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Kids find asylum with first football team

Kids find asylum with first football team

Kent County Council is setting up the UK's first local football team with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children as players.

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Search continues for missing man

Search continues for missing man

Police are desperately searching for a man who has been missing for almost two weeks.

Life-sized Cluedo comes to town

Life-sized Cluedo comes to town

Have-a-go detectives keen to crack a murder case can do so this summer with a human version of Cluedo.

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100 years on - Lenham's Canadian war dead remembered

100 years on - Lenham's Canadian war dead remembered

Thirty-three Canadians who fought in the First World War never made it home, lying instead in Lenham Cemetery. But they have not been forgotten.

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Jools Holland shows to leave Kent studios

Jools Holland shows to leave Kent studios

Filming of Later... and the Annual Hootenanny will return to London after six years in the county.

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Rush-hour delays

Rush-hour delays

Highways officials are warning of delays from an incident on a key route.

Stones will bounce back

Stones will bounce back

Jack Richards is backing Maidstone to recover from relegation - whether he's there or not.

Chef likes to 'feel cannabis' before buying

Chef likes to 'feel cannabis' before buying

A chef claimed his DNA was on blocks of cannabis found inside a prison because he smokes so much he likes to feel it before he makes a purchase.

PM won't stay past Brexit

PM won't stay past Brexit

Theresa May has told MPs she will not stay on as prime minister once the Brexit deal is delivered

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Crash halts Op Brock traffic

Crash halts Op Brock traffic

Drivers faced up to 60 minute delays after a lorry crashed near Operation Brock's contraflow system.

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Former council leader to step down

Former council leader to step down

A councillor who led her borough twice is not going to stand for re-election.

Restaurant closes but 'will be back'

Restaurant closes but 'will be back'

A Caribbean restaurant which closed today plans to make a swift return.

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'Brazen' burglar caught red handed

'Brazen' burglar caught red handed

A man has been jailed after creeping into a house while people were inside.

Delays on M20

Delays on M20

Traffic has started to clear after a crash on the M20.

Restaurant closes in town centre

Restaurant closes in town centre

A Caribbean restaurant has closed just six months after opening.

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Child rushed to hospital after being hit by car

Child rushed to hospital after being hit by car

A child has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car outside a snooker club this morning.

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Big jump in empty properties

Big jump in empty properties

The Government is forcing councils to build more homes, yet the number of empty properties is growing.

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Driver caught with hammer and screwdriver

Driver caught with hammer and screwdriver

Special Constables seized suspected crack cocaine and a sharpened screwdriver in a town operation.

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Weekend train services disruption

Weekend train services disruption

Buses will replace trains in some parts of Kent because of engineering works.

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Man reported missing

Man reported missing

A 39-year-old man was last seen more than a week ago.

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