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Baby boy with Down’s Syndrome makes history after famous pilgrimage

Baby boy with Down’s Syndrome makes history after famous pilgrimage

A nine-month-old tot has broken a record by completing the legendary Camino de Santiago pilgrimage through Spain.

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Affordable Chinese retailer eyes Bluewater expansion

Affordable Chinese retailer eyes Bluewater expansion

A fast growing lifestyle brand targeting young shoppers is promising to put “the blue into Bluewater” when it opens its first Kent store.

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Drivers faced long delays on M25 after vehicle fire

Drivers faced long delays on M25 after vehicle fire

Traffic was temporarily held by emergency services on the M25 this morning after a vehicle fire, causing long delays for drivers.

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Head teacher vows to improve school at risk of ‘termination’

Head teacher vows to improve school at risk of ‘termination’

The Department of Education has issued a termination warning notice to an underperforming primary school, putting its funding at risk.

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Three people taken to hospital after motorway crash

Three people taken to hospital after motorway crash

Three people have been taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle crash on the M25.

Man dies following incident at Dartford Crossing

Man dies following incident at Dartford Crossing

A man has died after emergency services were called to an incident on the QEII Bridge.

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Fears ‘appalling’ plans for battery farm will ruin green belt for ‘future generations’

Fears ‘appalling’ plans for battery farm will ruin green belt for ‘future generations’

Villagers are up in arms over controversial proposals to build a 10-acre energy storage plant which they claim will “destroy” the landscape.

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‘The need is so urgent’: Long-awaited ‘super surgery’ plans approved

‘The need is so urgent’: Long-awaited ‘super surgery’ plans approved

Plans for a new medical centre serving more than 13,000 patients have been approved several years after they were first proposed.

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First look inside Bluewater’s £3m football dome backed by footballing legends

First look inside Bluewater’s £3m football dome backed by footballing legends

Famous footballing faces have graced the turf of a brand new multi-million-pound football dome just days before it launches to the public.

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Prolific Co-op ‘meat and laundry’ thieves jailed

Prolific Co-op ‘meat and laundry’ thieves jailed

Brazen shoplifters who continued to target multiple branches of the same convenience store chain while banned have been put behind bars.

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‘My Costa card is going through the roof’ - Pennock fuels the fire

‘My Costa card is going through the roof’ - Pennock fuels the fire

Boss Ady Pennock has joked how meetings with potential Dartford transfer targets have enabled him to get a lot of free drinks at Costa Coffee.

At long last! Full investigation to finally start on collapsed road

At long last! Full investigation to finally start on collapsed road

Investigators have been granted permission to access the entire site of a crumbled cliff road after a year of legal wrangling.

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Police seize £300k of ‘fake’ designer goods from warehouse

Police seize £300k of ‘fake’ designer goods from warehouse

Three people have been arrested after a huge haul of suspected counterfeit items were recovered by police following a raid on a warehouse.

Bluewater thief knocked Apple worker to the ground in £1.6k phone swipe

Bluewater thief knocked Apple worker to the ground in £1.6k phone swipe

A robber who was captured on camera robbing an Apple store of a phone worth thousands of pounds has been jailed.

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‘People feel horrible but they understand’: How virtual reality is helping people with dementia

‘People feel horrible but they understand’: How virtual reality is helping people with dementia

To mark Dementia Action Week, KentOnline has visited a home care agency to see how it’s using virtual reality to help people living with dementia.

Body found in search for missing man, 66

Body found in search for missing man, 66

A body has been found in the search for a man who was reported missing at the weekend.

Toddler swings smeared with dog poo

Toddler swings smeared with dog poo

Vandals have removed safety bars and smeared dog poo on a set of swings.

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Traffic delays near tunnel after crash

Traffic delays near tunnel after crash

One tunnel of the M25 Dartford Crossing was closed after an accident.

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Pioneering tech to stop children fearing scans

Pioneering tech to stop children fearing scans

A special scanner has been launched at a hospital to stop children worrying about having an MRI.

Traffic released on M25 following serious crash

Traffic released on M25 following serious crash

Part of the M25 was closed following a serious crash between a car and a motorbike.

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