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Mum-of-three died of 'accidental drug overdose'

07 January 2019
Mum-of-three died of 'accidental drug overdose'

A mother-of-three who had "gone off the rails" died from an accidental overdose of heroin, codeine and diazepam, a coroner ruled.

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Battleship called in to English Channel

04 January 2019
Battleship called in to English Channel

A Royal Navy ship has been scrambled to patrol the waters off the Kent coast in the latest effort to address the influx of migrants.

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Dozen suspected migrants included young child

31 December 2018
Dozen suspected migrants included young child

Border Force has intercepted 12 suspected migrants, including a 10 year-old-boy, on the coast.

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Kent's 'smallest record shop' opens doors

21 December 2018
Kent's 'smallest record shop' opens doors

A new record shop - potentially the smallest in Kent - opened its doors this week and its owner hopes to make a big noise.

Pensioner confronts graffiti vandal

21 December 2018
Pensioner confronts graffiti vandal

An old lady followed and confronted a man she thinks has been spraying 'tags' around her home town.

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Nursery criticised for children's lack of progress

21 December 2018
Nursery criticised for children's lack of progress

A watchdog has rapped a leading charity for the second time this year for the way it runs a nursery.

Huge mess left behind by illegal traveller camp

20 December 2018
Huge mess left behind by illegal traveller camp

Destruction left in the wake of an unauthorised traveller camp has triggered a mass clean up.

'Wheelchair-bound' benefit cheat seen working out in gym

18 December 2018
'Wheelchair-bound' benefit cheat seen working out in gym

A mum-of-four who claimed £10,000 in benefits by pretending to be permanently wheelchair bound was seen working out in a gym.

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Police staff cleared of misconduct after Harbour death

12 December 2018
Police staff cleared of misconduct after Harbour death

Police staff “did not breach professional standards” after a man died from a single punch, a watchdog has ruled.

Hundreds 'homeless' after Christmas

11 December 2018
Hundreds 'homeless' after Christmas

Hundreds of people could be made homeless after Christmas, a buy-to-let tycoon has announced.

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Property tycoon fined thousands after boiler row

11 December 2018
Property tycoon fined thousands after boiler row

The wife of controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has been fined thousands for failing to supply hot water to a disabled tenant.

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Drunk driver crashed into railings twice

11 December 2018
Drunk driver crashed into railings twice

A drink driver could have plunged eight metres into a harbour after twice crashing into railings.

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Town centre drug den like 'Zombie Apocalypse'

05 December 2018
Town centre drug den like 'Zombie Apocalypse'

A drug den littered with 30 unsheathed syringes has emerged inside an abandoned subway – for the second time in just over a year.

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'Inadequate' care home death 'not suspicious'

05 December 2018
'Inadequate' care home death 'not suspicious'

The death of a 60-year-old man at a care home recently branded 'Inadequate' is not being treated as suspicious, Kent Police said.

Driver denies causing biker death

03 December 2018
Driver denies causing biker death

A woman will face court in the new year charged with careless driving following the death of a motorcyclist.

Rally called to support schoolgirl Evee-Anne

02 December 2018
Rally called to support schoolgirl Evee-Anne

Community campaigners call for a rally in support of schoolgirl Evee-Anne who was videoed while being beaten by a teenage attacker.

Teacher 'repeatedly lied to colleagues'

02 December 2018
Teacher 'repeatedly lied to colleagues'

A teacher has been banned from the classroom after claiming to be off sick - only to be found teaching in another school.

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Hugh Grant says 'arrest the parents'

01 December 2018
Hugh Grant says 'arrest the parents'

Hollywood actor Hugh Grant says the parents of teenage girls who attacked a 12-year-old schoolgirl should be arrested.

Ex-Ukip leader's Grand bid thwarted

30 November 2018
Ex-Ukip leader's Grand bid thwarted

Ex-Ukip leader Henry Bolton’s bid to run as director for the Grand has been railroaded – just days after he took over.

MoD accused of hoarding empty homes

29 November 2018
MoD accused of hoarding empty homes

Cross-party politicians have hit out after it emerged a third of homes owned by the MoD in part of Kent are empty.

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