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Man in hospital after bungalow blaze

Man in hospital after bungalow blaze

A man was taken to hospital after suffering burns in a fire at a bungalow which completely destroyed the roof.

Your best World Book Day pictures

Your best World Book Day pictures

World Book Day means a day of dressing up as a fairytale favourite for school children across the county - and you have been sending us your pictures.

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Later opening hours for Bluewater's new Primark

Later opening hours for Bluewater's new Primark

Bluewater's new Primark store, due to launch next week, will stay open later than all other shops in the centre.

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Roads closed after lorry crash

Roads closed after lorry crash

Drivers are facing long delays on the M25 and M26 after a lorry crash.

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Boy waits 15 months for ADHD test results

Boy waits 15 months for ADHD test results

A schoolboy has been suspended seven times while waiting for the results of an ADHD test carried out more than a year ago.

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'It will totally crush the village'

'It will totally crush the village'

Roads could become gridlocked if ambitious proposals for a “garden community” come to fruition, villagers warn.

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One of these hairstyles landed Kyron in isolation

One of these hairstyles landed Kyron in isolation

A pupil was placed in an isolation unit for a week as punishment for what a teacher deemed an unacceptable haircut.

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'I'm going to be living opposite a nightclub'

'I'm going to be living opposite a nightclub'

The owners of a Victorian fort have won permission to sell alcohol and host live music events, despite objections from nearby residents.

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Council leader 'sorry' for Tommy Robinson re-tweet

Council leader 'sorry' for Tommy Robinson re-tweet

A suspended Conservative councillor has apologised for sharing a Twitter post defending a far-right activist.

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'I will always love him'

'I will always love him'

Mum pays tribute to her tattoo artist son who died of a cocaine induced heart condition.

Victim feels 'let down' by verdict on attack

Victim feels 'let down' by verdict on attack

A former director of a recycling company has kept his freedom, despite attacking his boss and leaving him with a head gash.

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Talks over ice rink in town park

Talks over ice rink in town park

Plans for an ice rink in a major park this Christmas are being discussed by council chiefs.

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Father stabbed in the heart

Father stabbed in the heart

A father killed on the doorstep of the block of flats where he lived was stabbed in the heart, an inquest revealed.

Football club 'burglar' made off with just £2

Football club 'burglar' made off with just £2

A man accused of breaking into a football club's bar to rob it of just £2 has failed to show up in court.

Missing teen found

Missing teen found

Police appealed to help try and find a missing 16-year-old boy.

How police numbers have fallen in Kent in the last nine years

How police numbers have fallen in Kent in the last nine years

Police officer numbers have declined significantly in Kent as the government comes under pressure to examine the issue amid a knife crime crisis.

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Schoolboy arrested after 'wielding knife in fight'

Schoolboy arrested after 'wielding knife in fight'

A schoolboy has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly wielding a knife in a fight.

Muslim convert jailed for terror plot

Muslim convert jailed for terror plot

A jihadi who called himself The Eagle and plotted to murder around 100 people outside a Disney store on London's Oxford Street has been jailed.

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Police and medics called to crash

Police and medics called to crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-car crash.

Three arrested after rubble thrown from bridge

Three arrested after rubble thrown from bridge

Three teenage boys have been arrested after six vehicles were hit by rubble thrown from a bridge over the A2.

Air ambulance called to crash

Air ambulance called to crash

Emergency services including the air ambulance have been called to a collision thought to involve a car and pedestrian.

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Prison workforce boosted by 15%

Prison workforce boosted by 15%

Prisons have seen staff numbers increase by an average of 15% in the last year as part of a national recruitment drive to tackle violence in jails.

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Fatal tree crash driver had taken cocaine

Fatal tree crash driver had taken cocaine

A 25-year-old man killed after crashing his car into a tree had been drinking and taking cocaine.

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Is this Kent's cheapest roast dinner?

Is this Kent's cheapest roast dinner?

A pub claims it could be selling the country's cheapest roast dinner at just £1 per person.

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Kent is nation's fastest-growing knife crime county

Kent is nation's fastest-growing knife crime county

Kent has seen the fastest rise in knife crime in the entire country, official figures reveal.

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Arson probe after plastic set on fire

Arson probe after plastic set on fire

An investigation has been launched into a suspected arson after a huge fire destroyed a large number of plastic fruit containers.

Women 'touched on top of leg' by man

Women 'touched on top of leg' by man

Two women were touched on the leg after being approached by a man in separate incidents in the same town.

Schoolgirl 'met flasher in alley'

Schoolgirl 'met flasher in alley'

A 15-year-old schoolgirl told a jury today of the moment she came face to face with a self-styled "naturist" accused of indecent exposure.

'He was carrying a knife and a knuckle duster'

'He was carrying a knife and a knuckle duster'

Two company directors had a punch-up which ended with one of them being attacked with a knife, a court heard.

Town still affected by 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Town still affected by 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

More than 35 years of mourning the victims of the Herald of Free Enterprise have not mended the tear in Dover's heart that the tragedy created.

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