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A single mum who traded London for the Kent coast is now set to open her dream high-street business.Holly Oluwo is the creative force behind Real Reds Room, an open studio gallery in Folkestone she hopes will help inspire her five-year-old daughter, Ivy.Holly Oluwo is set to open her dream business in Folkestone’s Old High Street. Pictures: Holly OluwoThe 33-year-old relocated from the capital while pregnant during the Covid-19 lockdown, after a visit to the town where she met an artist who encouraged her to move to the area.Missing the tight-knit community she had in London, Miss Oluwo initially felt…

Coined ‘Brinity’ by fans, Trinity and Bryce have become a favored couple to potentially win season 8 together. Source link

Fire crews were called to Poundland at a retail park.Two engines were spotted at the store in St James Retail Park in Dover at around 7.50pm.Fire crews at Poundland at St James Retail Park in Dover. Picture: Paul McMullanThe blaze was believed to have started due to an electrical fault.No injuries were reported and crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames before ventilating the property with a high-pressure fan.Firefighters left the scene just before 9pm. Source link

Timothée Chalamet showed up to Kylie Jenner‘s launch party dressed like he was running an errand at CVS. Hoodie pulled low. Head down. Quiet corner energy. Meanwhile Kylie was in vintage Gucci, lit from every angle, doing the thing she was born to do. And yet. They matched colors. Subtly. On purpose. That detail is… Source link

Luke Carney, 28, from Swanley in Kent, was sentenced to five years’ jail at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, June 8, after police uncovered illegal weapons, drugs and £12,000 cash and counterfeit money during two separate raids on his property. Officers executed the first warrant at his home on Alder Way on November 6, 2025. He was detained the following day on the M4 by South Wales Police and later charged with possession of a prohibited weapon (namely a revolver), possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession of a shotgun without a certificate. Carney was released on conditional…

Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie and Lilibet, are visiting the UK for the first time in four years. Source link

Residents across France are struggling with unbearably hot temperatures. Source link

In that time there have been cases which shocked and appalled readers in equal measure. They include a carer who stole from a dementia patient and a man who took a samurai sword to his neighbour’s door after he got drunk whilst making a cake. At the halfway point of 2026, we’ve taken a look back at seven of the most shocking cases the News Shopper has reported on this year. Carers who stole from vulnerable clients Carer Fartun Ali and support worker James Huxted were both sentenced for stealing from vulnerable clients (Image: Met Police) In strikingly similar but…

Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is a proud mom! Meet the daughter she welcomed in 2023 with her ex-boyfriend, rapper Cordae. Source link

An extreme heat warning will remain in place in Kent for most of the day.Hot and humid weather will continue across the county until around 9pm, as an amber weather warning enters its fifth day.An amber heat health alert is in place covering KentIt covers all of Kent as well as the east Midlands, the east, and London.Temperatures will continue to remain high, but will likely be a few degrees cooler than previous days. It is expected to reach up to 31C in Gravesend. 7Tonight will remain very warm and humid.Thunder and lightning were captured on camera in Ramsgate in…