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Drunk dad called Asian driver ‘slanty’ before weeing in taxi

Drunk dad called Asian driver ‘slanty’ before weeing in taxi

A plumber has been convicted of racially abusing a taxi driver and urinating in the AC vent of his cab after a booze-filled golf day out.

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‘Get out!’ Protester told to leave meeting as plans for mini-estate rejected

‘Get out!’ Protester told to leave meeting as plans for mini-estate rejected

A protester was ordered out of a meeting as emotions ran high over fears about potential deaths at a junction serving a new housing development.

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‘It hurts to think farmland will be built on’: Fear as plans for 2,500 home estate return

‘It hurts to think farmland will be built on’: Fear as plans for 2,500 home estate return

Plans for a sparwling housing estate that would see a village's population triple have been resubmitted despite opposition.

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‘Medium tells me deeply personal things no one knows - and I am left feeling at peace’

‘Medium tells me deeply personal things no one knows - and I am left feeling at peace’

This week, an encounter with a medium moves columnist Melissa Todd to tears, and leaves her feeling at peace.

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Michelin-star restaurant hit with poor hygiene rating after mould found in fridge

Michelin-star restaurant hit with poor hygiene rating after mould found in fridge

A Michelin-star restaurant loved by celebrities has been hit with a poor hygiene rating after an inspector found mould in a walk-in fridge.

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Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

A motorist left another driver bedbound with fractures to his spine after ploughing his car into him in an inexplicable road-rage attack.

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Teen stabbed cousin's boyfriend in ‘act of anger’, murder trial told

Teen stabbed cousin's boyfriend in ‘act of anger’, murder trial told

A teenage girl fatally stabbed her cousin's boyfriend in the heart in "an act of anger and aggression", a murder trial has heard.

Massive emergency response amid bush fire at former military training ground

Massive emergency response amid bush fire at former military training ground

Firefighters have been battling a bush fire at a former military training ground.

Rag'n'Bone Man poses with fans after Kent music video shoot

Rag'n'Bone Man poses with fans after Kent music video shoot

Rag'n'Bone Man says he will return to a Kent waterpark with his kids after he was spotted filming nearby.

Concerns grow for missing pensioner

Concerns grow for missing pensioner

Police are appealing for help to find a 76-year-old woman who has been reported missing.

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Four charged after woman seriously injured in ‘assault’ on one-way street

Four charged after woman seriously injured in ‘assault’ on one-way street

Four people have been charged after a woman was reportedly assaulted by other motorists while driving down a narrow country lane.

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‘It started as a joke!’: Kent chocolate company makes 300kg Easter egg

‘It started as a joke!’: Kent chocolate company makes 300kg Easter egg

A Kent firm has created a 7ft tall Easter egg which weighs the same as five humans, a polar baby and three baby elephants.

Dreamland security seized drugs from 82 people before teen’s tragic death

Dreamland security seized drugs from 82 people before teen’s tragic death

More than 80 people were found with drugs at a Dreamland drum and bass gig where a 17-year-old was taken to hospital and died after taking MDMA.

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Restaurant leaves £115m leisure complex after just two years

Restaurant leaves £115m leisure complex after just two years

A restaurant which opened in a new leisure complex just two years ago has shut suddenly - but bosses say it will relaunch elsewhere.

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Arrest of suspected drug-dealer sparks police raid 39 miles away

Arrest of suspected drug-dealer sparks police raid 39 miles away

An arrest of a suspected drug dealer sparked a police raid of a home 39 miles away, where officers uncovered cocaine.

Former electronics store set to be converted into pub

Former electronics store set to be converted into pub

A former electronics store based on a high street for almost 90 years could be turned into a new pub.

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Ailing sports ground set for refurb ahead of summer

Ailing sports ground set for refurb ahead of summer

An ailing recreation ground is set to be given a revamp to improve a sports court for teenagers and bring back football facilities.

American holidaymaker spotted with blade sparks police response at seafront

American holidaymaker spotted with blade sparks police response at seafront

An American holidaymaker accidentally sparked an emergency response after he was spotted with a blade in public without understanding UK laws.

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Pensioner, 76, brutally beaten by masked raiders in terrifying robbery at home

Pensioner, 76, brutally beaten by masked raiders in terrifying robbery at home

Two masked men subjected an elderly homeowner to a vicious and terrifying raid, leaving him with broken ribs and suffering an angina attack.

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TV star given green light for pool at Kent home despite neighbour’s objection

TV star given green light for pool at Kent home despite neighbour’s objection

TV star Ashley Walters has won permission to build a swimming pool in the garden of his Kent home – despite objections from a neighbour.

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‘Why do councils seem to only ever say no?’

‘Why do councils seem to only ever say no?’

Local democracy reporter Robert Boddy looks at why councils seem reluctant to make big promises - and what that could mean for the upcoming election.

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Missing man safely located

Missing man safely located

Police searching for a missing man have confirmed he has now been safely located.

‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’

‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’

A well-known trader told how he bought a shop 55 years ago for £2.9k and has now decided to call it a day.

‘I’m not taking it down – the council has no soul!’

‘I’m not taking it down – the council has no soul!’

A dad says he has no plans to remove an illuminated sign of his late son from a town centre building - despite a council refusing permission.

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'It's not rocket science to update us’: Frustration over five-month-long roadworks delays

'It's not rocket science to update us’: Frustration over five-month-long roadworks delays

Motorists continue to face “chaos” along a busy town route as 28-week-long gas works overrun.

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Man stabbed through heart in Kent high street, murder trial told

Man stabbed through heart in Kent high street, murder trial told

Two men accused of murdering another by stabbing him through the heart in a late-night attack have gone on trial.

Transgender pool champion sues over ban on biological men in women’s events

Transgender pool champion sues over ban on biological men in women’s events

A transgender pool champion is suing one of the sport’s governing bodies over its decision to ban male-born players from women-only events.

Thug headbutted sister after she protested: ‘You can’t drive your kids, you’re drunk!’

Thug headbutted sister after she protested: ‘You can’t drive your kids, you’re drunk!’

​A drunk dad punched ​and headbutted his sister after ​she objected to him driving off with his children after he had spent the day drinking.

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Bomb squad called to residential street after ‘suspicious package’ found

Bomb squad called to residential street after ‘suspicious package’ found

Homes were evacuated and the bomb squad called to a village street following the discovery of a ‘suspicious package’.

‘Non-emergency’ social housing repairs paused as ‘underperforming’ council contractor enters administration

‘Non-emergency’ social housing repairs paused as ‘underperforming’ council contractor enters administration

A maintenance contractor responsible for repairing social homes in one part of Kent has entered into administration.

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