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Wayne Couzens - from trusted police officer to murderer

Wayne Couzens - from trusted police officer to murderer

People who knew policeman Wayne Couzens - jailed for the murder of Sarah Everard - described him as 'bad tempered' and 'odd in his mannerisms'.

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Necrophiliac arrested for '87 murders as wife sleeps

Necrophiliac arrested for '87 murders as wife sleeps

Watch the moment a necrophiliac is arrested for murder after 33 years, with police then discovering he filmed himself having sex with 98 bodies.

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Seven injured as house destroyed in explosion

Seven injured as house destroyed in explosion

An explosion destroyed a house and left seven people injured, two seriously.

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PCSO's 'cold blooded' murderer behind bars

PCSO's 'cold blooded' murderer behind bars

'Sick and twisted' killer jailed for life for murdering PCSO Julia James as she walked her dog.

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Power station tower knocked down by Storm Eunice

Power station tower knocked down by Storm Eunice

These were the dramatic scenes as a chimney at a power station collapsed as Storm Eunice wreaked havoc.

Storm Eunice: 'Lessons will be learned'

Storm Eunice: 'Lessons will be learned'

A government minister believes new practices will be implemented after Storm Eunice caused chaos in Kent.

'Momentous' day as great-grandad first to receive vaccine in Kent

'Momentous' day as great-grandad first to receive vaccine in Kent

The first vaccine against Covid-19 to be issued in the county was given to an 80-year-old great-grandfather.

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Disgraced former MP jailed over sexual assaults

Disgraced former MP jailed over sexual assaults

Former Kent MP Charlie Elphicke was jailed for carrying out three sexual assaults.

'She came to me in my dreams - she told me she was in a good place'

'She came to me in my dreams - she told me she was in a good place'

A year on from the deaths of 32 people in the Channel, what's changed? We speak to the grieving families left behind and those fighting for solutions.

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Axe falls on last Debenhams stores

Axe falls on last Debenhams stores

Retail giant Debenhams bought by online retailer with all its remaining stores closing for good and thousands losing their job.

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Kent: A year in lockdown

Kent: A year in lockdown

As Kent marked 12 months of lockdown, we looked back on the highs, the lows and the heartbreak of an extraordinary year.

Coronavirus and lockdown: Kent's 2020 in pictures

Coronavirus and lockdown: Kent's 2020 in pictures

From lockdown to vaccine (and back into lockdown) - pictures that tell the story of a year like no other.

UK first as Kent hospitals trust pleads guilty over baby death

UK first as Kent hospitals trust pleads guilty over baby death

A hospitals trust pleaded guilty to the unsafe care and treatment of a baby and mother which resulted in the child's death.

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Tyson Fury pays tribute to crash victims

Tyson Fury pays tribute to crash victims

Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury paid tribute to four members of the same family who died in a crash on their way to watch him fight.

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Why P&O finds itself in such troubled waters

Why P&O finds itself in such troubled waters

A day after it sacked 800 staff, we looked at the demise of P&O – once the cross-Channel king – and the controversy surrounding its foreign owners.

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Brexit Day: How did we get here?

Brexit Day: How did we get here?

We take a look back at some of the key moments in Kent on the bumpy path towards the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

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Whole life term for Sarah's killer

Whole life term for Sarah's killer

The man who murdered Sarah Everard while serving as a Met police officer will die in jail after being given a whole life order.

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Eight-year-old Maisy killed by falling tree

Eight-year-old Maisy killed by falling tree

A family paid tribute to an eight-year-old girl killed in a freak accident which almost claimed her sister too.

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Blaze rips through popular nightclub

Blaze rips through popular nightclub

A devastating fire ripped through a much-loved town centre nightclub.

Death and destruction as Storm Dennis rages

Death and destruction as Storm Dennis rages

At least one person died as Storm Dennis hit the county early in 2020.

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Stranded sperm whale dies

Stranded sperm whale dies

A sperm whale died after becoming stranded in the Thames estuary.

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Black Lives Matter protests across Kent

Black Lives Matter protests across Kent

Thousands took part in anti-racism protests across Kent following the death of George Floyd in America.

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Forces' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn dies

Forces' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn dies

Dame Vera Lynn, who sang There'll Be Blue Birds Over The White Cliffs of Dover, died at the age of 103.

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Review of 2021: A year which promised so much...

Review of 2021: A year which promised so much...

It was a year which promised so much but did 2021 really deliver? We look back over a topsy-turvy last 12 months.

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Review of 2021: Recurring themes and the tragedies that rocked Kent

Review of 2021: Recurring themes and the tragedies that rocked Kent

How have the huge projects in Kent progressed and what were the crimes and tragedies that rocked the county? Here's our second take on 2021.

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Kent's Review of the Year 2020

Kent's Review of the Year 2020

There was more than just Covid going on during 2020: We take a look back at the biggest stories in Kent over the last 12 months.

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