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Toddlers rescued from Channel

Toddlers rescued from Channel

Three toddlers were among the asylum seekers brought in by a lifeboat to a Kent port.

'Get well soon mate'

'Get well soon mate'

Police officers have sent messages of support to a colleague who was seriously injured after trying to stop a stolen motorbike.

6 ways to ask for a pay rise in 2022

6 ways to ask for a pay rise in 2022

With the cost of living soaring how is it best to raise the subject of a pay rise so that you can take home a little more money each month?

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Harder to stop new developments as housing targets missed

Harder to stop new developments as housing targets missed

Speculative housing schemes across several districts are now more likely to be given the go-ahead, after councils failed to hit new homes targets.

How to help prepare your child for starting school

How to help prepare your child for starting school

Starting school can be daunting - for little ones and parents too - but there are ways you can help get them ready for this important step.

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Thousands more households in Kent face fuel poverty

Thousands more households in Kent face fuel poverty

The number of people struggling to meet high energy bills is set to spiral as figures show more than 65k households in Kent face fuel poverty.

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Monkey spotted on the loose in field

Monkey spotted on the loose in field

Residents have been asked to stay on the lookout after a monkey was spotted running through a field.

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Image released after seven injured in seafront rampage

Image released after seven injured in seafront rampage

Police have released an image of a man they want to talk to about a seafront incident that saw seven people injured.

Culture secretary backs plan for statue of trailblazing author

Culture secretary backs plan for statue of trailblazing author

The culture secretary has praised plans to honour a pioneering female author with a statue in Kent - as a shortlist of sculptors has been revealed.

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Officer hit by motorbike on M25

Officer hit by motorbike on M25

A police officer who was responding to reports of a stolen motorbike on the M25 has been seriously injured.

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Kent MP backs calls for probe into ex-minister's sacking claims

Kent MP backs calls for probe into ex-minister's sacking claims

An ex-minister's claims over her sacking should be investigated, a Kent MP has said.

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CCTV appeal after valuables stolen from home

CCTV appeal after valuables stolen from home

Police are hunting two men after car keys, cash and other valuables were stolen in a raid on a home.

Police manhunt after seven people attacked on seafront

Police manhunt after seven people attacked on seafront

Police are hunting for a man who attacked seven people on a town seafront in the early hours - leaving two women and a man needing hospital treatment.

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Heavy traffic as overturned car closes road

Heavy traffic as overturned car closes road

A main road was shut in both directions causing heavy traffic after a car flipped onto its roof in a crash.

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Water returned to homes left without supply for 20 hours

Water returned to homes left without supply for 20 hours

Southern Water says water has been returned to homes affected by a burst pipe - which left some people without a supply for 20 hours.

Man arrested after seven-car smash

Man arrested after seven-car smash

Shocking photos show debris and wreckage strewn across a residential street after a car smashed into six parked vehicles, leading to an arrest.

Kent MP brands Downing Street 'blackmail' claims 'bull****'

Kent MP brands Downing Street 'blackmail' claims 'bull****'

A Conservative MP has dismissed claims rebelling Tories have been "blackmailed" by Downing Street, saying he has "never known anything like that".

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'Another couple of winters and the house would have collapsed'

'Another couple of winters and the house would have collapsed'

Take a peek inside the abandoned historic house which has been saved and painstakingly restored - and will soon be open to overnight guests.

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Driver took cocaine and drank before fatal head-on crash

Driver took cocaine and drank before fatal head-on crash

A crash driver was doing between 82 and 93mph in a 30-zone and had taken drugs and alcohol before a fatal crash.

'One chap accused me of looking like Jimmy Carr in drag'

'One chap accused me of looking like Jimmy Carr in drag'

In her first column for KentOnline, Melissa Todd reveals how she has handled the reaction to her new book on life as a dominatrix...

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One-way system will be 'absolute bedlam'

One-way system will be 'absolute bedlam'

This summer's transformation of a major Kent route has been labelled 'utterly daft' by those who fear it will simply worsen congestion.

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Open-air public urinals plan to stop people weeing in high street

Open-air public urinals plan to stop people weeing in high street

Council bosses are to consider installing French-style 'pissoir' toilets to stop people urinating in the high street.

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Rooftop steak restaurant to open at Easter

Rooftop steak restaurant to open at Easter

A long-awaited rooftop restaurant is poised to open for the first time this Easter after an operator for the prime location was secured.

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Firearms officers swoop on 'armed' man

Firearms officers swoop on 'armed' man

Armed police arrested a man after reports of a suspect carrying a weapon in a town centre this evening.

Rescue after group gets trapped in caves

Rescue after group gets trapped in caves

Emergency crews used a ladder to rescue a group of people who became trapped in caves near the coast.

The neighbourhoods where Covid cases have more than halved

The neighbourhoods where Covid cases have more than halved

Many neighbourhoods in Kent have seen dramatic falls in Covid-19 cases, which continue to drop across the county as restrictions are eased.

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'Completely unacceptable' as homes without water for 16 hours

'Completely unacceptable' as homes without water for 16 hours

Residents have slammed delays in fixing a burst pipe after going all day without any water.

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Controversial development finally rubber-stamped

Controversial development finally rubber-stamped

A controversial housing estate with more than 700 homes is set to finally go ahead after months of delays.

Missing man found

Missing man found

A man who had vanished for three days has now been discovered safe and well, police have now confirmed.

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Woman punched in face in alleyway

Woman punched in face in alleyway

Police are investigating after a woman was attacked by a man in an attempted robbery in an alleyway.

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