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Woman dies in A249 crash

Woman dies in A249 crash

A woman has died after a serious crash on the A249 this morning.

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Update: Missing schoolgirl found

Update: Missing schoolgirl found

A 15-year-old girl who had been missing for the last eight days has been found.

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Runway plans axed for airport revamp

Runway plans axed for airport revamp

Controversial plans for a paved runway at an airport are set to be dropped as a result of rising project costs.

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Armed man quizzed by police

Armed man quizzed by police

Armed police surrounded a house and arrested a man on suspicion of carrying a gun.

TOWIE star set to open Poundland

TOWIE star set to open Poundland

A star from The Only Way Is Essex is set to open Kent's newest Poundland store.

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Man punched in the face at nightclub

Man punched in the face at nightclub

A man suffered serious injuries to his face when he was punched by a reveller on the dance floor of a nightclub.

Kent's animal cruelty shame

Kent's animal cruelty shame

Kent has one of the highest levels of animal cruelty in the country - with 13 cases reported in the county every day.

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New homes built to replace eyesore tower blocks

New homes built to replace eyesore tower blocks

Plush new housing - with three-quarters of homes "affordable" - have been built to replace tower blocks.

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Panic as court staff exposed to suspicious powder

Panic as court staff exposed to suspicious powder

A magistrates court was evacuated and staff had to be decontaminated after a suspicious white powder was sent to the building.

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Man charged after tent and sofa set alight during suspected arson

Man charged after tent and sofa set alight during suspected arson

Officers investigating a spate of arsons have arrested and charged a man.

A249 reopens after serious crash

A249 reopens after serious crash

Officers are asking drivers to avoid a key route this morning after it was closed following a two-car crash.

Councillors hit back at house builder's tactics

Councillors hit back at house builder's tactics

Plans for up to 122 homes on green belt land have been rejected by a council after being branded "unacceptable".

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Green space could be lost to new homes

Green space could be lost to new homes

Dozens of residents have been contacted about plans for a new development on their doorstep.

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Is your house earning more than you?

Is your house earning more than you?

Some homes in Kent are earning more than the people in them, according to statistics from a high street bank.

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Ten-fold rise in 'dangerous' oyster racks

Ten-fold rise in 'dangerous' oyster racks

A company boss has defended a dramatic rise in trestles on a Kent beach.

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Kent's prison-themed hotel

Kent's prison-themed hotel

Couples are making a break for it by checking themselves into a hotel where they spend a night in a cell.

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Residential street cordoned off

Residential street cordoned off

Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to deal with an 'incident' in a block of flats.

Lorry fire closes motorway

Lorry fire closes motorway

Fire crews are at the scene of a lorry fire that has brought the M20 to a standstill.

Five swimmers could have drowned

Five swimmers could have drowned

A safety campaign has been launched after several swimmers - including a young girl - got into difficulties in Kent's rivers.

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St George's Day marked in Kent

St George's Day marked in Kent

Festivals may have been taking place around Kent for St George's Day, but many are reportedly unaware of the celebration.

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Network Rail accused of safety failures

Network Rail accused of safety failures

A railway signaller seriously injured after being hit by a car at manual level crossing had raised safety concerns hours before he was knocked down.

'Thug life' post days after admitting assault

'Thug life' post days after admitting assault

A violent lout who attacked a bridegroom-to-be outside a nightclub posted pictures of himself in a "thug life" pose days after admitting his crime.

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Three men charged with car park rape

Three men charged with car park rape

Three suspects have been remanded in custody accused of raping a woman in an early-morning sex attack.

Woman who crushed best friend with car spared jail

Woman who crushed best friend with car spared jail

A pensioner who crushed the leg of her best friend, pictured, in a freak car accident which led to it being amputated, will not go to prison.

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Remembering heroes 100 years on

Remembering heroes 100 years on

A commemoriation took place to mark the servicemen of the Zeebrugge Raid on its centenary.

Baby abuser in £5k petrol station raid

Baby abuser in £5k petrol station raid

A mum behind bars for abusing her baby boy raided a petrol station and a village post office after he was taken into foster care.

Helicopter cocaine smuggler jailed

Helicopter cocaine smuggler jailed

A Belgium national who used a helicopter to transport £7 million worth of cocaine to the UK as part of a drug-dealing gang has been put behind bars.

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Fatal burglary suspect bailed

Fatal burglary suspect bailed

A man suspected of accompanying dead burglar Henry Vincent on a raid on a pensioner's home in Hither Green has been bailed.

Molly's memory lives on through music

Molly's memory lives on through music

Tickets have sold out for a concert in aid of a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend.

Inquest hears cannibal cop killer wrote will just before death

Inquest hears cannibal cop killer wrote will just before death

A sadistic killer serving a life sentence for trying to dismember and eat a Kent policeman handwrote his will days before being found hanged.

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