1928: Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after noticing a bacteria-killing mould growing in his London laboratory, changing medicine forever.

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Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Immune Disorder in Major Clinical Trial

The day in Kent · Today’s Kent Local News Morning Briefing is light on local stories, with national and international health research dominating the overnight posts. A major clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine offers real hope for families affected by a rare and life-threatening immune disorder. We’ll be back with fuller Kent coverage as the day develops.

Weather

Today: Cloudy morning, high 19°C, low 12°C.

Tomorrow: Cloudy morning, becoming clear in the afternoon, high 24°C, low 17°C.

Travel

Roads (1 incident): A2 — A2 westbound Barham Exit slip road closure.

Rail: All Kent services running to schedule.

As of 03:00 from National Highways + National Rail.

Coastal tides

Dover: Low 07:50 (1.05m) · High 12:39 (6.93m) · Low 20:13 (0.90m) · High 00:55 (6.79m)

Margate: High 01:35 (4.72m) · Low 07:42 (0.83m) · High 13:43 (4.85m) · Low 20:04 (0.55m)

Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.

“Kent is known as the ‘Garden of England’ and has more historic castles than any other English county, including Dover, Leeds, and Hever.”

Kent fact of the day