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How to swap a £2 Lotto ticket for a cheap half term outing

How to swap a £2 Lotto ticket for a cheap half term outing

The National Lottery Days Out scheme is back and is offering discounted days out just in time for February's half term.

Strike action at docks called off

Strike action at docks called off

A deal has been agreed which will end industrial action which impacted on the importation of new vehicles at a Kent port.

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Stolen dog reunited with owner after 18 months

Stolen dog reunited with owner after 18 months

A spaniel that was stolen from her home in Kent and taken to a puppy farm has been safely returned to her owner.

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Man arrested after 29-mile helicopter police chase on M25

Man arrested after 29-mile helicopter police chase on M25

A 29-mile chase involving three police forces and a police helicopter ended when the suspect's vehicle crashed into a patrol car.

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£1m to spare? Stunning manor house in Dickens' village up for grabs

£1m to spare? Stunning manor house in Dickens' village up for grabs

A rare opportunity has arisen to purchase a Grade-II listed Georgian manor house and estate with nine bedrooms and its own kennels and stables.

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Animal park defends plan to send elephant herd to Africa

Animal park defends plan to send elephant herd to Africa

Critics fear 13 elephants will struggle to adapt and potentially die when they are relocated to Africa, but animal park bosses have defended the plan.

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Chinese New Year celebrations come to Kent

Chinese New Year celebrations come to Kent

The County Town will be bringing in the Year of the Tiger with colourful street performances this weekend.

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Council admits it'll be hard to enforce new parking charges

Council admits it'll be hard to enforce new parking charges

Transport bosses say it will be a tough job to enforce a new daily parking charge along a remote section of coast popular with walkers.

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'My family in Nigeria have cut ties with me because I'm gay'

'My family in Nigeria have cut ties with me because I'm gay'

A father-of-two is terrified to go back to his home country after coming out as gay as homosexuality is still illegal in Nigeria.

Thug hit woman 30 times then held broken bottle to her throat

Thug hit woman 30 times then held broken bottle to her throat

A serial offender who was tasered twice in two years amid a mini-crime wave has been put behind bars.

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'Does the Prime Minister think I was a fool?'

'Does the Prime Minister think I was a fool?'

A Tory MP told the Commons his family grieved for his Kent grandmother without hugging, in the same month parties allegedly took place at No 10.

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'This was truly horrifying to watch'

'This was truly horrifying to watch'

A judge has jailed a 'selfish and foolish' driver who took police on an 80mph chase in a stolen van after three months on the run from an open prison.

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'His devastating loss has left a massive void'

'His devastating loss has left a massive void'

Tributes have been paid to an 80-year-old man who died after being hit by a car.

Gory 'dead body' graffiti appears across town

Gory 'dead body' graffiti appears across town

Residents are divided on 'gory' street art depicting outlines of dead bodies with bloody wounds.

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Downing Street lockdown breaches report published

Downing Street lockdown breaches report published

A redacted version of the report into No 10 lockdown breaches has been published and a Kent MP says the PM is not the right person to be in charge.

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Queen's Platinum Jubilee ticket ballot opens

Queen's Platinum Jubilee ticket ballot opens

A ballot, offering tickets to one of the biggest Platinum Jubilee events in London this June, has now opened.

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Residents tell of house blaze evacuation drama

Residents tell of house blaze evacuation drama

Neighbours have told of the dramatic moment they were urged to leave their homes amid fears gas cylinders could explode.

Gritters on roads tonight as temperatures fall below freezing

Gritters on roads tonight as temperatures fall below freezing

Main roads across the county will be treated by gritters overnight and motorists are warned to watch out for icy patches.

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Boy, 17, dies after being hit by train

Boy, 17, dies after being hit by train

Transport police say that a teenager who was hit by a train at the weekend was pronounced dead at the scene.

Man jailed for role in sale of 'lethal' £5k guns

Man jailed for role in sale of 'lethal' £5k guns

Four men have been jailed for their roles in the purchase and sale of firearms capable of causing lethal injuries following a police-led operation.

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Stolen car crashes outside shopping centre

Stolen car crashes outside shopping centre

A stolen Land Rover hit parked cars after failing to stop for police.

Large unmanned ship drifting towards coast

Large unmanned ship drifting towards coast

The coastguard has been called after an unmanned boat lost its mooring and began drifting with the tide.

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Dragons' Den star backs MP as future party leader

Dragons' Den star backs MP as future party leader

Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden has backed Kent MP Tom Tugendhat to be the next Conservative leader.

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Vandal-hit car park to reopen without ticket machines

Vandal-hit car park to reopen without ticket machines

An abandoned town centre car park is to reopen as a cashless pilot in May with automatic number-plate recognition cameras.

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Flood alerts issued for Kent

Flood alerts issued for Kent

Six areas along the Kent coast have been warned there may be flooding at high tide.

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Calls for glass-fronted cafe on seafront toilets site

Calls for glass-fronted cafe on seafront toilets site

Flattening a toilet block and replacing it with a seafront café would make a strip of the Kent coast "an absolute jewel", a councillor believes.

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Calls to shut down 'lawless' town late at night

Calls to shut down 'lawless' town late at night

A petition has been launched calling for something to be done about late-night violence in a Kent town.

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'I had to correct one tattoo from Made in Sheepey to Made in Sheppey'

'I had to correct one tattoo from Made in Sheepey to Made in Sheppey'

A tattooist gran has told of her new life inking customers from onboard a Vietnam War-era tug.

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'Our roads can't cope with 4,000 new homes'

'Our roads can't cope with 4,000 new homes'

Hundreds of residents fear a new 'garden city' will see traffic grind to a halt along already-busy routes.

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Stranger saves choking nurse's life at Bluewater cinema

Stranger saves choking nurse's life at Bluewater cinema

A nurse is encouraging people to learn first aid after a stranger saved her life when she choked on popcorn at the cinema.

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