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Murder suspect tried to flee UK in dinghy

Murder suspect tried to flee UK in dinghy

A man in his 40s has been taken into custody after he was caught trying to flee to France in a flimsy blow-up boat.

Road closed off after women police officers 'assaulted'

Road closed off after women police officers 'assaulted'

A hunt was launched after a man reportedly ran off after attacking two police officers.

Fixing broken goods may cost less than 'worthless warranties' suggests report

Fixing broken goods may cost less than 'worthless warranties' suggests report

Households keen to save money should consider cancelling extended warranties on appliances and instead pay for the repairs themselves, says Which?

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Terrified cows die in fireworks display stampede

Terrified cows die in fireworks display stampede

A devastated farmer says a fireworks display led to two of his cows dying and several pregnant ones facing miscarriages. Warning: upsetting image.

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Million trees planned for Lower Thames Crossing project

Million trees planned for Lower Thames Crossing project

Two public park and more than one million trees are to be included in the plans to build the Lower Thames Crossing.

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Man fined £20,000 for 'massive fly-tip'

Man fined £20,000 for 'massive fly-tip'

A man has been fined £20,000 for large scale fly-tipping on private land and farmland.

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Gravity Rocks opens 'biggest climbing walls ever'

Gravity Rocks opens 'biggest climbing walls ever'

A new climbing centre, trampoline zone and dodgeball court is set to open at Bluewater.

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Hapless cricket team wins first game after 29 years

Hapless cricket team wins first game after 29 years

A Kent cricket team has finally broken its winning duck – having gone 29 years without the taste of victory.

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Banksy's honorary professorship to be conferred on empty chair

Banksy's honorary professorship to be conferred on empty chair

A university will bestow one of the world's most famous artists with a distinguished title - despite the fact his identity remains a mystery.

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Underpass cordoned off after sexual assault

Underpass cordoned off after sexual assault

An underpass was cordoned off by police following reports of a sexual assault.

PM drops hint over new grammar schools

PM drops hint over new grammar schools

Boris Johnson has suggest new grammar schools could be built just weeks after a Labour peer suggested scrapping the 11 Plus.

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'I didn't know it would be the last sunrise I'd ever see'

'I didn't know it would be the last sunrise I'd ever see'

One split-second moment would change the life of a heroic 23-year-old forever, but he hasn't let it determine his future.

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Life sentences for child abusers as new law comes into force

Life sentences for child abusers as new law comes into force

A change in the law inspired by the a young boy who suffered life-changing injuries at the hands of his birth parents comes into force today.

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Net gains! Smashing Kent homes with tennis courts

Net gains! Smashing Kent homes with tennis courts

With the return of Wimbledon we've taken a look at the houses on the market with their own tennis court.

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Postie left empty-handed after finding £2k in street

Postie left empty-handed after finding £2k in street

A postwoman who found £2,110 in cash says police told her she could keep it if it wasn't claimed, before changing the rules leaving her with nothing.

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'Radical project' to tackle knife crime in troubled town centre

'Radical project' to tackle knife crime in troubled town centre

A project aiming to reduce knife crime has been launched after a gym owner's bid to host an amnesty bin for weapons was turned down by police.

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'We can't clean up our mess - we're not allowed a broom!'

'We can't clean up our mess - we're not allowed a broom!'

A resident forced to clean up after binmen who left rotten food strewn across the street says they told her: 'We aren't allowed to carry a broom!'

Where have all the workers gone?

Where have all the workers gone?

With a recession looming, many firms in the county could be left high and dry as low unemployment clashes with record numbers of job vacancies.

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Firm speaks out about warehouse blaze

Firm speaks out about warehouse blaze

A recycling firm says the cause of a blaze that destroyed its warehouse remains a mystery.

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Wedding ring lost in heap of rubbish at tip

Wedding ring lost in heap of rubbish at tip

A recycling facility had to partially shut after a man's wedding ring slipped off his finger and became lost in a mound of paper and card.

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The Open drives £19.4m into county's coffers

The Open drives £19.4m into county's coffers

The economic benefit of staging golf's capacity-reduced The Open in Kent last year have been revealed in an independent report.

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Four charged after fight

Four charged after fight

Police have charged four men after a fight involving a group of people last week.

Town's second Greggs opens on retail park

Town's second Greggs opens on retail park

Greggs has opened its second bakery in a town, creating 16 new jobs on a retail park.

Owner of listed building fined £50,000 over alterations

Owner of listed building fined £50,000 over alterations

The owner of a Grade II-listed building has been taken to court by a council for carrying out unauthorised work.

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Paul McCartney's Glastonbury band set to play in Kent

Paul McCartney's Glastonbury band set to play in Kent

A rock band Paul McCartney recommended to play at Glastonbury are heading to the county.

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Teenager killed after trip to McDonald's

Teenager killed after trip to McDonald's

A 13-year-old girl was killed by a car as she ran across the road on the way home from McDonald's with friends.

Blaze at football club pavilion was suspicious

Blaze at football club pavilion was suspicious

Police have said a fire which broke out leaving a football club pavilion completely destroyed, is being treated as suspicious.

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Police hunt driver after runaway truck crashes into driveway

Police hunt driver after runaway truck crashes into driveway

Police are searching for a driver after an out of control pick-up truck smashed through the front garden wall of a house.

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Ambulance response times fall despite many facing long waits

Ambulance response times fall despite many facing long waits

New figures have shown ambulance response times are improving with South East Coast Ambulance Service performance ranked against other trusts.

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Industrial fire across river visible in Kent

Industrial fire across river visible in Kent

A large fire on an industrial estate across The River Thames can be seen from parts of North Kent.

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