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Hostel puts up foreign nurses working amid Covid battle

Hostel puts up foreign nurses working amid Covid battle

A pub and hostel owner has opened up his dormitories for agency nurses who are coming to Kent to cover for NHS nurses who are off sick

Migrants were bolted into 'coffin-like' concealment

Migrants were bolted into 'coffin-like' concealment

A lorry driver has been jailed after bringing migrants into the country bolted into a tight void in his truck, with no means for escape

Man charged after bus stop attack

Man charged after bus stop attack

A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after an alleged attack on a man at a bus stop.

Demonstration will highlight 'national scandal' of job cuts

Demonstration will highlight 'national scandal' of job cuts

The loss of 614 seafaring jobs in Kent will be the subject of a protest by maritime union the RMT.

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Sandbank could be saved from future dredging

Sandbank could be saved from future dredging

A shifting sandbank could win protection from being dredged in the future because of a government review that could preserve ecology and wildlife.

Big departures from Whites

Big departures from Whites

Some of Dover Athletic’s best players are leaving the club.

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Machetes and swords seized at 'cuckoo' house

Machetes and swords seized at 'cuckoo' house

Police have swooped on a property and detained four men as machetes and swords are discovered.

'There is much more to do'

'There is much more to do'

Three incidents involving 38 migrants have been recorded off the Kent coast of the English Channel.

Criminal cash courier smuggled £12m in 45 trips

Criminal cash courier smuggled £12m in 45 trips

A Turkish lorry driver has been jailed For smuggling more than £12 million of criminal cash out of the country over a five-month period.

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'Gangs dangle toddlers over water to get to UK'

'Gangs dangle toddlers over water to get to UK'

Calls for a crackdown to end migrant crossings have been made after reports toddlers are dangled overboard to try and prevent boats being stopped.

Venues can't survive until distancing is scrapped, gig organiser says

Venues can't survive until distancing is scrapped, gig organiser says

Here's what gigs could look like at this music venue under the government's draft guidelines - which have been blasted as unviable.

Drug dealer offered prizes to users who bought the most

Drug dealer offered prizes to users who bought the most

A drug dealer who offered prizes to users who bought the most crack cocaine and heroin has been handed a two year jail sentence.

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Anger over calls to rename white cliffs

Anger over calls to rename white cliffs

A call to rename Kent's iconic white cliffs after the Black Lives Matter movement has been lambasted as a prank that damages the campaign.

Union chief's grim warning over ferry redundancies

Union chief's grim warning over ferry redundancies

Large scale redundancies on ferries will affect safety, the economy and the financial security of a dedicated workforce, a union boss claims.

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Refugee service to remember 58 Chinese who died in a lorry

Refugee service to remember 58 Chinese who died in a lorry

It has been 20 years since 58 Chinese migrants perished in the back of a lorry arriving in Kent and a Refugee Week service will remember their plight

Roman landmark to feature in stamp collection

Roman landmark to feature in stamp collection

A Roman building in Kent is among eight from across the country to feature in a new collection of stamps.

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Exclusive: 'I am determined to stop illegal smugglers'

Exclusive: 'I am determined to stop illegal smugglers'

The Home Secretary has said she is determined to stop illegal smugglers bringing people across the Channel after visiting Kent today.

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Cocaine worth £7.2m found in lorry load of toys

Cocaine worth £7.2m found in lorry load of toys

Smugglers tried to get 80 kilos of cocaine with a street value of about £7.2 million into Britain hidden in a lorry load of toys.

Flats plan for fire-ravaged nightclub

Flats plan for fire-ravaged nightclub

A plan to demolish a fire-ravaged nightclub and build 29 flats in its place has been revealed - but there is no parking allocated.

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New homes: parking, congestion and wildlife fears

New homes: parking, congestion and wildlife fears

A revised new homes scheme has prompted more objections over parking, congestion and wildlife and criticism that concerns were not listened to

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