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00:02 - Good evening and welcome to Kentonite live on KMTV.
00:28 I'm Sophia Akin and here are your top stories
00:31 on Tuesday the 4th of June.
00:33 General election 2024, Home Secretary comes out fighting
00:37 in Medway as the Tories national campaign hits Kent.
00:41 - All these things are because of the freedoms we've had.
00:44 Because of Brexit, all of those things will be put at risk
00:48 if we had a Labour government.
00:49 - Next stop, an ice cream in Folkestone.
00:52 Cleverly makes appearance
00:53 at William Brown's Memorial Ice Cream Parlour.
00:57 - So I'm here to have a quiet conversation with Will,
01:00 away from your cameras and microphones,
01:03 and then we'll go out campaigning,
01:04 do the political stuff elsewhere.
01:06 - And scenes we like to see.
01:08 Popular comedian opens Maidstone exhibition
01:11 with 600,000 year old artifacts.
01:14 - But actually this is a sort of, you know,
01:16 the subject of this gallery
01:18 is something I'm really interested in.
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01:23 - But first tonight, the Home Secretary, James Cleverly,
01:33 has told KMTV that Brexit is working
01:36 and it's a reason why Kent voters
01:38 should stick with Conservatives.
01:40 The high profile minister was here to stump
01:42 for the three Medway candidates
01:44 who were all behind in the current YouGov polling
01:47 to their Labour opponents.
01:48 Many commentators have said Brexit is a sidelined issue
01:52 in the current conservation.
01:53 So Oliver Leader de Sacks took the opportunity
01:55 to put that to James Cleverly earlier today.
01:58 - Medway Conservative candidates, the Home Secretary,
02:02 even a battle bus.
02:04 As the Tory campaign arrived in Kent,
02:07 the only thing that appeared missing was Brexit.
02:11 The Conservative battle bus may be here
02:13 at Swain and Sons in Rochester,
02:17 but this is an industry massively impacted by Brexit
02:21 and this constituency voted for Brexit quite considerably,
02:25 as did much of Kent.
02:27 We asked the Home Secretary,
02:29 why is not mentioning it much on the campaign trail?
02:32 - Well, what we have seen as a government
02:36 is us taking advantage of our Brexit freedoms.
02:39 When I spoke to the people here,
02:43 I spoke about the inward investment
02:45 that we have secured, the trade deals that we have secured,
02:50 our ability now to put forward an immigration plan
02:53 that we wouldn't have been able to do under free movement,
02:56 whereby we can cap the number of work visas.
03:00 All these things are because of the freedoms we've had
03:03 because of Brexit.
03:04 All of those things will be put at risk
03:07 if we had a Labour government.
03:08 - In 2016, just two of Kent's seats voted to remain
03:12 in the European Union.
03:13 Here in Rochester and Stroud,
03:16 pro-leave vote share was more than 63% during the referendum.
03:21 With the Conservative campaign appearing to be glossing over
03:25 the handling of Brexit,
03:27 I asked passers-by on Rochester High Street
03:29 if they think the UK's departure has gone well.
03:32 - No, it's made everything a lot worse.
03:34 It's much more difficult to get abroad
03:36 and it costs far too much to get abroad.
03:40 - I think it was the biggest mistake
03:41 and I think all those that went for leave
03:44 is now regretting it.
03:45 Yeah, it's just cost us big time.
03:49 - Did you vote leave in 2016?
03:51 - I did, but I regret it now.
03:54 - So if there's the option to rejoin, you would?
03:56 - Yes.
03:57 - According to YouGov polls, Rochester and Stroud,
04:00 which has traditionally voted Conservative,
04:02 is predicted to go to Labour with a 38.7% vote share,
04:07 with the other midway seats potentially following suit.
04:10 Despite requests for interviews
04:12 with the candidates earlier today,
04:14 they all declined to do so.
04:15 But last week, I did manage to speak
04:17 to Rochester and Stroud candidate and previous MP,
04:21 Kelly Tolhurst, about how she's feeling
04:23 about her election chances.
04:26 - I've been, or I was elected in 2015.
04:31 I'm a local voice for the people of this area
04:36 and I will work hard over the next five weeks
04:39 to see if I can gain the support of people going forward.
