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Pupils packed together like sardines - if the bus even stops

Pupils packed together like sardines - if the bus even stops

Parents say schoolchildren are facing start-of-term travel chaos as they pack onto crowded buses - if the service turns up at all.

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‘If my son sleeps lying down he could suffocate’

‘If my son sleeps lying down he could suffocate’

A mum has set up a helpline as her son struggles with a condition that could mean he suffocates if he sleeps lying down.

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‘Stop lorry drivers dumping trash in pot-holed verges’

‘Stop lorry drivers dumping trash in pot-holed verges’

Urine, faeces and waste is being dumped in unofficial lay-bys used by "fly-parked" lorries.

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Anti-Semites in party should visit Auschwitz, says MP

Anti-Semites in party should visit Auschwitz, says MP

Labour party members who express anti-Semitic views should visit Auschwitz, an MP embroiled in a row with her own constituents has said.

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Thousands at 'reflective' WW1 event

Thousands at 'reflective' WW1 event

Thousands of people have attended a commemoration event marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.

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Suspected drug dealing teens arrested

Suspected drug dealing teens arrested

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after officers seized cocaine and cannabis.

Patients forced to sleep on hospital floor

Patients forced to sleep on hospital floor

An image of a patient sleeping on a hospital floor has sparked fears of another winter health crisis.

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Snapchat photos land dad-to-be in trouble with court

Snapchat photos land dad-to-be in trouble with court

A "thrill-seeking" ex-student landed in the dock after he took photographs of a court trial and posted them on Snapchat.

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Denly called up to England Test squad

Denly called up to England Test squad

Kent's Joe Denly has been named in the 16-man squad for England's Test series in Sri Lanka

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Raiders smash truck through store window

Raiders smash truck through store window

Raiders have driven a pick-up truck through a shop window in an attempt to steal an ATM machine.

Landlord calls time on popular pub

Landlord calls time on popular pub

A landlord is bidding bon voyage to the pub he has run for 10 years, blaming spiralling rents.

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Billings hails team camaraderie

Billings hails team camaraderie

Kent secured promotion to Division 1 after their innings and 172 run win over Glamorgan

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University of Kent drops out of top 50

University of Kent drops out of top 50

The University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church have both fallen several places in newly released league tables.

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Spurs bring joy to victims of thieving football coach

Spurs bring joy to victims of thieving football coach

Tottenham Hotspur has stepped in to help young footballers who had their dreams of watching the Premier League club play dashed by a thieving coach.

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Police chase before double death crash

Police chase before double death crash

A car which crashed into a tree - killing two young women - was being followed by police after it was seen speeding, it has emerged.

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Kent promoted to Division 1

Kent promoted to Division 1

Kent's thrashing of Glamorgan saw them promoted from Division 2 with a game to spare

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Thieving coach: 'I'll get on my hands and knees and beg'

Thieving coach: 'I'll get on my hands and knees and beg'

A thieving youth football coach who stole thousands from the parents of his players has begged magistrates to spare him a prison sentence.

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Job cuts at Fenwick

Job cuts at Fenwick

Staff at a department store Fenwick are set to be made redundant amid a turbulent time for the firm.

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Thousands to mark WW1 centenary

Thousands to mark WW1 centenary

More than 3,000 people and participants are expected to attend one of the biggest First World War centenary events outside London.

'Fake shed seller' charged with fraud

'Fake shed seller' charged with fraud

A man accused of falsely putting a shed up for sale on social media intending to pocket the cash has been charged with committing fraud.

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