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Emergency repairs result in M25 gridlock

Emergency repairs result in M25 gridlock

Traffic conditions are returning to normal after long queues on the M25 motorway this morning whilst highways workers carried out emergency repairs.

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Record numbers of asylum seekers reach Britain by boat

Record numbers of asylum seekers reach Britain by boat

Officials say more than 16,400 people have already landed in the UK this year by small boats, twice last year's record.

'Utter madness!' Panic buying crisis continues

'Utter madness!' Panic buying crisis continues

Frenzied panic buying has left many without access to fuel to get to work – but suppliers say an end is in sight.

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'No plans' for the Army to drive fuel tankers

'No plans' for the Army to drive fuel tankers

The idea of using the Army to top up the shortage of tanker drivers delivering fuel to forecourts has been downplayed by the government.

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Family's horror as trapped birds die under solar panels

Family's horror as trapped birds die under solar panels

A family say they have been left traumatised by birds dying under solar panels on their home and being left there for months.

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Fireworks hit by supply issues ahead of Bonfire Night

Fireworks hit by supply issues ahead of Bonfire Night

The UK's stock of fireworks is the latest item to be hit by supply issues, which may lead to less availability and higher prices.

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Inside Mr Doodle's unique home studio

Inside Mr Doodle's unique home studio

A renowned artist has unveiled plans to build a home studio clad in laser-cut metal featuring his signature doodles.

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Mum drove dangerously outside pub with baby in car

Mum drove dangerously outside pub with baby in car

A woman who had a row with her partner in a pub later put her baby in her car and drove dangerously without ensuring the tot was safely strapped in.

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'My brother didn't kill mum and daughter'

'My brother didn't kill mum and daughter'

The sister of convicted killer Michael Stone has told of her 24-year battle to prove he didn't kill Lin and Megan Russell.

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Supermarket offers fuel to emergency services only

Supermarket offers fuel to emergency services only

A supermarket petrol station has reserved the remainder of its fuel for emergency services as thousands of stations run out of diesel and petrol.

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Man arrested after lorry driver stabbed

Man arrested after lorry driver stabbed

A 27-year-old is in custody after a lorry driver was found stabbed outside a railway station.

Lifeboat crew member verbally abused while getting fuel

Lifeboat crew member verbally abused while getting fuel

AN RNLI crew member was abused for using jerry cans to fill up a lifeboat amid the ongoing fuel crisis.

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Why has swanky rooftop restaurant not yet opened?

Why has swanky rooftop restaurant not yet opened?

Diners have been awaiting the launch a rooftop restaurant at the summit of an ugly office block - but the approved project has not progressed.

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'World-class' brewery given go-ahead

'World-class' brewery given go-ahead

A village is set to see the return of one of its historic industries after permission was granted for a brewery, brasserie and bar.

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Huge fuel queues for third day

Huge fuel queues for third day

Anxious drivers are causing huge queues at petrol stations as many garages have been forced to shut their pumps.

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Panic room business sets sights on American dream

Panic room business sets sights on American dream

A couple who run a panic room venue have spoken of their excitement at taking their success across the pond to the USA.

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'Not right to say only women have cervix' - Starmer

'Not right to say only women have cervix' - Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has spoken out on a transgender row involving a Kent MP, stating it is 'not right' to say only women have a cervix.

Crews remain at scene of major blaze

Crews remain at scene of major blaze

Firefighters are continuing to work at the scene of a huge blaze at an industrial estate, with neighbours warned to keep doors and windows closed.

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Landlord stabbed as he tried to break up row

Landlord stabbed as he tried to break up row

A landlord who tried to break up a fight between a couple was subjected to an 'astonishing and fearsome' attack and stabbed in the back.

Teen's £40k cancer battle

Teen's £40k cancer battle

The family and friends of a young man fighting cancer have appealed to the public to help him win his battle.

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Major blaze erupts on estate

Major blaze erupts on estate

Three fire engines remain at the scene of a fire in an industrial estate.

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'Claiming my home was a petrol station was sick and puerile'

'Claiming my home was a petrol station was sick and puerile'

A campaigner for fairer fuel prices has been the victim of a prankster who marked his home on Google as a Shell service station.

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Sabina murder cops appeal to Kent to identify CCTV man

Sabina murder cops appeal to Kent to identify CCTV man

Police investigating the murder of school teacher Sabina Nessa are urging people in the county to study CCTV images as they broaden their net.

'Fuel rage' fear as woman hit by car

'Fuel rage' fear as woman hit by car

A petrol station worker has been hit by a car with an "impatient driver" at the wheel, as panic buying intensified.

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Now fuel runs dry on our motorways

Now fuel runs dry on our motorways

Panic buying has seen key motorway services on the M2 and M20 run dry today.

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Pub could axe live music after 'one complaint'

Pub could axe live music after 'one complaint'

The announcement about the premises which has hosted bands for more than two decades prompted scores of people to come out in support.

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Missed birthday parties and stranded tourists as fuel crisis bites

Missed birthday parties and stranded tourists as fuel crisis bites

As the fuel situation worsens with drivers rushing to the pumps, people's weekend plans have been left in tatters.

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Candlelit vigil held for Sabina

Candlelit vigil held for Sabina

Well-wishers in Kent joined hundreds around the country in holding a vigil for Sabina Nessa who was killed as she walked to a pub at night.

Duo suffer serious injuries after crash near hospital

Duo suffer serious injuries after crash near hospital

A road has been closed for several hours after emergency services rushed to help two people seriously injured.

Drivers queue through night as fuel prices soar

Drivers queue through night as fuel prices soar

Drivers have been queuing through the night as panic buying fuel sees prices at some pumps soar despite assurances there is plenty available.

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