04:44 It's been a privilege to represent
04:46 the place I'm born and bred
04:47 and I will keep fighting hard till election day.
04:50 - While Brexit may not be on the minds
04:52 of Conservatives in Kent this time around,
04:54 it's clear the county is still a priority
04:57 for what has become a largely pro-leave party.
05:00 Oliver Leed at the Saks for KNTV in Rochester.
05:03 - After the Home Secretary's visit to Medway,
05:07 it wasn't back to Westminster.
05:08 It was on to Folkestone, another constituency
05:11 where the Conservatives are trailing Labour in the polls.
05:14 Cleverley headed to William Brown Jr.'s dessert parlour.
05:17 It opened this week and serves as a tribute
05:20 to the seven-year-old who died after a hit and run
05:22 in Sandgate back in December.
05:24 Abbey Hook was there as well.
05:26 A place for family, friends, and the community
05:29 to remember a seven-year-old boy
05:31 who died after a hit and run in Sandgate.
05:34 A place while on the election trail,
05:36 Home Secretary James Cleverley paid a visit to.
05:39 It's the ice-green parlour William Brown opened
05:42 to celebrate the life of his son.
05:44 This is such a huge story for the local area
05:47 and for the people of Kent.
05:48 It's rocked the community
05:49 and something so amazing's come from it.
05:52 How do you think about politicising an event like this
05:55 and making this the place where you do launch
05:57 your campaign here in East Kent?
05:58 - Well, I have come here to have
06:00 a quiet conversation with Will.
06:04 I will be going out with Damon and campaigning
06:07 across the rest of the constituency.
06:11 And look, I would have been more than happy
06:12 to do this interview at any other part of the constituency.
06:17 You're the guys that chose to set up here.
06:18 So I'm here to have a quiet conversation with Will,
06:22 away from your cameras and microphones,
06:25 and then we'll go out campaigning,
06:26 do the political stuff elsewhere.
06:28 - But the politics plays a part,
06:30 especially as the polls suggest
06:31 a conservative wipeout here in East Kent.
06:34 But for William Sr., it was a chance to highlight
06:37 the success of his small startup
06:39 after the sudden loss of his child.
06:41 - For me, it's always about my son.
06:43 And of course, my beautiful daughter, Pearl.
06:46 But as far as politics is concerned,
06:50 something needs to be done in this country
06:54 to try and get us out of this stagnant mode we're in.
07:00 So the fact that they're actively out,
07:03 being a part of small businesses like this,
07:08 I think is great,
07:09 that they've come down and showed us the time.
07:12 But yeah, something definitely needs to happen
07:16 to sort of shake things up in England.
07:18 - Since opening this week,
07:19 William's welcomed thousands
07:21 from across this tight-knit community.
07:22 He's got sweets, ice cream, waffles,
07:25 and all the sweet treats you could think of on offer.
07:28 But also, the UK's biggest gumball machine.
07:31 And today, a very special guest, the Home Secretary,
07:35 giving voters here in Folkestone even more to chew on.
07:39 Abbey Hook for KMTV in Folkestone.
07:41 Well, we're just one month now
07:44 till the country goes to the polls.
07:46 Latest polling shows Labour taking more than half
07:49 of all the constituencies in Kent.
07:51 But that's just a snapshot of opinions
07:53 at the time of polling.
07:54 There are more than four weeks of campaigning left.
07:57 While our local democracy reporter, Gabriel Morris,
07:59 joins me now to tell me some more.
08:01 So Gabriel, it's been two weeks of campaigning so far.
08:04 Gone quite quickly, hasn't it?
08:05 But what have we learned so far?
08:06 - You're right, it has gone very quickly indeed.
08:09 Little more than four weeks to go
08:10 until polling day on the 4th of July.
08:13 And we've seen quite a few big visits
08:15 down to the county so far,
08:16 particularly from the Labour Party.
08:18 Keir Starmer, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner,
08:20 all paying a visit to the county.
08:22 And Nigel Farage from Reform coming down to Dover last week.
08:26 Now, there haven't been any big Conservative names
08:28 coming down to the county today,
08:30 as we've just seen in Ollie's report.
08:33 James Cleverley was in Rochester today.
