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YO! Sushi to open at shopping centre

YO! Sushi to open at shopping centre

A popular Asian food chain is to open a branch in a shopping centre soon as part of a £90m extension.

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Husband admits killing his wife

Husband admits killing his wife

A husband has admitted to the murder of his teenage wife today.

CCTV catches 'idiotic' would-be car thief in the act

CCTV catches 'idiotic' would-be car thief in the act

A bungled attempt at stealing from a Mercedes has been caught on camera.

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Couple take their musical to London stage

Couple take their musical to London stage

Creative parents take their show, Parenthood, to the West End

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Dealer accused police of planting drugs

Dealer accused police of planting drugs

A drug dealer, who was chased by police through Bluewater, accused officers of planting cocaine on him.

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'You've got to get back on the horse'

'You've got to get back on the horse'

A BASE jumper, who was seconds from death after throwing himself off a cliff, is set to return to the scene for a second attempt.

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A look inside Kent's newest hotel following stunning makeover

A look inside Kent's newest hotel following stunning makeover

A country manor with a rock and roll past has a new future as a luxury hotel and restaurant.

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Kent Conservative MP unveils plans to hike National Insurance for the over-50s

Kent Conservative MP unveils plans to hike National Insurance for the over-50s

MP plans to hike National Insurance payments by 1% for over-50s to plug a £2.5 billion hole in social care budget with a Universal Care Entitlement.

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Mill reaches important milestone

Mill reaches important milestone

A windmill has reached its 150th anniversary and volunteers are celebrating.

Pass the Dutchie at music festival

Pass the Dutchie at music festival

Eighties stars Musical Youth will perform at a county music festival more than 30 years after their worldwide hit.

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Potholes cause £700-worth of damage

Potholes cause £700-worth of damage

A BMW driver is fighting Highways England for compensation after his wheels were repeatedly damaged driving on the A2.

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'This is devastating for dad'

'This is devastating for dad'

An elderly man faces becoming housebound or moving to a care home after he was refused permission to install new steps to his front door.

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Alison Colwell, Principal at Ebbsfleet Academy, to quit

Alison Colwell, Principal at Ebbsfleet Academy, to quit

A strict school principal is to leave, claiming dysfunctional parents are 'dooming their children to failure'.

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Protest march over 10,000-home scheme

Protest march over 10,000-home scheme

Protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against a controversial garden town plan.

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Green light for town's first 24-hour gym

Green light for town's first 24-hour gym

Eye-catching plans for an American firm to open a 24-hour fitness centre have been approved.

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Mum launches clothes range for autistic son

Mum launches clothes range for autistic son

A mother tired of the disapproving comments her five-year-old with autism receives has designed a clothing range to alert people to his behaviour.

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Brexit could cost Conservatives during local elections on Thursday

Brexit could cost Conservatives during local elections on Thursday

A Kent MP has acknowledged that the Conservatives are likely to lose ground in this week's council elections.

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'They've ripped the heart out of the high street'

'They've ripped the heart out of the high street'

Shoppers have reacted today as an M&S store closes after 82 years.

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Man hurt in violent house raid

Man hurt in violent house raid

A man was attacked in his own home by two violent intruders who burst into the property in the early hours.

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Car hits house and telegraph pole

Car hits house and telegraph pole

A road has been left partially blocked in both directions after a car hit a telegraph pole and a house.

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Protesters fake being dead outside shops

Protesters fake being dead outside shops

Environmental campaigners held a "die-in" outside shops this afternoon.

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Carpet blocks road

Carpet blocks road

Traffic was left queuing after a roll of carpet found its way onto a carriageway today.

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Home form was worst in years

Home form was worst in years

Steve Lovell's departure as Gillingham manager comes on the back of their worst home record since the club's Championship days.

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Mum 'intimidated' by political campaigners at school gates

Mum 'intimidated' by political campaigners at school gates

A mum-of-two has spoken out after political campaigners outside her daughter's school left her feeling "intimidated".

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Car ploughs into Domino's Pizza

Car ploughs into Domino's Pizza

A car has ploughed into a Domino's Pizza branch in front of horrified customers. See our exclusive pictures.

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Museum interested in jewellery found in field

Museum interested in jewellery found in field

The jewellery piece was found during a metal detecting session in a field in Elham, and has since been verified as being made in the 7th century.

Alex's four-hour midnight clean-up after travellers

Alex's four-hour midnight clean-up after travellers

Travellers have been causing problems pitching up at numerous parks but one young man was determined not to let them ruin things for others.

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Last day open for M&S store

Last day open for M&S store

A Kent high street will bid farewell to an iconic British brand after 82 years today.

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Man robbed of his mobile phone

Man robbed of his mobile phone

Thugs creep up on a man and assault him and then rob him of his mobile phone.

Thugs with slingshots kill ducks

Thugs with slingshots kill ducks

Thugs have killed several ducks with a slingshot on a section of river near a park.

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