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Image Credit: Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump fiercely competed for key battleground states in their efforts to win the 2024 presidential race. On Nov. 5, the final votes were cast, adding to more than 78 million early ballots, and the tight race ultimately revealed a winner. Here’s everything you need to know after Election Night. Who Will Be the 47th President? Trump has been declared the president-elect after securing both the popular vote and the electoral vote. He is now set to serve as the 47th president of the United States, after previously holding the office as…

An elderly pedestrian who was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in a town centre has died.Dhan Bahadur Sunwar and another woman were struck in King Street, Maidstone, on August 15, but died ten weeks later on October 26.King Street in Maidstone was closed off after a pedestrian was hit by a car. Picture: Courtney WilkinsMr Sunwar, of Wheeler Street in the same town, was flown to Kings College in London with serious injuries following the collision and was later transferred to Maidstone hospital.During the 79-year-old’s stay he contracted sepsis and Covid-19.Coroner Sarah Clarke opened an inquest…

The London Fire Brigade was alerted to a fire under a multi-storey building in Ringer’s Road at around 8.26am this morning (November 5).  Clouds of smoke have been pictured coming from a building (Image: @ZacTheDog (X)) Eight fire engines from Bromley, Lee Green and Woodside stations have been dispatched to the scene. RELATED: LIVE updates as smoke seen rising from Bromley town centre Smoke has been pictured rising from a flat block near the town centre, with fire engines seen stationed in the road.  The source of the fire has been located in the basement of a building, though it is…

Image Credit: Getty Images In every U.S. presidential election, the final result comes down to the swing states. The states, which are also labeled the “battleground states,” differ between elections. Most of them tend to be in the southeast of the country, while others are located in the Midwest. So, which ones are the swing states for this year’s election? As Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump vie for the Oval Office, we’ve detailed everything you need to know about swing states, below. What Is a Swing State? A swing state is any U.S. state…

A controversial application to regenerate an industrial estate to create a business campus has been officially approved.The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner decided not to call-in the decision made by Medway Council regarding the Chatham Docks industrial estate, so the approval has now been formalised.The wider Chatham Docks site, of which the industrial estate is a partThe planning committee had approved the application by Peel Waters for the Basin3 business campus in May.The request for a call-in was made by then-MP for Rochester and Strood Kelly Tolhurst (Con) to Michael Gove, who was Secretary…

Image Credit: Getty Images With only a few hours left until some states close their polling stations, many are wondering who will become the next President and Vice President of the United States. The race between Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and Republican candidates Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will be decided by who secures the majority of electoral college votes. According to The New York Times’ national average poll, as of Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Harris-Walz leads with 49%, while Trump-Vance stands at 48%. To find out when the nation will learn the results, read on below. What…

Image Credit: Getty Images The top issues in the 2024 election are abortion, immigration, the economy and, now, fluoride in drinking water. Thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the topic has become a widespread discussion among Donald Trump‘s supporters. But how does it impact Americans as they vote for the next president? Previously, Kennedy was in the presidential race as an independent candidate. However, he dropped out and endorsed Trump. One day before Election Day, Kennedy encouraged supporters to vote for the Republican and not put down his name as a third option. “VOTE TRUMP. No matter what state you…

Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Now that Election Day is here, voters don’t want a repeat of 2020. During that election, President Joe Biden‘s victory against Donald Trump wasn’t announced until four days later. Americans anxiously awaited the outcome against the world’s largest issue at the time: the COVID-19 pandemic. In some states, early and mail-in ballots aren’t counted until the day of the presidential election. And this time around, 75 million voters chose to cast their ballots before November 5. So, when does the vote counting process officially begin? Below, learn about the vote-counting process as Trump and…

Firefighters from stations across Bromley, Lee Green, Woodside were dispatched to Ringers Road at 8.26am this morning.  The brigade’s control centre took five calls reporting the incident.  The fire was located in a ground floor car park beneath the flat block where three vehicles were found to be alight.  Smoke escaped the ground floor garage and was visible from the high street (Image: @ZacTheDog (X)) Smoke from the flames had travelled from the car park to the building, with residents advised to keep their windows and doors shut.  Social media users took to X to share pictures of the smoke in…

Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images The Presidential Elections Are Here! The race to the White House between Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and Republican candidates Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will come to an end tonight, November 5, 2024, as polls begin to close. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, many votes were cast both in person and by mail. As the nation reaches Election Day, many public facilities are closed to allow citizens who have not yet voted the opportunity to visit the polls. But which places are closed? Do these closures include schools? Find…