08:35 Now, as we heard from him,
08:38 he wasn't able to speak to any of the Medway Conservative
08:41 candidates who are hoping to get our vote
08:44 come the 4th of July.
08:46 However, they did have time for a picture opportunity
08:47 with Home Secretary.
08:49 There's three of the candidates,
08:50 the three Medway candidates there
08:52 for the Conservative Party,
08:53 Roman Chistie, David Gamestar and Kelly Tolhurst.
08:56 Now, they are all looking like
08:59 they're not going to win a seat come the results.
09:01 That's what the latest polling would suggest,
09:03 with Labour edging ahead,
09:06 particularly in Rochester and Stude
09:08 and Gillingham and Raynham.
09:10 In Chatham and Aylesford, though, very tight margins.
09:13 That seat is on the knife edge.
09:15 Well, the Labour Party is out on the campaign too.
09:19 Some took to X yesterday to react to the YouGov polling,
09:22 which you can see there on the screen.
09:23 Folkestone Labour there,
09:24 Tony Fawn, who's the candidate for the Labour Party,
09:27 says it's great these results,
09:29 but they aren't taking anything for granted
09:31 and they'll keep working alongside their candidates.
09:34 Now, let's take a look at this polling from YouGov
09:37 in a little bit more detail.
09:40 Now, it shows the Conservatives
09:43 retaining some of their key seats,
09:45 Tunbridge, Sevenoaks and that New Wild,
09:47 which is going to be the biggest seat now in Kent.
09:50 But Labour could take Folkestone,
09:55 Ashford, East Fanet,
09:58 and also the Medway seats, as you said,
09:59 Grayshore and Dartford, but also Dover too.
10:03 They'll be hoping that the prediction is right
10:05 so Mike Tapp becomes the MP.
10:07 Now, you might remember last month,
10:09 Natalie Elphick defected.
10:11 The Conservatives have now announced
10:13 who they'll be putting up for election.
10:15 But last week, we saw Nigel Farage
10:17 making announcements down in the town.
10:19 One of those was Howard Cox,
10:21 who is standing for the Reform Party.
10:23 He posted this onto socials today.
10:28 Hi, just put my nomination papers
10:31 into the Dover District Council here in Dover
10:35 and delighted it's all been accepted,
10:37 paid my £500 deposit, all in cash, got the receipt.
10:42 So I'm official.
10:43 I'm the official candidate for Reform UK in Dover and Deal.
10:47 And watch this space.
10:50 Well, could Reform UK take a win in Dover?
10:53 Well, latest polling suggests they'll likely come third
10:56 behind Labour and the Conservative parties.
10:58 And across most constituencies in Kent,
11:00 it's actually that third position
11:01 where they're looking likely to come.
11:04 In Tubbridge Wells, let's go there now.
11:05 The Conservatives have chosen their candidate now,
11:08 but they are only two points ahead of the Liberal Democrats.
11:11 They're out on the campaign trail, the Lib Dems,
11:13 and they're hoping to have a repeat of the local elections.
11:16 Some polling suggests that it might
11:18 be possible to take a win.
11:20 Elsewhere, the Greens will be hoping to gain some support.
11:23 And in Kent, polling doesn't suggest they'll stand a chance
11:26 in most places.
11:27 But in Dartford, they have launched their campaign trail
11:30 for this general election.
11:32 A month to go, could this all change?
11:34 Well, these are only polls.
11:35 They're just a snapshot of what the voters think.
11:38 This doesn't take into mind people's opinion,
11:41 people who haven't made up their mind.
11:43 There is a leaders' debate tonight.
11:46 That has the chance to influence people's opinions,
11:48 particularly on national issues.
11:50 We'll have to see what happens.
11:50 Gabriel, thank you.
11:51 Time for a break.
11:52 See you soon.
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15:06 Hello, and welcome back to Cancer Night live on KMTV.
15:17 Now, a woman's been charged with attempted murder
15:20 after an incident in Sittingbourne.
15:22 Lauren Willis appeared in Medway Magistrates Court
15:25 this morning.
15:26 A man was taken to hospital after being
15:28 hurt at the bobbing roundabout near the A249
15:31 on Friday the 31st of May.
15:34 Police and paramedics were on the scene
15:35 before he was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital,
15:38 and he's since been discharged.
