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Thousands of children in Kent living in temporary accommodation

12:59, 03 December 2019

updated: 12:59, 03 December 2019

Figures have revealed more than 2,200 children in Kent will be spending Christmas in temporary accommodation.

Homeless charity Shelter is warning many children are living in places like B&Bs and hostels - with some families apparently "squashed into one room".

Also in today's episode: an Ashford-based charity says a match funding scheme will help them support more single parents, the winner of the Turner Prize is due to be announced in Margate, and a little girl from Herne Bay has had the chance to sing on this year's X Factor charity single.

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