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MP backs boys' campaign to cancel exams

MP backs boys' campaign to cancel exams

A petition signed by 400 students calling for GCSEs and A-levels to be cancelled this year will be passed to the Secretary of State for Education.

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'There's no doubt in my mind that schools are safe'

'There's no doubt in my mind that schools are safe'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says schools are safe despite pressure to shut all primaries in England amid soaring Covid cases.

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Pressure increases in Kent as Sussex council tells all schools to shut

Pressure increases in Kent as Sussex council tells all schools to shut

Council leaders in East Sussex have advised schools to delay reopening next week - sparking calls for the same approach to be taken in Kent.

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'I'll back parents who defy government schools ruling'

'I'll back parents who defy government schools ruling'

A councillor says he will 'stand shoulder to shoulder' in court with parents facing fines for not sending their children to school in the pandemic.

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Union launches legal action over back-to-school plan

Union launches legal action over back-to-school plan

The government is facing mounting pressure to close all Kent schools after a U-turn was announced for London.

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Caravan park boss makes school teacher and others homeless

Caravan park boss makes school teacher and others homeless

A school teacher and her husband are among other families being thrown off a holiday park despite a council insisting the park can stay open.

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Latest Covid rates for Swale show drop

Latest Covid rates for Swale show drop

New figures for Kent's coronavirus hotspot are welcomed but council leader issues warning.

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Train company's stations pass the Covid test

Train company's stations pass the Covid test

Southeastern says all the stations and trains it has tested in Kent for coronavirus have been given the all-clear.

Teen bedroom bound amid Covid-19 reinfection fears

Teen bedroom bound amid Covid-19 reinfection fears

A student shut herself in her room to protect family members after believing to have caught Covid-19 for a second time in three months.

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'Stay away from our town'

'Stay away from our town'

Residents have urged "selfish and irresponsible" people to stop breaching government guidelines by travelling dozens of miles to their town.

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Hare coursing group fined £2k for Covid breaches

Hare coursing group fined £2k for Covid breaches

A group thought to have been hare coursing have been fined more than £2,000 after breaching coronavirus regulations.

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Ambulance crews in plea for muted New Year celebrations

Ambulance crews in plea for muted New Year celebrations

The under-pressure ambulance service is urging people to stay home and drink responsibly as they see in the new year.

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Tributes to much-loved coach and dad-of-four

Tributes to much-loved coach and dad-of-four

A community has rallied to support the family of Steve Cooke following his death on Boxing Day from Covid-19.

Problems with symptom-free test booking site

Problems with symptom-free test booking site

People without Covid symptoms wanting to book a test are facing issues getting through to the booking system.

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Kent GPs fight plans to cancel second Covid jabs

Kent GPs fight plans to cancel second Covid jabs

Thousands of over-80s in Kent could have their appointments for a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine rescheduled under NHS plans.

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Covid patients transferred hundreds of miles amid critical care bed shortage

Covid patients transferred hundreds of miles amid critical care bed shortage

Seriously ill Covid-19 patients in Kent are being transferred hundreds of miles to hospitals as far as Devon amid a shortage of critical care beds.

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12,315 youngsters with Covid in Kent since schools reopened

12,315 youngsters with Covid in Kent since schools reopened

With a new school term set to start, analysis reveals more than 12,000 youngsters in the county have tested positive for Covid-19 since September.

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The Kent hospitals trust with England's highest Covid death rate

The Kent hospitals trust with England's highest Covid death rate

More people are dying with coronavirus in a Kent hospitals trust than anywhere else in England, new figures reveal.

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