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Two charged with murder

Two charged with murder

08 December 2021

Two people have been charged with murder and three more remain in custody after a man was killed in the county.

'I am not going to defend Downing Street'

'I am not going to defend Downing Street'

08 December 2021

Two Kent MPs have slammed the government amid growing fury over the Downing Street Christmas party scandal.

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Christmas 'work from home' plans drawn up

Christmas 'work from home' plans drawn up

08 December 2021

The government is drawing up new work from home plans in an attempt to slow the spread of the omicron variant, it was reported today.

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A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?

A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?

08 December 2021

After a 20-year fight the government says councils will be forced to take in child asylum seekers to ease pressure on Kent - but will it work?

Bin firm takes six months to clear fly-tipped fridge

Bin firm takes six months to clear fly-tipped fridge

08 December 2021

Residents say they are "being lied to" by a bin firm which took six months to clear a fly-tipped fridge.

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Crunch time for animal sanctuary

Crunch time for animal sanctuary

08 December 2021

The future of an animal sanctuary is in the hands of councillors as they decide whether to overrule officers objecting to a change of use of land.

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Fierce competition for spot at new harbour complex

Fierce competition for spot at new harbour complex

08 December 2021

Demand has outstripped supply as more than 40 firms fight it out to snap up one of 15 units at a new complex in a town's harbour.

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Junior doctor, 26, drowned after drinking with friends

Junior doctor, 26, drowned after drinking with friends

08 December 2021

A "talented and dedicated" junior doctor had been drinking with pals before she drowned after a late-night swim, an inquest opening has heard.

Police payout after man wrongly arrested

Police payout after man wrongly arrested

08 December 2021

A man will be paid more than £2,000 by Kent Police after he was arrested despite being 100 miles away at the time of the alleged offence.

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Thug punched and strangled ex and tore out her hair

Thug punched and strangled ex and tore out her hair

08 December 2021

A bully has been jailed for a "vigorous and cowardly" attack on an ex-partner who was left "shattered and broken".

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Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

07 December 2021

A leading academic has come under fire after branding a walkout by students at an event he hosted featuring a controversial columnist "pathetic".

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Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

07 December 2021

One year on from the UK's first vaccine being administered, more than three million have been administered in Kent.

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Should children be screened for dyslexia when they leave school?

Should children be screened for dyslexia when they leave school?

07 December 2021

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock called for pupils to be screened for dyslexia when they leave school, but what does Kent think?

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Huge queues at port amid strong winds

Huge queues at port amid strong winds

07 December 2021

Storm Barra has been creating havoc with numerous reports of fallen trees and long delays for port-bound lorries.

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Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

07 December 2021

A woman who is believed to have given birth at an Aldi store was found collapsed in the street nearby.

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'I'll be treated like somebody with the plague'

'I'll be treated like somebody with the plague'

07 December 2021

A mum who has tried to meet all the new travel rules and find an approved quarantine hotel is stranded in South Africa.

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Man restrained at petrol station after 'abduction attempt'

Man restrained at petrol station after 'abduction attempt'

07 December 2021

This is the dramatic moment customers wrestled a suspect to the ground after an alleged child abduction attempt at a petrol station.

Fears Christmas festival could have been super-spread event

Fears Christmas festival could have been super-spread event

07 December 2021

The decision to allow thousands of people to attend a popular Christmas festival has been questioned.

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Ex-police firearms instructor 'gunned down daughter's partner'

Ex-police firearms instructor 'gunned down daughter's partner'

07 December 2021

A court has heard how a former police firearms instructor allegedly killed his son-in-law who told a 999 operator 'he just shot me in the chest'.

Man flown to hospital with serious 'stabbing' injuries

Man flown to hospital with serious 'stabbing' injuries

07 December 2021

A seriously injured man had to be flown to hospital after a 'stabbing' in a house, with an air ambulance landing near a McDonald's branch.

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