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Driver charged after 39 lorry deaths

Driver charged after 39 lorry deaths

A 25-year-old is facing 42 charges after the deaths of migrants found in the back of a lorry.

Woman fractures skull after fall

Woman fractures skull after fall

Police are investigating how a woman was left with a fractured skull outside a pub.

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Parrot heartbroken as mate goes missing

Parrot heartbroken as mate goes missing

A parrot owner is calling on people to keep a lookout for African Grey Billie.

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Steam train blocked railway lines

Steam train blocked railway lines

A steam train is on the move again after breaking down in the county.

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38 new officers to protect Kent's town centres

38 new officers to protect Kent's town centres

A recruitment drive from Kent Police will result in an increased police presence across the county.

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Driver sent airborne by fallen tree

Driver sent airborne by fallen tree

A couple stopped more than 90 vehicles from crashing into fallen tree but say one man was lucky to escape injury.

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Man taken to hospital after mall evacuated

Man taken to hospital after mall evacuated

A shopping centre has been evacuated for the second time this week.

Flames seen coming from chimney

Flames seen coming from chimney

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a chimney, sparking a warning to homeowners.

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Firms to get Lower Thames Crossing chance

Firms to get Lower Thames Crossing chance

Local companies are being invited to bid for contracts on offer in a £6 billion roads project.

What's a Smart Motorway and are they safe?

What's a Smart Motorway and are they safe?

The M20 may be one of the last Smart Motorways to be built, but there are safety concerns nationwide.

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Ed Sheeran's day out by the sea

Ed Sheeran's day out by the sea

Award-winning singer Ed Sheeran has been spotted in Kent treating himself to some fish and chips.

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Car fire under investigation

Car fire under investigation

Police are investigating the cause of a fire that saw a car go up in flames.

Woman arrested at shopping centre

Woman arrested at shopping centre

Police detained 21-year-old woman after reports of a disturbance involving a "pregnant woman".

Black Death decimated the county

Black Death decimated the county

We take a look at a disaster that lasted for decades and wiped out up to half of Kent's population.

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Fighter defies odds to win first national title

Fighter defies odds to win first national title

A teenager has won a national mixed martial arts title only months after suffering a bad ankle break.

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Market could close if move blocked

Market could close if move blocked

Stallholders say a town centre market could close for good if a request to move back to the top end of the high street is refused.

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Miners tales influence children's book

Miners tales influence children's book

Recollections of an underground river where Kent miners dug for coal are among those featured in a children's adventure book and stage show

What will happen to your local Debenhams?

What will happen to your local Debenhams?

A cinema, million pound projects and rumours of a Primark - what's going to replace your local Debenhams store?

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Tobacco grape plot squashed

Tobacco grape plot squashed

A tobacco smuggler tried to outfox authorities by disguising a £4 million haul of cigarettes as grapes.

kmfm listener wins £1,000

kmfm listener wins £1,000

A lucky radio listener has won a grand thanks to a kmfm competition.

Migrants detained at Kent port

Migrants detained at Kent port

Five migrants have been apprehended after police were called to an incident.

'He then pointed the knife at me'

'He then pointed the knife at me'

A business owner has told of the terrifying moment she was threatened with a knife by a man trying to steal from her shop.

Raging fire destroys work van

Raging fire destroys work van

A community is rallying to support the owner of a van which went up in flames today.

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Operation Brock under way

Operation Brock under way

No-deal Brexit traffic plan Operation Brock is now in place on the M20 after works to implement it overran.

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Town Pier bar repossessed by council

Town Pier bar repossessed by council

A riverfront bar and restaurant has been shut down after a legal battle over unpaid rent.

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Plans for new secondary school ditched

Plans for new secondary school ditched

Angry councillors have slammed a council's decision to drop plans to build a new secondary school in east Kent.

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Medic admits stealing morphine

Medic admits stealing morphine

A paramedic has appeared in court charged with stealing morphine, falsifying patient documents, and driving dangerously.

Troubled childhood of cannabis-smoking baby killer

Troubled childhood of cannabis-smoking baby killer

A killer who murdered his own baby was brought up in foster care and met his tragic son's mum when she was just 15.

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Evil dad pictured at birth of son he murdered

Evil dad pictured at birth of son he murdered

A 21-year-old man who murdered his baby boy is pictured in hospital wearing a hat bearing the words 'KILLIN' IT' hours just after he was born.

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Traffic chaos at supermarket car park

Traffic chaos at supermarket car park

Shoppers have been waiting more than an hour to leave a supermarket car park.

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