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Police shooting inquest could be delayed because of pandemic

Police shooting inquest could be delayed because of pandemic

Four years after a man linked to the murder of a pensioner was shot by police, the inquest is yet to take place.

'We can’t protect every job and business... but we'll stand behind everyone'

'We can’t protect every job and business... but we'll stand behind everyone'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed how the government's furlough scheme will be phased out by this autumn.

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Council chief executive dies of coronavirus

Council chief executive dies of coronavirus

Tributes have been paid to Mark Radford who had been battling cancer but was finally beaten by Covid-19.

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'The litter is worse than ever'

'The litter is worse than ever'

Angry residents are calling for registration numbers to be printed on fast food packaging following a spike in roadside litter.

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Boy, 16, fights for life after car catches fire

Boy, 16, fights for life after car catches fire

A boy was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after the car he was travelling in crashed into the central reservation and caught fire.

'Infamy, infamy, someone's got it in for me'

'Infamy, infamy, someone's got it in for me'

Could time soon be up for the famous four wandering peacocks of Deal as a villager calls for them to be confiscated on safety grounds?

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Father quizzed over son's stabbing death

Father quizzed over son's stabbing death

A 63-year-old man has been questioned by detectives over the death of his son.

Woman treated for facial injuries after disturbance

Woman treated for facial injuries after disturbance

A man has been charged after a woman and four police officers were assaulted during a Bank Holiday Monday disturbance.

Number of Kent lockdown fines revealed

Number of Kent lockdown fines revealed

The number of fines imposed in Kent for lockdown breaches has been revealed as it emerges when the greatest number nationally were issued.

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Arrest after A2 lorry crash death

Arrest after A2 lorry crash death

A man in his 20s has been arrested and released pending further inquiries after a man in his 30s died on the A2 following a crash.

Men injured as 'liquid' thrown during robbery

Men injured as 'liquid' thrown during robbery

Two men were treated for injuries after an "unknown liquid" was thrown at them during a robbery.

P&O to replace 60 UK workers with Filipino agency staff

P&O to replace 60 UK workers with Filipino agency staff

P&O Ferries has been accused of abusing the Covid-19 crisis by replacing UK crew with Filipino crew instead of keeping them furloughed

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Crossbow seized after armed police siege

Crossbow seized after armed police siege

Eyewitnesses have described how police laid siege to a house for more than ten hours before arresting a man and a seizing a crossbow.

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Appeal after man dies at castle

Appeal after man dies at castle

A man in his 60s died following an incident where rocks were thrown and police are appealing for witnesses.

Man on knife and drug charges after harbour assault

Man on knife and drug charges after harbour assault

A man has been charged with three offences following an assault that left a man in hospital.

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Outdoor pool won't open this year

Outdoor pool won't open this year

A popular open-air pool will not open this year due to difficulties complying with social distancing guidelines.

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Council blasts Extinction Rebellion's car park graffiti stunt

Council blasts Extinction Rebellion's car park graffiti stunt

Environmental protesters have spray-painted bikes on a council's parking spaces as it as it demands its workers cycle more.

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Abandoned kitten has leg amputated

Abandoned kitten has leg amputated

The RSPCA has launched an appeal after Cabbage the kitten was found abandoned.

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Driver killed in A2 crash

Driver killed in A2 crash

A lorry driver involved in a serious crash with another HGV on the A2 died at the scene.

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Ex-Groucho chef starts ready-meal home deliveries

Ex-Groucho chef starts ready-meal home deliveries

A top chef has launched a ready-meal delivery service to bring restaurant-quality food to people's doorsteps during lockdown.

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Why Apache helicopters keep flying low over Kent

Why Apache helicopters keep flying low over Kent

Army chiefs have explained why its aircraft have been seen in the county's skies on multiple occasions this week.

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Armed police surround home

Armed police surround home

Armed police have spent more than ten hours at the scene of an incident in a residential street.

Hydrogen power plant set for green light

Hydrogen power plant set for green light

Controversial plans to build a hydrogen fuel plant look set to be given the go-ahead - despite more than 160 objections from concerned residents.

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Pensioner seconds from tragedy as bikes crash on bend

Pensioner seconds from tragedy as bikes crash on bend

A villager says he is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a motorbike crashed into his bin moments after he put it out for collection.

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Secret Service 'gentle giant' never got to meet his daughter

Secret Service 'gentle giant' never got to meet his daughter

A former police officer who worked for the secret service suffered a suspected heart attack at the wheel of his car, leading to a fatal crash.

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Who knew these were grown in Kent?

Who knew these were grown in Kent?

Our reputation as the Garden of England is well known but some are producing food and drink you might not always associate with the county.

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Councillors refuse 421-home plans

Councillors refuse 421-home plans

The future of agricultural land earmarked for hundred of homes is still up in the air, despite councillors voting to refuse the plans.

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Man dies after rocks thrown in disturbance

Man dies after rocks thrown in disturbance

A man has died after a disturbance in the grounds of a castle where rocks were thrown.

Kent Claps for Carers one last time

Kent Claps for Carers one last time

People in the county joined together tonight to Clap for Carers for what could be the last time.

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Dad beats coronavirus and returns home after 50 days

Dad beats coronavirus and returns home after 50 days

Doctors said he may not survive coronavirus, but after 50 days in hospital, a dad of one has finally returned home.

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