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Dramatic footage of helicopter rescue

Dramatic footage of helicopter rescue

Watch the heroic moment a coastguard helicopter crew winched two fishermen to safety after their boat capsized.

Live: Morrisons supermarket on fire

Live: Morrisons supermarket on fire

Flames are tearing through a supermarket after a huge fire broke out this morning.

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Fishermen rescued after boat capsized

Fishermen rescued after boat capsized

Four people have been rescued in near gale force conditions after their boat overturned in the English Channel.

Invicta due a cup run

Invicta due a cup run

Neil Cugley hopes Folkestone can address their “terrible” FA Trophy record with victory over Didcot Town on Saturday.

The show must go on!

The show must go on!

Theatre technicians have had to set up a stage using torchlight after a the venue suffered a mass power cut.

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Here's when you can look around a Premier Inn's expansion

Here's when you can look around a Premier Inn's expansion

An opening date has been revealed for guests to get a first look at a multi-million pound expansion of a landmark hotel off a motorway.

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Murder cold case appeal renewed

Murder cold case appeal renewed

Detectives investigating the unsolved murder of a taxi driver 30 years ago believe someone nearby holds a “crucial piece of evidence.”

Drugs and knuckleduster seized in police car search

Drugs and knuckleduster seized in police car search

Police have arrested five men after several thousand pounds worth of cannabis and a knuckleduster were seized when officers stopped a car.

Stained glass window smashed in church burglary

Stained glass window smashed in church burglary

A stained glass window was smashed in a reported burglary at a church.

Cyclist dies after coming off bike

Cyclist dies after coming off bike

Police want to hear from any witnesses after a man died after coming off his bike.

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Tin Tabernacle 'under off'

Tin Tabernacle 'under off'

A Grade II listed Tin Tabernacle is "under offer" just weeks after appearing on the market.

Smuggler jailed after nearly a decade on the run

Smuggler jailed after nearly a decade on the run

A lorry driver who was caught smuggling nearly two million cigarettes into Kent has been jailed nine years after he fled the country.

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Date set for mechanic's inquest

Date set for mechanic's inquest

A father crushed to death at work by a car he was fixing had no formal qualifications, a court heard.

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War poet to be honoured on beach

War poet to be honoured on beach

A First World War poet will be commemorated in a sand portrait for an event to mark the Armistice orchestrated by Hollywood director Danny Boyle.

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'Mindless' graffiti plagues road ahead of Armistice Day

'Mindless' graffiti plagues road ahead of Armistice Day

Graffiti has been daubed on a significant number of metal bollards along a coastal town's Road of Remembrance – weeks before the centenary.

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MP slams 'bully' campaigner over letters

MP slams 'bully' campaigner over letters

Chairman of Leave.EU has written to scores of Kent constituents branding their MP a “disgrace” and “snake in the grass”.

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'Unsightly' kebab shop ordered to strip faux brickwork

'Unsightly' kebab shop ordered to strip faux brickwork

A kebab shop is being forced to remove its "obviously fake" stonework following complaints from neighbours.

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Ancient 'miracle' watercourse uncovered

Ancient 'miracle' watercourse uncovered

Archaeologists and volunteers unearthed an ancient watercourse, believed to be created by an Anglo-Saxon princess, who made water flow up-hill.

Lorry crash blocks road

Lorry crash blocks road

Motorists have been told to expect delays after a lorry crashed into a car as it tried to leave a residential road.

Frustration at failure to show Banksy artwork

Frustration at failure to show Banksy artwork

A piece by Banksy, which was painted on the wall of an amusement arcade, remains mothballed four years later.

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