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Uni students test positive for Covid-19 days after return

Uni students test positive for Covid-19 days after return

Two students at the University of Kent have tested positive for Covid-19 three days after the start of a new term.

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Body found in woods

Body found in woods

A body has been found in woodland which was taped off for much of the morning.

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'ISIS inmates' tried to murder guard, court hears

'ISIS inmates' tried to murder guard, court hears

Two prisoners tried to murder a guard while wearing fake suicide belts and chanting Allahu Akbar, a court has heard.

Girl injured after being hit by car

Girl injured after being hit by car

A mum says her daughter is scared to walk home after being hit by a car while crossing the road.

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Courier fraud scam suspect in court

Courier fraud scam suspect in court

A man has appeared in court and two women arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged courier scam network operating in Kent.

Students sent home after positive covid test

Students sent home after positive covid test

Students at a secondary school have been sent home after one tested positive for coronavirus.

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Covid-19 testing station set up on seafront

Covid-19 testing station set up on seafront

A temporary coronavirus testing station has been set up in a car park on the seafront next to a sandpit, amusement park and ice cream kiosk.

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Care home's plan for pop-up pub in garden

Care home's plan for pop-up pub in garden

As a care home faces up to a locked-down winter it has revealed its plans for a pop-up pub where relatives and residents can safely meet.

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Gove to speak on Brexit plan as 7,000-lorry queue fears grow

Gove to speak on Brexit plan as 7,000-lorry queue fears grow

As fears grow about lorry havoc in Kent, Michael Gove will address the House of Commons on the government’s preparations.

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Parents making children wear masks all day

Parents making children wear masks all day

There are fears about pupils' mental wellbeing after anxious parents order their children to wear masks all day at school.

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Two arrests following attempted 'child abduction' outside school

Two arrests following attempted 'child abduction' outside school

Police have arrested two people but no charges have been brought following an attempted 'child abduction' near a primary school.

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Debut author bags world record book and movie deal

Debut author bags world record book and movie deal

A writer who is just 28, is living the dream after securing a seven-figure book deal and a movie contract with Sony Pictures for a fantasy series.

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Decade since offshore turbines started turning

Decade since offshore turbines started turning

It has been 10 years since Swedish energy company Vattenfall 'opened' it's 100 turbine offshore wind farm - at the time the biggest of its kind.

Do people follow the coronavirus rules?

Do people follow the coronavirus rules?

With a raft of new measures introduced, we looked at how well the people of Maidstone follow the coronavirus rules already in place.

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How Covid-19 will change Britain in coming years

How Covid-19 will change Britain in coming years

To mark six months since the UK went into lockdown, a top academic has predicted how the country will be forever changed by the virus.

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Plans to save former theatre and build flats above it are approved

Plans to save former theatre and build flats above it are approved

Ambitious plans to restore a former theatre and tearoom and create 91 apartments above it have been given the go-ahead.

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'They are absolute scum of the earth'

'They are absolute scum of the earth'

A 79-year-old who was robbed after being targeted by two men posing as police officers, hasn’t been able to return to his home since the incident.

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Police called to barracks used to house asylum seekers

Police called to barracks used to house asylum seekers

Officers were called to military barracks being used to house asylum seekers after a drone was seen hovering overhead.

'We need to suppress the virus now'

'We need to suppress the virus now'

Boris Johnson has addressed the nation after announcing a raft of new coronavirus measures in a bid to prevent a second spike of the deadly illness.

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Council ordered to pay man £500 over ignored complaints

Council ordered to pay man £500 over ignored complaints

A council has been ordered to pay a man compensation after it repeatedly failed to follow up on his complaints about a breach of planning conditions.

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Attempted murder charge after woman stabbed

Attempted murder charge after woman stabbed

A man is due to appear in court after being charged with attempted murder after a young woman was stabbed.

Investigation continues into fatal crash

Investigation continues into fatal crash

Two men who died in a crash last week were both from Gravesend, say police as an investigation continues.

Vigilant PCSOs uncover nearly 80 cannabis plants

Vigilant PCSOs uncover nearly 80 cannabis plants

While on foot patrol two Police Community Support Officers discovered a large cannabis cultivation after a back door to a house was left open.

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Man left with 'appalling injuries' after attack

Man left with 'appalling injuries' after attack

Police are appealing for information after a man was kicked, stamped and punched in a prolonged attack.

Pubs determined to survive despite new restrictions

Pubs determined to survive despite new restrictions

Despite fears over a drop in trade, publicans remain determined to adapt to new restrictions on opening times and service.

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Entire school sent home after positive coronavirus tests

Entire school sent home after positive coronavirus tests

A school has taken drastic action after two pupils in different year groups tested positive for coronavirus.

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Labour leader joins fight for hundreds of docks jobs

Labour leader joins fight for hundreds of docks jobs

Sir Keir Starmer is backing the fight to prevent the redevelopment of a port employing 800 people being included in the area's planning blueprint.

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Road changes leave people scratching their heads

Road changes leave people scratching their heads

Many have been left confused by a council's decision to alter a city centre street in hope of making social distancing easier.

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'10pm pub curfew is pointless and dangerous'

'10pm pub curfew is pointless and dangerous'

The boss at one of the country's biggest pub operators has blasted the government's 'unnecessary' plan to introduce a 10pm curfew.

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10pm pub curfews and work from home for six months, says PM

10pm pub curfews and work from home for six months, says PM

The PM has addressed MPs and told them new Covid rules will stay in place for six months ahead of his announcement to the nation.

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