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Gran's joy as she is reunited with WW1 medals

Gran's joy as she is reunited with WW1 medals

A pensioner is overjoyed after an appeal in the Kentish Express reunited her with the First World War medals she lost while shopping.

Security scare closes school on 11-plus exam day

Security scare closes school on 11-plus exam day

A school has admitted it lied about a water leak when a security threat forced it to close - leaving dozens of pupils unable to take the 11-plus.

Finally... an end to Operation Stack?

Finally... an end to Operation Stack?

Human waste and rubbish left by lorry drivers parked in residential streets could be a thing of the past, along with Operation Stack.

Child hit by car after school

Child hit by car after school

An 11-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car this afternoon.

Blaze rips through industrial site

Blaze rips through industrial site

More than a dozen firefighters tackled a large blaze which has damaged an abandoned industrial unit.

Man charged following town centre brawl

Man charged following town centre brawl

A man is due in court following a fight which left a four-year-old girl in hospital.

Prayers and a pint at village pub

Prayers and a pint at village pub

A vicar has started holding services at a Shepherd Neame pub - to save people travelling a mile outside the village to go to church.

'It was like a crash from a film'

'It was like a crash from a film'

A woman's told how passers-by used brute strength to flip a blazing car with a woman trapped inside... before putting the fire out with water bottles.

Drunken youths target bakery during late night raid

Drunken youths target bakery during late night raid

Police arrested two teenagers after a group of youths invaded a bakery.

Family are ecstatic following return of missing pets

Family are ecstatic following return of missing pets

Two missing bengal cats who disappeared earlier this week have been found safe and well.

Jail for pervert who preyed on boys at pool

Jail for pervert who preyed on boys at pool

A convicted sex offender has been jailed after police uncovered shocking images which led them to a boy he had taken at a pool.

Overturned caravan blocks M20

Overturned caravan blocks M20

Two lanes were blocked when a caravan being towed on the M20 overturned.

£100k pavement artwork set to be ditched

£100k pavement artwork set to be ditched

A town centre's controversial 'flume' feature is likely to be ripped up - just six years after it was installed.

Mum: 'Why I broke teen girl’s nose'

Mum: 'Why I broke teen girl’s nose'

A mother who broke a girl's nose has described the heartache she felt when bullies targeted her daughter diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.

Rapist jailed for life after horrific sex attacks

Rapist jailed for life after horrific sex attacks

A convicted rapist has been jailed for life after new victims of his years-long campaign of terror came forward.

Top dog proves to be TV gold

Top dog proves to be TV gold

Old English sheepdog Spud has found success after joining paint company Dulux as their mascot.

Umpire banned from church match as relative a bishop

Umpire banned from church match as relative a bishop

Organisers of a church cricket match feared an umpire might be biased - because his great-great grandfather was a bishop.

Kent rugby star strips off for Cancer Research

Kent rugby star strips off for Cancer Research

Rugby star Tom Varndell posed naked for a magazine to raise awareness of male cancer.

Workforce set to double in massive outlet centre expansion

Workforce set to double in massive outlet centre expansion

Almost 1,000 jobs are set to be created under expansion plans for the Ashford Designer Outlet revealed today.

Camier just misses out on scoring in home MotoGP debut

Camier just misses out on scoring in home MotoGP debut

Leon Camier says a braking issue hampered his chances of a better finish on his home MotoGP debut at Silverstone on Sunday.

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