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Dad-of-five convicted of manslaughter after knifing OAP seven times

Dad-of-five convicted of manslaughter after knifing OAP seven times

01 July 2024

A man described as "ranting and raving" after fatally knifing a pensioner has been convicted of manslaughter.

Chef lost 15 stone in 16 months by eating one meal a day

Chef lost 15 stone in 16 months by eating one meal a day

01 July 2024

A chef who struggled to control himself around food lost a staggering 15 stone in just over a year after fasting and taking up walking.

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Op Brock to return for summer holidays as new HGV permits brought in

Op Brock to return for summer holidays as new HGV permits brought in

01 July 2024

Operation Brock is to return to the M20 next week alongside new permits in a bid to stop lorry drivers “rat running”.

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‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’

‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’

01 July 2024

A 90-home development on farmland would mean “concreting over the countryside” and spoiling residents’ views, say angry villagers.

‘Please do it tastefully’: Care home could be turned into flats

‘Please do it tastefully’: Care home could be turned into flats

30 June 2024

Residents are calling on developers to "tastefully" convert a former care home into flats after new plans were put forward.

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'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'

'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'

30 June 2024

He was just 15 when he started sweeping platforms but now one of Kent’s longest-serving railwaymen has retired after a remarkable 58 years.

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‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

29 June 2024

Residents have vented their fury over a developer’s plan to build new homes in a village – arguing “someone will get killed”.

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Person cut free from car after A2 crash

Person cut free from car after A2 crash

29 June 2024

A person was taken to hospital after being cut free from a car which landed in a ditch following a crash on a busy stretch of A-road.

Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town

Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town

28 June 2024

A popular veterinary surgery has permanently closed after almost 100 years due to “extensive” issues with the building.

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Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

28 June 2024

Secret Drinker delivers his verdict on a hyped-up country local

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Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea

Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea

27 June 2024

An inquest has opened into the death of a man found in the sea four days after going missing.

Three Kent KFC branches permanently closed

Three Kent KFC branches permanently closed

27 June 2024

Three branches of KFC in the county have closed for good after the franchise holder went into administration.

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'It's an accident waiting to happen': Anger as £1.5m contraflow approved

'It's an accident waiting to happen': Anger as £1.5m contraflow approved

26 June 2024

Plans to set up a contraflow system for a new bus service are going ahead despite fears it could lead to serious road accidents.

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Man missing for days found safe and well

Man missing for days found safe and well

25 June 2024

A missing man has been found safe and well.

Angling skipper hazardously sailing wrong way fined £27k

Angling skipper hazardously sailing wrong way fined £27k

24 June 2024

A fishing boat skipper was ordered to pay almost £27,000 after sailing the wrong way along a shipping lane.

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‘They’re our cliffs - it should be free’

‘They’re our cliffs - it should be free’

24 June 2024

The cost of parking at one of Kent’s most iconic landmarks has been hiked - but locals say they shouldn’t have to pay anything at all.

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Man arrested after alleyway sex attack

Man arrested after alleyway sex attack

23 June 2024

Police investigating a sexual assault have arrested a man after the road was cordoned off.

Carer stole £75,000 to fund lottery addiction

Carer stole £75,000 to fund lottery addiction

22 June 2024

A carer who stole thousands of pounds from an award-winning film writer to fund his addiction to lottery tickets has been jailed.

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Tory in antisemitism row: ‘I should have scrutinised post before sharing’

Tory in antisemitism row: ‘I should have scrutinised post before sharing’

21 June 2024

A Conservative candidate says it is ‘fanciful’ to suggest he is antisemitic following a backlash to an image he posted on his social media.

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Stunned jogger’s double take at ‘penguin’ sighting

Stunned jogger’s double take at ‘penguin’ sighting

21 June 2024

A jogger says he did a double take when he noticed what he thought was a colony of penguins along the harbour wall but it wasn’t quite as it seemed…

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