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Picture this... a library for selfie sticks!

Picture this... a library for selfie sticks!

It's been dubbed the world's first selfie stick library... but are Southeastern on the right track?

Airport buyout plan stalls AGAIN

Airport buyout plan stalls AGAIN

Campaigners fighting to get planes flying once again from Manston have accused politicians of dragging their feet.

Missing teenagers found safe and well

Missing teenagers found safe and well

Two teenagers who had been missing for four days are now both home safe.

Summer's back! Kent set to swelter in 29c heat

Summer's back! Kent set to swelter in 29c heat

After last week's storms and downpours, summer is finally back as the mercury looks set to soar to highs of 29c this weekend.

St Saviour's closing date announced

St Saviour's closing date announced

The closing date for St Saviour's hospital has been confirmed by the company which currently runs it after takeover deal collapses

Kent couple get hitched on national TV

Kent couple get hitched on national TV

The reasons why a groom turned up at a Kent football ground dressed as a baby were revealed as his nuptials were broadcast on national TV tonight.

Scrap GCSEs, says grammar school head

Scrap GCSEs, says grammar school head

'Assessing youngsters at 16 is like 'declaring the score in a football match after 77 minutes - then playing the rest of the game.'

Owner condemned after dog left in hot car

Owner condemned after dog left in hot car

An owner has been condemned for leaving his pet locked in a hot car - who is then reported to have said it was fine because it was a farm dog.

Exam boards send out wrong grades

Exam boards send out wrong grades

Students at a school in Kent have been left without GCSE coursework results after an exam board sent out the incorrect grades.

Sex offender jailed after grooming child using text app

Sex offender jailed after grooming child using text app

A man who used a phone texting app to groom and commit sexual offences against a child has been jailed.

Council to pay £2.3m compensation to animal exporters

Council to pay £2.3m compensation to animal exporters

After losing a High Court battle, a council has been forced to pay £2.3m compensation to companies who were blocked from exporting live animals.

Man cut free from car trapped against tree

Man cut free from car trapped against tree

A man has been freed from his car which was trapped against a tree after a crash.

LIVE: GCSE results day 2015

LIVE: GCSE results day 2015

As thousands of pupils nervously peered inside envelopes containing their GCSEs, our reporters and photographers were there to capture the moment.

GCSE hopes for boy who's had a long way to go

GCSE hopes for boy who's had a long way to go

A boy who came early into this world and overcame a number of challenges is preparing to celebrate expected GCSE success this morning.

Haulage group calls for payouts over Op Stack

Haulage group calls for payouts over Op Stack

A haulage group is calling for lorry drivers caught up in the chaos caused by Operation Stack to be compensated for their losses.

Hospital a 'disgrace' as man on end-of-life care survives

Hospital a 'disgrace' as man on end-of-life care survives

A woman has branded hospital staff "a disgrace" after they said her father was dying and put him on an end-of-life pathway - and he survived.

Thousands of teenagers collect their GCSE results

Thousands of teenagers collect their GCSE results

It's the day thousands of teenagers across the county have been looking forward to - or dreading - as they pick up their all-important GCSE results.

Warning after dog's 'poisoning' death

Warning after dog's 'poisoning' death

Dog owners have been warned after a pet died in a suspected poisoning a day after a walk.

Anger over 'terrorist mermaid' mural

Anger over 'terrorist mermaid' mural

A mural depicting a grumpy-looking mermaid with her hand on a detonator has been condemned with one critic describing the fishy female as a terrorist.

Funeral announced for mum after rail tragedy

Funeral announced for mum after rail tragedy

The family of a mum-of-three who died after being hit by a train has announced details of her funeral.

Life in jail for nurse who raped and molested patients

Life in jail for nurse who raped and molested patients

A mental health nurse has been jailed for life after being found guilty of raping and molesting six women - including patients at their homes.

Man found dead on common

Man found dead on common

Police say the death of a man whose body was found on a common is not being treated as suspicious.

Man suffers broken nose and memory loss after attack

Man suffers broken nose and memory loss after attack

Police are appealing for information after a 22-year-old man was seriously assaulted in a town centre.

Political tensions grow over meeting about airport site

Political tensions grow over meeting about airport site

Town councillors are being discouraged from attending a briefing by an American firm hoping to return Manston to being an airport.

Schools withhold results until exams are re-marked

Schools withhold results until exams are re-marked

Two Kent schools have been unable to reveal their GCSE results after a number of exam papers had to be sent back to be re-marked.

Woodland sealed off after body found

Woodland sealed off after body found

Police, forensics and ambulance crews swarmed a residential street and taped off an area of woodland after the body of a man in his 30s was found.

Stars descend to film The Royals at Kent castle

Stars descend to film The Royals at Kent castle

High profile actors, including Joan Collins and Elizabeth Hurley, have been filming for a new series at a Kent castle.

Man accused of causing 94-year-old's death

Man accused of causing 94-year-old's death

A man accused of causing the death of a 94-year-old woman who was hit by a car has appeared in court.

Thug guilty of trying to kill man in daylight stabbing

Thug guilty of trying to kill man in daylight stabbing

A thug said to have ambushed a man in a "sustained and premeditated knife attack" has been convicted of trying to kill him.

Baboon sedated after dramatic escape at animal reserve

Baboon sedated after dramatic escape at animal reserve

A baboon broke through an electric fence to escape his enclosure and was on the loose around a busy zoo today, but has now been caught and sedated.

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