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Grandparents to get week's paid leave

Grandparents to get week's paid leave

A major employer in the county says it's one of the first to offer staff a week's holiday to welcome the birth of their grandchildren.

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Opinion: Time for our MPs to have the courage to speak out

Opinion: Time for our MPs to have the courage to speak out

Only two of the county’s 16 Tory MPs have spoken out about the Downing Street Christmas party scandal. The others must follow suit.

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Women fined for lockdown bash two days before Downing Street 'party'

Women fined for lockdown bash two days before Downing Street 'party'

Two women from Kent were fined for hosting a lockdown house party - just two days before a Christmas bash was reportedly held at Downing Street.

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Three taken to hospital after pub brawl

Three taken to hospital after pub brawl

Police are investigating after three men suffered injuries during a fight at a pub, leaving them needing hospital treatment.

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Vulnerable adults evicted ‘with just five hours’ notice’

Vulnerable adults evicted ‘with just five hours’ notice’

Families tell of the 'panic' of having to find alternative accommodation for their sons when a residential home suddenly closed.

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Two charged with murder

Two charged with murder

Two people have been charged with murder and three more remain in custody after a man was killed in the county.

'I am not going to defend Downing Street'

'I am not going to defend Downing Street'

Two Kent MPs have slammed the government amid growing fury over the Downing Street Christmas party scandal.

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Christmas 'work from home' plans drawn up

Christmas 'work from home' plans drawn up

The government is drawing up new work from home plans in an attempt to slow the spread of the omicron variant, it was reported today.

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A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?

A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?

After a 20-year fight the government says councils will be forced to take in child asylum seekers to ease pressure on Kent - but will it work?

Bin firm takes six months to clear fly-tipped fridge

Bin firm takes six months to clear fly-tipped fridge

Residents say they are "being lied to" by a bin firm which took six months to clear a fly-tipped fridge.

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Crunch time for animal sanctuary

Crunch time for animal sanctuary

The future of an animal sanctuary is in the hands of councillors as they decide whether to overrule officers objecting to a change of use of land.

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Fierce competition for spot at new harbour complex

Fierce competition for spot at new harbour complex

Demand has outstripped supply as more than 40 firms fight it out to snap up one of 15 units at a new complex in a town's harbour.

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Junior doctor, 26, drowned after drinking with friends

Junior doctor, 26, drowned after drinking with friends

A "talented and dedicated" junior doctor had been drinking with pals before she drowned after a late-night swim, an inquest opening has heard.

Police payout after man wrongly arrested

Police payout after man wrongly arrested

A man will be paid more than £2,000 by Kent Police after he was arrested despite being 100 miles away at the time of the alleged offence.

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Thug punched and strangled ex and tore out her hair

Thug punched and strangled ex and tore out her hair

A bully has been jailed for a "vigorous and cowardly" attack on an ex-partner who was left "shattered and broken".

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Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

A leading academic has come under fire after branding a walkout by students at an event he hosted featuring a controversial columnist "pathetic".

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Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

One year on from the UK's first vaccine being administered, more than three million have been administered in Kent.

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Should children be screened for dyslexia when they leave school?

Should children be screened for dyslexia when they leave school?

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock called for pupils to be screened for dyslexia when they leave school, but what does Kent think?

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Huge queues at port amid strong winds

Huge queues at port amid strong winds

Storm Barra has been creating havoc with numerous reports of fallen trees and long delays for port-bound lorries.

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Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

A woman who is believed to have given birth at an Aldi store was found collapsed in the street nearby.

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'I'll be treated like somebody with the plague'

'I'll be treated like somebody with the plague'

A mum who has tried to meet all the new travel rules and find an approved quarantine hotel is stranded in South Africa.

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Man restrained at petrol station after 'abduction attempt'

Man restrained at petrol station after 'abduction attempt'

This is the dramatic moment customers wrestled a suspect to the ground after an alleged child abduction attempt at a petrol station.

Fears Christmas festival could have been super-spread event

Fears Christmas festival could have been super-spread event

The decision to allow thousands of people to attend a popular Christmas festival has been questioned.

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Ex-police firearms instructor 'gunned down daughter's partner'

Ex-police firearms instructor 'gunned down daughter's partner'

A court has heard how a former police firearms instructor allegedly killed his son-in-law who told a 999 operator 'he just shot me in the chest'.

Man flown to hospital with serious 'stabbing' injuries

Man flown to hospital with serious 'stabbing' injuries

A seriously injured man had to be flown to hospital after a 'stabbing' in a house, with an air ambulance landing near a McDonald's branch.

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Man accused of tying pensioner up in terrifying robbery

Man accused of tying pensioner up in terrifying robbery

A jury heard a burglary victim was left tied up and not found for three days after a man burst into her home.

Disco Dave, ZZ Top and Batmobile among most unusual car names reveals DVLA

Disco Dave, ZZ Top and Batmobile among most unusual car names reveals DVLA

The most popular and unusual names drivers give their cars has been released by the DVLA.

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Vandals attack village sports club for a third time

Vandals attack village sports club for a third time

Football club officials are angry and frustrated at the 'mindless' damage which is estimated to cost almost £2,000.

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Drink-driving arrest after man spotted slumped over wheel

Drink-driving arrest after man spotted slumped over wheel

A suspected drink-driver has been arrested after being spotted slumped over his steering wheel by an off-duty policeman.

'We need £460m from government for hospital shake up'

'We need £460m from government for hospital shake up'

Health bosses say they need £460 million from the government to carry out a huge shake up of health care in east Kent.

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