15:40 Willis from Parkwood also faces two counts of actual bodily harm
15:44 and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
15:48 Time now for your pick of the papers,
15:50 taking a look at what's making the headlines in Kent's
15:52 newspapers, online, and radio.
15:54 Earlier, I was joined by Jack Darkin
15:56 to tell us about 100 black cats being rescued,
15:59 the expansion of a dental practice,
16:02 and a 72-year-old chip shop owner
16:04 retiring after more than 40 years.
16:07 Jack, your first story is something
16:09 to do with this very adorable looking cat.
16:10 Yeah, so there have been 100 black cats
16:12 found in an abandoned property in Dartford.
16:15 Volunteers at the Safe Haven Animal Rescue in Sevenoaks,
16:18 they got the call to rescue what they thought was only
16:20 going to be about 20 cats.
16:22 Instead, they ended up finding over 100 of them.
16:24 The volunteers, obviously, naturally,
16:25 they're absolutely stunned.
16:26 Like, could you imagine turning up to a house
16:28 and finding 100 of those little fellas in your house?
16:30 I don't know.
16:30 It's a big task they had on their hands then, isn't it?
16:33 Absolutely.
16:33 And because, obviously, they've rescued so many in one go,
16:36 they've asked people to come up, basically anyone who loves cats,
16:39 anyone to adopt or foster a cat to help them find a new home.
16:43 Oh, that's so sweet.
16:44 And we can see the pictures of them there.
16:46 They're so adorable, those cats.
16:48 Perfect.
16:48 Well, your next story, tell us about that.
16:50 Yes, my second story involves the expansion
16:53 of a dental practice in Norfleet.
16:54 It's been approved.
16:57 So the owner of Create Dental asked
16:59 to turn the flats upstairs of the practice
17:01 into additional space.
17:02 This will basically mean it will add three more dental rooms
17:05 to the property, hoping to more than double the number
17:08 of patients a day, from about 30 to about 75.
17:11 So we all know how difficult it is trying to get a dentist's
17:14 appointment nowadays.
17:15 And the backlog is obviously with the NHS and a growing
17:17 demand for more slots as well.
17:18 So hopefully, this will relieve some of the pressure
17:21 and make it a bit easier to get an appointment up in Norfleet.
17:24 Great, and your final story.
17:25 Yes, it's a very wholesome story, this one.
17:27 So it's a chip shop owner in Dover.
17:29 He has announced his plans to retire after 40 years in charge.
17:33 So Luigi Del Duca, who is the owner of Castle Takeaway,
17:37 moved to the UK in 1977 from Italy.
17:40 And he set up his shop just a few years later.
17:43 So after announcing his retirement,
17:44 he said that he has received so many messages of love
17:47 and support from the locals in the area and in the community,
17:50 with many people saying that he's probably
17:52 got the best chippy in Dover.
17:54 And one thing he said he's really looking forward to
17:56 is spending much more time with his family.
17:59 He's got children that live all over the world.
18:01 He's really looking forward to spending a lot more time
18:03 with them.
18:03 And it's National Fish and Chip Day on Friday.
18:06 So will he be there for that?
18:07 Because I imagine he wouldn't want to miss National Fish
18:09 and Chip Day.
18:10 You know, I'm sure he'll be there for it.
18:11 I'm sure he won't miss the opportunity.
18:12 He won't miss that, will he?
18:13 Well, great.
18:14 Well, thank you so much for joining us.
18:15 Thank you.
18:16 Well, let us know what you usually
18:18 get from the fish and chip shop.
18:19 And I'm sure we'll mention it on Friday.
18:21 Now, don't forget, you can keep up to date with all your latest
18:24 stories across the county by logging on to our website,
18:27 kmtv.co.uk.
18:29 And you can find all of our latest reports,
18:31 including this one about a youth football
18:33 team from Folkestone who became their league champions
18:37 by not losing a single game.
18:38 Take a look.
18:39 Arsene Wenger's Invincibles, Xavi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen,
18:44 and Folkestone Invicta's Under 13s.
18:47 Three teams which have cemented themselves in their club's
18:49 history books after becoming champions of their leagues
18:53 by not losing a single match.
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18:56 3, 2, 1.
