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Mum missed vital scan to ‘not put pressure on NHS’

Mum missed vital scan to ‘not put pressure on NHS’

A mum waited for five months to go to the doctor’s after finding a lump on her breast because she didn’t want to add to the pressure on the NHS.

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Driving test delays: Five-month wait the ‘new norm’

Driving test delays: Five-month wait the ‘new norm’

While this week’s examiner's walkout has been called off, new data shows learners hoping to shed their L-plates still face agonisingly long waits.

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‘Eat Out to Help Out was vital for businesses to survive’

‘Eat Out to Help Out was vital for businesses to survive’

The boss of a pub chain says he was able to keep all 400 members of staff on thanks to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

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‘Loud music’ led to hammer attack on neighbour’s car

‘Loud music’ led to hammer attack on neighbour’s car

An angry man took a hammer to his neighbour’s car and smashed its windows after getting fed up with her playing loud music in the flat above.

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£7.4 million Covid ward still shut after almost two years

£7.4 million Covid ward still shut after almost two years

A hospital ward built to deal with Covid patients still hasn’t opened two years later after “ongoing plumbing issues”.

‘Rival firm’s interest could pressure Eurostar to return to Kent’

‘Rival firm’s interest could pressure Eurostar to return to Kent’

Investment from a rival rail company in cross-Channel services could put extra pressure on Eurostar to return to Kent, an MP says.

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'Covid hasn't gone away - we're still shielding three years on'

'Covid hasn't gone away - we're still shielding three years on'

People in Kent still shielding from Covid say they feel “forgotten about” as society has gone back to normal following the pandemic.

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Thug smashed up van after mistaking driver for pervert

Thug smashed up van after mistaking driver for pervert

A drunk thug who launched a terrifying hammer attack on a driver’s van after mistaking him for a paedophile has narrowly avoided jail.

NHS Covid app to close down after three years

NHS Covid app to close down after three years

The NHS has announced its Covid app is to close down as the number of people using it has steadily declined.

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Pop star's tribute after fan's shock Covid death

Pop star's tribute after fan's shock Covid death

T'Pau singer Carol Decker has paid tribute to a 50-year-old 'fan and friend' who died just days after contracting Covid.

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'My work doesn't stop here': British Empire Award for NHS hero

'My work doesn't stop here': British Empire Award for NHS hero

An NHS volunteer whose efforts to support struggling families during the pandemic saw her honoured by the King has announced her next project.

'Working at the centre was putting our lives at risk'

'Working at the centre was putting our lives at risk'

A woman who worked at a Covid testing centre at the height of the pandemic has released a book about her experiences.

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Over 50s to be invited for Covid booster and flu jab

Over 50s to be invited for Covid booster and flu jab

People aged 50 and over will be able to book a Covid-19 booster and flu jab from tomorrow as fears grow about rising infection rates ahead of winter.

Rising Covid-19 cases sparks plea to use masks and protect the elderly

Rising Covid-19 cases sparks plea to use masks and protect the elderly

People who are unwell are being told to avoid the elderly and wear a mask as Covid-19 case increase and hospitalisations rise by nearly 40%.

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Covid booster jab bus launched

Covid booster jab bus launched

Residents are being urged to use a walk-in bus to get their Covid booster jabs.

The Kent neighbourhoods nearly clear of Covid

The Kent neighbourhoods nearly clear of Covid

New cases of Covid-19 have virtually disappeared from dozens of neighbourhoods in Kent as the county's infection rate continues to drop.

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'I just wanted the hospital to help my baby'

'I just wanted the hospital to help my baby'

A mum fears her daughter may be wheelchair-bound with long-term ill health because so many hospital appointments were cancelled due to Covid.

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Kent Covid patients up 63% in a week as new cases soar

Kent Covid patients up 63% in a week as new cases soar

Rising infection rates have seen the number of Covid patients in the county's hospitals spike sharply.

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