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Amazon chemical spill investigation under way

Amazon chemical spill investigation under way

Health and safety experts from Medway Council have launched an investigation into a chemical leak at an Amazon depot

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Town's secondary schools shut until new year as 'tipping point' reached

Town's secondary schools shut until new year as 'tipping point' reached

A Kent town currently does not have an operating secondary school after both decided to close their gates due to staff shortages.

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Life at stabbing horror flats 'unbearable'

Life at stabbing horror flats 'unbearable'

Residents in a block of flats where a pregnant woman was stabbed have said life is unbearable and nothing is being done to help them.

Again? Lorry queues building at ports

Again? Lorry queues building at ports

Queues of lorries are building up on Kent's roads for the fourth time in two weeks.

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Thick fog warning across parts of Kent

Thick fog warning across parts of Kent

A yellow weather warning is in place across parts of Kent as forcasters urge motorists to take care.

All you need to know as vaccine administered in Kent

All you need to know as vaccine administered in Kent

People in Kent are among the first in the world to receive the Covid vaccine - we break down everything you need to know about the rollout.

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'I haven't left the house alone for 18 months'

'I haven't left the house alone for 18 months'

A PHD student is due to start treatment for multiple sclerosis today, but is not letting the illness stall her academic ambitions.

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'It was horrific, unreal and senseless'

'It was horrific, unreal and senseless'

Our reporter - and big Beatles fan - recalls the shocking day John Lennon was murdered in 1980.

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Miracle as cyclist who rode off 100ft cliff survives

Miracle as cyclist who rode off 100ft cliff survives

A 28-year-old woman who suffered devastating injuries after accidentally cycling off a cliff has told how lucky she is to be alive.

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Plea to cut fee so mum can be buried in parish where she worked

Plea to cut fee so mum can be buried in parish where she worked

Family and friends of a mum who died are calling on a council to cut the £4,380 cost of burying her in the parish she loved.

More Covid marshals added to Kent streets

More Covid marshals added to Kent streets

Areas of Kent are boosting the number of Covid marshals, while others are hiring their first batch.

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Bin collection warning as Covid impacts staff numbers

Bin collection warning as Covid impacts staff numbers

A lack of staff due to self isolating has led to a warning that bins might not be emptied when they should be in a borough hit hard by coronavirus.

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Main road closed after injured man spotted on carriageway

Main road closed after injured man spotted on carriageway

Police closed off part of the A21 in both directions after an injured man was seen on the carriageway.

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Warning after young women grabbed by man

Warning after young women grabbed by man

A university has ramped up security patrols after two young women were assaulted while she walked alone late at night.

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Big names back hospitality petition

Big names back hospitality petition

Famous faces in the hospitality industry are calling on everyone to back an online petition to help the sector recover from the pandemic.

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Council resumes looking after asylum seeking children

Council resumes looking after asylum seeking children

The county council says it is to resume looking after young asylum seeker children when they arrive in Kent.

Delivery driver hit with metal bar as van stolen

Delivery driver hit with metal bar as van stolen

A delivery driver was attacked with a metal bar before having his work van stolen.

Mass testing in hardest-hit areas 'within weeks'

Mass testing in hardest-hit areas 'within weeks'

Mass testing of people showing no symptoms of Covid-19 will be rolled out in two hard-hit areas of Kent within weeks.

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Children cross Channel in near-freezing conditions

Children cross Channel in near-freezing conditions

Youngsters including a baby without socks or shoes are among those to have arrived in Kent after crossing the Channel in temperatures near freezing.

Trust records most Covid deaths in England

Trust records most Covid deaths in England

A hospitals trust hit hard by Covid-19 over summer has once again recorded the highest number of deaths in England.

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Cathedral to host fourth testing site

Cathedral to host fourth testing site

A fourth symptom-free testing site will open in part of Kent as part of plans to drive down the spread of coronavirus as cases continue to rise.

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Man seriously injured after being hit by lorry

Man seriously injured after being hit by lorry

A road was closed for more than five hours after a man was hit by a lorry and taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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School to close until new year over Legionella threat

School to close until new year over Legionella threat

Council inspectors have ordered a school to close until after Christmas amid fears a faulty boiler has increased the risk of Legionella developing.

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School closes until January as Covid-19 cases rise

School closes until January as Covid-19 cases rise

A secondary school and sixth form college, which now has confirmed cases of coronavirus in each year group, has closed until after Christmas.

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Fury over planned felling of tree for 'unsightly' flats

Fury over planned felling of tree for 'unsightly' flats

Environmental campaigners have staged a protest to protect a tree which faces being cut down to make way for a block of flats.

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'He adored the kids and they adored him'

'He adored the kids and they adored him'

Tributes have been paid to an award-winning lollipop man who has died, aged 89.

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Man in 30s found dead

Man in 30s found dead

A body found at a house has been identified as a man in his thirties.

Concern over bid for six homes on pub car park

Concern over bid for six homes on pub car park

Residents have hit out at plans to build six homes on the car park of an 'unviable' pub which has stood empty for two years.

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Brexit set to dominate the week ahead

Brexit set to dominate the week ahead

With Brexit talks going to the wire, it's another crunch week in politics.

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Covid sees whole year at Kent's biggest school sent home

Covid sees whole year at Kent's biggest school sent home

A whole year group at the county's largest secondary school have been sent home to isolate following a case of Covid-19.

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