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MMR vaccine rates in Kent have fallen below global targets – amid fears measles case will spread rapidly in the UK unless more people get the jab.
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Buying fares from station ticket machines, rather than online, can lead to travellers paying considerably more for travel says research into prices.
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Households sent a letter offering them an energy bills discount are being urged not to ignore the offer before the scheme’s deadline closes.
A new portrait of King Charles – being offered free-of-charge to public buildings and schools in an £8 million project – has been unveiled.
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The last time homes were this unaffordable was 1876, says our columnist, who asks ‘what now’ for Kent’s younger generations?
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Plans to cut the cost of fuel, by giving drivers price comparison information, have moved a step closer as motorists are to be asked what they think.
Access to counselling and a cut to weekly workloads are among the proposals being put forward to tackle the number of staff quitting the classroom.
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Train drivers are staging a fresh round of strikes – causing more travel chaos for Kent passengers.
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With temperatures set to plummet, the body responsible for gritting our motorways and A-roads is asking motorists to remain courteous.
The number of vehicles being damaged by potholes is at a five-year high, says the AA, which wants councils to make ‘effective, permanent repairs’.
Harsh Arctic winds will bring freezing temperatures and a risk of ‘disruptive snow’, says the Met Office, which is forecasting a bitter week ahead.
The weather is about to get bitterly cold but government cold weather payments can help cover the cost of extra heating and here’s how.
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The question of whether car headlights are brighter and dazling more drivers has prompted the RAC to call for an urgent government investigation.
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With pupils skipping school in record numbers our columnist says the government needs a radical plan that might involve meeting families halfway.
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The Spice Girls have become the first all-female pop group to get their own stamp collection, which is being released to mark their 30th anniversary.
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After 47 years of paper forms, Child Benefit is going digital and parents are being told to make sure they’re claiming all they’re entitled to.
A meteor shower that will send 100 shooting stars across the sky every hour will peak this week and the display may be one not to miss.
A range of children’s fruit juice cartons are being recalled by the Food Standards Agency amid fears the straws are unsafe.
People selling unwanted items online through websites such as Vinted or eBay could soon be forced to declare their extra income and here’s why.
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Leaving the Christmas decorations up until Twelfth Night is a dying tradition says our columnist - but why are we in such a hurry to move on?
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Trying to find the right nursery, school, college, university or training provider in Kent or Medway? Our Education Directory has everything you could possibly need!
