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Video: Three lanes of M25 shut after pile-up

Video: Three lanes of M25 shut after pile-up

Several lanes of the M25 were shut to rush hour traffic after a multi-vehicle crash.

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Car crashes after failing to stop for police

Car crashes after failing to stop for police

Two men have been arrested after a car crashed into a parked vehicle less than a minute after it failed to stop for police.

Offenders create a stink after sentencing

Offenders create a stink after sentencing

Thieves jailed after stealing £1,500 of perfumes from a chemists shouted at a judge before being escorted to the cells.

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Call for compensation for those without water

Call for compensation for those without water

Water companies are being urged to consider giving compensation to the thousands left without supplies for days.

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Dealer jailed after drugs found in crashed car

Dealer jailed after drugs found in crashed car

A drug dealer has been jailed after police found £16,000 in cash and 15 bags of cocaine in his crashed vehicle.

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Deadly palm oil washed up on beach

Deadly palm oil washed up on beach

Coastguards have warned dog-owners to be on their guard after deadly palm oil has been found washed up on a Kent beach.

Serial burglar caught with arm through broken door

Serial burglar caught with arm through broken door

A career criminal who denied trying to burgle a house despite being caught reaching through a smashed door panel has been jailed.

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VIDEO: Teens caught running across live track

VIDEO: Teens caught running across live track

Teenagers have been caught on camera playing on a live train line by a shocked onlooker in footage Network Rail has branded "disturbing".

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Bank staff thwart fraudster's theft bid

Bank staff thwart fraudster's theft bid

A fraudster who tried to con an elderly man out of thousands of pounds was thwarted by suspicious bank staff who stopped the victim withdrawing cash.

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Emergency services called after man collapses

Emergency services called after man collapses

Police and the ambulance service attended a medical incident yesterday morning.

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Ousted Ukip leader sets up new party

Ousted Ukip leader sets up new party

The former leader of Ukip has set up a new party called OneNation, which vows to "campaign unceasingly for our full independence from the EU".

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Second Neverworld festival headliners announced

Second Neverworld festival headliners announced

Bastille have been announced as the next headliner to join the line-up for four-day festival Neverworld in Kent.

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Black people more likely to be stopped by police

Black people more likely to be stopped by police

Police figures show black people were 12 times more likely to be stopped and searched by officers in Kent last year.

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Campaigners angry over dumped sledges

Campaigners angry over dumped sledges

A group of activists worked to clear sledges that had been dumped after last week's snow melted away.

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Air ambulance called as car hits electrical pole

Air ambulance called as car hits electrical pole

A woman has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into an electrical pole.

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Missing prisoner hands herself in

Missing prisoner hands herself in

Police have ended their search for a woman who went on the run from a Kent prison.

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Water shortage crisis continues

Water shortage crisis continues

Around 1,000 homes in Kent are still without water because of burst pipes caused by last week's extreme weather.

Police dog tracks down suspected thief

Police dog tracks down suspected thief

Police have arrested a suspected thief with the help of their four legged friend.

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Road reopens after crash outside school

Road reopens after crash outside school

Police shut a road in both directions after two vehicles collided outside a primary school.

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Herald - we will never forget

Herald - we will never forget

A commemoration took place today for the 31st anniversary the Zeebrugge ferry disaster.

Campaigner haunted by homeless man's death

Campaigner haunted by homeless man's death

A woman has told how she was so haunted by the death of a homeless man she jogged past she launched a campaign.

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Kent urged to have 'snow rethink'

Kent urged to have 'snow rethink'

Lessons can be learned for the future after Kent was brought to a standstill by the Beast from the East, councillors have been told.

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Lidl supermarket plans 'could be shelved'

Lidl supermarket plans 'could be shelved'

Plans for a new superstore being discussed tonight could be scrapped, after planning officers refused to back the project.

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'Poison' fear over lead on path

'Poison' fear over lead on path

Lead pellets found on a public footpath in woods could be part of a wider health hazard, it's feared.

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Southeastern launches free wi-fi for passengers

Southeastern launches free wi-fi for passengers

It might not exactly be on time... but the roll-out of free wi-fi across Southeastern's network has started.

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Steal... or share?

Steal... or share?

Contestants in a devilish new kmfm competition face a nerve-wracking decision... to steal or share a whopping £2,000 jackpot.

Water boss grilled as thousands left high and dry

Water boss grilled as thousands left high and dry

A water firm official was quizzed by councillors today over its handling of flooding which has left thousands without supplies.

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Video: Thug jailed after frenzied stabbing in McDonald's

Video: Thug jailed after frenzied stabbing in McDonald's

A teenager who repeatedly stabbed another in a "sustained and incredibly violent attack" in front of shocked diners has been locked up.

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Health chiefs face £7.3m black hole

Health chiefs face £7.3m black hole

Patient care won't be affected despite a huge £7.3m deficit for GP services, a health group has claimed.

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Bosses call time on bingo hall

Bosses call time on bingo hall

A town centre bingo hall looks set to close and be demolished after a steady fall in attendances and revenue.

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