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As the asylum crisis continues to impact on Kent, one MP says "common humanity" demands action at home
The government has used emergency powers to give the go-ahead to a temporary lorry park at the former Manston airport - without a public consultation.
With just a week to go before party members decide who should lead Labour, the bookies' favourite heads to Thanet for a final rally
The leader of Ukip has weighed into the controversy over whether a council should should force the owners of Manston airport to sell.
Councillors are facing criticism for failing to meet with a potential partner in a buyout plan for Manston airport.
The political row over Manston airport has taken another twist as backbenchers say Ukip leader has become a liability.
A bout of in-fighting over efforts to secure a compulsory purchase order for the former Manston airport has cost the job of a senior Thanet councillor
Campaigners fighting to get planes flying once again from Manston have accused politicians of dragging their feet.
After losing a High Court battle, a council has been forced to pay £2.3m compensation to companies who were blocked from exporting live animals.
Town councillors are being discouraged from attending a briefing by an American firm hoping to return Manston to being an airport.
Rail passengers using Southeastern will have to pay 1% extra next year - one of the lowest rises in recent years.
The leader of a Kent council has pleaded with campaigners to keep the faith over negotiations to restore Manston to an airport.
The future of Manston airport took another twist tonight after a document leaked on Facebook purported to show 10,000 homes destined for the site.
A new public consultation about whether streetlights in Kent should be dimmed at night has got underway
The government will meet "all reasonable, additional costs" of Operation Stack following a bill presented by crime commissioner Ann Barnes.
A council has demanded to know where the money will come from if firm wants to buy Manston Airport.
Manston airport could take lorries tonight if Op Stack is brought in - as work is carried out to mark out white lines for lorries.
A man hoping to be the next Kent crime commissioner has suggested tackling the migrant issue by setting up a machine gun and 'taking out a few people'
Manston airport will add "additional capacity" to Operation Stack but the M20 will still be used first, according to the Department for Transport.
The owners of Manston airport are set to sign a deal to use the site as an emergency Operation Stack lorry park, KentOnline has been told.
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