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Thousands of people in Kent are once again experiencing water supply issues days after similar disruption. An estimated 4,500 properties in several rural areas around Maidstone and hundreds more in Tunbridge Wells are experiencing little to no water, South East Water (SEW) said. The company put the issues down to an electrical fault at a treatment works and the slow recovery of drinking water in storage tanks. Affected properties in Maidstone, predominately in Harrietsham, Kingswood, Coxheath, Headcorn and surrounding villages are expected to have their supply restored by the end of Sunday. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Without water? Here’s what to do While disruption is expected to continue until Monday for customers in the Bidborough area of Tunbridge Wells. South East Water apologised to customers, adding bottled water stations were open to those affected. Bottled water stations are open at: Mote Park Leisure Centre, Mote Park, Maidstone, ME15 7RN Headcorn Aerodrome, Shenley Road, Ashford, TN27 9HX Harrietsham Village Hall, Church Road, Harrietsham, ME17 1AP Bidborough Village …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a bloody crackdown that activists say has killed at least 2,615 people. In Iran’s capital, Tehran, witnesses said recent mornings showed no new signs of bonfires lit the night before or debris in the streets. The sound of gunfire, which had been intense for several nights, has also faded. Meanwhile, Iranian state media has announced wave after wave of arrests by authorities, targeting those it calls “terrorists” while also apparently looking for Starlink satellite internet dishes, which offer the only way to get videos and images out to the internet. “Since Jan. 8, we saw a full-fledged war, and anybody who was in the gathering since then is a criminal,” said Justice Minister Amin Hossein Rahimi, according to a report Wednesday from the judiciary’s Mizan news agency. The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, as the country’s economy has been …
