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Ring-road at 'breaking point'

Ring-road at 'breaking point'

Traffic experts admit a clogged-up ring-road has reached breaking point and must be redesigned in order to avoid further gridlock hell.

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Firms help out after Thomas Cook collapse

Firms help out after Thomas Cook collapse

Families and members of staff affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook are being offered freebies by charitable businesses.

Big beauty brands coming to Outlet

Big beauty brands coming to Outlet

A shop stocking Estèe Lauder, MAC, Jo Malone, Bobbi Brown and Clinique products will be moving into an outlet.

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Flasher outside school prompts extra patrols

Flasher outside school prompts extra patrols

Police will be patrolling outside a school after a man exposed himself during the school run.

Rail apprentices are finally reunited

Rail apprentices are finally reunited

A chance meeting on a bus in Morocco has reunited a group of friends 50 years after they last spoke.

Arrest after robbery outside bank

Arrest after robbery outside bank

A man has been arrested after cash was stolen from a bank courier.

Dad 'stabbed in front of kids'

Dad 'stabbed in front of kids'

Masked men stabbed and strangled a dad in front of his children at a raid on his home during which two Rolex watches were stolen, a court has heard.

'Fat thumbs' blamed for officer's 'poorly worded' emails

'Fat thumbs' blamed for officer's 'poorly worded' emails

A serving Kent Police officer blamed "fat thumbs" for two emails found to have breached integrity rules.

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Five arrests after drugs warrants

Five arrests after drugs warrants

Footage of search warrants executed by police to do with county lines shows officers smashing through a door.

School evacuated after bomb found

School evacuated after bomb found

A school has been forced to evacuate after a wartime device was found at a nearby building site.

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Youngster appears in Rugby World Cup advert

Youngster appears in Rugby World Cup advert

A seven-year-old boy has hit the screens as the star of ITV's newest Rugby World Cup advert.

Travelling rum festival set to return

Travelling rum festival set to return

The UK's first travelling Rum Festival is to return to Kent for a second year, and will be at a new venue.

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M20 reopens after serious crash

M20 reopens after serious crash

Emergency services responded to a incident on the M20, which led to the closure of the motorway.

County crackdown on gambling

County crackdown on gambling

A council wants to create a new policy to tackle "destructive" levels of gambling addiction in Kent.

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'I'm ignored by other Kent MPs'

'I'm ignored by other Kent MPs'

The county's only Labour MP has endured a rollercoaster ride since her historic election victory.

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'She was sent home to kill herself'

'She was sent home to kill herself'

A troubled mum took her own life the day after being sent home from a mental health unit.

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'There's nobody I could less wish to desert'

'There's nobody I could less wish to desert'

A former Kent MP has explained why she'll join Nigel Farage at a rally in the constituency she served for 20 years.

Vandalised rail bridge gets makeover

Vandalised rail bridge gets makeover

It took four days for volunteers to clean graffiti off a rail bridge.

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'Why wouldn't we help people in prison?'

'Why wouldn't we help people in prison?'

A campaign is encouraging employers to look beyond the dark past of ex-criminals and addicts.

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Staff shortages hit antenatal visits

Staff shortages hit antenatal visits

The latest figures show KCC has carried out only 33% of 4,000 face-to-face antenatal appointments due.

12 more days of delays on A249

12 more days of delays on A249

Part of a dual carriageway is to stay closed into next month for repairs after a car crashed into the central reservation.

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Teenage girl attacked in high street

Teenage girl attacked in high street

A manhunt is underway after an attack on a teenager left her with facial injuries.

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Vegan 'traumatised' by Greggs sausage roll blunder

Vegan 'traumatised' by Greggs sausage roll blunder

A vegan is demanding a public apology from Greggs after she was served a pork sausage roll by the bakery chain.

Transgender dad loses court case

Transgender dad loses court case

A transgender man fighting to be named the father on his child's birth certificate has lost a High Court case.

We met Supermarket Sweep's security guard

We met Supermarket Sweep's security guard

A semi-retired grandad has been thrust into the limelight as a TV security guard, we caught up with him to see how fame has changed his life.

Feisty exchanges as MPs return

Feisty exchanges as MPs return

Opposition MPs called for Boris to resign and were taunted for their unwillingness to back calls for a general election.

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Inquest for boy, 15, who died on tracks

Inquest for boy, 15, who died on tracks

A coroner will look into the death of a teenager who died at a railway station earlier this month.

Teen assaulted for 'laughing at friend'

Teen assaulted for 'laughing at friend'

A teen was kicked in the face by a thug who thought he was laughing at his friend.

'He was a great family man'

'He was a great family man'

The family of a popular garden centre boss who shot himself just yards from his home say there had been no signs he wanted to take his own life.

Moment man winched from stormy sea

Moment man winched from stormy sea

The dramatic moment a man was winched from the sea during a storm has been caught on film.

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