A Thanet man who stabbed a bouncer and another man at a bar in Ramsgate pleaded with a judge not to send him to prison.

A court was told the attack happened at Clique Bar in Ramsgate in January this year - leaving one man with multiple wounds.

Also in today's podcast, Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield has quit the Labour party.

She's been a critic of Sir Keir Starmer for some time, but it seems the final straw was his acceptance of tens of thousands of pounds worth of free gifts from donors.

Police have been given £15,000 so more officers can patrol Herne Bay as stats show it's the most dangerous part of the district.

Bosses at Canterbury City Council have been told how the town centre and seafront has become a violent crime hotspot. Hear from our local democracy reporter Dan Esson.

A Gravesend mum's described the terrifying moment she was told about her daughter choking on food at nursery.

Three-year-old Bella had been eating some potato - and thankfully back blows by staff managed to dislodge it. Angela Chapman's now decided to raise money to buy the nursery a LifeVac.

A circus performer left paralysed after breaking her back is going to be performing in Kent his week.

Silke Pan fell from a trapeze in 2007 and spent seven months in hospital. She's been telling us about her remarkable return to the Big Top.

A florist who's been trading in Swanley for more than 60 years is closing, as rising costs have made it impossible to continue

Michelle Avery has worked at Flowerworks since she was 15 and took over the store in 2011 - she's been speaking to reporter Charlotte Phillips.

And in sport, Gillingham are top of league two after another win at the weekend.

They beat fellow promotion hopefuls Barrow 2-0 at Priestfield. We've got reaction from manager Mark Bonner and man of the match Armani Little.