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'We want them to know what a great person our son was'

'We want them to know what a great person our son was'

A heartbroken mum wants to meet the people who inherited her son's organs five years after he was killed in a road accident.

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Writer goes on Countdown - and this is no mockery

Writer goes on Countdown - and this is no mockery

He has made many laugh with his spoof newspaper articles for the East Kent Mockery and now comedy writer Joe Bangles heads to Channel 4's Countdown.

Handsfree as dangerous as drink driving

Handsfree as dangerous as drink driving

Drivers are being urged to avoid making calls while at the wheel, even if it seems harmless.

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Three arrested by armed police

Three arrested by armed police

Two men and a woman are in custody after armed police raided a home.

Mum and son jailed

Mum and son jailed

A woman was caught trying to smuggle thousands of pounds of cash in a pair of tights.

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Mum's suffering 'indescribable' after losing baby

Mum's suffering 'indescribable' after losing baby

Thousands has been raised for charity in memory of a girl who died during labour.

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Man took upskirt snaps 'just for a laugh'

Man took upskirt snaps 'just for a laugh'

A sex offender has been given a community order after he was caught taking indecent photographs on a train.

Kapow! Batman's coming to Kent

Kapow! Batman's coming to Kent

The superhero and his Boy Wonder will both be at the opening of a new store.

Evicted families offered homes 330 miles away

Evicted families offered homes 330 miles away

Dozens of people evicted from their apartments have two weeks to find new homes - or be forced to move to County Durham.

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'Millions of people not getting their fair share'

'Millions of people not getting their fair share'

The growing gap between the rich and poor will cause "bitter resentment" without urgent action, says the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Crossing mega-crash remembered

Crossing mega-crash remembered

Hundreds of drivers were caught up in one of Britain's worst pile-ups in 2013.

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Beggars and rough sleepers face £100 fines

Beggars and rough sleepers face £100 fines

A council has come under fire for new legislation that could see homeless people fined £100 on the spot.

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Man tried to bite police officers

Man tried to bite police officers

Two officers were attacked as they tried to help a man by taking him to hospital.

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Is this the nicest note ever left on a windscreen?

Is this the nicest note ever left on a windscreen?

Ambulance workers received an unexpected surprise when they found a note had been left on their vehicle following a call-out.

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Man taken to hospital after incident outside pub

Man taken to hospital after incident outside pub

A man was taken to hospital after police and ambulance crews were sent to a pub.

Armed police called to alleged gun threat

Armed police called to alleged gun threat

Officers were called to a road after a woman was allegedly threatened with a gun.

Broken down coach and car spark M20 delays

Broken down coach and car spark M20 delays

Drivers are facing long delays after a bus and car both came to a halt in roadworks on the M20.

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Man found unconscious in street

Man found unconscious in street

A man has been rushed to hospital after being found unconscious in a road.

'Stand up, if you're on the bus'

'Stand up, if you're on the bus'

Football fans will swap shouting from the terraces for singing on the buses after a football club unveiled its new stand - a double-decker bus.

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Basement Jaxx to headline show

Basement Jaxx to headline show

Grammy-award winning electronic duo Basement Jaxx are set to play a DJ set in Kent this winter.

Hundreds of designer t-shirts stolen from lorry

Hundreds of designer t-shirts stolen from lorry

Hoards of Vans label shirts have been swiped from a lorry parked up in a lay-by overnight.

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'The ridiculous attack has ruined our lives'

'The ridiculous attack has ruined our lives'

A drunken thug has been jailed for a fight near a nightclub which has left a man being fed through a tube and unable to speak.

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American restaurant to open

American restaurant to open

A family-owned restaurant chain specialising in American food will open its second diner in Kent.

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Son unrecognisable after ‘sickening’ gang attack

Son unrecognisable after ‘sickening’ gang attack

A teenager has been locked up for beating a man so badly with his gang of drunken yobs that the victim's father did not recognise him in hospital.

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Woman resuscitated at shopping centre

Woman resuscitated at shopping centre

The emergency services were call out to a busy shopping centre after a woman collapsed.

Cyclist taken to hospital after car crash

Cyclist taken to hospital after car crash

A cyclist was taken to hospital after colliding with a car in a city centre.

Puppies dumped by road

Puppies dumped by road

Four severely ill puppies were found dumped in a washing-up bowl beside a road.

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Huge puddles cause delays

Huge puddles cause delays

Cars have been ploughing through huge puddles of water on a busy town-centre gyratory system this morning.

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'I really thought I was going to die'

'I really thought I was going to die'

A father was stabbed three times in his abdomen after he confronted yobs in the street who smashed his living room window, a court heard.

Car overturns in late-night crash

Car overturns in late-night crash

Four people were taken to hospital after a car overturned in an accident on the A229 overnight.

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