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Tokyo Olympics: Asher-Smith out with hamstring injury

Tokyo Olympics: Asher-Smith out with hamstring injury

Dina Asher-Smith has been forced to withdraw from the 200m due to a hamstring injury - but her Olympics isn't over.

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Man dies in lorry crash

Man dies in lorry crash

A lorry driver has died after a crash involving three HGVs on the A2.

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Grandfather died of sepsis after drill fell on his foot

Grandfather died of sepsis after drill fell on his foot

A man died of sepsis in hospital three days after a pneumatic drill fell on his foot.

Man charged with assaulting officers at pub

Man charged with assaulting officers at pub

A man had been charged after a disturbance at a pub where two officers were assaulted.

Is it a lose-lose situation for Op Brock?

Is it a lose-lose situation for Op Brock?

Our political editor Paul Francis takes a look at all the big news from national and local politics this week.

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£6 entry fee introduced at popular gardens

£6 entry fee introduced at popular gardens

Public gardens which were formerly free to enter have reopened after 18 months of closure - but admission will now cost you.

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Inside the doggers' den near school

Inside the doggers' den near school

Residents have become increasingly alarmed by the emergence of a suspected dogger's site at a beauty spot near a school.

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Police 'prepared' for massive beach cookout

Police 'prepared' for massive beach cookout

Police say they are prepared amid fears of a repeat of a cookout that ended in violence last year.

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TV licence deadline is here and missing it could cost £1,000

TV licence deadline is here and missing it could cost £1,000

Thousands of people risk a £1,000 fine if they don't meet this weekend's TV licence deadline, here's why.

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We spent a morning at the Folkestone Triennial and this is what we saw

We spent a morning at the Folkestone Triennial and this is what we saw

Our reporter set out to explore the artworks at this year's Triennial - and found himself a little more involved than he expected.

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Mother devastated after son dies 42 days after cancer diagnosis

Mother devastated after son dies 42 days after cancer diagnosis

The family of a 30 year old man who died soon after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour are raising money in his memory.

Sidelined driver scoops kmfm's £1k Friday cash

Sidelined driver scoops kmfm's £1k Friday cash

A lucky listener was given the good news live on air she had won this week's thousand pound cash prize draw.

Driver tried to smuggle million cigarettes into UK

Driver tried to smuggle million cigarettes into UK

A lorry driver who tried to smuggle more than one million cigarettes into the UK has been jailed for 18 months.

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A2 closure postponed as bridge builders enter administration

A2 closure postponed as bridge builders enter administration

Plans to close a stretch of busy motorway for vital bridge works have been postponed after the company appointed entered into administration.

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£1m spent on spy planes to stop asylum seekers

£1m spent on spy planes to stop asylum seekers

The government has paid more than £1 million in five months on surveillance aircraft to stop asylum seekers reaching Kent.

Drivers ignoring one-way system

Drivers ignoring one-way system

Residents have flagged safety concerns over the recent introduction of a one way system which they claim is being largely ignored.

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Extra jail time for prisoner over officer assault

Extra jail time for prisoner over officer assault

A prisoner who bit the tip off of an officer's thumb is to spend longer behind bars.

Motorcyclist dies after crash

Motorcyclist dies after crash

A motorcyclist has died of his injuries almost two weeks after his bike was in collision with a car.

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Trucker jailed over £7.5m cocaine plot

Trucker jailed over £7.5m cocaine plot

Almost 100kg of cocaine was found when border officials searched a Bosnian lorry driver's vehicle at a port.

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Kent Crossrail extension whittled down to three choices

Kent Crossrail extension whittled down to three choices

A shortlist of options for extending the Elizabeth line into Kent has been narrowed down to three choices with the public urged to have their say.

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Surge in Covid hospital patients

Surge in Covid hospital patients

Latest figures show a big rise in the number of people in hospital with coronavirus in Kent.

Former soldier cleared of causing mum's death in crash

Former soldier cleared of causing mum's death in crash

A former Gurkha soldier who served in the Falklands war has been cleared of causing the death of his mother following a head-on collision.

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Anglers face 'unachievable' demands and costs to fish on pier

Anglers face 'unachievable' demands and costs to fish on pier

Fishermen have been told they must pass police vetting, sit a security test and walk through a metal detector to fish on a popular pier.

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Kent towns named sunniest in UK

Kent towns named sunniest in UK

Three Kent towns have been named by the Met Office as the sunniest in the UK thanks to a yearly average of 720 hours of sunshine.

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Busy road to close for weeks

Busy road to close for weeks

A road will be closed as work is carried out to improve safety, including upgrading a crossing outside a primary school.

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McDonald's resubmits plan for new branch

McDonald's resubmits plan for new branch

McDonald's could get its fourth branch in a town if changes to a plan are approved.

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Former pub boss quizzed over unsolved murder

Former pub boss quizzed over unsolved murder

A serial killer locked up for killing five women has been questioned by police investigating an unsolved murder from 1999.

Chemical scare sparked by parcel

Chemical scare sparked by parcel

A mystery substance leaking from a package at a Hermes depot has sparked a major emergency response.

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A2 now reopen after lorry crash

A2 now reopen after lorry crash

A main route to Dover has now reopened after an earlier crash between three HGVs.

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Circus performer taken to hospital after fall from trapeze

Circus performer taken to hospital after fall from trapeze

A young trapeze artist was taken to hospital with potential spinal injuries after she fell from a height during a show.

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