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Crucial 'R' infection rate revealed

Crucial 'R' infection rate revealed

The crucial 'R number' infection rate for Kent has been revealed.

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Cocaine worth £7.2m found in lorry load of toys

Cocaine worth £7.2m found in lorry load of toys

Smugglers tried to get 80 kilos of cocaine with a street value of about £7.2 million into Britain hidden in a lorry load of toys.

Girl overcomes fear of wind and completes marathon

Girl overcomes fear of wind and completes marathon

A seven-year-old girl has overcome her fear of the wind and walked the equivalent of a marathon around her village for charity.

Jail for masked burglar who threatened to spit at officers

Jail for masked burglar who threatened to spit at officers

A man who broke into a supermarket - causing £3,000 worth of damage - then threatened to spit at police officers who arrested him.

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Go-karting travellers 'destroy kids' football pitches'

Go-karting travellers 'destroy kids' football pitches'

Football club bosses say they are frequently having to repair and reseed pitches destroyed by groups of travellers setting up camp on them.

Angry man wears snorkel to shame water company over leak

Angry man wears snorkel to shame water company over leak

Furious businessman Sean D'Alton has taken to wearing a snorkel and Wellies to shame Southern Water into mending a leaking pipe.

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River search continues for missing man

River search continues for missing man

A search to find a missing man along the River Medway continues as officers launch an appeal for information.

Man took 'upskirt' photos of schoolgirls at shopping centre

Man took 'upskirt' photos of schoolgirls at shopping centre

A vile sex offender was caught secretly taking "upskirt" pictures on his phone of two children.

Vicar who married toyboy dies alone in hospital

Vicar who married toyboy dies alone in hospital

The priest who stood against the Church of England by marrying his Romanian toy boy 55 years his junior has died

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Secret Drinker's top pubs with gardens

Secret Drinker's top pubs with gardens

Is sitting in a pub garden with a pint of freshly poured beer one of life's greatest pleasures? Secret Drinker picks his top 5 places for it.

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Stylist's anger after stranger accuses her of working

Stylist's anger after stranger accuses her of working

A stylist has told of her anger after a stranger accused her of working, despite the fact her salon has been closed since March.

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Drive-thru KFC plans rejected

Drive-thru KFC plans rejected

Plans to bring the Colonel's finger-lickin' chicken to a town have been turned down over concerns about parking.

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Dead kitten found dumped in cardboard box

Dead kitten found dumped in cardboard box

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - A dog walker discovered a dead kitten dumped in a cardboard box in woodland.

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Animal charities fear post-lockdown 'cat crisis'

Animal charities fear post-lockdown 'cat crisis'

Animal welfare charities say warm weather could see surge in felines venturing outside on busy roads post-lockdown.

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'I lost my job and home to abusive ex'

'I lost my job and home to abusive ex'

A young mum and beauty therapist who suffered at the hands of an abusive ex is on a mission to make her industry more aware of violent relationships.

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Kent's most famous street art

Kent's most famous street art

Kent has been home to some of the UK's most iconic pieces of street art - but what sets it apart from unsightly graffiti?

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Neighbour dashes next door to deliver baby

Neighbour dashes next door to deliver baby

A quick-thinking midwife was still in her gardening gear when she dashed next door to help deliver her neighbour’s baby.

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'Our precious nature reserves are not the place to hold a barbecue'

'Our precious nature reserves are not the place to hold a barbecue'

Kent's nature reserves have suffered huge damage with thoughtless visitors holding barbecues, abusing staff and littering during recent warm weather.

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Plans for 20mph limit on main road into town

Plans for 20mph limit on main road into town

Drivers will have to obey a new 20mph limit if plans to slash speed on a main road into a town centre get the green light.

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'This is a fitting tribute to the 284 men who died'

'This is a fitting tribute to the 284 men who died'

The wreckage of a battleship and the memorial paying tribute to the 284 crewmen who lost their lives on it have been granted protection.

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Hordes of cockle-pickers are 'raping' Kent's beaches

Hordes of cockle-pickers are 'raping' Kent's beaches

Police have been called to beaches after cockle-pickers have been caught plundering tonnes of shellfish including oysters and crabs.

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'Sports coming back could increase gambling problems'

'Sports coming back could increase gambling problems'

A Kent councillor has said the reintroduction of professional sports, such as the football, could lead to a surge in problematic gambling.

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Kent councils face £245m deficit because of pandemic

Kent councils face £245m deficit because of pandemic

Kent's 14 councils face a mounting financial deficit of £245million from the coronavirus crisis, it has emerged.

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Knife-wielding burglar jailed

Knife-wielding burglar jailed

A thug has been jailed for a string of offences including racism, harassment and burglary.

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'Scientists should be more interested in saving people's homes'

'Scientists should be more interested in saving people's homes'

An MP, who has spent years lobbying to save part of Kent's coastline, says he'll continue to do so after a house fell off a cliff.

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Is this Kent's most luxurious drive-thru?

Is this Kent's most luxurious drive-thru?

A popular smokehouse has teamed up with a luxury hotel to launch a meat-packed takeaway menu - with dishes costing up to £140.

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One-star hygiene rating for takeaway

One-star hygiene rating for takeaway

A takeaway has received a low hygiene rating as a council investigates claims it delivered food partially-eaten by another customer.

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Coke dealers ran delivery line

Coke dealers ran delivery line

Two cocaine dealers who ran a delivery line in an affluent commuter town while on bail for other drugs offences have been jailed.

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Love Island star slams MP over BA job losses

Love Island star slams MP over BA job losses

An ex-air hostess has spoken out against her former employer after it announced more than 10,000 job losses

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'I won't play into angry young black man stereotype'

'I won't play into angry young black man stereotype'

A teenager staged a Black Lives Matter protest outside a police HQ, after being a victim of racial prejudice.

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