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Domestic violence charities say they have "serious concerns" that funding cuts could mean future victims in Kent will not get the help and support they need.

It comes as experts in the county reveal there has been a 25% rise in the number of referrals of high risk cases of domestic abuse in the past year.

Meanwhile - the number of specialist advisors could fall by 27% should the funding gap not be filled.

There are now recommendations that the ten agencies providing these services across Kent should pool their resources to improve what they do. That will give economies of scale allowing them to do more for less money (06:07. 07:07 and 08:07).

The question of who should run the railways in Kent, and more importantly how, is now under consultation. Rail passengers across Kent are being asked for their views to help shape a new franchise for train services across the area. The consultation gives you a chance to say what improvements to train services you would like to see. It also asks potential bidders how they will improve service quality for Kent's passengers (06:24, 07:22 and 08:22).

A Kent man is urging a Good Samaritan to come forward so he can thank her for saving his life, following a horrific cycling accident.

Raymond Parker was on on a cycle route between Canterbury and Whitstable, when he says a shard of concrete caught his spokes and threw him off his bike, fracturing his skull.

It was the actions of a GP, who was walking on the same route, that prevented the cyclist's death, according to paramedics.

However, Raymond Parker and his wife Pauline say her identity is still a mystery, seven months after the crash (06:39, 07:39 and 08:39)

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