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18:59 With 14 wins and one draw, Folkestone
19:01 had a 15-point lead by the tail end of the East Kent Youth
19:04 League season this year.
19:06 It's also their second championship win in a row
19:09 after winning Division II and now Division I of the league.
19:13 They're clearly the team to beat.
19:15 But what sets them apart?
19:17 Good teamwork, good discipline.
19:19 I think it's all like togetherness as a team.
19:21 And I think, obviously, our coaching play, the way we play.
19:24 And obviously, the players we brought in last season,
19:27 it really helped us.
19:29 All the team build up and the goals that we score
19:32 is just amazing, to be fair.
19:34 The work rate between the squads.
19:36 Resilience and teamwork.
19:38 The unbeaten Folkestone Invicta youth, led by their coaches,
19:41 John Ross and Greg Newman, even went one step further
19:44 to claim a double by winning their league cup
19:47 with an 8-3 thrashing of opponents Snowden and Aylsham
19:50 FC.
19:51 I think it's the way they've bonded over the last couple
19:53 of seasons.
19:53 Obviously, they hang about together outside school,
19:56 at school.
19:57 And they've really performed and bonded together
19:59 with the football itself.
20:00 They listen.
20:01 That's the main thing.
20:03 The dudes are tall.
20:04 They're learning every day.
20:05 And they get on really well with each other.
20:07 Nice.
20:08 Can we make it, Rudy?
20:09 Keep it coming.
20:10 Great stroke.
20:11 Lovely stop, Michael.
20:12 Off we go, Stanley.
20:13 Looking forward to the future, head coach Greg
20:16 has mixed emotions, with some players
20:18 set to leave and join the club's higher division, Kent Youth
20:21 League side.
20:22 I think they've all got a future.
20:24 They're all playing at a reasonable level.
20:26 Some of the players are now going up to the Kent League.
20:28 So they're playing for County.
20:30 Some of them play for Shepway.
20:32 Some of them are going to play Kent League.
20:33 So there's nothing that they can't do.
20:35 Luckily for us, they all want to stay and continue to play.
20:38 So we've kept the same team for four or five years,
20:40 pretty much, now.
20:41 So hopefully, we can go on and do it again next year.
20:43 It'll be fantastic.
20:44 To get to the cup final again would be really nice.
20:45 It was a great day out.
20:46 And to have all the families there was fantastic.
20:48 So I think the main aim, if we can get to the cup final,
20:50 we'd be really happy.
20:52 And after coming all the way out to set up a training
20:54 session in the rain for our camera,
20:57 it's clear this team's spirit and love for the game
21:00 is just as unbreakable as their unbeaten record.
21:03 Bartholomew Hall for KMTV in Folkestone.
21:07 Time now for the weather for the next few days.
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21:13 Cloudy skies tonight.
21:17 Lows of 12 degrees, highs of 13 in Folkestone.
21:21 Tomorrow morning, though, looking much sunnier.
21:23 Temperatures remaining, though, at that cool 13 degrees.
21:26 Some clouds as well creeping in.
21:28 Through to the afternoon, sunshine sticking around.
21:30 Temperatures rising.
21:32 Lows of 15 and highs of 16 in North Kent.
21:35 Now for the rest of the week.
21:36 Sunshine seems to be sticking around.
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21:45 Next tonight, a popular comedian has swapped Mock the Week
21:54 for an archaeological museum in Maidstone today.
21:57 If you couldn't guess, it's Hugh Dennis.
21:59 He's opened the gallery, which features
22:01 600,000-year-old artifacts.
22:04 The Lives in Our Landscapes exhibition
22:05 tells the story of how people have
22:07 lived in the borough over the centuries.
22:10 And Ronnie Gustall went along to meet the comic.
22:13 Doing this.
22:15 And then you end the way, like that.
22:17 You ready?
22:18 Yeah.
22:19 Oh.
22:20 And the rest.
22:21 Oh, and the rest.
22:23 I do that, look, and that gives away the secret film track.
22:26 Hooray.
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22:32 We've seen him on Outnumbered.
22:34 We've seen him on Taskmaster.
22:37 We've seen him on Mock the Week.
22:39 And today, we've seen Hugh Dennis in Maidstone.
22:44 Well, it's great.
