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Girl grabbed belongings and climbed out of van before fire erupted

11 April 2024
Girl grabbed belongings and climbed out of van before fire erupted

A quick-thinking girl swept up her family’s belongings and climbed out of a Mercedes van moments before it burst into flames.

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Firebomber’s tirades against asylum seekers before immigration centre attack

10 April 2024
Firebomber’s tirades against asylum seekers before immigration centre attack

A man who firebombed an immigration processing centre issued far-right rants against asylum seekers and Muslims before the attack, an inquest heard.

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Fire crews tackle garage fire

09 April 2024
Fire crews tackle garage fire

Firefighters urged residents to close windows and doors as they tackled a garage fire.

Iconic album artwork and Libertines singer’s painting up for auction

08 April 2024
Iconic album artwork and Libertines singer’s painting up for auction

Artwork for an iconic Pink Floyd album and a Pete Doherty painting will be auctioned to raise cash for a Kent school.

The few train services running in Kent today amid rail strikes

08 April 2024
The few train services running in Kent today amid rail strikes

Train passengers are being urged not to travel today as strike action leaves most services in Kent at a standstill.

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CCTV shows shocking ‘hit-and-run’ smash on ‘treacherous’ hill

08 April 2024
CCTV shows shocking ‘hit-and-run’ smash on ‘treacherous’ hill

A driver pictured fleeing the scene of a suspected hit-and-run has reignited calls to tackle speeding on a key route.

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Hospital site with permission for 19 homes on market for £2.4m

05 April 2024
Hospital site with permission for 19 homes on market for £2.4m

Land surrounding a former hospital, which has planning permission for 19 townhouses, has hit the market at £2.4 million.

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Kent set for first-ever Lib Dem MP as poll predicts 10 Tories will be ousted

04 April 2024
Kent set for first-ever Lib Dem MP as poll predicts 10 Tories will be ousted

The Conservatives will lose 10 Kent MPs and the Liberal Democrats will win their first-ever seat in the county, according to a major new poll.

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‘I was prescribed five-day drug for years – now it’s left me in a wheelchair’

04 April 2024
‘I was prescribed five-day drug for years – now it’s left me in a wheelchair’

A woman has been left with her “life in ruins” after medication designed to be taken as a five-day course was repeatedly prescribed to her for years.

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Call for budding Kent actors to star in bare-knuckle brawl on Amazon Prime

03 April 2024
Call for budding Kent actors to star in bare-knuckle brawl on Amazon Prime

Filmmakers are searching for budding actors to star in a bare-knuckle brawl for a gangster film hoping to “put Kent on the map”.

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Man tricked victims into paying cash into wrong bank accounts

03 April 2024
Man tricked victims into paying cash into wrong bank accounts

A member of a “sophisticated” criminal gang who tricked victims into paying cash into the wrong bank accounts has been put behind bars.

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No arrests two months after teenage boy ‘raped in park toilets’

03 April 2024
No arrests two months after teenage boy ‘raped in park toilets’

Police are yet to make any arrests after a teenage boy was reportedly raped in a park’s public toilet but say they have several lines of inquiry open.

Hated contraflow set to be lifted on M20

03 April 2024
Hated contraflow set to be lifted on M20

Operation Brock will be deactivated on the M20 this weekend after being put in place to cope with extra traffic during Easter.

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Factory could be demolished to make way for 118 homes

29 March 2024
Factory could be demolished to make way for 118 homes

Plans to flatten a factory to make way for 118 homes have been welcomed as the “ideal spot” for development.

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Activists lay on roads to blockade weapons factory

26 March 2024
Activists lay on roads to blockade weapons factory

Pro-Palestine activists have blockaded all access points into a weapons factory.

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Reform UK leaflets ‘playing fast and loose with safety of vulnerable children’

25 March 2024
Reform UK leaflets ‘playing fast and loose with safety of vulnerable children’

Leaflets opposing the conversion of an old care home into a reception centre for asylum-seeking children have been branded “completely unacceptable”.

‘300 homes and new secondary will cause traffic Armageddon!’

22 March 2024
‘300 homes and new secondary will cause traffic Armageddon!’

Safety and congestion fears have been sparked by plans to build a 300-home estate and huge secondary school.

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Primary school, cricket ground and hotel in Prince's plans for 2,500-home estate

21 March 2024
Primary school, cricket ground and hotel in Prince's plans for 2,500-home estate

Official plans for Prince William’s sprawling estate reveal the 2,500-home development could include a primary school, cricket ground and hotel.

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Turnaround for 'filthy' Turkish restaurant after poor food hygiene score

20 March 2024
Turnaround for 'filthy' Turkish restaurant after poor food hygiene score

A popular Turkish restaurant has turned around its food hygiene rating after inspectors branded the walk-in fridge and freezer “filthy”.

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Image released after taxi driver attacked

18 March 2024
Image released after taxi driver attacked

Officers have released a picture of a woman after a taxi driver was attacked in his car.

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