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Warning after 'racist stickers' plastered around town

Warning after 'racist stickers' plastered around town

Police have issued a warning and spoken to residents after reports of offensive 'racially aggravated' stickers left on lampposts and a bus stop.

Burglar tied up and sexually assaulted 67-year-old

Burglar tied up and sexually assaulted 67-year-old

A burglar who tied up and sexually assaulted a pensioner during a terrifying raid tried to flee court mid-trial.

Drug dealer jailed after police dog finds cocaine wraps

Drug dealer jailed after police dog finds cocaine wraps

A drug dealer was sentenced to four years in prison, thanks to the nose of police dog Piper.

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Suspect held after string of robberies and a burglary

Suspect held after string of robberies and a burglary

A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with a series of suspected muggings of women walking alone.

Thames Freeport 'opens for business'

Thames Freeport 'opens for business'

A new freeport has opened on the Thames in a move billed as capable of creating thousands of jobs and unlocking new infrastructure projects in Kent.

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Date revealed to demolish leisure centre

Date revealed to demolish leisure centre

A date has been confirmed when work will start on the controversial redevelopment of a popular leisure centre.

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'It's family time I'm missing out on...'

'It's family time I'm missing out on...'

A woman has spoken out after new border rules mean she will miss out seeing her brother for the second Christmas in a row

'Hare-brained new cycle route is unnecessary and dangerous'

'Hare-brained new cycle route is unnecessary and dangerous'

Councillors have warned a new cycle route scheme on a busy main road - to give priority to people walking and cycling - is ill-conceived and unsafe.

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Hospice drops out of concert held in its honour

Hospice drops out of concert held in its honour

A Kent hospice was forced to back out of a charity concert in its honour amid fears over the spread of the Omicron variant.

'You can't take pictures, but we've got croissants'

'You can't take pictures, but we've got croissants'

When our reporter was invited to a press appearance with Boris Johnson in East Kent, he spent more time staring at pastries than the PM.

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Uber Eats driver cleared of attempted murder

Uber Eats driver cleared of attempted murder

A self-styled preacher and Uber Eats driver has been cleared of attempting to murder a takeaway boss in a town centre park.

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Queueless walk-in centre urges: 'Come for booster today'

Queueless walk-in centre urges: 'Come for booster today'

The manager of a walk-in vaccine site with 'no queue' is urging people to drop in for a Covid booster.

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Police investigate whether morgue monster is behind more crimes

Police investigate whether morgue monster is behind more crimes

A team is investigating whether depraved murderer and necrophiliac David Fuller is linked to any unsolved murders, rapes or missing people reports.

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Major searches after channel incidents

Major searches after channel incidents

A major search and rescue operation is underway after several incidents in the channel overnight.

West End show cancellations continue as Covid outbreaks grow

West End show cancellations continue as Covid outbreaks grow

Pantos, musicals and plays across London continue to be hit hard by Covid outbreaks with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella postponed until February.

Woman and child injured in collision with van

Woman and child injured in collision with van

The air ambulance was called and three people were taken to hospital after a collision involving two pedestrians and a van.

Council probe into 'distracting' bridge tribute to tragic barman

Council probe into 'distracting' bridge tribute to tragic barman

A complaint about a roadside floral tribute left at the scene of a popular barman’s tragic suicide sparked a council investigation.

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Boris Johnson makes surprise Kent visit

Boris Johnson makes surprise Kent visit

The Prime Minister visited an East Kent vaccination centre, as the NHS accelerates the emergency Covid booster rollout.

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Council meeting called off as covid rates climb

Council meeting called off as covid rates climb

Kent County Council has called off a meeting amid spiralling covid rates.

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'The Treasury must help to alleviate this crisis'

'The Treasury must help to alleviate this crisis'

Hospitality firms are set to pay a high price for the latest Omicron warning - prompting business chiefs to demand the government does more to help.

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France to close border to UK tourists after Omicron surge

France to close border to UK tourists after Omicron surge

British people are to be banned from travelling to France from this weekend after a huge rise in the number of cases of the new Covid variant.

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Concrete tunnel at beauty spot to protect homes from flooding

Concrete tunnel at beauty spot to protect homes from flooding

Plans have been unveiled to build a 140ft-long concrete tunnel at a beauty spot to protect dozens of homes from flooding.

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Conditions inside asylum centres revealed in damning report

Conditions inside asylum centres revealed in damning report

Children are separated from parents and victims of rape are not being properly supported, new reports into the detention of asylum seekers found.

'It's about as festive as taking your car for its MoT'

'It's about as festive as taking your car for its MoT'

Christmas is just around the corner - but what pub giant Wetherspoon is serving up for its festive fare may come as something of a surprise.

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'Naked Carpenter' back behind bars

'Naked Carpenter' back behind bars

A naturist who hit the headlines after working on his house with no clothes on has been jailed for breaching a court order.

'People cancelled their holidays and needed turkeys'

'People cancelled their holidays and needed turkeys'

People across Kent had to cancel their plans at the last minute last Christmas and turned to a turkey farmer for help with their festive feasts.

Removing Park and Ride branded 'catastrophic step backwards'

Removing Park and Ride branded 'catastrophic step backwards'

A council's decision not to help Arriva fund a much loved Park and Ride forcing the company to end the service has been called in by councillors.

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Why have so many ships sunk off Kent sandbank?

Why have so many ships sunk off Kent sandbank?

We take a look at the mysteries that still surround 2,000 sunken ships along one notorious stretch of our coast.

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Insulate Britain from Kent activist avoids jail for blocking roads

Insulate Britain from Kent activist avoids jail for blocking roads

An Insulate Britain protester from Kent was spared jail today for blocking roads - as it emerged future protests are planned for next year.

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First look inside new £32m secondary school

First look inside new £32m secondary school

Secondary school pupils were invited along for a sneak peek inside new multi-million pound facilities which are scheduled to open next year.

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