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Special effects company to the stars fined £40,000

Special effects company to the stars fined £40,000

A firm which has worked with Christina Aguilera, George Ezra and Snow Patrol was caught trying to get explosives onto a ferry at Dover without forms.

More than 150 migrants in eight boats arrive

More than 150 migrants in eight boats arrive

Eight boats estimated to be carrying more than 150 migrants have been brought to the Kent coast today by Border Force.

Police step in at McDonald's reopening

Police step in at McDonald's reopening

Officers have stepped in to deal with congestion near reopened McDonald's drive-thru.

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Man in hospital after assault

Man in hospital after assault

A man has been arrested after another man was taken to hospital following an alleged assault.

80 kilos of cocaine found in lorry

80 kilos of cocaine found in lorry

Border Force officers have scuppered an attempt to smuggle £7 million pounds worth of cocaine into the UK hidden in a lorry.

Investigation after woman approached in alleyway

Investigation after woman approached in alleyway

Police are searching for a man who approached a woman in an alleyway and made an indecent comment to her.

P&O to replace 60 UK workers with Filipino agency staff

P&O to replace 60 UK workers with Filipino agency staff

P&O Ferries has been accused of abusing the Covid-19 crisis by replacing UK crew with Filipino crew instead of keeping them furloughed

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Council's £2.5m fund to beat virus impact

Council's £2.5m fund to beat virus impact

Plans to launch a £2.5million high street regeneration fund will be discussed by a council to help town centres recover after Covid-19.

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Arrest for 'cancer cure' drug boss after five months on the run

Arrest for 'cancer cure' drug boss after five months on the run

A businessman who marketed potentially dangerous medicine as a cure for cancer is due to be extradited to France after five months on the run.

Petition launched to save P&O jobs

Petition launched to save P&O jobs

The RMT has launched a petition to help save seafaring jobs as struggling P&O Ferries moves to make 1,100 people redundant

RNLI's musical fundrasier cancelled over Covid-19

RNLI's musical fundrasier cancelled over Covid-19

A live music benefit for the RNLI may be cancelled but organisers are still holding a raffle with a holiday and meals out as prizes

Police send letters in hammer attack investigation

Police send letters in hammer attack investigation

Police are appealing for CCTV footage that shows a lone male carrying a hammer or similar tool after an attack in a private residence

Crash driver due in court over fatal collision charges

Crash driver due in court over fatal collision charges

A man accused of dangerous driving while under the influence of drugs will appear before a court

The bus saving cancer patients hospital trips

The bus saving cancer patients hospital trips

A cancer care bus is making sure vulnerable patients get the treatment they need during the pandemic.

Pub manager sings Piano Man parody

Pub manager sings Piano Man parody

A publican has given a Covid-19 spin to Billy Joel's classic hit.

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Migrants pose 'major threat' to UK border, warns former chief

Migrants pose 'major threat' to UK border, warns former chief

A former Border Force chief says migrants trying to reach the UK shores are posing a "major threat" to the country's border.

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Union's plea to government over P&O job cuts

Union's plea to government over P&O job cuts

A union is calling on the government to nationalise struggling P&O Ferries and to make more use of the furlough scheme to save staff from redundancy

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Parking fees return as more people 'out and about'

Parking fees return as more people 'out and about'

Parking fees have been brought back in one part of Kent after lockdown measures were eased.

157 migrants intercepted in just one day

157 migrants intercepted in just one day

More than 150 people have been picked up by British and French authorities as they tried to cross the English Channel today.

Nigel Farage films 'national scandal' of migrants in boats

Nigel Farage films 'national scandal' of migrants in boats

Politician Nigel Farage filmed migrants crammed dangerously into a small boat and said he witnessed the French escorting them into English waters

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