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Chances of filling empty M&S stores 'minimal'

Chances of filling empty M&S stores 'minimal'

Chamber of trade groups have agreed the chances of former M&S stores now being filled are 'minimal'.

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Shop workers fight off teen robber with pole

Shop workers fight off teen robber with pole

A 17-year-old who brandished a knife as he tried to raid a store was fought off with a wooden pole by brave shop workers.

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Giant asteroid set to race past earth

Giant asteroid set to race past earth

A two-mile-long asteroid classified by astronomers as "potentially hazardous" is set to become the largest to pass earth this year.

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Maternity probe to examine decade of baby deaths

Maternity probe to examine decade of baby deaths

An independent review into a hospital baby death scandal has started with help from people who worked on the Hillsborough investigation.

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Man arrested after boat crash

Man arrested after boat crash

A man was arrested and a woman taken to hospital after a crash involving two boats.

Auditions open for Windrush hip hopera

Auditions open for Windrush hip hopera

An African and Caribbean association is encouraging people to take part in their hip hopera telling the story of the Windrush generation.

How your council is dealing with traveller camps during lockdown

How your council is dealing with traveller camps during lockdown

The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked police guidelines which could see travellers avoid eviction from illegal camps, but only in certain parts of Kent.

Paramedic planned to propose before tragic death

Paramedic planned to propose before tragic death

Mourners will line the streets to say a final farewell to a dedicated young paramedic.

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What were they thinking? Nine crazy ideas for Kent

What were they thinking? Nine crazy ideas for Kent

Madcap schemes for the county include a 200ft carving of Winston Churchill's face in the White Cliffs and a 50m white horse in the Ebbsfleet Valley.

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Horse rescued from muddy ditch

Horse rescued from muddy ditch

Specialist firefighters have rescued a horse which was stuck in a muddy ditch.

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Air ambulance lands on playing field

Air ambulance lands on playing field

The air ambulance has landed on a playing field near a marina a boating accident on the River Medway.

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'Travel ban is stopping my wife getting cancer treatment'

'Travel ban is stopping my wife getting cancer treatment'

The husband of a woman who needs cancer treatment has urged the USA to make an exemption on its travel ban so she can join a clinical trial.

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Police probe after 'suspicious incident' in woods

Police probe after 'suspicious incident' in woods

Police are investigating a "suspicious incident" in a woods following concerns for a woman heard shouting.

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Traffic lights destroyed by car crash

Traffic lights destroyed by car crash

Police were called to the scene of an accident where traffic lights and a lamp post were knocked to the ground.

The Kent Homebase stores set to reopen

The Kent Homebase stores set to reopen

Another DIY chain has revealed which of its stores in the county will be welcoming customers.

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Celebrations at two Covid-19 recoveries

Celebrations at two Covid-19 recoveries

Patients have been able to leave a care home and a hospice where they have been fighting their battles against coronavirus.

Discarded cigarette sparks flat block blaze

Discarded cigarette sparks flat block blaze

Four fire engines rushed to a blaze at a block of flats - where smoke had risen to the 14th floor

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Plea to save popular bookshop

Plea to save popular bookshop

The bosses at a popular bookshop have put out an appeal to find a new owner after it announced its closure after 25 years of trading.

Station partially shut due to vandalism

Station partially shut due to vandalism

Part of a station has been forced to close after it was targeted by vandals.

Two-car crash closes road

Two-car crash closes road

Police had to close a road so paramedics could reach an injured driver after two cars crashed.

Reporter's vow of silence after Twitter shoe storm

Reporter's vow of silence after Twitter shoe storm

A reporter has vowed never to discuss fashion again after finding himself at the centre of a social media storm.

A look back at the worst pandemics in history

A look back at the worst pandemics in history

With Covid-19 raging through the country, we looked back at other pandemics through history.

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‘Give us more time to consider plans’

‘Give us more time to consider plans’

Residents have called for an extension in determining a planning application for 168 homes, to allow more time for consideration during lockdown.

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Kent's best lockdown DIY projects

Kent's best lockdown DIY projects

From a homemade 'pub' to a back garden assault course, people in Kent have taken DIY to a new level during lockdown - vote for your favourite.

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Runner, 85, on 26-hour garden hike for late wife's hospice

Runner, 85, on 26-hour garden hike for late wife's hospice

An 85-year-old widow is one of scores of runners who are looking for other ways to raise money on the day the London Marathon should have gone ahead.

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Mysterious rumble heard across Kent

Mysterious rumble heard across Kent

A strange rumbling sound heard in parts of the county is due to an incident at a power station.

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35 asylum seekers rescued in one day

35 asylum seekers rescued in one day

Border Force have rescued 35 asylum seekers from three small boats off the Kent coast.

421-home petition hits 850

421-home petition hits 850

A petition against plans to built 421 homes has been signed 850 times - with any decision on the proposals still up in the air.

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Woman, 88, beats virus after six weeks in hospital

Woman, 88, beats virus after six weeks in hospital

An 88-year-old has walked out of hospital to rapturous applause after winning her six-week fight against coronavirus.

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Air ambulance scrambled to park

Air ambulance scrambled to park

An air ambulance has landed in a park, with other emergency services spotted nearby.

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