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A ninth explosive demolition will take place at a power station this week.

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'Hey Alexa, what's the news in Kent?'

Avid kmfm listeners can now get the latest news from their Alexa-enabled device.

Play area daubed with racist graffiti

Play area daubed with racist graffiti

A park has once again been targeted by vandals who have sprayed racist messages in the children's play area.

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Dancing on Ice salary 'not enough' says Cheryl Baker

Dancing on Ice salary 'not enough' says Cheryl Baker

Cheryl Baker has slammed Dancing on Ice's pay packet, which is thought to rise to up to six-figures.

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Person in distress rescued from sea

Person in distress rescued from sea

A person said to be in distress had to be pulled from the sea by emergency services.

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Application for £150m lorry park and homes

Application for £150m lorry park and homes

Developers have submitted a planning application for a multi-million pound lorry park and houses set to create hundreds of jobs.

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Singer Paloma Faith to play Forest Live in Kent

Singer Paloma Faith to play Forest Live in Kent

She's riding high in the charts and now singer Paloma Faith is set to return to Kent to play a summer gig, three years after her last performance.

Road closed after car flips

Road closed after car flips

A crash has closed a road in both directions after a car overturned.

'Find Stack alternative or risk disruption'

'Find Stack alternative or risk disruption'

An alternative to Operation Stack is "desperately needed" as the UK inches closer to Brexit, KCC has warned the government.

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Council calls meeting of political leaders after airport vote

Council calls meeting of political leaders after airport vote

A council will consider options for housing plans across the borough as its leader resists call to quit for supporting homes on a former airport.

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Severe motorway delays after lanes reopen

Severe motorway delays after lanes reopen

Motorists on a stretch of a busy motorway were caught up in delays this morning after an earlier crash.

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Staff and guests evacuated from suspicious blaze

Staff and guests evacuated from suspicious blaze

Members of staff were forced to evacuate guests after a manager raised fears of what police say was a suspicious fire.

Woman dies in house fire

Woman dies in house fire

Fire crews battled flames in a house fire but were unable to save a woman in her 50s.

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Micropub owner going for a double

Micropub owner going for a double

The landlord of a Kent micropub is planning to open a second watering hole after the success of his first..

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A magical night for Harry Potter fans

A magical night for Harry Potter fans

The magic lives on, as Harry Potter fans of all ages celebrate Harry Potter night. Here’s some of the ways you can celebrate across Kent.

Dog savaged in park attack

Dog savaged in park attack

The owner of a Jack Russell has relived the horror of seeing his beloved pet mauled in a park attack

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Grieving mum in dark over son's death

Grieving mum in dark over son's death

Police are still trying to establish how a missing Kent man was found washed up on a beach in France nearly seven weeks ago.

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Confusion over school's online game warning

Confusion over school's online game warning

Police say they haven't had any involvement in a letter from a primary school warning parents of a game which features naked characters.

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University to be hit with two weeks of strikes

University to be hit with two weeks of strikes

University lecturers will strike for two weeks following a dispute over pensions.

Leader of torture gang jailed

Leader of torture gang jailed

The leader of a gang who kidnapped a suspected drugs thief and brutally tortured him in a field in Kent has been jailed.

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Car flips after hitting traffic island

Car flips after hitting traffic island

A woman was treated by ambulance crews after her car flipped onto its roof during a crash.

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Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run

Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run

Police are investigating after a man reported being hit by a car which failed to stop while he was crossing the road.

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Son of jihadist Sally Jones killed

Son of jihadist Sally Jones killed

The 12-year-old son of British jihadist, known as the White Widow, was reportedly killed in an airstrike.

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Pub death detectives identify man in CCTV

Pub death detectives identify man in CCTV

Detectives investigating the suspected murder of a landlord say they have identified a man they wanted to speak to in connection with the shooting.

World's oldest tapir reaches milestone

World's oldest tapir reaches milestone

Keepers at a wild animal park have been helping the world's oldest Malayan tapir celebrate his 40th birthday.

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Horse is rescued after getting stuck in mud

Horse is rescued after getting stuck in mud

Firefighters have rescued a horse which had its hind leg stuck in deep mud.

Arrest after cyclist in his 70s seriously injured

Arrest after cyclist in his 70s seriously injured

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving after a cyclist in his 70s suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car.

'Someone will be killed'

'Someone will be killed'

Angry neighbours say it is only a matter of time before someone is killed if drivers keep going the wrong way up a one-way road.

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Van ends up on side after crash

Van ends up on side after crash

A Ford transit van ended up on its side after being in collision with a car during the early hours of this morning.

Fire at block of flats

Fire at block of flats

An electrical fault is thought to have been the cause of a fire at a block of flats during the early hours of this morning.

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