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Netflix and standstill: Truckers face weak signal in Kent

Netflix and standstill: Truckers face weak signal in Kent

Truckers facing 7,000-lorry queues post Brexit could find themselves with poor streaming quality throughout Kent and at the biggest HGV park.

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Man thrown from bridge by gang 'feared for his life'

Man thrown from bridge by gang 'feared for his life'

A man says he feared he would die when a group of attackers threw him 15ft from a bridge into icy water.

Owners’ £6k bill after fly-tippers strike

Owners’ £6k bill after fly-tippers strike

The owners of a golfing venue have had to pay thousands of pounds to clear 35 tonnes of fly-tipped waste from their land.

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Face mask accused barred from Bluewater until 2022 trial

Face mask accused barred from Bluewater until 2022 trial

A man accused of attacking two police officers in a row over not wearing a face mask at Bluewater will have to wait until 2022 for his trial.

Man found dead at block of flats

Man found dead at block of flats

A man was found dead in a tower block after police were called.

Burst main shuts zoo as emergency supplies handed out

Burst main shuts zoo as emergency supplies handed out

A zoo was forced to close after a water main burst - while emergencies supplies have been handed out to vulnerable residents.

What latest Brexit talks mean

What latest Brexit talks mean

As Boris Johnson arrives back from his three-course meal in Brussels here's what his talks mean for Brexit.

Impact of Brexit lorry park still secret

Impact of Brexit lorry park still secret

The Department for Transport is withholding information on the environmental impact of a huge Brexit lorry park.

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Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash

A crash involving a motorbike and a car has caused long traffic delays along a busy road.

Disruption to festive travel

Disruption to festive travel

Rail passengers are being warned to check online before they travel over the festive season.

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Missing girl found

Missing girl found

A missing teenager thought to have travelled from Essex to Kent, has been found safe and well.

Lorry drivers allowed to work longer to ease port congestion

Lorry drivers allowed to work longer to ease port congestion

Hauliers have been permitted to drive for longer to ease port congestion but unions say the move risks crashes on the county's roads.

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Lorry chaos for third day in a row

Lorry chaos for third day in a row

Lorries are once again queuing for miles on Kent's roads to access the county's ports - with yesterday's disruption blamed on Christmas.

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Drive-in cinema and theatre plan for historic building

Drive-in cinema and theatre plan for historic building

The towering shell of an historic structure could be repurposed as an open-air drive-in cinema and performance space in 2021.

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Fined for having one wheel on kerb

Fined for having one wheel on kerb

A woman who parked unintentionally with one wheel on a kerb has told of her disbelief at being fined for “obstructing the pavement”.

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Give the gift of news this Christmas

Give the gift of news this Christmas

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Kent 'Shard' plan deferred for second time

Kent 'Shard' plan deferred for second time

Concerns over developer contributions and designs have stalled progress on a 16-storey apartment block.

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See how our towns have changed over 11 years

See how our towns have changed over 11 years

Check out our interactive images charting the changes in our towns over recent years.

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'There'll be no schools left by Easter'

'There'll be no schools left by Easter'

If the Government wants schools to stay open, it must bump teachers up the Covid-19 vaccine priority list, a head teacher has warned.

Batman cocaine dealer to lose £42k

Batman cocaine dealer to lose £42k

A judge has said that cash found in a car being loaded by a drug dealer, who stamped a Batman logo on slabs of cocaine, should be confiscated.

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Man accused of plotting to exploit children

Man accused of plotting to exploit children

A police investigation into the exploitation of children for county lines drug dealing has resulted in a man being charged.

Neighbourhood's ingenious festive invention

Neighbourhood's ingenious festive invention

A community has come up with a new way of sharing some festive cheer, by turning their entire square into a living advent calendar.

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Jobs at risk as Kent housebuilder goes bust after 49 years

Jobs at risk as Kent housebuilder goes bust after 49 years

Dozens of jobs are teetering on the edge of redundancy after one of Kent's oldest building firms went bust.

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Police prepare for six months of disruption

Police prepare for six months of disruption

There will be travel disruption after the Brexit transition period ends according to the police and crime commissioner.

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Grammar advised to re-think Brexit closure

Grammar advised to re-think Brexit closure

A grammar school head teacher has been asked to rethink his position on closing in the new year to avoid Brexit chaos.

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Man admits attack after becoming enraged with a dog

Man admits attack after becoming enraged with a dog

A man has been spared jail after he admitted hitting a dog owner at a railway station after he became enraged with the victim's pet

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Cathedral opens as Covid test centre

Cathedral opens as Covid test centre

The second oldest cathedral in England has opened as a coronavirus testing centre in the battle to bring the spread of coronavirus under control.

Driver was over the limit when car flipped in fatal crash

Driver was over the limit when car flipped in fatal crash

A roofer wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was almost three times the legal limit before he died in a fatal crash.

Widow's appeal to find husband’s ashes stolen in raid

Widow's appeal to find husband’s ashes stolen in raid

A heartbroken widow is desperately hoping her husband's ashes, which were stolen in a warehouse raid, will be safely returned.

'We need £400m to turn around scandal-hit hospitals'

'We need £400m to turn around scandal-hit hospitals'

MPs are urgently calling on the government to provide a £400 million boost to improve a hospital trust hit by a string of scandals.

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