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'Dangerous' bus and cycle lane withdrawn

'Dangerous' bus and cycle lane withdrawn

A bus and cycle lane, put in hastily to utilise government cash, is being removed after being criticised as dangerous and perplexing for drivers.

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Stack stood down after more than 12 hours

Stack stood down after more than 12 hours

Operation Stack has been stood down after being implemented due to French strike action.

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Ferry and road disruption as Calais dockers go on strike

Ferry and road disruption as Calais dockers go on strike

Industrial action in Calais is causing ferry disruption and Dover TAP traffic queuing system is in place for freight waiting to cross the channel

Huge amount of cocaine 'hidden within a load of fruit'

Huge amount of cocaine 'hidden within a load of fruit'

Up to £100m worth of cocaine has been seized at a port after it was discovered stuffed inside fruit pallets.

Almost 400 people cross Channel in 26 boats

Almost 400 people cross Channel in 26 boats

Hundereds of asylum seekers in 26 boats made their way across the Channel to reach the UK.

'We won't be palmed off with cafe toilets'

'We won't be palmed off with cafe toilets'

Residents say they won't be 'palmed of with half-measures' as they launch a petition for more public toilets to be installed in their town.

Gove to speak on Brexit plan as 7,000-lorry queue fears grow

Gove to speak on Brexit plan as 7,000-lorry queue fears grow

As fears grow about lorry havoc in Kent, Michael Gove will address the House of Commons on the government’s preparations.

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'I fear for football'

'I fear for football'

Andy Hessenthaler says clubs in the Football League and National League will struggle to survive if fans don't come back soon.

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Whites snap up Gregory

Whites snap up Gregory

Dover Athletic boss Andy Hessenthaler has handed a pre-season trialist a contract with the club.

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Officers seize drugs following stop and search of man

Officers seize drugs following stop and search of man

A stop and search of a man suspected to be drug dealing led police to seize a quantity of heroin and crack cocaine.

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Year 2 child tests positive for Covid-19

Year 2 child tests positive for Covid-19

A schoolchild in Year 2 has tested positive for Covid-19 prompting their year group to be told not to attend class.

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Teens arrested after bus torched

Teens arrested after bus torched

Three teenage boys arrested on suspicion of arson following a 'suspicious' bus fire in a village have been bailed.

Police investigate 'suspicious' bus blaze

Police investigate 'suspicious' bus blaze

The first pictures of a raging bus fire have emerged as police continue to investigate the 'suspicious' incident.

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Designer glasses worth £4k stolen from opticians

Designer glasses worth £4k stolen from opticians

A pair of suspected burglars who made off with £4,000 worth of designer glasses from an opticians have been charged.

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Bus fire in village treated as 'suspicious'

Bus fire in village treated as 'suspicious'

Firefighters spent almost an hour tackling a 'suspicious' bus fire in a village.

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Search for missing swimmer in harbour

Search for missing swimmer in harbour

The coastguard was called to reports of a missing swimmer in a harbour.

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Man jailed for two attacks on good samaritan

Man jailed for two attacks on good samaritan

A man who intervened when shop worker was being abused, was violently attacked by another man who then went on to attack him again months later.

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Channel crossing boats to be donated to charities

Channel crossing boats to be donated to charities

Inflatable boats used by people to cross the Channel seeking asylum will be donated to local charities.

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MP to support 'naughty Tory' husband

MP to support 'naughty Tory' husband

An MP says she'll support her ex-husband's sex crime appeal and, despite announcing their separation on Twitter, has not decided on their future.

Patient airlifted to hospital after incident

Patient airlifted to hospital after incident

A patient was taken to hospital by air ambulance after an incident near a park.

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