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Four-fold rise in Covid cases at uni

Four-fold rise in Covid cases at uni

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus at one Kent university has increased four-fold, with 33 more confirmed cases in the past week.

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'Lockdown now to save lives and jobs'

'Lockdown now to save lives and jobs'

An expert on viruses has said a second lockdown is the best way to return to normality - saving lives and jobs.

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Parents' anger as pupils forced to eat lunch outside

Parents' anger as pupils forced to eat lunch outside

An outraged mum has accused a school of putting children’s health at risk after pupils were made to eat outside because of Covid-19 measures.

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Stabbing victim 'named killer' moments before final breath

Stabbing victim 'named killer' moments before final breath

A murder trial has heard how the victim, who had been stabbed in the heart, identified his killer just minutes before he died.

Mum makes festive face coverings

Mum makes festive face coverings

A seamstress whose business has been hit hard by the pandemic has turned her hand to making 'blingy' face masks to wear this Christmas.

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'It's a form of harassment now'

'It's a form of harassment now'

Business owners have spoken out after a council slapped 19 parking fines on vehicles in spaces which had been free to use for more than a decade.

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School, wedding venue and homes planned for former quarry

School, wedding venue and homes planned for former quarry

People living near a former disused quarry are concerned over plans for hundreds of homes, a school and a wedding venue.

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Tragedy as baby girl found dead on mum's bed

Tragedy as baby girl found dead on mum's bed

A distraught mum has recalled the moment she woke to find her "beautiful and funny" daughter dead on her bed just hours after a night feed.

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

A crash between a car and a motorbike resulted in one rider being taken to hospital with serious injuries.

School confirms 8th Covid case

School confirms 8th Covid case

Two years groups from a Kent school have been told to go on a 'circuit breaker' and isolate for two weeks after three confirmed coronavirus cases.

16 isolating after positive Covid-19 tests at Aldi

16 isolating after positive Covid-19 tests at Aldi

A number of staff at a food distribution centre have tested positive for coronavirus and are now self isolating.

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Dealer ran from police and chucked burner phone in river

Dealer ran from police and chucked burner phone in river

A county lines dealer has been sentenced to time in a young offenders' institution after throwing his phone in the river during a police chase.

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Second fatal crash victim named

Second fatal crash victim named

A man who "always went out of his way to help others" has been named locally as the second victim of a fatal crash.

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Driver jailed after asylum seekers found in lorry

Driver jailed after asylum seekers found in lorry

A people smuggler has been jailed after border force officers found three asylum seekers hidden in his lorry cab.

'A load of immigrants just got out of a lorry into Mercs'

'A load of immigrants just got out of a lorry into Mercs'

An eyewitness alerted police to people jumping out of lorries, a fortnight before the deaths of 39 people, a court has heard.

Less than 3% of sexual assault cases get solved in Kent

Less than 3% of sexual assault cases get solved in Kent

New figures show Kent is falling behind other police forces in the UK when it comes to solving reported sexual assault crimes.

Lorry fire on M2

Lorry fire on M2

A lorry caught fire on a motorway causing four miles of queues and several lanes closed after a spillage across the carriageway.

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'They see me as a big sister'

'They see me as a big sister'

A 26-year-old woman from Kent is the legal guardian of 14 Tanzanian children, some from an orphanage which shut and others rescued from the streets.

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McLaren supercar trashed in Sainsbury's car park

McLaren supercar trashed in Sainsbury's car park

A parking error led to fire crews being called to release a driver from her car.

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Dad part of group who sprinted to rescue woman from burning building

Dad part of group who sprinted to rescue woman from burning building

A railway station worker says he was just 'helping where it was needed', after he rescued a woman from the window ledge of a burning building.

Prison officer 'had baby' with inmate

Prison officer 'had baby' with inmate

The child of a prison officer could belong to an inmate who was jailed for murder, a court has heard.

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Man drowned in harbour

Man drowned in harbour

A man whose body was found after a lengthy search and rescue operation had drowned in the sea at a busy harbour.

Hunt launched for long-lost stag statues

Hunt launched for long-lost stag statues

People are being asked for information on two huge deer statues which disappeared from a park up to 70 years ago.

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Love Island star in car crash outside pub

Love Island star in car crash outside pub

Love Island winner Jack Fincham was left badly shaken and another person was taken to hospital after a crash yesterday.

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Bid to tackle rise in modern slavery and human trafficking

Bid to tackle rise in modern slavery and human trafficking

A council has partnered up with the police and a homeless charity as it looks to address a rise in documented cases of modern slavery.

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Free reflective keyrings to giveaway

Free reflective keyrings to giveaway

We have a whopping 20,000 Be Bright Be Seen reflective keyrings to once again give away to help children be seen on Kent's roads this winter.

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'I am a beautiful black girl'

'I am a beautiful black girl'

A mum wrote a book so her daughter knew she didn't need to be anyone apart from her beautiful black self, after she said she wanted to be white.

Tragic mission of doomed Kent sailors

Tragic mission of doomed Kent sailors

A photo of a man who had died 140 years before featured in newspapers around the world when taken in 1986. This is the story of how it came about.

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'We've cleared 1,000 beds during Covid - hopefully we'll keep it that way'

'We've cleared 1,000 beds during Covid - hopefully we'll keep it that way'

Hospitals have cleared more than a third of all their inpatients during coronavirus - one hospital boss says he hopes the changes is permanent.

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'They're not punters, they're our daughters'

'They're not punters, they're our daughters'

Owners of a pub who received a complaint about school kids entering without ID checks say those spotted are their own children.

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