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Delays to bin collections after dustcart crashes

23 October 2024
Delays to bin collections after dustcart crashes

Residents face disruption to bin collections this week after a recycling lorry crashed.

School remains ‘vigilant’ after schoolgirl grabbed by unknown man

23 October 2024
School remains ‘vigilant’ after schoolgirl grabbed by unknown man

A headteacher says a school remains “vigilant” after reports a schoolgirl was grabbed by an unknown man.

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Sexual predator followed and groped women and girls in streets

23 October 2024
Sexual predator followed and groped women and girls in streets

A sexual predator who followed women and girls around streets before attempting to touch and grab them has been jailed.

Crews tackling recycling centre blaze

22 October 2024
Crews tackling recycling centre blaze

Three fire engines are at the scene of a fire at a recycling site, with residents warned to shut their doors and windows.

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Traffic stopped on Dartford Crossing due to police incident

22 October 2024
Traffic stopped on Dartford Crossing due to police incident

Traffic was held on the Dartford Crossing due to a police incident.

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Soldier stabbed near barracks speaks of ‘horrific experience’ after £50k raised

22 October 2024
Soldier stabbed near barracks speaks of ‘horrific experience’ after £50k raised

A soldier who was stabbed near an army barracks has thanked the kind strangers who raised thousands of pounds for him to help his recovery.

Prolific criminal jailed after stealing and flogging delivery driver’s car online

22 October 2024
Prolific criminal jailed after stealing and flogging delivery driver’s car online

A 32-year-old thief who stole a car and rammed a vehicle in a flurry of road rage has been jailed.

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Air ambulance lands after biker seriously injured in crash

22 October 2024
Air ambulance lands after biker seriously injured in crash

A biker has been seriously injured after a collision with a car on a busy route.

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Moment Tesco lorry explodes into fireball caught on dashcam by horrified driver

21 October 2024
Moment Tesco lorry explodes into fireball caught on dashcam by horrified driver

The shocking moment a Tesco lorry exploded into a ball of flames was captured on dashcam footage by a terrified driver.

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Family search woodland as concerns grow for missing dad

20 October 2024
Family search woodland as concerns grow for missing dad

A family “fear the worst” after a missing dad-of-seven was last seen leaving a pub and has not made contact for days.

Concern grows for missing man last seen days ago

19 October 2024
Concern grows for missing man last seen days ago

Police want to track down a missing man who walks with a limp after he was last seen days ago.

‘I felt my baby slip through my fingers as people piled on top of me’

19 October 2024
‘I felt my baby slip through my fingers as people piled on top of me’

The dad of a baby who died as her family crossed the English Channel in a small boat has described the moment he realised he had lost his daughter.

Driver taken to hospital after crash with police vehicle

19 October 2024
Driver taken to hospital after crash with police vehicle

A driver was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a parked police vehicle.

Long delays on A2 after multi-vehicle crash

19 October 2024
Long delays on A2 after multi-vehicle crash

There are long delays in both directions on the A2 after reports of a multi-vehicle crash near Bluewater.

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Girlfriend’s heartbreak after ‘handsome angel’ stabbed to death

16 October 2024
Girlfriend’s heartbreak after ‘handsome angel’ stabbed to death

Friends of a popular man stabbed to death in a “particularly violent” high street attack say he “always wore an infectious smile”.

Third arrest after man suffers broken bones in attack outside pub

16 October 2024
Third arrest after man suffers broken bones in attack outside pub

Detectives have made a third arrest after a man suffered broken bones and facial injuries in an attack near a pub.

Dad of ‘distraught’ autistic boy says school is ‘like a detention centre’

16 October 2024
Dad of ‘distraught’ autistic boy says school is ‘like a detention centre’

A dad has pulled his autistic son out of a secondary school which he claims is “obsessed” with dishing out detentions.

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Firearms officers called to help ‘confused’ swan on motorway

14 October 2024
Firearms officers called to help ‘confused’ swan on motorway

Firearms officers were called to reports of a ‘confused’ swan causing traffic delays on a busy motorway.

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Dad almost dies from sepsis after injury while cutting nails

10 October 2024
Dad almost dies from sepsis after injury while cutting nails

A dad-of-four says he almost died from sepsis after scratching himself while cutting his nails - urging people to be more aware of the symptoms.

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Ofsted rates nursery with cracked glass and sharp gaps in windowpanes ‘inadequate’

09 October 2024
Ofsted rates nursery with cracked glass and sharp gaps in windowpanes ‘inadequate’

Inspectors have slapped a nursery with an ‘inadequate’ rating after cracked glass and sharp gaps in windowpanes were not made safe.

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