Podcast: Rescue mission in the Channel to save 84 people, including six-month-old-baby, from the sea from tv9 channel Watch Video

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✓ Published: 06-Jun-2024

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<p>A major rescue mission has been launched</a> in the English Channel as 84 people - including a six-month-old baby and two other children - ended up in the water.</p><p>British and French vessels took part in the operation halfway between Calais and Dover.</p><p>Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from a Whitstable veteran</a> as we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.</p><p>The military operation was a decisive turning point in the Second World War which saw thousands of Allied troops launch the invasion of Normandy.</p><p>We’re being warned ongoing road works will cause chaos for motorists and bus routes when the Kingsferry Bridge shuts</a> this weekend. </p><p>Urgent repairs are being made to the bridge but the disruption will be made worse by the ongoing works at the Grovehurst roundabout junction.</p><p>It’s been revealed a debt-ridden university, branded “a hellish nightmare” to work for, is set to make further redundancies.</a></p><p>University of Kent bosses last week warned employees it was launching a voluntary severance scheme.</p><p>And a disused golf course in Kent could become home to a new community sports hub and 100 homes</a>.</p><p>If approved, the project would see would see Larkfield and New Hythe FC relocate to a new purpose-built community facility. </p>