Cambridge United on Saturday - following a 5-1 loss to MK Dons on Tuesday night.
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