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Second Covid death linked with salad factory

Second Covid death linked with salad factory

A second worker from a Covid-hit factory is reported to have died as the business prepares for on-site testing next week.

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Roundabout decorating tradition continues

Roundabout decorating tradition continues

An often-decorated roundabout has a new Covid-inspired look for Christmas.

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School shuts until 2021

School shuts until 2021

A school for children with special educational needs has been forced to shut its doors until the New Year due to staff shortages.

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So many squirrels, it's nuts

So many squirrels, it's nuts

Rare albino squirrels have been sighted again.

First-timer buyers could take 11 years just to save house deposit

First-timer buyers could take 11 years just to save house deposit

Research has revealed a big variance in how long it takes to save for a house deposit in different towns across the country,

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Huge queues at Crossing

Huge queues at Crossing

Traffic is tailing back for several miles after a broken down vehicle blocked lanes.

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Covid halts speedwatch after police advice

Covid halts speedwatch after police advice

A community speedwatch group has hit the brakes on their roadside work after police advised them to stop due to coronavirus.

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Family told to isolate - despite not leaving home for three weeks

Family told to isolate - despite not leaving home for three weeks

A family are demanding answers after being ordered to remain in isolation despite not leaving their home for three weeks.

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Furly urgent: Desperate appeal to save cat café from closure

Furly urgent: Desperate appeal to save cat café from closure

Bosses from the county’s first cat café fear it could be forced to close in the new year - with its felines put into rescue shelters.

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Picture quiz: What was the year?

Picture quiz: What was the year?

This all happened in Kent - but in which year? Take our quiz here.

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Pub saved from demolition as Razor invests

Pub saved from demolition as Razor invests

An historic pub is to reopen soon after a group of investors including former footballer Razor Ruddock saved the site from demolition.

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Military brought in to help move Kent out of Tier 3

Military brought in to help move Kent out of Tier 3

Military personnel will be deployed across the county as part of KCC's plan to step up testing and move Kent out of Tier 3.

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Table shows why Kent is in Tier 3 and dents Tier 2 hopes

Table shows why Kent is in Tier 3 and dents Tier 2 hopes

Coronavirus cases are continuing to rise across Kent - denting hopes of Tier 3 restrictions being lifted by Christmas.

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'Wild Wednesday' at Lakeside causes M25 mayhem

'Wild Wednesday' at Lakeside causes M25 mayhem

There are severe delays on the M25 at the Dartford Crossing after shoppers flocked to Lakeside for 'Wild Wednesday'.

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Private school shuts after Covid cases

Private school shuts after Covid cases

A 1,400-year-old school is switching to remote learning for all its pupils following two coronavirus cases.

Man stabbed himself prompting murder probe after struggling with parents' deaths

Man stabbed himself prompting murder probe after struggling with parents' deaths

A man stabbed himself prompting a murder investigation which saw his brother arrested after struggling to cope with his parents' deaths.

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Setback for Manston Airport plans

Setback for Manston Airport plans

The Government has admitted the transport secretary failed to give adequate reasons for approving plans to reopen Manston as an airport.

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M20 to close for Op Brock test

M20 to close for Op Brock test

Part of the M20 will close for four nights next week as part of Operation Brock preparations.

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'He was a smashing boy - his life was cut short'

'He was a smashing boy - his life was cut short'

A 19-year-old died after taking a cocktail of drugs in a "one-off" incident, an inquest has heard.

Boy, 16, stabbed with Rambo knife after social media spat

Boy, 16, stabbed with Rambo knife after social media spat

A teenager was stabbed three times by a rival who he had never met in person after tensions soared online.

We went shopping on 'Wild Wednesday' in Kent's Covid capital

We went shopping on 'Wild Wednesday' in Kent's Covid capital

Experts said shoppers would flood to town centres as the second lockdown ended. So we visited Kent's coronavirus hotspot to see what it was like.

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Owner's desperate appeal to help find beloved missing dog

Owner's desperate appeal to help find beloved missing dog

A man says he is struggling to sleep after his beloved French Bulldog went missing and is now appealing for help to get him home.

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Increasing number of homes at risk of flooding

Increasing number of homes at risk of flooding

The government is spending billions on flood defences as its revealed how many properties are already at risk.

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GPs to deliver 1,000 vaccinations per week

GPs to deliver 1,000 vaccinations per week

Doctors surgeries will be expected to deliver 1,000 coronavirus vaccinations per week once the programme is up and running.

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Universities to help store Covid vaccine

Universities to help store Covid vaccine

Pharmacy experts will be at the heart of the roll out of the first approved coronavirus vaccine using their specialist knowledge to store doses.

PPE stockpiled by council in case of Brexit disruption

PPE stockpiled by council in case of Brexit disruption

Council stockpiles thousands of items of personal protective equipment in case Brexit queues on roads lead to supply chain disruption.

Former CEO of Gordon Ramsay Holdings bankruptcy extended

Former CEO of Gordon Ramsay Holdings bankruptcy extended

A former CEO of a Gordon Ramsay company had his bankruptcy restrictions extended after he disposed of his share of property proceeds to his wife.

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Man hit with fines after flat parties

Man hit with fines after flat parties

A man has been hit with fines totalling hundreds of pounds due hosting parties at his home during lockdown.

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Rider taken to hospital after falling off motorbike

Rider taken to hospital after falling off motorbike

Emergency services have been dealing with an incident on a busy road where a motorcyclist is thought to have come off a bike.

Thug said 'your kids will die of Covid' as he spat at police

Thug said 'your kids will die of Covid' as he spat at police

A thug who harassed a woman for months before spitting at police and telling them "your kids are going to die of corona" has been jailed.

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