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Thieves take 15 sewing machines during break-in

Thieves take 15 sewing machines during break-in

A family have been left “devastated” after thieves broke into a family-run sewing shop in a town centre.

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Fire crews tackle thatched house blaze

Fire crews tackle thatched house blaze

Six fire engines were sent to a blaze which broke out at a two-storey 16th-century thatched house.

Health bosses quizzed over nerve agent threat

Health bosses quizzed over nerve agent threat

The safety of Kent's key areas were put under the spotlight amid fears of a nerve agent attack.

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Meat cleaver attacker jailed

Meat cleaver attacker jailed

A thug has been put behind bars for four attacks, one with a meat cleaver which left his victim with a fractured skull.

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Parsons Green: device 'not meant to explode'

Parsons Green: device 'not meant to explode'

The man on trial for last year's tube attack said he did not intend to kill.

Petition to extend crossing payment window

Petition to extend crossing payment window

A petition to increase the length of time drivers have to pay their Dart Charge has been set up by a disgruntled motorist.

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Facebook bans Britain First page

Facebook bans Britain First page

A Facebook page used by far right leaders has been taken down - just days after they were convicted in Kent of religious harassment.

Driver owes £20k in parking fines

Driver owes £20k in parking fines

A council has vowed to hunt down a motorist who has racked up a staggering £20,000 in parking fines - one of the biggest sums in the country.

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The Beast is back...

The Beast is back...

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow... and it affects the whole of Kent.

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Carnival stalwart steps down after 27 years

Carnival stalwart steps down after 27 years

It is all change at a 125-year-old Kent carnival as chairman resigns after new queen is crowned.

Cold case murder suspect released

Cold case murder suspect released

Detectives investigating a 2007 cold case murder have released an image of the victim, as the suspect is released.

Man's faced 'slashed with a knife' in pub attack

Man's faced 'slashed with a knife' in pub attack

A man's face was slashed in a pub when he asked regulars to finish their drinks.

Flats evacuated as car goes up in flames

Flats evacuated as car goes up in flames

A block of flats had to be evacuated during the early hours of this morning after a blaze in the underground car park.

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Specialist divers search for missing dad

Specialist divers search for missing dad

Police have drafted in specialist divers to search for a father-of-three who disappeared while exploring a shipwreck off the Kent coast.

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Man punched by stranger as he walked with wife

Man punched by stranger as he walked with wife

A man was left seriously hurt after being punched by a man he did not know as he walked with his wife, and hitting his head on the pavement.

Appeal after biker seriously hurt in 'hit-and-run'

Appeal after biker seriously hurt in 'hit-and-run'

Police want witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a head-on crash with a car - whose driver allegedly fled the scene.

Half of HIV patients in Kent diagnosed late

Half of HIV patients in Kent diagnosed late

GPs in Kent are diagnosing HIV in half of cases in Kent late, meaning patients do not discover they have the virus until it is in the latter stages.

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Raise a glass to a feast of fizzing festivals across the county

Raise a glass to a feast of fizzing festivals across the county

A gin festival featuring some 100 different gins kicks off a fizzing season of new food and drink festivals across Kent this weekend.

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Pervert confronted on doorstep by paedophile hunters

Pervert confronted on doorstep by paedophile hunters

A pervert who sent vile messages to a member of a vigilante group posing as a 13-year-old girl has been jailed following a doorstep confrontation.

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Delays clear after four-car motorway crash

Delays clear after four-car motorway crash

Traffic has cleared after an earlier crash involving four cars on the M2 caused travel chaos.

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Kent date for megastars Craig David and Rita Ora

Kent date for megastars Craig David and Rita Ora

Music megastars Craig David and Rita Ora will play a one-off, outdoor gig in Kent this summer, it has been announced.

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Churchill's cigar butt could sell for £700

Churchill's cigar butt could sell for £700

It was once in the hands of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, and now, a half-smoked cigar butt is going up for auction.

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Council u-turn on bus cuts

Council u-turn on bus cuts

Kent County Council has halted plans to cut dozens of bus routes that would have saved the authority £4m over two years.

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Hundreds of pothole claims rejected

Hundreds of pothole claims rejected

Kent County Council has been using a legal loophole to dismiss claims from motorists whose vehicles were damaged by poor road surfaces.

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Three clubbers attacked in high street

Three clubbers attacked in high street

A dad-of-three who assaulted a woman and two men near a taxi rank is behind bars.

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'Promote celibacy in schools'

'Promote celibacy in schools'

The Church of England is calling for celibacy and abstinence to be promoted in school lessons.

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University strikes to continue

University strikes to continue

Kent University staff are to carry on with industrial action after turning down a deal to end a row about pensions.

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Boy hit by car suffers broken leg

Boy hit by car suffers broken leg

A schoolboy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

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Search called off for missing diver

Search called off for missing diver

The wife of a diver who disappeared off the Kent coast has asked for time to grieve... as the search is called off.

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Council combats post-freeze potholes

Council combats post-freeze potholes

Almost 500 potholes are being repaired after recent snowstorms and freezing temperatures caused huge craters in roads.

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