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'What were you thinking?!' Truss faces Kent's wrath

'What were you thinking?!' Truss faces Kent's wrath

Prime Minister Liz Truss faces the wrath of Kent in a whistle-stop interview, with a listener asking her: “What on earth were you thinking?”

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Car fire causes rush-hour M2 delays

Car fire causes rush-hour M2 delays

Drivers face lane closures and queueing traffic after a vehicle fire on the M2.

Hopes for new cafe as seafront toilets saved

Hopes for new cafe as seafront toilets saved

A block of toilets dubbed as “a blot on the landscape” is being eyed up for potential improvements by the council.

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'My search for town's top restaurant left me covered in candle wax'

'My search for town's top restaurant left me covered in candle wax'

In this week's Eat My Words we review a cafe bar in a town's multi-million leisure quarter which could do with a few more staff members.

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Popular bike shop threatened with closure after 60 years

Popular bike shop threatened with closure after 60 years

Owners of a bike shop that's been serving customers for six decades plan to retire but hope a buyer can be found to prevent the business from closing.

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Stalker got stuck in woman’s curtains

Stalker got stuck in woman’s curtains

A woman was forced to help her “destructive” stalker down from a window after he became entangled in her curtains.

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'The signal's so bad we can't even take card payments'

'The signal's so bad we can't even take card payments'

Frustrated street traders say network coverage is so poor they want to punch their phones as they are forced to abandon card payments.

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'Vulgar' abuse from customers forces taxi office to shut at night

'Vulgar' abuse from customers forces taxi office to shut at night

A taxi firm has had to close its office during the evenings as its operators face 'vulgar' abuse from frustrated customers amid a driver shortage.

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Rescued Labrador pups set for careers with prison service

Rescued Labrador pups set for careers with prison service

A group of six Labrador pups, which were rescued after being dumped in a layby, are now set for 'crime-fighting' careers.

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Ricky Gervais poses for picture before Kent gig

Ricky Gervais poses for picture before Kent gig

Comedian Ricky Gervais posed for a picture, and took on dog-sitting duties, before a gig in Kent tonight.

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Delays on M25 cleared after crash

Delays on M25 cleared after crash

Earlier delays have now cleared following a crash along a slip road section of the M25.

'It's unfair - the Met are poaching our officers'

'It's unfair - the Met are poaching our officers'

Kent's crime commissioner has demanded a meeting with London Mayor over the city's force recruiting experienced police from over the border.

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Shocking moment man spits at Subway staff caught on camera

Shocking moment man spits at Subway staff caught on camera

A worker says he felt "sick in my own body" after a man spat at him.

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Meter reading day: Why must homes look at energy meters this week?

Meter reading day: Why must homes look at energy meters this week?

From October energy prices are changing but why must households look at their gas and electric meters before the switch?

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'Why bother calling 101? There's no point'

'Why bother calling 101? There's no point'

A police chief says the force's non emergency number needs urgently improving after thousands fewer residents used the service last year.

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Newlyweds in honeymoon Hurricane Ian scare

Newlyweds in honeymoon Hurricane Ian scare

An arts centre boss and partner are stranded while on honeymoon as Hurricane Ian hits Florida.

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'Vaping youths setting things on fire made bus ride hell'

'Vaping youths setting things on fire made bus ride hell'

Bus passengers were given headaches, sore eyes and felt sick after a group of youths were vaping and setting things on fire on the journey.

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'Economic crisis? None of this is at all unusual'

'Economic crisis? None of this is at all unusual'

A Kent MP is not linking the Chancellor's mini-budget with the UK's current "financial difficulty", despite the currency's value falling since Friday.

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Kent Police reprimanded for ignoring data requests

Kent Police reprimanded for ignoring data requests

Seven UK organisations, including Kent Police, have been called out over failures to respond to requests for personal information in a timely fashion.

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Horse found near M25 junction

Horse found near M25 junction

A stray horse was found on a busy slip road and police are looking for its owner.

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Who can have a flu or Covid-19 jab?

Who can have a flu or Covid-19 jab?

Thirty million people are being told to get vaccinated amid fears the UK will be hit hard by Covid-19 and flu - but who can get a jab and how?

Analysis: why this really could be the end for Truss

Analysis: why this really could be the end for Truss

Political editor Paul Francis says the ongoing economic fallout from Friday's "mini-budget" could end the premiership of Liz Truss.

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'We've had crisps and sweets thrown at us'

'We've had crisps and sweets thrown at us'

A family who run a high street newsagents say shoplifting and antisocial behaviour has got out of control.

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Force criticised for failure over responding to information requests

Force criticised for failure over responding to information requests

Kent's police force has been reprimanded by a watchdog over delays in answering information requests from the public.

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Kent homeowners urged to act now to avoid 'scary' mortgage payments

Kent homeowners urged to act now to avoid 'scary' mortgage payments

Homeowners are being urged to act now to prevent their monthly mortgage costs rocketing ahead of more predicted increases in interest rates.

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Millions urged to get flu and Covid jabs amid fears of a deadly 'twindemic'

Millions urged to get flu and Covid jabs amid fears of a deadly 'twindemic'

Millions of people are being encouraged to take up offers of flu and Covid jabs amid fears a winter 'twindemic' is about to hit the UK.

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New high speed train from Kent town to London in rail shake-up

New high speed train from Kent town to London in rail shake-up

Commuters will have a dramatically altered timetable in December - with one town benefitting from a new sub-hour route to Charing Cross.

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Homes and businesses left without water supply

Homes and businesses left without water supply

Residents and businesses have been left without a water supply due to a burst main.

Alleged rapist 'stabbed man 12 times and slit his throat'

Alleged rapist 'stabbed man 12 times and slit his throat'

A man is on trial accused of attempted murder as a jury was told he raped another man, slit his throat and stabbed him multiple times.

Boy's horror as slide rips out front tooth

Boy's horror as slide rips out front tooth

WARNING: Graphic images. A dad has blasted a council after his son's tooth was ripped out on a slide in a children's play park.

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