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Netflix confirms release date for The Crown episodes featuring Rochester High Street

10 October 2023
Netflix confirms release date for The Crown episodes featuring Rochester High Street

Netflix’s final episodes of The Crown will be released in two parts later this year with Rochester High Street set for a starring role.

Could France’s bedbug infestation make its way to the UK?

09 October 2023
Could France’s bedbug infestation make its way to the UK?

There are fears Paris’ bedbug infestation may cross the Channel – but what are they, how do you remove them and why are transport companies on alert?

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Supermarket recalls chicken dippers over fears they contain plastic

09 October 2023
Supermarket recalls chicken dippers over fears they contain plastic

Supermarket Lidl is recalling packs of its frozen chicken dippers amid fears that ‘hard blue plastic’ has made its way into the food.

Rising Covid-19 cases: Can you go to work or school if you test positive?

06 October 2023
Rising Covid-19 cases: Can you go to work or school if you test positive?

Covid-19 cases are rising in schools, hospitals and workplaces so what should you do if you’re unwell and must you isolate if you test positive?

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Walkers confirms it has scrapped popular crisp flavour

06 October 2023
Walkers confirms it has scrapped popular crisp flavour

Walkers has confirmed it is no longer selling one if its famous flavours of crisps much to the disappointment of snack fans.

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Are you eligible for an extra £300 before Christmas?

04 October 2023
Are you eligible for an extra £300 before Christmas?

Eight million homes will get an extra £300 before Christmas as the government dishes out a second cost of living payment but who can get the cash?

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Draconid meteor shower: How and when to watch the weekend’s shooting stars

04 October 2023
Draconid meteor shower: How and when to watch the weekend’s shooting stars

The Draconid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend and the unseasonably warm October forecast could help sky gazers catch a good display.

Christmas pyjamas and the air fryer among 12 ‘products of the decade’

04 October 2023
Christmas pyjamas and the air fryer among 12 ‘products of the decade’

From air fryers to flat caps and flamingos – John Lewis has identified 12 products it thinks define our shopping habits over the last 10 years.

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‘The phone ban is a distraction...the government has no idea how to fix the issues in schools today’

03 October 2023
‘The phone ban is a distraction...the government has no idea how to fix the issues in schools today’

If the best schools policy Conservatives want to crow about is a phone ban that already exists, then education is in trouble, fears our columnist.

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Water firms want bills to rise by £156 to fix leaks and sewage spills

02 October 2023
Water firms want bills to rise by £156 to fix leaks and sewage spills

Water companies have unveiled plans to fix leaks and sewage spills, and improve supplies, but the work will increase bills by more than £150 a year.

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Complete mobile phone ban in schools under consideration

02 October 2023
Complete mobile phone ban in schools under consideration

Headteachers could be advised to ban mobile phones completely in their schools under fresh guidance the government is understood to be considering.

‘We are seeing organised gangs threatening staff with weapons and emptying stores’

01 October 2023
‘We are seeing organised gangs threatening staff with weapons and emptying stores’

Shop staff are facing ‘unacceptable levels’ of violence and abuse, say high street bosses, who want more protection for their workers.

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Warning over ‘basic’ car insurance that may cut cover to keep cost low

29 September 2023
Warning over ‘basic’ car insurance that may cut cover to keep cost low

‘Basic’ car insurance policies are rising in popularity but experts fear cheaper deals may mean motorists miss vital cover like windscreen repair.

Royal Mail to raise the price of a first class stamp

28 September 2023
Royal Mail to raise the price of a first class stamp

The cost of a first class stamp is going up from next week and it’s the third increase in 18 months.

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Harvest Moon: Final supermoon of 2023 to rise over Kent this week

28 September 2023
Harvest Moon: Final supermoon of 2023 to rise over Kent this week

The last supermoon of 2023 is about to hit its peak over the skies of Kent and here’s when to catch September’s Harvest Moon.

Warning over rise in tuberculosis cases as efforts to eliminate it ‘stall’

27 September 2023
Warning over rise in tuberculosis cases as efforts to eliminate it ‘stall’

Cases of tuberculosis are rising but what is it, what are the symptoms and why doesn’t the NHS any longer offer all children immunisation?

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4 things every driver should consider before a journey this autumn and winter

27 September 2023
4 things every driver should consider before a journey this autumn and winter

National Highways has issued a list of things it says drivers must check before setting-off this autumn and winter as the first named storm rolls-in.

Do I have to pay the estate management fees for my new home?

27 September 2023
Do I have to pay the estate management fees for my new home?

Management fees – or service charges – on new-build estates cover the upkeep of communal areas but what say do residents have over how much they pay?

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Kent cinemas – here’s how to get tickets

26 September 2023
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Kent cinemas – here’s how to get tickets

The concert film of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Kent cinemas and here’s everything you need to know about the much-anticipated showings.

‘E-scooters are the answer to soaring car costs for young drivers’

26 September 2023
‘E-scooters are the answer to soaring car costs for young drivers’

With the cost to run a car now out of reach for many young people, our columnist argues now might be the time to fully embrace the e-scooter.

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