Podcast: Boy, 5, suffers fractured skull and brain bleed in freak accident at Harrietsham CofE Primary School

A mother has spoken of her horror after a freak fall at school left her son with a fractured skull and bleed on the brain. The five year-old spent a week in two different hospitals following the accident before half-term – his mum has now pulled him out of the school because she’s so unhappy with how staff dealt with the incident. Also in today’s podcast, a drunk bus passenger who verbally abused a police officer with highly offensive racial slurs has been jailed. Maidstone Crown Court heard a bus driver was forced to pull over and call for help to deal with the disruptive, threatening and aggressive 47-year-old on board his vehicle. A young woman from Kent is campaigning for more women and girls to know the symptoms of Endometriosis. The 22-year-old says she was dismissed by multiple doctors after suffering severe period pain and exhaustion as a teenager. We’ve spoken to a Kent tradeswoman about what it’s like to set up a female-only business in a male-dominated industry.  The boss of Dartford’s The Shutter Tree says there are a lot of reasons why people prefer a woman to do the job.  And in football, Gillingham’s goalless draw at Salford City gave manager Gareth Ainsworth another boost as he plans ahead for next season. The point for the Gills came after a thrilling finish which saw Glenn Morris make a double save to deny Salford a late winner – you can hear his reaction to the game.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.