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Rejected by Poundland for failing drawing test

Rejected by Poundland for failing drawing test

A woman says she missed out on a job at Poundland because she failed a drawing test.

Rescued Dachshund puppies named after Steph and Dom

Rescued Dachshund puppies named after Steph and Dom

Two Dachshunds named after Gogglebox's Steph and Dom were saved by the Dogs Trust after an attempt to smuggle them into the UK.

Inmate helped run gun racket... from his prison cell

Inmate helped run gun racket... from his prison cell

A serving Kent prisoner helped run an illegal gun operation - sourcing weapons for the criminal underworld using an illicit phone.

Security guard stabbed in Sainsbury's

Security guard stabbed in Sainsbury's

A female security guard was stabbed at a supermarket after confronting a shoplifter as he tried to flee with a bottle of whiskey.

Primary school head jailed for downloading sick images

Primary school head jailed for downloading sick images

A former primary school head teacher has been jailed for downloading hundreds of indecent images of children.

Six figure fine for trust after man's hoist death

Six figure fine for trust after man's hoist death

An NHS trust must pay out more than £130,000 after an elderly patient died after falling from a hoist at a nursing home.

Police hunt man who tried to lift schoolgirl's skirt

Police hunt man who tried to lift schoolgirl's skirt

Police have issued a warning after a pervert tried to lift a schoolgirl's skirt as she walked through an alleyway.

Road closed after sinkhole opens

Road closed after sinkhole opens

Residents at a housing block have been left unable to leave their car park after a sinkhole opened up in the road.

Family homeless after devastating house fire

Family homeless after devastating house fire

A distraught mum has told how a fire ripped through her home of 20 years, destroying almost all her family's belongings and leaving them homeless.

Hospital defends hiring doctors accused of killing mum

Hospital defends hiring doctors accused of killing mum

A hospital trust says it did nothing wrong in hiring two doctors now at the centre of a manslaughter case after the death of a teacher in childbirth.

Woman grabbed as she walked through field

Woman grabbed as she walked through field

Police are investigating a report that a man tried to grab a woman in a secluded field.

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

How much can you earn as a spin doctor for a hospital trust? Which boxer has bought a caravan on Sheppey?

Council commissions £200k statue of the Queen

Council commissions £200k statue of the Queen

Mystery benefactors are paying for a large statue of the Queen to be sculpted and placed in a town centre to mark the monarch's 90th birthday.

Thanet comes out as top tourist treat

Thanet comes out as top tourist treat

Here are the most popular attractions, restaurants and hotels in the area in 2016 according to TripAdvisor.

Desperate house hunters camp in freezing cold to secure home

Desperate house hunters camp in freezing cold to secure home

Freezing temperatures did not deter desperate house-hunters from camping outside a developer's sales office, in the hope of securing a new home.

Four arrested after double stabbing

Four arrested after double stabbing

Four suspects have been released on bail after two men were injured - one seriously - in a street stabbing on Friday

Hospital trust seeks £100k spin doctor

Hospital trust seeks £100k spin doctor

A hospital trust needs a £100,000-a-year spin doctor to sugar-coat "difficult decisions" in the coming months. Interested?

WATCH: ‘I killed him’

WATCH: ‘I killed him’

In a squalid room littered with used needles, a drug addict confesses on camera to the sister of a man she injected with a fatal dose of heroin.

'Youths think they are untouchable'

'Youths think they are untouchable'

Householders being terrorised by a gang of youths say a lack of police officers means the vandals think they are 'untouchable'.

Arrogant thug bullied and stole from friend

Arrogant thug bullied and stole from friend

An arrogant thug who bullied a female friend before stealing her television and threatening to torch her father's home has been locked up.

Crossing closed due to...patio table

Crossing closed due to...patio table

Police converged on the Sheppey Crossing this afternoon after motorists were forced to dodge a piece of garden furniture.

Kent astronaut reveals he has terminal cancer

Kent astronaut reveals he has terminal cancer

A former Kent schoolboy who went onto become a successful astronaut with three space missions under his belt has revealed he has terminal cancer.

Major road to be shut for 'foreseeable future'

Major road to be shut for 'foreseeable future'

Highways chiefs have admitted that a stretch of the A249 which has been closed for almost two weeks is unlikely to re-open anytime soon.

Michael Caine tipped to play Hatton Garden raider

Michael Caine tipped to play Hatton Garden raider

Hollywood legend Sir Michael Caine says he would jump at the chance to play the Kent mastermind behind the Hatton Garden heist on the big screen.

New 'emergency' high speed service announced

New 'emergency' high speed service announced

Cracks in the sea wall and damage to the rail line between Dover and Folkestone has forced Southeastern to announce a reshuffle of train services.

Traffic queued for miles on the A2

Traffic queued for miles on the A2

Highways England is attempting to determine the cause of long tailbacks between Canterbury and Brenley Corner.

Case to go ahead against 'Channel Tunnel walker'

Case to go ahead against 'Channel Tunnel walker'

Lawyers representing a migrant believed to have walked almost the entire length of the Channel Tunnel have vowed to fight his case.

Burst water main partially closes M20

Burst water main partially closes M20

The M20 was partially closed this evening as water from a burst main covered the carriageway.

Oyster service extends to Kent station

Oyster service extends to Kent station

A change of rail operator means the Oyster card service is set to extend to another Kent station.

Thieves steal photos of children in nursery raid

Thieves steal photos of children in nursery raid

Staff and parents have been left heartbroken after hundreds of irreplaceable photos of children were swiped by thieves during a break-in at a nursery.

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