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‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

A mum says she was given laxatives by a nurse and sent home before being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

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Man was so drunk he got in driver’s seat of police car

Man was so drunk he got in driver’s seat of police car

A man was so drunk that when police arrived to deal with him he got in the driver’s seat of their patrol car.

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Clip of zoo boss’ daughter cuddling lion gets 10 million views

Clip of zoo boss’ daughter cuddling lion gets 10 million views

An adorable video of a lion cub cuddling the daughter of the chairman of a pair of Kent animal parks has got more than 10 million views.

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Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

A main route hit by a succession of landslides could remain shut until the summer while specialists battle to make the cliff face safe.

Legendary Kent nightclub was ‘everybody’s second home and last resort’

Legendary Kent nightclub was ‘everybody’s second home and last resort’

A night out at this club was a rite of passage for generations – but the town looks very different today.

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Carpenter fractured doorman's cheekbone in racist attack

Carpenter fractured doorman's cheekbone in racist attack

A foul-mouthed yob fuelled by 10 pints has been spared jail after attacking a doorman when he was refused re-entry to a bar.

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Harry Hill and Vic Reeves spotted filming on Kent seafront

Harry Hill and Vic Reeves spotted filming on Kent seafront

Kent-based comedians Harry Hill and Vic Reeves have been seen filming at one of the county’s most popular seafront landmarks.

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Invicta consider new faces for season run-in

Invicta consider new faces for season run-in

Boss Andy Drury may consider strengthening Folkestone’s squad for their season run-in.

Play area closed as further landslide leaves town ‘falling apart’

Play area closed as further landslide leaves town ‘falling apart’

Concerns have been raised for children’s safety after another landslide forced a play area to be cordoned off in the latest incident to hit the town.

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‘Council is bang out of order for scrapping my new development’

‘Council is bang out of order for scrapping my new development’

A developer has branded a council “bang out of order” for dashing his hopes of building a housing estate and medical centre.

Mouldy offices to be turned into flats as not one business moves in

Mouldy offices to be turned into flats as not one business moves in

Empty offices on an industrial estate are to be converted into flats after only one business showed an interest in occupying the space.

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Abandoned pub could be knocked down or converted into flats

Abandoned pub could be knocked down or converted into flats

A pub which has been left abandoned since 2019 is being sold at auction with suggestions it could be knocked down or turned into flats.

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‘She deserves the best headstone and funeral – everyone is heartbroken’

‘She deserves the best headstone and funeral – everyone is heartbroken’

An appeal has been launched to raise funds for the funeral of a much-loved 16-year-old girl who died in a horror car crash.

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Dramatic moment tree plunges down cliff in another landslide

Dramatic moment tree plunges down cliff in another landslide

The dramatic moment a tree tumbled down a cliff towards beach walkers in the latest landslide to hit a town has been caught on camera.

‘Landslide won’t close my chip shop’

‘Landslide won’t close my chip shop’

A fish and chip shop is set to stay open despite two huge landslides behind the property.

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Man set fire to Co-op in revenge attack with staff still inside

Man set fire to Co-op in revenge attack with staff still inside

A would-be thief tackled by a Co-op boss as he tried to steal alcohol later returned to the shop and set it on fire in a terrifying revenge attack.

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Suspect in 'hit-and-run' death of boy, 7, bailed until summer

Suspect in 'hit-and-run' death of boy, 7, bailed until summer

A man arrested in connection with the suspected hit-and-run death of a seven-year-old boy has had his bail extended until the summer.

‘Shaking’ man tried to smuggle £280k of monkey dust in VW Polo

‘Shaking’ man tried to smuggle £280k of monkey dust in VW Polo

A 64-year-old man was shaking with nerves as he tried to smuggle a huge stash of a drug commonly known as monkey dust.

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Police called to council meeting after Gaza protest

Police called to council meeting after Gaza protest

A council meeting was adjourned after activists began heckling councillors over the Israel-Gaza war.

Large emergency response after man collapses in street

Large emergency response after man collapses in street

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after collapsing in a street.

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