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Three households can meet at Christmas

24 November 2020
Three households can meet at Christmas

A deal on who people can visit during Christmas has been agreed by the four nations.

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School shuts after rise in cases

24 November 2020
School shuts after rise in cases

A school has been closed due to a "very sudden and rapidly changing" increase in Covid-19 cases.

Road closed after lorry hits power cables

23 November 2020
Road closed after lorry hits power cables

More than 100 people were left without power after a lorry collided with electricity cables.

Outcome of Kent's emergency Covid meeting

23 November 2020
Outcome of Kent's emergency Covid meeting

An emergency meeting called after a rise in Covid-19 cases has revealed only 12% of them from the worst hit borough come from prisons and care homes.

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Headteacher who faked exam results can carry on teaching

20 November 2020
Headteacher who faked exam results can carry on teaching

A Kent headteacher who brought the profession into disrepute by faking exam results will be allowed to teach again, a panel has ruled.

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Power cut affects thousands of homes

20 November 2020
Power cut affects thousands of homes

Engineers are working to fix a faulty power cable which has resulted in more than 3,300 being left without electric.

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Puppy stolen at knife-point

20 November 2020
Puppy stolen at knife-point

A nine-week-old American Bully puppy has been stolen from a home after two men threatened the owner with a knife.

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Man caught with £115k of steroids avoids jail

19 November 2020
Man caught with £115k of steroids avoids jail

A man who was found with £115,000 worth of anabolic steroids after being stopped by police has avoided jail.

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Car driver urged to come forward after bike crash

19 November 2020
Car driver urged to come forward after bike crash

Police are trying to trace the driver of an SUV car which was travelling in front of a motorbike that was involved in crash with a recovery truck.

Kent ward records highest Covid cases in England

19 November 2020
Kent ward records highest Covid cases in England

An area in the county has had the highest amount of Covid-19 cases in the county, government figures have revealed.

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'Covid hit towns are most deprived'

19 November 2020
'Covid hit towns are most deprived'

A Kent MP has said the county's most hard hit areas by Covid-19 are also some of its most depraved areas.

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Carer given young hero award by YouTuber

19 November 2020
Carer given young hero award by YouTuber

An autistic carer from Kent was surpised with a National Lottery Award by a YouTube star for her efforts in lockdown.

Kent borough has 2nd worst infection rate in England

18 November 2020
Kent borough has 2nd worst infection rate in England

Two places in Kent have had some of the highest week-on-week increases in Covid-19 infection rates, with one the second worst in the country.

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Devastated father begs for young son to be returned

18 November 2020
Devastated father begs for young son to be returned

The father of a two-year-old boy who has been missing for almost a year has said he is "devastated and worried" about his safety.

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Kent borough highest infection rate in south east

17 November 2020
Kent borough highest infection rate in south east

A borough in the county has the 12th highest Covid-19 infection rate in the country per 100,000, figures reveal.

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Grandad desperately tried to save girl hit by tree

17 November 2020
Grandad desperately tried to save girl hit by tree

An inquest into the death of a young girl who was killed by a falling tree has heard how her grandad frantically tried to save her life.

Heads told to be clear on rules to avoid sending pupils home 'needlessly'

17 November 2020
Heads told to be clear on rules to avoid sending pupils home 'needlessly'

A letter to head teachers has warned them to learn the rules on 'close contact' so children and staff aren't being sent home to isolate for no reason.

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KCC to receive £1.7m funding for ports post brexit

16 November 2020
KCC to receive £1.7m funding for ports post brexit

The county's local authority will receive a massive cash injection to help fund changes at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel post Brexit.

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MP hits out at council over flooding woes

16 November 2020
MP hits out at council over flooding woes

A Kent MP has hit out at the council after flooding in the same part of her constituency for the past 10 years.

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Schools close as one in five report Covid cases

16 November 2020
Schools close as one in five report Covid cases

As more schools announce full two-week closures, we reveal how many have reported coronavirus cases to the council.

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