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Health workers 'had no concerns for children' before killings

Health workers 'had no concerns for children' before killings

An inquest has shed further light on a mum's telephone calls to an emergency NHS hotline weeks before she drowned her toddler twins.

Government pressed by MPs to appoint hospitality minister

Government pressed by MPs to appoint hospitality minister

Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark urges government to help small businesses

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We went shopping with £30 to show what children should be getting

We went shopping with £30 to show what children should be getting

As pictures of woefully inadequate school meal packages circulate online, we went to Asda armed with £30 to show what children should be getting.

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Shock over plans to abandon library

Shock over plans to abandon library

A council has come under fire over plans to abandon a library in favour of a new community hub

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Fight against traffickers stepped up as crossing fall by 70%

Fight against traffickers stepped up as crossing fall by 70%

A new group has been set up to combat the gangs sending asylum seekers across the Channel - with the perilous trips already down 70% due to efforts.

Unpopular cycle lane to go

Unpopular cycle lane to go

A much-criticised 'pop up' cycle lane which appeared in a town centre earlier in the pandemic is to be removed.

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'Horse Bay' gets name back after £500 sign gaffe

'Horse Bay' gets name back after £500 sign gaffe

Red-faced highways bosses say they are correcting a road sign which misnamed a popular seaside town.

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Coastguard search for object ‘fallen from sky’

Coastguard search for object ‘fallen from sky’

Coastguards have been left baffled after searching for an object that 'fell from the sky'.

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Range Rover smashes into former funeral directors

Range Rover smashes into former funeral directors

A 4x4 has ploughed into the front of a former funeral directors.

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Skip company boss failed to explain £1 million expenses

Skip company boss failed to explain £1 million expenses

The boss of a waste firm has been banned from being a director for seven years after failing to explain the legitimacy of £1.14 million of expenses.

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Huge sonic boom caught on camera

Huge sonic boom caught on camera

This is the moment a huge bang from an RAF jet shook people's homes.

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New drone photos capture unfinished Brexit lorry park

New drone photos capture unfinished Brexit lorry park

More truckers are expected to arrive at an unfinished Brexit lorry park this week as new drone photos capture just how big the site is.

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Masterchef star a regular at Kent Harvester

Masterchef star a regular at Kent Harvester

TV personality Gregg Wallace has hit out at 'food snobs' after revealing he was a regular at a Harvester in Kent.

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Two towns on Royal Mail 'blackspot' lists

Two towns on Royal Mail 'blackspot' lists

People living in two parts of Kent have received little or no mail due to staff shortages.

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'Opportunist thief' targets sheds

'Opportunist thief' targets sheds

Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a number of outbuildings were burgled in a spate of break-ins.

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More symptom-free test sites to open

More symptom-free test sites to open

Five more sites are to open across the county as health authorities try to isolate the asymptomatic spreaders of Covid-19.

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Politicians divided over border closure

Politicians divided over border closure

There has been a difference of opinion at County Hall over the decision to shut the French border with the UK which saw lorries stranded on the M20.

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Father and son bakery delivery service on the rise

Father and son bakery delivery service on the rise

A father and son team started a cakes, bread and sausage rolls delivery service from bakeries in their area to doorsteps in the borough.

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Forgotten chapters in life (and death) of Dickens

Forgotten chapters in life (and death) of Dickens

We take a look back at some remarkable, often forgotten, tales in the life and death of the author Charles Dickens.

Huge call centre for sale as hundreds move to permanent home working

Huge call centre for sale as hundreds move to permanent home working

A huge call centre building, once used by 600 Saga Holidays staff, is being shut and sold as employees start working from home permanently.

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'I doubted Covid was real...then it almost killed me'

'I doubted Covid was real...then it almost killed me'

A mum left paralysed by Covid has made a desperate appeal for people to take the virus seriously after she was left in a coma and almost died.

'Rare birds will be harmed by huge caravan park expansion'

'Rare birds will be harmed by huge caravan park expansion'

The RSPB has raised significant concerns over a bid to expand a holiday park by more than 90 caravans.

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Welcome to Horse Bay - shouldn't that be Herne Bay?

Welcome to Horse Bay - shouldn't that be Herne Bay?

A new road sign has mistakenly re-named a popular seaside town in the county.

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Inquest examines killer mum's mental state before tragedy

Inquest examines killer mum's mental state before tragedy

A GP says a mum who drowned her twins was 'calmer' days before the tragedy - but lawyers say he failed to read a note highlighting her mental turmoil.

Ten new Covid-19 test centres to open

Ten new Covid-19 test centres to open

Another 10 symptom-free coronavirus testing sites are set to open in Kent this month.

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Gas workers protest on roundabout

Gas workers protest on roundabout

Utility workers have gone on strike over a 'forced' contract change.

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Dealer caught with drugs three times in one year

Dealer caught with drugs three times in one year

A man has been jailed after being caught with various drugs by police three times in just over a year.

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Tributes to founder of Medway Netball League

Tributes to founder of Medway Netball League

The founder of Medway Netball League, has passed away at the age of 90.

Boy taken to hospital after crash

Boy taken to hospital after crash

A man has been charged after a young boy was seriously injured in a crash.

Fitness Vlogger's book hits best sellers list

Fitness Vlogger's book hits best sellers list

The man behind the UK's number one fitness YouTube channel is over the moon after his first book made it onto a best sellers list.

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