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Several villages without water on hottest day of year

Several villages without water on hottest day of year

Multiple homes and businesses are understood to be without water and emergency bottled supplies are due to be distributed.

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Comic Jason Manford's £210 taxi bill to get to Kent gig

Comic Jason Manford's £210 taxi bill to get to Kent gig

A comedian appealed to fans to lend them a car before forking out hundreds of pounds to get to a gig in Kent.

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Showing of West End musical scrapped for third time

Showing of West End musical scrapped for third time

Cast illness has once again been blamed for the cancellation of a performance of a major West End play in Kent for the third day running.

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Paddling pool finally open after chlorine shortage

Paddling pool finally open after chlorine shortage

A seaside resort's paddling pool is finally open after a national chlorine shortage, no power and no water.

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Cars and trees go up in flames on industrial estate

Cars and trees go up in flames on industrial estate

About 20 firefighters attended a blaze at an industrial estate which is believed to have started from a cable igniting in trees.

Kent gig cancelled amid 'health concerns' for star

Kent gig cancelled amid 'health concerns' for star

A Grammy Award-winning group have been forced to cancel a gig just days before taking to the stage amid "health concerns with a lead member".

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Lettings agents found guilty over illegal evictions

Lettings agents found guilty over illegal evictions

A landlady used violence, theft and vandalism to illegally evict her tenants in a 10-year campaign of abuse, a jury has ruled.

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Dangerous driver rammed police before torching car

Dangerous driver rammed police before torching car

A driver who rammed a police car before setting his own vehicle alight has been jailed.

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12 new Oxford dictionary entries but how many do you know?

12 new Oxford dictionary entries but how many do you know?

The Oxford English Dictionary has undergone a 2022 summer update - how many of these new words and sayings do you recognise?

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Young man and woman arrested as baby dies

Young man and woman arrested as baby dies

Police were called to a hospital after concerns were raised about a little boy - who tragically died later that day.

Crews battling multiple field fires near Crossing and A2

Crews battling multiple field fires near Crossing and A2

These are the dramatic pictures that show the extent of a huge blaze in Kent as fire crews battled numerous separate fires.

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Kent and France in joint bid to secure Unesco status

Kent and France in joint bid to secure Unesco status

Ambitious plans have been unveiled to secure Unesco status for a swathe of the county - stretching from Sevenoaks to Dover - and part of France.

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Who is your MP backing in Tory leadership race?

Who is your MP backing in Tory leadership race?

As Tom Tugendhat fails to make it through to the next round of the Tory leadership contest, we take a look at who is backing who.

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Falling concrete shuts town centre car park

Falling concrete shuts town centre car park

A multi-storey car park has been closed after part of the ceiling on the second floor fell in, forcing a council to take action.

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Delays on M25 after woman walks on slip-road

Delays on M25 after woman walks on slip-road

Traffic was reported to be queuing back over the Dartford Crossing after a woman was seen walking on an M25 slip-road.

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When is the next train strike in Kent?

When is the next train strike in Kent?

Travel chaos during the height of summer could be on the cards as more national train strikes are set for the coming weeks.

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Thunderstorms and heavy showers set for Kent

Thunderstorms and heavy showers set for Kent

Kent once again roasted in temperatures approaching 40C but the Met Office has now warned of thunderstorms and showers.

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Heatwave triggers escaping snake alert

Heatwave triggers escaping snake alert

With temperatures expected to top 40C the RSPCA has issued a warning about the increased risk of escaping snakes as the reptiles become more active.

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M2 delays after crash

M2 delays after crash

There are delays on the coastbound carriageway of a motorway following a collision.

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Emergency ambulance centre closed after losing water

Emergency ambulance centre closed after losing water

An emergency centre for the ambulance service was forced to close due to having no water.

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Man charged with murder after mum stabbed to death

Man charged with murder after mum stabbed to death

A man has been charged with murder after a mum-of-three was stabbed to death at a house.

Charming £1.5m home goes on sale - with an amazing added extra

Charming £1.5m home goes on sale - with an amazing added extra

High ambitions? Live life like a royal in this six-bedroom detached home

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Couple posing as carers stole thousands from elderly man

Couple posing as carers stole thousands from elderly man

A pair of fraudsters plundered thousands of pounds from their victim’s savings to fritter on alcohol, cigarettes and cannabis.

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Couple quit jobs to launch ultimate gaming truck

Couple quit jobs to launch ultimate gaming truck

A couple who left their jobs after lockdown have created a state-of-the-art gaming truck for birthday parties and events.

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The forgotten man who shaped British history

The forgotten man who shaped British history

He died at the hands of an assassin but the life of one man who shaped British life like few others has now been told.

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UK reaches hottest day on record

UK reaches hottest day on record

The Met Office has provisionally confirmed today is the hottest day on record as temperatures pass 40C.

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'We can't give locals cheaper parking - there's a climate emergency'

'We can't give locals cheaper parking - there's a climate emergency'

Council bosses say residents will not be getting a reprieve from the priciest parking charges in Kent - as doing so would worsen air quality.

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Tom Tugendhat out of Tory leadership contest

Tom Tugendhat out of Tory leadership contest

A Kent MP has failed to make it to the next round of the Tory leadership contest.

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How paper predicted record heat two decades ago

How paper predicted record heat two decades ago

A town in Kent recorded the hottest temperature in Britain in 2003 and scientists made bold predictions for the future.

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Tanker fire closes M25

Tanker fire closes M25

The M25 was closed in both directions after a fuel tanker caught fire.

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