My incredible husband, Laurence, had a wish that each year his family & friends would come together to raise money for people living with cancer. Since 2022, our charity treks have raised £20,000. In 6 weeks we’ll be walking 17 miles for @StCHospice 🧡. 👇 Team Sponsorship Page

RT @itvmeridian: Public opposition to the introduction of new elected mayors in the South of England is "understandable", according to the….

Do people in the South want new elected mayors? 🗳️. ❌ 62% of public disagree in Hampshire & Isle of Wight .❌ 66% of public disagree in Sussex. Figures come from official public consultations and Conservative leader @KemiBadenoch tells me she understands people's opposition.

Fair to say there was plenty of opposition to plans for a new elected mayor for "Hampshire and the Solent" amongst the people I spoke to in #Ryde on the Isle of Wight. 62% of the public disagreed with the idea in a consultation. Election is planned for May 2026. @itvmeridian

RT @RichPreston: On this day last year, I got a first responder alert on my phone asking me to go to a critical call. It came through as a….

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells me she understands some local people’s opposition to plans for an elected mayor for “Hampshire and the Solent”. She met small business owners in Ryde on the Isle of Wight this morning with Joe Robertson MP and PCC Donna Jones. @itvmeridian

First time for everything!

Have you ever roasted a marshmallow with your brain? 🧠. One snippet of @kevingashford’s new series on Artificial Intelligence caught my eye - and got @SangeetaITV and me talking about the future of AI 🤖

RT @SophyRidgeSky: A new phenomenon is sweeping Westminster that simply can’t be ignored any more.

All the big stories across the South on ITV1 & ITVX at 6pm. Do joins us if you can!

@ThreshedThought Labour MP for Gravesham Lauren Sullivan @drlsullivan said "Reform claim to be an anti-establishment party when actually there’s an awful lot of previously established MPs and MEPs in the party. I think the general public will be able to see through that.".@itvmeridian

Reacting to the defection, Lib Dem MP for Tunbridge Wells Mike Martin (@ThreshedThought) said: "The Kent Reform Party is just the dregs of the Tory party in a different shade of blue. If you thought the Tories were bad, Reform are much worse.". Read more👇.

NEW: Former Tory MP Adam Holloway tells me he's joining Reform UK "partly" because he'd like to one day win back his Gravesham seat but he denies he's an "opportunist" and says he doesn't know if he'll be allowed to stand for the party. @itvmeridian

This has been one of the most read articles on the ITV News website since it was published yesterday – and several people have got in touch to say they've had similar experiences at other schools in the South East.

It’s the last day of Parliament before MPs head off on their summer recess. It’s also my first anniversary as ITV News Meridian’s political correspondent. What a year. I feel my ability to multitask has improved. And my coffee intake. Here’s to Year 2! ☕️

@helenadollimore @ArkSchools @itvmeridian An Ark Schools spokesperson said: “Ark Alexandra has improved rapidly over the past 18 months: suspensions have fallen significantly, attendance has improved, and students are making good progress in all year groups.”. Watch the full report @itvnews 💻📱👇.

@helenadollimore @ArkSchools @itvmeridian Teachers at the school have a target of each issuing 25 detentions a week. Ark Schools says it's to "ensure the school’s behaviour policy is implemented fairly and consistently" but Justin Wynne from the National Education Union disagrees with the approach. @itvmeridian

Hastings & Rye MP @HelenaDollimore has raised the situation at Ark Alexandra in Parliament. She told me the number of children leaving was an “exodus” and urged @ArkSchools to “acknowledge the scale of the problem” and “work with the community not against it”. @itvmeridian

Exclusive: Almost 500 pupils have quit a Hastings secondary school over the past three years, with some parents blaming the strict behaviour policy at Ark Alexandra Academy – which bans mobile phones and sets detention targets for teachers. @itvmeridian

RT @LucyJMcDaid: 🚨Wes Streeting confirms UKHSA at Porton Down will relocate to Essex. But he says ‘everyone wins�� - as MoD still committed….

RT @itvwestcountry: 'Nobody who works at Porton wants to move to Harlow'. Salisbury MP @JohnGlenUK says Wes Steeting 'had the opportunity t….