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All aboard for the Sheppey ferry

All aboard for the Sheppey ferry

The new ferry service to Southend from Sheppey makes its first voyage today.

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New images of striking hotel revealed

New images of striking hotel revealed

Four hotel chains - including Hampton by Hilton - are in talks over who will run a major 120-bed site.

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Tributes after man dies in fire

Tributes after man dies in fire

Friends have paid tribute to a photographer who "would do anything for anyone", after he died in a house fire.

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Video: Should warnings be put on fizzy drinks?

Video: Should warnings be put on fizzy drinks?

It's claimed graphic images on fizzy drinks could help tackle obesity. We asked shoppers.

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Rachel snaps up £1,000 in time for bank holiday

Rachel snaps up £1,000 in time for bank holiday

The bank holiday just got better for one kmfm listener - who has just been given a £1,000 prize pot.

Jail terms extended for brutal McDonald's attackers

Jail terms extended for brutal McDonald's attackers

Two violent attackers will spend more time behind bars after their sentences were extended.

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Dartford Crossing delays after lorry accident shuts lanes

Dartford Crossing delays after lorry accident shuts lanes

Lanes have reopened around the Dartford Crossing after a lorry crash caused a car to spin.

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Car crashes into castle tea room

Car crashes into castle tea room

Police and ambulance crews have been called to a popular Kent tea room after a car ploughed into it.

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Good samaritans needed as assault witnesses

Good samaritans needed as assault witnesses

Police are looking for witnesses who aided a teenager who was attacked.

Police arrest cable theft suspects

Police arrest cable theft suspects

Suspected cable thieves have been arrested after police were called to a business in the middle of the night.

Man wanted in connection with assault

Man wanted in connection with assault

Police have added a man to their most wanted list.

Donations in memory of tragic mum

Donations in memory of tragic mum

A crowdfunding appeal has been started for the children of a mum who tragically died just 19 days after giving birth.

Fallon aide cleared of sex attack

Fallon aide cleared of sex attack

A former aide to Sir Michael Fallon has been cleared of a sex assault.

Hunt for distraction burglar

Hunt for distraction burglar

Police have issued an image of a man believed to have stolen money from a pensioner.

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Swan slaughter alert

Swan slaughter alert

Five cygnets have reportedly been killed in a vicious dog attack at a Kent park.

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Woman jailed after bid to bring in son from Calais 'Jungle'

Woman jailed after bid to bring in son from Calais 'Jungle'

A women's rights campaigner has been jailed after trying to smuggle her son into the UK after a visit to the 'Jungle' refugee camp.

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Road reopens after man hit by car

Road reopens after man hit by car

The air ambulance was called to the scene of a serious incident which closed a busy road in both directions.

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Woman 'sexually assaulted in car park'

Woman 'sexually assaulted in car park'

Police are on the hunt for three men who are alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman in a car park.

Holiday park hacker jailed after police seize half-a-million pounds in cyber-currency

Holiday park hacker jailed after police seize half-a-million pounds in cyber-currency

A cyber-hacker who duped 100 companies from a caravan on the Isle of Sheppey has been jailed for 10 years after a massive police operation.

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Widen motorway to 'keep freight flowing'

Widen motorway to 'keep freight flowing'

The government is being urged to widen a stretch of a main route as part of a series of measures to keep traffic and freight moving after Brexit.

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VIDEO: Quackers attempt to cross busy road

VIDEO: Quackers attempt to cross busy road

Footage shows the moment a family of ducks was rescued after walking into the middle of a busy main road.

Armed police search for 'man with gun'

Armed police search for 'man with gun'

Armed officers have been scrambled to a residential street after witnesses reported seeing a man with a gun.

Hoo's bird is this?

Hoo's bird is this?

A bird of prey has ruffled a few feathers after it was spotted in a residential street.

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Ketchup ice cream 'an acquired taste'

Ketchup ice cream 'an acquired taste'

A seaside cafe has shocked customers with ketchup and mushy peas-flavoured ice cream and promises to divide opinion more with a Marmite variety soon.

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Man last seen in Kent on world's most-wanted list

Man last seen in Kent on world's most-wanted list

One of Britain's most-wanted murder suspects who was last seen in Kent has been placed on Interpol's worldwide most-wanted list.

Traffickers ordered to pay £129k

Traffickers ordered to pay £129k

Two brothers locked up for six years for human trafficking have been ordered to pay back more than £129,000.

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Man dies in motorway lorry collision

Man dies in motorway lorry collision

A man has died after a collision with a lorry which closed a motorway in Kent this morning.

Learner clocks 85mph then goes wrong way on motorway

Learner clocks 85mph then goes wrong way on motorway

A learner driver has been jailed after a speeding down a hard shoulder, jumping red lights and heading back down an exit slip road in a police chase.

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Weather warning for thunderstorms

Weather warning for thunderstorms

Hopes of a sun-soaked Bank Holiday weekend have been dashed after a weather warning was issued for thunderstorms and heavy rain across Kent.

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Crumbling building prompts road closure

Crumbling building prompts road closure

A crumbling piece of masonry on a nightclub has prompted a road closure while firefighters make it safe.

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