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Pensioners test new technology to battle loneliness

Pensioners test new technology to battle loneliness

Two pensioners in Kent are among the first in the UK to test new technology designed to break down social isolation.

Thousands raised to bring dad's body home

Thousands raised to bring dad's body home

More than £3,000 has been raised to help bring home the body of a dad-of-five who died in Thailand.

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Victims of blood contamination scandal want answers

Victims of blood contamination scandal want answers

An inquiry into the blood contamination scandal was launched in September and victims hope they will live to see the result.

Melted extension cable causes fire

Melted extension cable causes fire

Firefighters have praised a woman after fire broke in her home.

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The amazing winners of this year's Ward and Partners Children's Awards

The amazing winners of this year's Ward and Partners Children's Awards

Children who have faced adversity, are young carers or have raised money for good causes were recognised at an awards ceremony today.

Masked men attack boy with nunchuck

Masked men attack boy with nunchuck

Police are hunting two men who set upon a teenage boy with a nunchuck outside a parade of shops.

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Arrest after seafront stabbing of peacemaker

Arrest after seafront stabbing of peacemaker

Police have made an arrest after a 21-year-old man who reportedly tried to break up a fight was stabbed in the early hours.

Military rescue grandad stranded for days

Military rescue grandad stranded for days

A man from Kent was one of 193 tourists trapped by a snowstorm as deadly blizzards left 11 dead in Italy.

Wife to stand by husband after frenzied knife attack

Wife to stand by husband after frenzied knife attack

A man who stabbed his wife nearly 50 times has been sent to prison for 20 years.

Two injured after police chase

Two injured after police chase

The Independent Office for Police Conduct have launched an investigation after a man and a woman were injured during a police chase.

CCTV captures murdered man's last moments

CCTV captures murdered man's last moments

Footage has been released which shows some of the final moment's of a homeless man's life.

'No doubt' gambling interests pressured government

'No doubt' gambling interests pressured government

Labour's deputy leader has claimed the government caved in to pressure from the gambling industry leading to the resignation of MP Tracey Crouch.

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Labour group leader quits over 'bullying' emails

Labour group leader quits over 'bullying' emails

A district council opposition leader has left to join the Green Party.

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Woman was 'brainwashed' by lover before her husband was shot

Woman was 'brainwashed' by lover before her husband was shot

A wife accused of plotting with her lover and his daughter to murder her terminally ill husband claimed she was brainwashed, a court heard

Air ambulance called to crash

Air ambulance called to crash

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash which closed a main road for the third time in a week.

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Road closed after crash

Road closed after crash

A road has been closed by police after a collision left a vehicle on its side.

Terror plotter was 'vulnerable'

Terror plotter was 'vulnerable'

A Muslim convert who admitted plotting to kill hundreds of people in a terror attack on London may have been exploited," the Old Bailey heard.

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Cyclist pushed over by person in BMW

Cyclist pushed over by person in BMW

Police are hunting the occupant of a BMW who pushed a cyclist off his bike, breaking his collar bone.

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Kelly stars in antiques show

Kelly stars in antiques show

Kent beauty Kelly Brook will compete against Denise van Outen on the latest series of a hit antiques show.

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Grieving reveller spat in bouncer's face

Grieving reveller spat in bouncer's face

A former painter and decorator has been fined by magistrates after spitting in the face of a bouncer at a nightclub when he was refused entry.

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RAF veteran left waiting in rain for paramedics after fall

RAF veteran left waiting in rain for paramedics after fall

The ambulance service has apologised after an RAF veteran with cancer was left waiting hours for help after breaking his leg in a fall.

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Man, 29, killed by train after police chase

Man, 29, killed by train after police chase

A man was hit by a train as he attempted evade police officers following a car chase, an inquest has heard.

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Smuggler jailed after nearly a decade on the run

Smuggler jailed after nearly a decade on the run

A lorry driver who was caught smuggling nearly two million cigarettes into Kent has been jailed nine years after he fled the country.

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Peter Andre's search for antiques set to air

Peter Andre's search for antiques set to air

Following his mysterious visit to the Kent coast, Peter Andre is to feature in the latest series of BBC’s Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

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New emergency department opening date revealed

New emergency department opening date revealed

A new emergency department is due to open in November, five months after it was originally planned.

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Building set to transform skyline halted

Building set to transform skyline halted

Plans for an energy centre to replace a power station, which is being demolished, have been halted due to costs.

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Police force door to search mum's home

Police force door to search mum's home

Police have forced the door at the home of missing mum Sarah Wellgreen to search it again after officers received intelligence.

MP has 'no regrets' about resignation

MP has 'no regrets' about resignation

An MP who quit as a minister over delays to plans to limit stakes on addictive gambling machines has said she has "no regrets" about her decision.

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High street ranked second healthiest in Britain

High street ranked second healthiest in Britain

A high street has been ranked among the UK's healthiest thanks to its higher number of cafes and vape shops compared to off-licences and takeaways.

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Dramatic police chase caught on camera

Dramatic police chase caught on camera

Gripping footage of a police chase has emerged showing a car being tackled with a stinger before its driver tries to escape capture on foot.

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