Donald Trump on Friday made a confusing comment about magnets, prompting mockery around the internet. The former president said at a rally that he was largely ignorant about magnets, raising the issue in connection with so-called “magnetic elevators.” …

European shares dropped on Friday afternoon, pressurised by lacklustre economic data from major economies such as Germany and France earlier in the week. On Friday, Eurozone inflation for December came in at 2.9%, above November’s 2.4%, mainly due to s…

Plans for what would be one of the largest solar farms in the county have been submitted. Renewable energy firm RES wants to put thousands of panels, which could produce enough electricity to power 22,500 homes, between Horton Kirby and Fawkham, near D…

Newbury’s favourite AC/DC tribute Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show returns later this month. AC/DC, arguably the greatest rock band of all time, are brought to life once again by Live/Wire as they come back to Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Saturday, January 2…

The other day, I stumbled across a video on Facebook of Margate in the mid-1980s. I was rather transfixed. There’s no commentary, no one telling us what we’re seeing, nothing particularly exciting to witness (there’s not even a glimpse of Dreamland (or…

Huge new warehouses are proposed for the site of a historic printing business that closed five years ago and dated back to Victorian times. Invicta Press buildings could be demolished to make way for three units on the former Headley Brothers plot near…

Don’t be spooked if you see hundreds of people marching into the woods with flame-lit torches, banging drums and chanting folk tunes this weekend. Although it might look like something from medieval England, it is nothing to fear – just village folk co…

Enjoy your favourite music from the movies in a rousing live concert. The world-famous Philharmonia Orchestra is performing a programme of scores and soundtracks from blockbuster films such as Indiana Jones and Schindler’s List. The group of talented m…

A family-run pub which mysteriously closed has been put on the market for nearly £600,000. Leisure property specialist Fleurets has revealed that the Ship Inn at Conyer, near Teynham, has been put up for sale by private clients after its lease came to …

Frightened residents say they are too scared to take the stairs in a block of flats where cannabis-smoking vandals are running riot. Housing association Moat says it is launching a review of security at Stanhope Court in Ashford amid numerous reports o…