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'Patients suffering' due to doctor shortage

'Patients suffering' due to doctor shortage

Top medics say urgent action is needed as staff shortages reach worrying levels across Kent.

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'We'll never forgive drink-driver who killed our Casey'

'We'll never forgive drink-driver who killed our Casey'

The family of a girl killed in a drink-drive crash days before her mum took a fatal drugs overdose say they can never forgive the woman at the wheel.

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Police respond to 'assault' in property

Police respond to 'assault' in property

A suspected has been arrested after reports of a disturbance at a home.

'Her death could have been prevented'

'Her death could have been prevented'

A backpacker died after the driver of her tour car took her eyes off the road and the vehicle overturned.

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Crews battling caravan fires

Crews battling caravan fires

Eight fire engines battled a blaze that raged for more than four hours.

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'Dracula' robber caught on camera

'Dracula' robber caught on camera

Watch as a masked robber, who has now been jailed, steal money from the till of a local store.

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Memorial held for Iran plane crash victims

Memorial held for Iran plane crash victims

A service has been held in London to honour the memory of those who lost their life following the Iran plane tragedy.

Manston decision delayed by 4 months

Manston decision delayed by 4 months

The decision on the future of an airport which closed more than five years ago has been delayed by four months so more information can be gathered.

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Return of the Stack?

Return of the Stack?

Operation Stack could be resurrected after the removal of the barriers from the M20.

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Man died after being found unresponsive at nightclub

Man died after being found unresponsive at nightclub

A popular apprentice has died after being found unresponsive at a nightclub.

Gang charged with mass credit card fraud

Gang charged with mass credit card fraud

Seven men from across the south–east have been charged with an array offences after 70 people were targeted in a mass credit card fraud.

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Horse dumped and 'left to die' during storm

Horse dumped and 'left to die' during storm

A horse was tipped off the back of a truck and 'left to die' during an overnight storm - becoming stuck for several hours

Arrest after driver tries to 'run over' pedestrians

Arrest after driver tries to 'run over' pedestrians

A man has been arrested following a disturbance which saw a van drive at and then chase two pedestrians around the street.

Hit-and-run driver breaks schoolboy's leg

Hit-and-run driver breaks schoolboy's leg

A 14-year-old suffered a double leg break after he was knocked down on a pedestrian crossing by a BMW which failed to stop.

24-hour gym prepares to open

24-hour gym prepares to open

Workers have been busy installing equipment at a new gym which will welcome its first customers next week.

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'Office-like' children's home to close

'Office-like' children's home to close

A decision has been made to close a children's home which had previously been rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.

County's first electric go–kart track approved

County's first electric go–kart track approved

A Kent council has approved plans for the county's first indoor electric go–kart experience.

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Travel chaos after 'person on tracks'

Travel chaos after 'person on tracks'

Train services are running late and drivers can expect delays after emergency services responded to an incident.

Fraudster locked up for targeting pensioner

Fraudster locked up for targeting pensioner

An 18-year-old has been sentenced after stealing more than £10,000 from a vulnerable pensioner.

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Jail for illegal earthworks woman

Jail for illegal earthworks woman

A landowner who went on the run in the hope of wrecking a trial sobbed and screamed when she was finally sentenced by a judge.

£800 fine after can thrown from car

£800 fine after can thrown from car

A man ended up in court after taking the rap for a driver who threw a drinks can out of a car window.

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'We had to sleep on the floor after failed bed delivery'

'We had to sleep on the floor after failed bed delivery'

A failed delivery from Bensons for Beds forced an elderly couple to sleep on the floor over Christmas.

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Emergency work caused M25 delays

Emergency work caused M25 delays

Large queues formed after a slip road leading onto the M25 had to be closed for urgent repairs.

Search for two men after 'murder'

Search for two men after 'murder'

Two men, thought to be builders, are being looked for to help with a murder investigation.

Action to stop rising numbers of dead fish

Action to stop rising numbers of dead fish

Work is taking place to improve the water quality of a stream after a number of lifeless fish were spotted floating on its surface.

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Teachers trapped inside school by bad parking

Teachers trapped inside school by bad parking

A pair of teachers faced an even later finish to their day when a vehicle blocked their exit.

Person dies after being hit by train

Person dies after being hit by train

Trains have been delayed and cancelled after a casualty on the tracks at a railway station.

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Council defends warden parked on yellow lines

Council defends warden parked on yellow lines

A parking warden stopped on double yellow lines while speaking to another driver — but a council has defended its employee.

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Police in clear over fatal crash chase

Police in clear over fatal crash chase

An independent investigation into a crash in which two women died concluded a police pursuit beforehand was carried out appropriately.

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School warning after pupils groomed on Snapchat

School warning after pupils groomed on Snapchat

A mother and children's academy have warned parents to be vigilant after young girls were targeted by a man exposing himself online.

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