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Dream come true for golden girl Marfa

Dream come true for golden girl Marfa

Marfa Ekimova admitted it was a dream come true after winning gold at her first Commonwealth Games.

Smith earns top-10 finish on debut

Smith earns top-10 finish on debut

Evie Smith was all smiles - quite literally - after a new personal best at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday.

Dozens of firefighters tackle field blaze

Dozens of firefighters tackle field blaze

A huge field fire covering some 20 acres is being battled by firefighters after flames left the ground scorched amid continuing hot and dry weather.

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Man taken to hospital after crashing car into vehicle on driveway

Man taken to hospital after crashing car into vehicle on driveway

A busy main road was cordoned off by police after a motorist crashed his car into a vehicle parked on a driveway.

Far-right protests over drag queen storytime for children

Far-right protests over drag queen storytime for children

A far-right nationalist group held protests outside Kent libraries over events where drag queens were due to read to children.

Kent athletes in European squad

Kent athletes in European squad

Kent athletes are among those to have been named for the European Championships.

The Kent athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games

The Kent athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games

As the Commonwealth Games get under way, find out when Kent's medal hopefuls will be in action.

Asher-Smith withdraws from Commonwealth Games

Asher-Smith withdraws from Commonwealth Games

Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith is out of the Commonwealth Games after suffering a hamstring injury at the World Athletics Championships.

Bronze for Asher-Smith at World Championships

Bronze for Asher-Smith at World Championships

Kent's Dina Asher-Smith finished third in the 200m final at the World Championships - and dedicated her medal to her late grandmother.

Woman dies after crash on motorway

Woman dies after crash on motorway

A woman died after a Nissan Qashqai collided with a tree following a collision with a van on the M25.

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Tons of runs for Blake as top two win again

Tons of runs for Blake as top two win again

Alex Blake scored 120 not out as Hayes kept their narrow lead over Minster in the Kent Cricket League.

Goldberg's Welling exit confirmed

Goldberg's Welling exit confirmed

Mark Goldberg's tenure in charge of Welling United has officially come to an end, after documents were filed at Companies House.

Hayes stay top of Kent Cricket League

Hayes stay top of Kent Cricket League

Leaders Hayes and nearest challengers Minster remain separated by a point in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division.

Rail users face nine-day disruption over £5m tunnel upgrade

Rail users face nine-day disruption over £5m tunnel upgrade

Southeastern passengers face more than a week of delays to services travelling to the capital owing to engineering works at a Victorian-era tunnel.

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Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson

When Sofia Johnson’s classmates return to Old Dominion College in Virginia, her tale of playing at Wimbledon may trump anything they did this summer.

120 evacuated from tower block as 100 firefighters tackle blaze

120 evacuated from tower block as 100 firefighters tackle blaze

Around 100 firefighters were tackling a fire in a tower block near a cinema, restaurants and hotel.

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Smith leaves Invicta for higher-league club

Smith leaves Invicta for higher-league club

Striker David Smith has signed for a National League club as his departure from Folkestone is confirmed.

Piers Corbyn and Kent man fined over lockdown protests

Piers Corbyn and Kent man fined over lockdown protests

A conspiracist has been fined for breaching Covid restrictions with Piers Corbyn during a series of anti-lockdown protests in central London.

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Biker dies in traffic island crash

Biker dies in traffic island crash

A biker who crashed into a traffic island has died after police found him lying in the street.

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Raducanu beaten at Wimbledon

Raducanu beaten at Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon hopes are over after a second-round defeat to France's Caroline Garcia.

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