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'I'm maid for this job'

'I'm maid for this job'

A teenager is hoping to make a splash with an unusual career path... as Britain's first professional mermaid.

Mary Portas in Margate - viewers' reaction

Mary Portas in Margate - viewers' reaction

Mary Portas' long-awaited programme detailing her attempts to revive Margate screened last night, but what was the reaction?

Probe after man killed by lorry on M25

Probe after man killed by lorry on M25

Witnesses are being sought after a pedestrian in his 40s, from Swanley, was killed by a lorry on the M25 early today.

Presenter Griff on tour to give communities stronger voice

Presenter Griff on tour to give communities stronger voice

TV star Griff Rhys Jones starts a four-day tour of Kent today in a bid to give us all a say in the changes that affect us.

Prostitute who kissed lover in dock cleared of robbery bid

Prostitute who kissed lover in dock cleared of robbery bid

A woman who defied a judge to kiss her lover in the dock on Valentine's Day has been cleared of a robbery plot.

Walrus arrives after longest journey in a century

Walrus arrives after longest journey in a century

A famously over-stuffed walrus exhibit - weighing in at just under a ton - has arrived triumphantly at its summer home of Margate.

Car crushed by 50ft tree

Car crushed by 50ft tree

A care worker is in shock today after high winds caused a huge lime tree to topple onto her car.

Car flips in Thanet Way crash

Car flips in Thanet Way crash

Two fire engines, paramedics and police crews were called to the Thanet Way this morning when a car flipped onto its side.

Gun scare at village station

Gun scare at village station

Armed police were called to Aylesham station today after reports of three youths with a gun.

Witnesses sought after trucker dies in A2 bridge crash

Witnesses sought after trucker dies in A2 bridge crash

Police are appealing for witnesses today after a trucker was killed when he hit a bridge over the A2 near Canterbury, closing the road for 10 hours.

Woman punches bank worker

Woman punches bank worker

Police want to speak to this woman after a bank worker was punched by a customer who pulled down a poster and threw leaflets across the room.

Bob Goldfield to step down as CEO of Dover Harbour Board

Bob Goldfield to step down as CEO of Dover Harbour Board

Dr Bob Goldfield is to step down as chief executive of the Port of Dover. Chief operating officer Tim Waggott will take over as acting CEO on June 1.

New reservoir planned for Kent

New reservoir planned for Kent

South East Water has unveiled plans for a new reservoir near Canterbury and a desalination plant at Reculver to keep the county's taps running.

Rush-hour crash causes delays

Rush-hour crash causes delays

A crash on the slip road for the M20 in Maidstone has been causing long delays for motorists this morning.

Inquiry starts into £100m A21 widening

Inquiry starts into £100m A21 widening

A long-awaited public inquiry into plans to dual one of the county's busiest stretches of roads starts today.

Jobs to be lost at Kent colleges

Jobs to be lost at Kent colleges

A group of colleges is to make a second round of redundancies in less than two years, it has been announced.

Kent's beaches are among dirtiest

Kent's beaches are among dirtiest

More litter was collected on our county's beaches than almost anywhere else in the country, a survey out today has revealed.

Parents demand daughter's death crash driver be deported

Parents demand daughter's death crash driver be deported

The family of a teenage air hostess killed by an illegal immigrant driver have demanded he be deported to his native Pakistan to serve his sentence.

Police try to identify man killed by train

Police try to identify man killed by train

Officers are today working to identify a man who died when he was hit by a train near West Malling station.

A Mysterious appearance...

A Mysterious appearance...

Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre has been spotted in Herne Bay today filming for his new TV show.

Man battered close to death after friend lures him into trap

Man battered close to death after friend lures him into trap

A suspected thief suffered a fractured skull, bleed on the brain and a broken leg in a savage beating on his birthday after being lured by a friend.

Appeal after man strangled and stamped on by gang

Appeal after man strangled and stamped on by gang

A man suffered a broken nose and cuts after being strangled and pounced on by six men in an unprovoked attack.

Rapist guilty of attacks on four women

Rapist guilty of attacks on four women

A 52-year-old man has been found guilty of carrying out sexual attacks on four women in the Ashford area.

Stop rowing over EU warns Kent Tory MEP

Stop rowing over EU warns Kent Tory MEP

The Kent leader of Conservative MEPs has urged his party to stop squabbling about when a referendum should be held on Europe.

Uni student attacked on way to library

Uni student attacked on way to library

A Canterbury economics student has taken a break from his exam finals to relive the moment he was badly beaten when confronted by four teenagers.

Time is running out for funds to float replica Bronze Age boat

Time is running out for funds to float replica Bronze Age boat

Fundraisers have just weeks to raise £20,000 to enable a replica of the Dover Bronze Age Boat to go into the sea.

Fleet saved as owners agree sale

Fleet saved as owners agree sale

Ebbsfleet United's owners have agreed to sell to a group of Kuwaiti investors in a move that secures the future of the struggling club.

Labour quashes rumours of Lib Dem coalition bid

Labour quashes rumours of Lib Dem coalition bid

The leader of Kent's labour group has denied it could join forces with the Lib Dems at County Hall to stop UKIP from becoming official opposition.

Alert as man demands kisses from schoolgirls

Alert as man demands kisses from schoolgirls

Police are hunting a man who twice propositioned girls after school - asking them for a kiss and if they wanted to go home with him.

Disgraced Pryce released from Kent prison after speeding points scam

Disgraced Pryce released from Kent prison after speeding points scam

The shamed ex-wife of former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has today been freed from East Sutton Park after serving a quarter of her prison sentence.

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