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'Scrapping of GCSEs and A Levels is long overdue'

23 August 2022
'Scrapping of GCSEs and A Levels is long overdue'

One of the county's top education advisors has backed calls by a former Prime Minister to overhaul the way in which students are taught and examined.

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Identical twins share 'competitive' trait that keeps them inseparable

21 August 2022
Identical twins share 'competitive' trait that keeps them inseparable

Identical twin sisters who were nearly split up after being born into poverty in London's East End have revealed the trait that keeps them together.

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Prison officer accused of 'allowing' violent inmate attack

18 August 2022
Prison officer accused of 'allowing' violent inmate attack

A prison officer has appeared in court accused of allowing prisoners into the cell of another inmate to allegedly carry out a violent attack.

'I served my country but will struggle to heat my home'

18 August 2022
'I served my country but will struggle to heat my home'

More veterans are turning to charity for help with rising energy and food bills as the impact of the cost of living crisis continues to bite.

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'He was the perfect gentleman and she was his backbone'

16 August 2022
'He was the perfect gentleman and she was his backbone'

A hard-working couple who ran a successful carpet store business for nearly 60 years have died weeks just apart of each other.

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'I had to leave my business or risk losing my life'

16 August 2022
'I had to leave my business or risk losing my life'

A garage owner has described the 'gut wrenching' moment he had to tell his customers their cars had been destroyed in a huge fire at his workshop.

'School is sweeping attacks under the carpet'

15 August 2022
'School is sweeping attacks under the carpet'

A parent has accused a secondary school of failing to address 'gang' style attacks on pupils after his teenage son was beaten up outside a pub.

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'My lifetime collection of tools made me £35k at auction'

14 August 2022
'My lifetime collection of tools made me £35k at auction'

A treasure trove of thousands of antique tools a woodwork teacher crammed into every room of his home has fetched tens of thousands at auction.

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Car found ablaze at roadside hotspot for fly-tipping

12 August 2022
Car found ablaze at roadside hotspot for fly-tipping

Firefighters were called to tackle a vehicle blaze on the side of the road at a marshland location notorious for fly-tipping and grass fires.

Teen taken to hospital after high street stabbing

12 August 2022
Teen taken to hospital after high street stabbing

A police cordon has been put in place outside a Tesco supermarket in a town centre following reports a teenager has been stabbed.

Crash causing Tunnel delays

11 August 2022
Crash causing Tunnel delays

There are delays on the Dartford Tunnel approach due to a crash involving two vehicles.

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Fire crews called to field blaze

10 August 2022
Fire crews called to field blaze

Firefighters are at the scene of a grass fire close to playing fields and two schools.

'They got dragged out from the fire in their slippers'

10 August 2022
'They got dragged out from the fire in their slippers'

A community fundraiser has been set up to help an elderly couple and other families left homeless after a fire swept through a row of terraced homes.

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Van engulfed by flames on A2

09 August 2022
Van engulfed by flames on A2

Traffic was temporarily brought to a halt while fire crews battled a large van fire on the side of the A2.

Pictures show houses destroyed in blaze

09 August 2022
Pictures show houses destroyed in blaze

More than 60 firefighters were sent to the scene of a large fire which spread across four terraced properties.

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Country lane shut after children's toys dumped

08 August 2022
Country lane shut after children's toys dumped

An investigation has been launched after a rural road was shut following the flytipping of several kids toys.

Caravan scorched in industrial blaze near woods

08 August 2022
Caravan scorched in industrial blaze near woods

A large fire has broken out at an industrial site near a wooded area which has also engulfed several vehicles and atleast one caravan.

Firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze

08 August 2022
Firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze which broke out at a commercial premises on an industrial estate.

'Kent looking down the barrel of a homeless crisis'

08 August 2022
'Kent looking down the barrel of a homeless crisis'

A charity is warning more households could become homeless as the number of people at risk of losing their properties rises to pre-pandemic levels.

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'My life was ruined by hospital fall'

05 August 2022
'My life was ruined by hospital fall'

A gas engineer who suffered life changing spinal injuries following a fall at work is appealing for financial help to make his home safe to live in.

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