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Two Kent MPs in race to chair select committee

Two Kent MPs in race to chair select committee

MPs Damian Green and Damian Collins vie for influential select committee role

Road re-opened after crash

Road re-opened after crash

A busy road that was closed in both directions this morning following a collision is now open.

Pioneer female priest’s farewell after 21 years

Pioneer female priest’s farewell after 21 years

One of Britain’s first female priests will retire this month, after more than two decades in the church.

Second large bird appears in Kent village

Second large bird appears in Kent village

Just days after an emu arrived at a village farm, a peacock has shown up at a nursery just around the corner.

Masked teen who stormed village post office named

Masked teen who stormed village post office named

A judge has allowed a 17-year-old who took part in a "terrifying" armed raid on a Kent village post office to be named.

M20 re-open after multi-car crash

M20 re-open after multi-car crash

Three cars were involved in a crash that closed the M20 this evening.

Flat owner forced to live in shed for two years

Flat owner forced to live in shed for two years

A man has been sleeping in his allotment shed for nearly two years due to delays in the opening of an apartment block.

Amos wins in English Schools golf title

Amos wins in English Schools golf title

Nicole Amos has continued her fine start to the season by winning the English Schools South Region Girls' Championship.

A whole latte trouble!

A whole latte trouble!

A teenager had to be rescued by firefighters after getting his finger stuck in a coffee machine.

European Gold for Ransley

European Gold for Ransley

Rowing star Tom Ransley has won a third international gold medal for Great Britain with his success at the European Championships in Poland on Sunday.

Mystery bird on the loose identified as emu

Mystery bird on the loose identified as emu

The RSPCA has revealed a large bird that turned up at a Kent farm this week is a male emu and they are trying to re-home him.

Problems pile up for traders

Problems pile up for traders

Shop owners are experiencing a severe drop in trade thanks to 'essential' road repairs to resurface a town's controversial shared space scheme.

Armed robbers locked up for terrifying post office raid

Armed robbers locked up for terrifying post office raid

Two robbers who carried out a "horrific and terrifying" raid on a post office before leading police on a week-long manhunt have been locked up.

Chinese Elvis has left the building

Chinese Elvis has left the building

A restaurant and bar dedicated to the King of Rock and Roll has closed just over a year after its sell-out opening night.

Tragic Jason thought 'life would be better' without him

Tragic Jason thought 'life would be better' without him

Popular teenager Jason Pettey had previously thought about suicide before hanging himself from a tree, an inquest heard.

Mother gives birth on hard shoulder

Mother gives birth on hard shoulder

These new parents will never forget the day their daughter was born after she came into the world on the side of a motorway this afternoon.

Sexy lingerie boutique to open in town centre mall

Sexy lingerie boutique to open in town centre mall

A new outlet of Xanadu Boutique, which sells lingerie and adult sex toys, will open this weekend.

Road re-opens following serious crash

Road re-opens following serious crash

A busy road has re-opened after it was shut following a serious crash involving a car and a motorbike this afternoon.

Off-season chimney fire

Off-season chimney fire

A chimney fire broke out when householders tried to keep warm on a chilly summertime day.

Woman in hospital after multi-car crash

Woman in hospital after multi-car crash

A four car crash caused a road to be closed and one woman was taken to hospital.

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