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All lanes reopened on busy carriageway

All lanes reopened on busy carriageway

One of the county's busiest roads is running smoothly again after a crash between a car and motorbike.

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Controversial lorry clamping trial begins

Controversial lorry clamping trial begins

Dozens of illegally parked lorries have been clamped after a controversial crackdown - the first of its kind in the UK - began last night.

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Dockyard building could get top prize

Dockyard building could get top prize

A historic building which houses one of Kent's forgotten vessels is up for a national prize.

Final months of woman's life were her best

Final months of woman's life were her best

Former classmates flew back to Kent from around the world to ensure their friend dying of cancer fulfilled her dreams.

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NHS worker snooped on patient's medical records

NHS worker snooped on patient's medical records

An administrator accessed private information about a patient hundreds of times without having a lawful reason.

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Train bosses call for investment

Train bosses call for investment

Rail operators across the South East have joined forces to call for cash to make improvements which they say can add £85bn to the British economy.

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Fallon admits knee touching

Fallon admits knee touching

Defence Secretary and Kent MP Sir Michael Fallon has admitted touching a journalist’s knee 15 years ago - amid fresh revelations from Westminster.

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Kent's gamblers lose £35 million

Kent's gamblers lose £35 million

Restrictions are to be brought in to crackdown on fixed odds betting terminals dubbed the 'crack cocaine of gambling'.

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Crash causes Dartford Crossing delays

Crash causes Dartford Crossing delays

Two lanes of the Dartford Crossing were closed following an accident.

Expansion plan for Kent attraction

Expansion plan for Kent attraction

An art gallery that has generated an estimated £58 million to the local economy could be expanded to enable it to build on its success.

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Old lift shaft sells for £350,000 at auction

Old lift shaft sells for £350,000 at auction

A number of quirky properties have been sold off at an auction, including a block of public toilets and a derelict lift shaft.

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Person in distress rescued from sea

Person in distress rescued from sea

The RNLI along with police and coastguards were called out in the early hours of the morning to reports of a person in distress.

Double fatal: Police seeking missing details

Double fatal: Police seeking missing details

Officers have spoken to several witnesses after a man and a woman were killed in a crash, but believe there may be others with crucial information.

Fears over new syringes after council clears drug den

Fears over new syringes after council clears drug den

Fears have been raised after used hypodermic needles appeared inside an abandoned town centre underpass - days after a council cleared a huge drug den

Lloyds Pharmacy jobs at risk

Lloyds Pharmacy jobs at risk

Fifty Kent pharmacies are at risk as a high street giant prepares to axe stores across England.

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New 'Banksy' roundabout sculpture

New 'Banksy' roundabout sculpture

The artist behind the mysterious roundabout art has finally come forward as another sculpture is revealed.

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Man bludgeoned neighbour with 18 hammer blows: Court

Man bludgeoned neighbour with 18 hammer blows: Court

A man killed an elderly neighbour with repeated hammer blows after an argument over "something silly", a court heard

Appeal after robbery at Bluewater

Appeal after robbery at Bluewater

Two men reportedly demanded watches and a mobile phone before slashing their victim's car tyre.

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Guns found on ferry

Guns found on ferry

Cleaners were shocked to discover two handguns while cleaning communal toilets on board a ferry.

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Road reopened after overturned lorry closes slip road

Road reopened after overturned lorry closes slip road

A motorway slip-road has reopened after a lorry overturned this afternoon.

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Stolen car 'stung'

Stolen car 'stung'

Officers deployed stingers and chased a driver on foot after a stolen car was spotted in Kent.

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Four days without water at flats

Four days without water at flats

Residents of a block of 95 flats were left without water for four days after a leak was discovered.

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Police link rabbit deaths to M25 Cat Killer

Police link rabbit deaths to M25 Cat Killer

Kent Police is linking the brutal slayings of five rabbits to the infamous M25 Cat Killer.

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Restaurant will reopen after major changes

Restaurant will reopen after major changes

A town centre buffet restaurant is undergoing a complete overhaul before reopening.

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Council seeks more asylum seeker cash after £4.5m overspend

Council seeks more asylum seeker cash after £4.5m overspend

Kent leaders are to press for more government cash to look after asylum seekers - as a council faces a £4.5m overspend.

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Racist knifeman jailed

Racist knifeman jailed

A man who hurled racist abuse at a police officer after he was arrested for carrying a knife in a town centre has been jailed for almost three years.

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Do you know him?

Do you know him?

Police want to find this man after a "suspicious incident" in which a girl was approached.

Dealer jailed after stash found behind sofa

Dealer jailed after stash found behind sofa

A man whose stash of crack cocaine and heroin was found stuffed behind his sofa has been jailed for two years and nine months.

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Queues clear at tunnel after four-vehicle crash

Queues clear at tunnel after four-vehicle crash

All lanes are now open after a pile-up at the Medway tunnel.

Hamilton makes Formula 1 history

Hamilton makes Formula 1 history

Lewis Hamilton has become Britain's most successful Formula 1 driver - two decades after learning his trade in Kent.

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