Downing Street is insisting we don't need to cancel Christmas parties, despite rising cases of the Omicron Covid variant.
Some firms have already called off celebrations even though large gatherings are still allowed under current restrictions.
We've spoken to the boss of a pub chain in Thanet who says it's vital they have a good festive season.
Also in today's podcast, a German teenager who suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being attacked in Canterbury is learning to walk again.
Daniel Ezzedine was initially given just a small chance of survival after it happened in the city centre in June 2019 when he was 17.
A week on from the deaths of 27 people in the Channel a candle lit vigil has been held in Dover.
The men, women and children drowned as they tried to travel from France to the UK in a small boat.
Hear from the charity that organised the gathering on the seafront last night.
A goat has been killed and another's suffered serious burns after a firework was thrown into their stable causing a fire in Maidstone.
Twinkle and Belle were treated for injuries at Buttercups Goat sanctuary in Boughton Monchelsea following the blaze a week ago.
And, Kent sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has helped voice a new short film highlighting the impact of homelessness at Christmas.
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Podcast: Teenage drug-driver from Herne Hill near Faversham locked up after leaving three passengers injured in a crash
Podcast: Car crashes into house in Molash after coming off A252 between Ashford and Canterbury
Podcast: Kent’s most crime-ridden railway stations revealed in data released by British Transport Police
Podcast: Homeless man says Maidstone has turned into a mini London and become unsafe with attacks and stabbings
Podcast: Man dies on M20 after serious crash between Aylesford and West Malling
Podcast: A2070 roadworks ”living hell” for Finberry residents near Ashford
Podcast: Kent hospitals ’like a war zone’ as patients sleep in corridors and on floors
Podcast: Dad from Walmer, Deal still unconscious in hospital nine days after falling down stairs
Podcast: Amber traffic warning for the M20 and M25 issued by the AA ahead of the Christmas getaway
Podcast: Medway Tunnel closure over ’systems problem’ causes traffic chaos
Podcast: Man suffers ’life-changing injuries’ after being stabbed at Coyotes nightclub in Chatham
Podcast: Four people have died after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized in the Channel
Podcast: Warning over icy roads in Kent as cold conditions remain for the rest of the week
Podcast: Snow in Kent leaves drivers stranded and dozens of schools closed
Podcast: Weather warning for snow and ice in Kent this weekend
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