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Crews battle garage fire

Crews battle garage fire

A team of firefighters was at the scene for almost an hour.

Successful memorial bench fundraiser for 'wild' dance teacher

Successful memorial bench fundraiser for 'wild' dance teacher

An online fundraiser has secured enough cash for a bench overlooking the sea in memory of a popular dance teacher.

Men try to smuggle £1.5m cash - in chicken feed

Men try to smuggle £1.5m cash - in chicken feed

Four men who tried to smuggle almost £1.5m in cash out of Kent in chicken feed have been jailed.

Don't miss our special My Dad supplement

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Missing teen found in eastern Europe

Missing teen found in eastern Europe

A schoolgirl who went missing after she travelled out of the UK through Folkestone has been located in eastern Europe.

Men in court over charity shop burglary

Men in court over charity shop burglary

Jewellery and a collection box were reported stolen from the charity shop.

Missing girl left UK 'with friend of her mother'

Missing girl left UK 'with friend of her mother'

A teenage girl, who travelled out of the UK through Kent, is thought to have made her way to Poland with a friend of her mother's.

Closure threat for 'unsafe' doctors' surgery

Closure threat for 'unsafe' doctors' surgery

An doctors' surgery that serves 3,000 patients could be shut down amid a string of failings.

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Appeal for missing girl

Appeal for missing girl

A teenage girl has not been seen since leaving for school yesterday.

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Woman jailed after bid to bring in son from Calais 'Jungle'

Woman jailed after bid to bring in son from Calais 'Jungle'

A women's rights campaigner has been jailed after trying to smuggle her son into the UK after a visit to the 'Jungle' refugee camp.

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Sniffer dog traces €30,000 in van

Sniffer dog traces €30,000 in van

A Police sniffer dog Ronnie traced more than €30,000 inside a van at a Kent terminal.

Man dies in motorway lorry collision

Man dies in motorway lorry collision

A man has died after a collision with a lorry which closed a motorway in Kent this morning.

Crumbling building prompts road closure

Crumbling building prompts road closure

A crumbling piece of masonry on a nightclub has prompted a road closure while firefighters make it safe.

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Serious crash closes M20

Serious crash closes M20

A section of the M20 was closed causing major disruption this morning following a serious crash involving a lorry.

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Woman who met Clinton cleared of smuggling refugee

Woman who met Clinton cleared of smuggling refugee

A woman who met Hillary Clinton and the daughter of a Lord have both been cleared of trying to smuggle someone from a refugee camp into the UK.

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Bees swarm on car

Bees swarm on car

Images show the moment a swarm of bees made a new home for themselves on a car in a residential street.

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Council tells farmer 'get off your land'

Council tells farmer 'get off your land'

A community has vented its fury amid claims a council has ordered a farmer to sell land against his will to help build 10,000 homes.

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£20bn bill for 'max fac'

£20bn bill for 'max fac'

Firm could face a £20bn bill if one form of customs checks is adopted after Brexit, it's been claimed.

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Smuggling suspect's brush with US political leader

Smuggling suspect's brush with US political leader

This is the moment a woman accused of smuggling an illegal immigrant into the UK met future presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

'We should get rid of the blanket ban...'

'We should get rid of the blanket ban...'

A Kent MP has weighed on the debate about safe standing in football grounds in the top two divisions.

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