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'This is not a slippery slope to big brother'

'This is not a slippery slope to big brother'

Cameras which can track social distancing won't be used for that in Kent and there should be no privacy fears, says the boss of the firm making them.

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Family's health plea after baker's tragic death

Family's health plea after baker's tragic death

The loved ones of a baker who died of bowel cancer just a month after being diagnosed are calling on the public to get screened.

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Person dies at railway station

Person dies at railway station

A person died at a railway station after police, fire crews and the air ambulance were called to the scene.

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New three-tier local lockdown system expected to be announced

New three-tier local lockdown system expected to be announced

A new 'three-tiered lockdown' system is to be announced today - here we look at what that would mean and reflect on the situation in Kent.

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Council injunction to halt 'unauthorised' traveller site

Council injunction to halt 'unauthorised' traveller site

A court injunction has been issued to stop the development of a gypsy and traveller site, following complaints about work already starting.

Luxury penthouses on edge of historic site

Luxury penthouses on edge of historic site

A major development, close to one of the county's most historic sites, has been unveiled with penthouses selling for £1m-plus.

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Kent's hospitals then and now

Kent's hospitals then and now

Take a look back in time and fast forward to the present as we go back into the archives to look at Kent's hospitals through the ages.

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'Nobody wants a 700ft turbine in their backyard'

'Nobody wants a 700ft turbine in their backyard'

A clean energy entrepreneur plans to harness energy from wind generated by vehicles on our roads - an alternative to huge solar parks and turbines.

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Optician saves woman's life after incorrect Covid-19 diagnosis

Optician saves woman's life after incorrect Covid-19 diagnosis

An optician is urging people not to neglect their eye tests after spotting a serious condition in a patient misdiagnosed with Covid-19.

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Still no school place for autistic girl after five months

Still no school place for autistic girl after five months

A mum says her disabled daughter is being “failed by the education system” as authorities struggle to find her a place at a specialist school.

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Where to pick up a pumpkin

Where to pick up a pumpkin

Picking your own pumpkins has become a Halloween highlight. Here's where you can head to with the family to pick yours this weekend and at half term.

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Four fire engines sent to flat blaze

Four fire engines sent to flat blaze

Fire crews and police were sent to the scene after a blaze broke out in a flat this evening.

First-ever glimpse of brand new cruise ship off Kent coast

First-ever glimpse of brand new cruise ship off Kent coast

A stunning 774ft cruise ship was spotted sailing along the Kent coast this afternoon by an eagle-eyed snapper.

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Number of Covid hospital patients falls to nine

Number of Covid hospital patients falls to nine

The number of Covid-19 patients in Kent hospitals has fallen to nine - despite cases more than doubling in a month.

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Air ambulance lands as man found injured at hotel

Air ambulance lands as man found injured at hotel

A man has been taken to a London hospital after being found injured at a hotel this afternoon.

'The most bizarre goal I've seen for some time'

'The most bizarre goal I've seen for some time'

A goalkeeper "wouldn't stop saying sorry" following a mishap that left fans stunned during a Kent league game.

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Pensioner finds medal 30 years after it was stolen

Pensioner finds medal 30 years after it was stolen

A medal stolen more than 30 years has been found after its elderly owner spotted it for sale online.

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‘Increased risk of harm’ for care home residents

‘Increased risk of harm’ for care home residents

Inspectors have ordered a care home to improve after they found “there was an increased risk that people could be harmed” since their last visit.

Huge new car dealership opens

Huge new car dealership opens

A car dealership covering 40,000 sq ft has opened in Kent, proving a welcome jobs boost.

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Firm evacuated and exclusion zone set up after gas leak

Firm evacuated and exclusion zone set up after gas leak

A firm has been evacuated and an exclusion zone set up as engineers expect to take three more days to fix a major gas leak.

All rise for charity’s law-some new advocate

All rise for charity’s law-some new advocate

TV judge Robert Rinder has been announced as a Kent charity's new patron.

Bad water quality stalls house-building across county

Bad water quality stalls house-building across county

Poor water quality levels at an internationally-important nature reserve have caused councils to put the brakes on determining housing plans.

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Burger restaurant to fill former pub

Burger restaurant to fill former pub

A restaurant serving burgers produced by a local farm is to open on the site of a former cafe and pub.

Call for parking restrictions after cyclist's death

Call for parking restrictions after cyclist's death

A coroner is calling for highway bosses to introduce new safety measures on a dual carriageway following a collision which killed a cyclist.

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How Kent nearly lost its Garden of England title

How Kent nearly lost its Garden of England title

Everybody knows Kent is The Garden of England but most people have forgotten about the time we nearly lost our prestigious crown to the North.

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Riverside homes at old mill need permission

Riverside homes at old mill need permission

Planning permission has been requested for a development scheme that would create 135 new homes at a former paper mill

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Man 'hit with baseball bat and by car' in M20 attack

Man 'hit with baseball bat and by car' in M20 attack

A man was reportedly hit with a baseball bat and then struck by his assailant's car as the attacker fled the scene.

Probe launched after historian's controversial interview

Probe launched after historian's controversial interview

A probe has been launched following an interview in which a historian claimed slavery was not genocide due to the survival of "so many damn blacks".

Paul O'Grady aboard 'for the love of seals'

Paul O'Grady aboard 'for the love of seals'

TV and radio star Paul O'Grady chose the English Channel, the White Cliffs of Dover and the River Stour as scene setters for his new TV show

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Slasher attacked fellow inmate

Slasher attacked fellow inmate

A thug with a shocking history of violence has been given a further 10 years in jail for attacking a fellow inmate on a stairwell.

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