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Pool complex shut after thunderstorm

Pool complex shut after thunderstorm

A swimming pool is still closed to the public after severe thunderstorms hit its electricity supply last night.

Police swarm train station after body found on tracks

Police swarm train station after body found on tracks

Emergency crews shut off a railway station and cancelled trains after a body was found on the line.

Council apply for court order to move travellers

Council apply for court order to move travellers

A council has applied for a court order to move on travellers who were originally ordered to leave yesterday.

Road reopens after lorry and four cars in motorway crash

Road reopens after lorry and four cars in motorway crash

Delays have cleared after a multi-vehicle crash on the M2 this morning.

Several hundred tonnes of trees alight

Several hundred tonnes of trees alight

Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze in hundreds of tonnes of felled trees.

Childhood obesity a 'serious challenge'

Childhood obesity a 'serious challenge'

Families in Kent have been taking part in a fitness challenge to improve their diets as one in five children in Kent start primary school overweight.

Estranged son 'stabbed' dad 14 times

Estranged son 'stabbed' dad 14 times

A man has denied attempting to murder his father during a reunion after 20 years after the break-up of his parents' marriage.

Historic house opens after £2.1 million revamp

Historic house opens after £2.1 million revamp

An Elizabethan building famously referenced in Charles Dickens’ novels can now be fully viewed for the first time in three decades.

Girl hailed a life-saver after smoke drama

Girl hailed a life-saver after smoke drama

A girl aged just seven saved the life of an elderly neighbour after seeing smoke pouring from her home.

Homes flooded as storms hit Kent

Homes flooded as storms hit Kent

Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded and a leisure centre shut as storms hit Kent in the early hours of the morning.

Crash causes M2 delays

Crash causes M2 delays

Police and paramedics were called to an accident that led to massive queues of traffic building up.

Car crashes into telegraph pole

Car crashes into telegraph pole

A driver escaped injury after their car left the road and ended up facing against the flow of traffic.

Snail's pace speed limit ends

Snail's pace speed limit ends

A controversial low speed restriction on a key road has been removed two years after it was introduced.

Tower block evacuation after scaffolding collapses

Tower block evacuation after scaffolding collapses

A high-rise residential building was evacuated after scaffolding collapsed on to a gas main.

Family left stranded as Gatwick car firm disappears

Family left stranded as Gatwick car firm disappears

A young family with a disabled baby were among more than a hundred left stranded at the airport after the collapse of a car parking firm.

Teenage girl arrested for 'posing as charity collector'

Teenage girl arrested for 'posing as charity collector'

A young woman has been accused of defrauding people after allegedly posing as a door-to-door charity collector.

Boat drama as men fall into water

Boat drama as men fall into water

Two sailors who fell out of a rubber dinghy have been rescued after setting off four distress flares.

Schools warned over coaching 11-plus students

Schools warned over coaching 11-plus students

Three schools in Kent have been warned following claims they were breaching rules which forbid coaching pupils for the 11-plus.

Series of bangs heard across town

Series of bangs heard across town

Residents have reported hearing several loud bangs across towns and villages in Kent this afternoon.

Arrests after 'naturist club gang rape'

Arrests after 'naturist club gang rape'

Two men have been arrested following claims a woman was assaulted by up to five people in a caravan at a naturists' members' club.

Revealed: Lone Tory rebel over councillors' pay increase

Revealed: Lone Tory rebel over councillors' pay increase

The Conservative councillor who broke ranks in a vote over a 15% increase in members' pay has revealed why he rebelled.

Cannabis worth £11.3 million seized

Cannabis worth £11.3 million seized

Border Force officers have seized 143 packages of cannabis resin, each weighing around 30kg, during a search in Dover.

Two men rescued from river

Two men rescued from river

Two men have been rescued from a river after they fell out of a rubber dinghy.

Starbucks opens at retail park

Starbucks opens at retail park

Coffee giant Starbucks opens drive-thru store at retail park.

Man faces trial after denying murder

Man faces trial after denying murder

A man is due to face a jury trial next year after he denied murdering a man who collapsed in a street.

Road shut after four-vehicle crash

Road shut after four-vehicle crash

A road has been closed after two lorries and two cars crashed.

Villagers warned about bogus callers

Villagers warned about bogus callers

Householders are being warned about doorstep criminals following reports of suspicious callers.

Crash on busy roundabout

Crash on busy roundabout

Witnesses have reported seeing a lorry crash into the side of a mini on a busy road this morning.

Big cat seen prowling near play park

Big cat seen prowling near play park

A large cat spotted close to a busy play park is reported to have been a metre long.

Kent town is property 'hot spot'

Kent town is property 'hot spot'

According to latest figures, house prices in parts of the county have increased significantly.

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