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Royals in Kent as The Crown returns

Royals in Kent as The Crown returns

As Olivia Coleman returns to our screens as Her Majesty the Queen, we take a look at all the times the royals visited the county.

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Traveller site trebled in size without permission

Traveller site trebled in size without permission

The number of caravans on a traveller site has gone up to 57 despite having permission for only 20.

Lorry fire shuts M2

Lorry fire shuts M2

Traffic is being held after a lorry fire on the M2.

Three men charged with firearm and drug offences

Three men charged with firearm and drug offences

A 59-year-old man has been charged along with two others after police found drugs and a pistol at a property.

Pop-up toilets plan for truckers in Brexit queues 'unacceptable'

Pop-up toilets plan for truckers in Brexit queues 'unacceptable'

A KCC party leader has made calls for more "substantial" facilities to be provided for truckers stuck in Brexit border delays - not portable toilets.

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Trial date set for facemask refusal case

Trial date set for facemask refusal case

A man who is accused of refusing to wear a facemask in a shopping centre is to go on trial next year.

Law graduate died after plunging from bridge

Law graduate died after plunging from bridge

A friend of a 24-year-old who died in a freak accident on the A21 has told an inquest of his desperate battle to save her.

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Trials delayed until 2022 because of pandemic

Trials delayed until 2022 because of pandemic

Defendants are being told they will have to wait up to 18 months before their cases can be heard by a jury because of the ongoing Covid crisis.

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Police feared 'Raoul Moat style' attack on officers

Police feared 'Raoul Moat style' attack on officers

An inquest has heard how police feared a potentially-armed fugitive could harm officers if inadvertently stumbled upon.

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Southeastern introduces reduced timetable

Southeastern introduces reduced timetable

Southeastern is to introduce a reduced timetable in response to the current phase of the pandemic.

PM plunged into Downing Street turmoil, but does it matter?

PM plunged into Downing Street turmoil, but does it matter?

There have been blazing rows at number 10 as a top adviser quit his role, our political editor gives his analysis of the situation.

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Shopkeeper calls police after school stops pupils visiting

Shopkeeper calls police after school stops pupils visiting

A shopkeeper says he is losing hundreds of pounds a day after a school restricted pupils from using his shop during lockdown.

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Gran suffocated at hospital while awaiting test results

Gran suffocated at hospital while awaiting test results

An inquest has heard how an 'anxious and confused' patient suffocated herself while awaiting cancer test results.

'Primark guard heard horrible crunching sound as student beaten'

'Primark guard heard horrible crunching sound as student beaten'

A security guard has told a jury of the “horrible crunching” sound of a student being hit in the face with a bag believed to have been heavily-loaded.

Headstone plea for four tragic babies

Headstone plea for four tragic babies

A carer who has lost two children and two grandchildren has made an emotional appeal for help in getting a headstone erected in their memory.

Woman hit by van dies in second tragedy in a week

Woman hit by van dies in second tragedy in a week

A 79-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a van on the same road where a 20-year-old man was hit by a car and killed the week before.

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Paul O'Grady visits popular farm in new show

Paul O'Grady visits popular farm in new show

Veteran presenter Paul O'Grady has appeared at a popular farm as part of his new show's debut episode.

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£55 million flats finished

£55 million flats finished

The first residents of a £55 million block of flats will soon move in as the next phase of redevelopment in a Kent town is completed.

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Fruit farm's growth bid pooh-poohed

Fruit farm's growth bid pooh-poohed

A bid to expand the UK's biggest fruit-growing firm has been opposed by neighbours who claim workers poo in fields.

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Lockdown surprise on cards for poorly girl

Lockdown surprise on cards for poorly girl

Hundreds of people are rallying to surprise a poorly little girl by inundating her with birthday cards as she turns 10 during lockdown.

The Father of Science Fiction's love for Kent

The Father of Science Fiction's love for Kent

We take a look at the life and work of prolific writer HG Wells, who fell in love with a Kent seaside town.

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Serious accident involving pedestrian blocks road

Serious accident involving pedestrian blocks road

A city centre road has been shut off by emergency services after an accident involving a pedestrian.

Planning failure blamed for fatal police shooting

Planning failure blamed for fatal police shooting

Lawyers representing the family of a fugitive shot and killed by police have accused senior officers of failures leading to his death.

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Ambulances 'waiting five hours' as Covid pressure hits A&E

Ambulances 'waiting five hours' as Covid pressure hits A&E

Ambulance handovers are taking up to five hours to process as patients are held up as pressures begin to emerge amid rising Covid-19 patients.

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Urgent repairs force five-day closure of A2 stretch

Urgent repairs force five-day closure of A2 stretch

A main road into a Kent town is set to close for emergency work to repair a gas leak.

Shocking photos show people beating fox to death

Shocking photos show people beating fox to death

WARNING: Graphic images - Pictures have been released which show two individuals kicking and beating an animal to death.

'I nearly died before they would believe me'

'I nearly died before they would believe me'

A woman who was unfairly rejected for the financial help she needed to support her mental health is calling for change in a government body.

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'My dance parties were legal - despite incriminating videos'

'My dance parties were legal - despite incriminating videos'

Events held before the national lockdown came into force are being probed over a potential breach of coronavirus restrictions.

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Food factory staff sent home after Covid case

Food factory staff sent home after Covid case

Workers in a food factory have been sent home after at least one member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

Man charged after Asda stabbing

Man charged after Asda stabbing

A man has been charged with stabbing a shopper at an Asda store which left him seriously injured.

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