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Local homes... for Londoners

Local homes... for Londoners

Plush new homes in the county are being used to house the capital's homeless.

X Factor dream over for Kent's Freddy

X Factor dream over for Kent's Freddy

Kent schoolboy Freddy Parker, who was once favourite to win the X Factor, has been voted off the show.

Gap between house prices and wages revealed

Gap between house prices and wages revealed

Workers are being priced out of the housing market in Kent with property prices 13 times more than the average wage in some areas.

Man seriously assaulted outside newsagents

Man seriously assaulted outside newsagents

Detectives with sniffer dogs are carrying out searches after reports of an assault earlier.

Vegan cafe owner speaks out about closure

Vegan cafe owner speaks out about closure

The owner of a vegan cafe which shut its doors for the last time earlier in the week has spoken out about its closure

Thug launches racist attack after dispute over taxi fare

Thug launches racist attack after dispute over taxi fare

A thug subjected a taxi driver to a tirade of racist abuse before assaulting him in a vile Brexit-fuelled attack.

Road closed after crash

Road closed after crash

Emergency services were called to the incident, which closed the road at around 1.30pm.

Woman and teenage girls arrested after attack

Woman and teenage girls arrested after attack

A man in his 60s was taken to hospital with a head injury after an assault in a residential road.

'Knife man' spotted in park

'Knife man' spotted in park

Pupils have been told to keep out of a park after reports a man was spotted with a knife.

Shopping centre bans clowns

Shopping centre bans clowns

A shopping centre says it is cracking down on recent clown scares, by banning them - and related products.

Pupils offered counselling as second friend dies

Pupils offered counselling as second friend dies

Classmates who received the shock news this morning that one of their friends had died were still recovering from another pupil's death in the summer.

Teenager injured after crash

Teenager injured after crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash this afternoon.

School's apology to transgender pupil in uniform row

School's apology to transgender pupil in uniform row

A school has apologised for sending a transgender pupil home for wearing girls' uniform, and banning her from using the girls' toilets.

Boy dies after collapsing at GP surgery

Boy dies after collapsing at GP surgery

The family of a boy who died after having an asthma attack at a doctor's surgery have described him as a sweet child with a heart of gold.

Academy principal quits post

Academy principal quits post

The principal of an academy has left his post after five years.

Cup success can boost Stones

Cup success can boost Stones

Maidstone boss Jay Saunders hopes the FA Cup will provide his team with a welcome confidence lift.

Skip lorry catches fire near busy road

Skip lorry catches fire near busy road

A pall of smoke could be seen from several miles after a skip on a lorry caught fire near a busy dual carriageway.

Police return to scene of medical incident

Police return to scene of medical incident

Police have returned to the scene of a medical incident at a GP surgery

Delays caused by broken down lorry

Delays caused by broken down lorry

There are long delays on the A249 this afternoon caused by a broken down lorry.

Surgery sends wishes after boy's collapse

Surgery sends wishes after boy's collapse

The medical practice where a youngster was taken seriously ill yesterday has released a statement about the "major medical incident".

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