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Last-ditch attempt to stop Tony's abusive mum being released

Last-ditch attempt to stop Tony's abusive mum being released

Justice Secretary Dominic Rabb has lodged an appeal in his latest attempt to stop Tony Hudgell's birth mother from being released from prison.

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Car ploughs into house on road 'treated like a race circuit'

Car ploughs into house on road 'treated like a race circuit'

A serious crash has sparked calls to the lower speed limit on a road locals say is being treated like a race circuit.

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Football stadium plans could be delayed

Football stadium plans could be delayed

Potentially vital archaeological remains could delay plans for a new 8,000-seater stadium.

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Frail 86-year-old injured after giving up on 15-hour A&E wait

Frail 86-year-old injured after giving up on 15-hour A&E wait

A crisis-hit hospital has apologised to a grandfather who fell while walking home after giving up following a lengthy overnight wait in A&E.

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Is this Kent's best pie... served in a tipi?

Is this Kent's best pie... served in a tipi?

Our reviewer dined in a tipi next to a fire pit and here's what he thought.

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Laundrette closed by 10ft sinkhole

Laundrette closed by 10ft sinkhole

A family business has been forced to close after a neighbour watched their lawn "disappear into the ground".

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Looking back at one of the world's oldest piers

Looking back at one of the world's oldest piers

The latest chapter in the story of one of the oldest piers and only remaining example of its kind is being written, as we take a look at its past.

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'New Year's resolutions fail - usually by next Friday'

'New Year's resolutions fail - usually by next Friday'

New Year's resolutions inevitably fail and usually within two weeks, writes columnist Lauren Abbott.

Three-year delay as £199m revamp of roundabouts pushed back

Three-year delay as £199m revamp of roundabouts pushed back

Changes to roundabouts on one of the county's busiest routes have been delayed while a council submits more details to secure government funding.

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Town's skyline to change forever as tower to disappear

Town's skyline to change forever as tower to disappear

A huge lighting tower which has loomed over a railway station for decades is to be dismantled, changing a town's skyline for good.

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Operation Brock ends this weekend

Operation Brock ends this weekend

A 13-mile contraflow traffic control system will be deactivated but the 50mph speed limit remains.

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Missing teen found safe and well

Missing teen found safe and well

A teenager who went missing on New Year's Day has been found safe and well police have confirmed

Appeal after dog 'slapped and kicked' outside shop

Appeal after dog 'slapped and kicked' outside shop

The RSPCA wants the public's help in identifying an alleged dog-beater who was caught on camera.

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Tributes to 'lovely' mum found in Bluewater lake

Tributes to 'lovely' mum found in Bluewater lake

A neighbour has described a mum whose body was found in a lake weeks after she went missing as a 'lovely' woman as she sets up help for her children.

Busy road closed for nine days due to gas leak

Busy road closed for nine days due to gas leak

A popular route regularly used as a cut-through into Canterbury has been sealed off to motorists following a gas leak.

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Boys chased and threatened with knives near McDonald's

Boys chased and threatened with knives near McDonald's

A concerned mum is appealing for people to be alert after her son and his friend were chased through a town by men wearing ski masks.

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Police and ambulances called to flats

Police and ambulances called to flats

Emergency services were called to a block of flats after concerns for a resident's welfare were raised.

Heartbreak at death of 'talented and much-loved' boy, 15

Heartbreak at death of 'talented and much-loved' boy, 15

Tributes have poured in to an inspirational and sports-mad teenager following his death from cancer, aged 15.

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Dead dog found in shopping bag inside salt bin

Dead dog found in shopping bag inside salt bin

A female chihuahua has been found dead inside a shopping bag, alongside a pizza crust, men's jeans, a dog bed, and a tent bag.

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Pair stole hugely sentimental jewellery in burglary spree

Pair stole hugely sentimental jewellery in burglary spree

A pair of burglars who targeted 10 homes over a two-month period, making off with jewellery "of great sentimental value", have been jailed.

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'If anyone had been nearby, it would have killed them'

'If anyone had been nearby, it would have killed them'

Residents were given a rude awakening when a tree came crashing down, crushing a car and damaging a house.

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Road closed due to falling debris from building

Road closed due to falling debris from building

A historic route close to a popular Kent shopping area has been closed off amid fears of falling debris.

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All you need to know about the Covid-19 variant spreading like 'wildfire'

All you need to know about the Covid-19 variant spreading like 'wildfire'

A new Covid-19 variant, spreading rapidly across the US, is being watched closely by scientists fearful of its potential impact on the NHS.

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Police hunt pair after iPhones stolen

Police hunt pair after iPhones stolen

Officers investigating the theft of iPhones from a store have released images of two people they want to identify.

Fate of three Kent clothes stores confirmed

Fate of three Kent clothes stores confirmed

The future of three out of five high street stores which have been plunged into administration has been confirmed.

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'I was unconscious on the platform... staff saved my life'

'I was unconscious on the platform... staff saved my life'

A young woman from Kent has told how tube station workers saved her life after she collapsed on a platform.

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Tributes left in town after 'kind and friendly' homeless man dies

Tributes left in town after 'kind and friendly' homeless man dies

Flowers, candles and a teddy have been laid at a shopping centre in memory of a homeless man described as "friendly and kind".

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Area's 'pothole crisis' is 'deadly serious'

Area's 'pothole crisis' is 'deadly serious'

Furious residents are calling on council bosses to take urgent action as roads have been plunged into a "deadly serious pothole crisis".

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Family left without hot water and central heating for six weeks

Family left without hot water and central heating for six weeks

A young family with a newborn baby have been left without hot water and central heating for six weeks because of a faulty boiler at their rented flat.

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'I voted for Brexit - it's been an unmitigated disaster'

'I voted for Brexit - it's been an unmitigated disaster'

Our readers give their takes on Brexit, crime and striking nurses who deserve more.

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