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Nearly 700 asylum seekers stopped getting to Kent

Nearly 700 asylum seekers stopped getting to Kent

UK authorities have rescued or intercepted a total of 695 people on small boats in one day, with more stopped by the French.

Bigmouth strikes again: Meet the man who 'is' Morrissey

Bigmouth strikes again: Meet the man who 'is' Morrissey

Recreating seminal Manchester band The Smiths, we speak to the Morrissey look-a-like on recreating one of music's most controversial figures.

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Care home staff must be vaccinated from today

Care home staff must be vaccinated from today

Care home staff must be fully vaccinated from today, with the issue splitting opinion and threatening to cause a staffing crisis.

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Job joy for homeless man who was set on fire

Job joy for homeless man who was set on fire

A homeless man has turned his life around by enrolling at college and securing a Pizza Hut job yards from the doorway where he sleeps.

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Pies, pasties and Mediterranean pop music

Pies, pasties and Mediterranean pop music

Can a cafe offer 'a taste of Cyprus' on a rainy afternoon in Kent?

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Tragedy as mum-of-four takes own life year after sister

Tragedy as mum-of-four takes own life year after sister

A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a mum who tragically took her own life less than a year after losing her younger sister to suicide.

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Kent among worst in country for roadworks

Kent among worst in country for roadworks

The county has been listed in the top 10 in the UK for the amount of roadworks - with more than 70,000 in two years.

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Grammar school's £1m extension approved

Grammar school's £1m extension approved

Plans for six new classrooms at one of the county's oldest schools have been given the go ahead.

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Special protected status confirmed for London Resort site

Special protected status confirmed for London Resort site

A marshland site earmarked for a multi-billion pound theme park has been granted additional protection by the government's nature adviser.

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Teen threatened with knife in gang attack

Teen threatened with knife in gang attack

A teenager tried to stop traffic to ask for help after a gang pulled a knife on him while trying to steal his bag.

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Shocking video of pupils in school bus brawl

Shocking video of pupils in school bus brawl

Passengers watched in horror as schoolchildren threw punches and yanked each other's hair on a school bus.

Family homeless following fire which killed 19 pets

Family homeless following fire which killed 19 pets

A family of seven is now homeless after a fire ripped through their home and killed 19 of their beloved pets.

Masked thugs drive car into shop in jewellery raid

Masked thugs drive car into shop in jewellery raid

Masked men drove a car into a jewellery shop and sprayed staff with a fire extinguisher during a terrifying ram raid.

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A third of 'healthy' children's snacks would get red light label warning

A third of 'healthy' children's snacks would get red light label warning

Biscuits, fruit bars or puffs made for babies and toddlers can contain 'alarming' amounts of sugar a study into 73 children's snacks has found.

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New 50mph speed limit enforced after biker's death

New 50mph speed limit enforced after biker's death

A reduced 50mph speed limit is to be introduced by Kent County Council following a fatality.

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Inmate bit prison officer in dressing gown row

Inmate bit prison officer in dressing gown row

An inmate who bit a prisoner officer at a Kent prison in a row over a dressing gown has been handed a new sentence.

Second week of weekend diversions

Second week of weekend diversions

The A249 will be closed for the second weekend in a row as part of work to build a new flyover.

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Asylum seeker pilot lied about age

Asylum seeker pilot lied about age

A man who piloted 11 asylum seekers across the Channel and "lost track of his age" has been locked up.

Bar gets music wish despite drug dealing allegation

Bar gets music wish despite drug dealing allegation

A cocktail bar has been granted permission to play outdoor music late at night despite allegations of drug dealing.

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Time running out for Post Office card account holders

Time running out for Post Office card account holders

Thousands of HMRC customers, whose payments to Post Office accounts will stop at the end of November, have still not handed over new payment details.

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Two charged after police officers attacked in car park

Two charged after police officers attacked in car park

Two men have been charged after a group attacked two police officers in a car park.

Deformed and slightly burnt: Our attempt at a Kentish dessert

Deformed and slightly burnt: Our attempt at a Kentish dessert

Our reporter was challenged to make a traditional Kent dish, here is how she got on.

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Every nibble helps...

Every nibble helps...

EXCLUSIVE: Rats have gnawed through a cable forcing Tesco to sell fuel at bargain basement prices.

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Kent's Christmas markets and festive fairs

Kent's Christmas markets and festive fairs

Gifts galore, handmade crafts and winter warming food and drink. Here's our guide to Kent's festive markets and fairs this year.

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'We refuse to pay our water bills!'

'We refuse to pay our water bills!'

A senior city councillor is among a number of frustrated residents refusing to pay their Southern Water bills amid the ongoing sewage scandal.

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Woman cautioned over 'vile' emails to Kent MP 'glorifying' Sir David's death

Woman cautioned over 'vile' emails to Kent MP 'glorifying' Sir David's death

A woman has been arrested and cautioned for alleged malicious communications sent to an MP 'glorifying' the death of a parliamentary colleague.

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Pop star traces family roots through Kent

Pop star traces family roots through Kent

A singer-songwriter from Kent will tonight appear on Who Do You Think You Are? delving into her family history.

'Shameless' mum said she was dying in £130k fraud bid

'Shameless' mum said she was dying in £130k fraud bid

A mother-of-three who tried to cheat her insurer out of more than £130,000 by claiming she had terminal cancer has been spared jail.

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The Kent MPs who have second jobs

The Kent MPs who have second jobs

Thinktanks, rail companies and working as a senior fellow for an American NGO - here are the Kent MPs and their second jobs.

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Pallets stacked 20ft high on trailer were 'swaying'

Pallets stacked 20ft high on trailer were 'swaying'

A driver transporting 50 pallets loosely stacked the height of a double decker bus has been stopped by police.

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