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Heartbreak as Lab pup dies from rare illness

Heartbreak as Lab pup dies from rare illness

A couple have been left heartbroken after their part-vaccinated puppy died after contracting a rare illness spread through rat urine.

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Protest at site of controversial housing scheme

Protest at site of controversial housing scheme

Campaigners are staging a protest after more work to clear a beauty spot started to make way for a divisive seafront housing project.

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The moment killer was arrested outside Aldi

The moment killer was arrested outside Aldi

Footage captured the moment a man who killed a friend in a 'classic one-punch manslaughter' was arrested on suspicion of murder outside a supermarket.

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Petrol prices reach record high

Petrol prices reach record high

The price of fuel has soared to record highs, beating the previous record set in April 2012.

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Kent Tories slammed over benefits cut 'sweepstake'

Kent Tories slammed over benefits cut 'sweepstake'

Kent Tories have been accused of treating benefits cuts as 'a joke' following comments made about a sweepstake at a county council meeting.

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Free reflective keyrings up for grabs

Free reflective keyrings up for grabs

We're giving away thousands of Be Bright Be Seen reflective keyrings to Kent children so they are visible to drivers during the darker winter days.

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First look inside 'beautiful' glass-fronted bistro and bar

First look inside 'beautiful' glass-fronted bistro and bar

The opening date for a new glass-fronted bar and bistro looking out onto a Kent beach has been revealed.

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'He wanted me to park on his hands!' The dominatrix who went to Oxford

'He wanted me to park on his hands!' The dominatrix who went to Oxford

Newsreader by day dominatrix by night, Melissa Todd is an Oxford-educated sex worker and this is her story.

Girl, 7, was left brain-damaged by umbilical cord

Girl, 7, was left brain-damaged by umbilical cord

A family has launched a fundraiser to help improve the life of a brave seven-year-old girl left disabled at birth.

Kent Covid patients up 43% - but 'NHS will cope this Christmas'

Kent Covid patients up 43% - but 'NHS will cope this Christmas'

The number of hospital patients with Covid in Kent is up 43% in a week, but government advisers are confident the NHS will not be overwhelmed.

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'Girls Night In? You can't call it that!'

'Girls Night In? You can't call it that!'

Organisers of a campaign to boycott nightclubs after a spate of spiking reports have changed its name after complaints it was 'not inclusive enough'.

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The one-bed terrace used as a cannabis factory

The one-bed terrace used as a cannabis factory

Police officers called to a housing estate encountered the remains of a cannabis-growing operation.

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Shock and anger after garden centre raided

Shock and anger after garden centre raided

Garden centre bosses have been left reeling after the popular site was the victim of a late-night raid.

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'One-woman crimewave' could be slapped with new-style Asbo

'One-woman crimewave' could be slapped with new-style Asbo

A prolific criminal who once admitted she loves shoplifting faces being hit with an Asbo-style court order after her latest thieving spree.

Cinema and 750 homes among huge projects emerging from rubble

Cinema and 750 homes among huge projects emerging from rubble

A £115m leisure complex with a cinema is among the major developments springing up in one part of Kent.

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Co-op forced to shut after raid

Co-op forced to shut after raid

A Co-op store was forced to close this morning after the branch was raided in the early hours.

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School PTA treasurer sentenced for fraud

School PTA treasurer sentenced for fraud

A school PTA treasurer wrote cheques to herself for £5,500 from cash meant to buy treats for pupils, a court has heard.

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UK's biggest solar farm renamed Project Fortress in takeover

UK's biggest solar farm renamed Project Fortress in takeover

New owners have taken over management of a 900-acre solar farm planned for the Kent countryside as they prepare to start construction work.

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Couple forced to give up pup after it gets rare disease

Couple forced to give up pup after it gets rare disease

A couple have spoken of their heartbreak after being forced to give up their Labrador puppy who contracted a rare disease spread through rat urine.

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Abseiling firefighters rescue cat

Abseiling firefighters rescue cat

Firefighters used their abseiling skills to rescue a moggy stuck on a ledge.

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Driver with no licence found to have 'freshly harvested' cannabis at home

Driver with no licence found to have 'freshly harvested' cannabis at home

Officers discovered cannabis at the home of an uninsured driver without a licence - and there was also pepper spray in the vehicle.

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Queues for up to 10 hours and 'absolute carnage' at Eurotunnel terminal

Queues for up to 10 hours and 'absolute carnage' at Eurotunnel terminal

Holidaymakers were stuck in traffic for hours due to power problems at the Channel Tunnel yesterday, and delays are still expected today.

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£703 million plan to replace Border Force boats to tackle illegal migration

£703 million plan to replace Border Force boats to tackle illegal migration

A new fleet of patrol boats will be announced by the Chancellor this week as part of a £703 million package to protect the UK border, including Kent.

‘Downsizers’ from London snap up new homes at bus depot site

‘Downsizers’ from London snap up new homes at bus depot site

A fifth of the properties at a development being built at a former bus depot have already been bought, say bosses.

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'It's just not a nice place to shop anymore'

'It's just not a nice place to shop anymore'

More and more national chains are turning their back on high streets, begging the question: What's left? Our reporter paid a visit to one to find out.

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Murdered mum's death was 'preventable', family say

Murdered mum's death was 'preventable', family say

The family of a woman stabbed and killed by her own son think her death was preventable, an inquest has heard.

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Postie's heaven-sent intervention helps boy, 11, after death of parrot

Postie's heaven-sent intervention helps boy, 11, after death of parrot

A community effort was launched to cheer up a boy after a postman discovered his letter to 'heaven' following the death of his beloved parrot.

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The Kent neighbourhoods bucking the rising Covid trend

The Kent neighbourhoods bucking the rising Covid trend

As Covid-19 infections continue to rise amid calls for tighter restrictions, some neighbourhoods in the county are showing more hopeful signs.

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Car overturns after crashing into infamous bollard

Car overturns after crashing into infamous bollard

A car overturned when it crashed into a metal "bell" blamed for several accidents at a busy junction.

'Stop them throwing raw sewage into our sea'

'Stop them throwing raw sewage into our sea'

Hundreds of protestors gathered to demand an end to pollution off Kent's coast in another demonstration targeting Southern Water.

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