22:44 It was lovely to be asked to open anything.
22:46 But actually, this is a sort of--
22:48 you know, the subject of this gallery
22:51 is something I'm really interested in.
22:53 Having presented an archaeology program.
22:56 And also, at university, I did--
22:59 I was a geographer.
23:00 And I specialized-- this is years and years ago.
23:03 This is like 40 years ago.
23:05 But I specialized in historical geography, which is really
23:08 exactly what this is about.
23:10 It's about why people live in the landscape
23:12 and how they do that.
23:13 But it's great to be in Maidstone.
23:14 I like Maidstone a lot.
23:15 We decided to invite Hugh Dennis to open the gallery,
23:18 because he has links with Kent Archaeological Society, who
23:21 are very heavily involved in the gallery as well.
23:23 And we thought it was just a chance
23:25 to really show off an amazing, amazing achievement
23:27 for the town.
23:28 The general manager of the Kent Archaeological Society,
23:31 Richard Taylor, worked with Hugh on the Great Bridge Dig,
23:35 which one of the first episodes was actually excavating here
23:38 in Maidstone.
23:39 And so through that connection, we
23:42 thought that he would be best placed to open the gallery,
23:45 because he has a shared love of archaeology.
23:48 And he kind of epitomizes the goals of the Kent
23:52 Archaeological Society through public outreach and engagement
23:56 with archaeology.
23:57 Showcasing artifacts that date back more than 600,000 years,
24:01 the museum's newest family-friendly
24:02 archaeological gallery, Lives in Our Landscape,
24:05 will be open to the public from Wednesday, 5th of June.
24:07 Curators are now tasked with trying
24:10 to find enough visitors to outnumber them for fear
24:13 of being mocked all week.
24:16 Ronnie Glasslow for KMTV in Maidstone.
24:20 And finally tonight, right after Kent Tonight this evening,
24:23 we have the premiere of our latest show, Slice of Kent.
24:26 I was joined earlier by its producers and presenters,
24:29 Hannah Mirabay and Peter Bowie, to talk a little bit
24:31 about the programme.
24:33 Well, Peter and Hannah, the show's producers and presenters,
24:36 join me now.
24:36 So first of all, Peter, tell us a bit
24:38 about what Slice of Kent is actually all about.
24:41 So Slice of Kent originated from a student show.
24:44 Took that to me and Hannah both starred in,
24:46 called Budget Babes.
24:47 It was like a small segment within the student show
24:49 where we would teach uni students
24:51 how to cook with a budget.
24:52 And I produced this concept so much
24:55 that we ended up having our own show called Slice of Kent.
24:58 And this is kind of different but kind of similar,
25:00 where we test different kinds of cuisines and different chefs
25:04 across all of Kent.
25:05 We basically give them three random ingredients,
25:08 and it's their job to come up with a dish using
25:10 those three random ingredients.
25:11 And then we challenge that against us, me and Hannah,
25:15 where we have to come up with a dish with those ingredients.
25:18 Great.
25:18 And Hannah, tell us what's to come in the first episode
25:21 specifically.
25:22 So for the first episode, our theme this week is seafood.
25:26 So we went to Westgate-on-Sea and went to a restaurant
25:28 called Fin Bars.
25:29 And we challenged them with one of the ingredients, which
25:32 is fish.
25:33 And the rest you could see in the episodes.
25:36 OK.
25:37 Just from you both as well, what's
25:38 your favourite thing about filming the show?
25:40 What would you say, Peter?
25:42 I would say absolutely trying all different kinds of cuisine,
25:45 because no spoilers for our next episode.
25:48 But for the first one, it's more French/Italian style,
25:53 which is--
25:54 I don't usually get to try that, and I thought it was amazing.
25:56 Yeah, it's good to try lots of different types of food,
25:58 isn't it?
25:58 And Hannah, what's your favourite thing about the show?
26:00 I think it's trying the food afterwards behind the cameras.
26:03 I think that's the best part of it all, really.
26:05 Great.
26:06 Well, thank you both so much.
26:07 Looking forward to seeing the first episode.
26:09 Thank you.
26:09 Thank you.
26:10 Well, that first episode is straight after the break.
26:12 Slice of Kent, you can catch that straight afterwards.
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