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Will Kent be in Tier 3 after lockdown?

Will Kent be in Tier 3 after lockdown?

With Covid rates soaring across the county and more areas set to be placed in Tier 3, we look at where Kent could emerge after lockdown.

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Huge caravan park expansion plan amid staycation boom

Huge caravan park expansion plan amid staycation boom

A holiday park has applied to increase in size by more than a quarter as demand for staycation breaks soars.

'My neck was broken but she walked away as I screamed for help'

'My neck was broken but she walked away as I screamed for help'

A mum left trapped in her car after a hit-and-run has recalled the horrifying moment she watched the other driver walk away as she screamed for help.

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Schoolboy photographer on Gucci shoot

Schoolboy photographer on Gucci shoot

A talented 16-year-old schoolboy has been working alongside singer Arlo Parks as a photographer on a new Gucci and Dazed shoot.

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The Kent criminals undone by their own stupidity

The Kent criminals undone by their own stupidity

After a pair of hapless thieves wearing high-vis clothes were caught trying to steal a tree - we thought we'd look at more tales of hopeless crooks.

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Saboteurs left dangling as JCB hoists Land Rover into air

Saboteurs left dangling as JCB hoists Land Rover into air

Footage has emerged of a bizarre clash which saw hunt saboteurs left dangling mid air.

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Cyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

Cyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

A cyclist has been flown to a London hospital after colliding with a car.

Dog being kept in faeces-filled cage

Dog being kept in faeces-filled cage

The RSPCA is monitoring a small dog seen being kept in a faeces-filled cage outdoors in the cold weather.

Driver hurt in M20 lorry crash

Driver hurt in M20 lorry crash

A motorway carriageway was shut and a man taken to hospital after a crash involving two lorries.

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Health boss says Army won't be called in

Health boss says Army won't be called in

The county's director of public health says the military is too stretched to help with the Covid vaccine roll out in Kent.

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School shuts after 40 teachers self isolate

School shuts after 40 teachers self isolate

A head teacher has told parents she has to close her secondary school for two weeks after Covid saw 40 teachers having to stay away from work.

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‘Covid left me in 23-day coma and with PTSD - but I won't be beaten'

‘Covid left me in 23-day coma and with PTSD - but I won't be beaten'

A dad left battling coronavirus in hospital for 95 days has spoken about its effects - as the phenomenon of Long Covid spreads across Kent.

Mother pays tribute to kind and clever daughter

Mother pays tribute to kind and clever daughter

The mother of 'an intelligent young woman' who took her own life over worries about university is urging those struggling to talk.

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Plans for 1,750-home 'new village' revealed

Plans for 1,750-home 'new village' revealed

Developers have created a vision for a huge new housing estate across 178 acres of farmland next to a motorway.

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Rethink over house-building targets after backlash in Kent

Rethink over house-building targets after backlash in Kent

Minister drops controversial housing algorithm that would have led to huge increases in development.

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KentOnline retains crown as county's best news website

KentOnline retains crown as county's best news website

The KM Media Group has won numerous top prizes at this year's regional press and broadcast awards.

Headteacher who faked exam results can carry on teaching

Headteacher who faked exam results can carry on teaching

A Kent headteacher who brought the profession into disrepute by faking exam results will be allowed to teach again, a panel has ruled.

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Delays after two lorries crash on M20

Delays after two lorries crash on M20

The M20 coastbound carriageway is currently closed with stationary traffic after an accident between two lorries.

Power cut affects thousands of homes

Power cut affects thousands of homes

Engineers are working to fix a faulty power cable which has resulted in more than 3,300 being left without electric.

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Budget cuts 'should not fall on homeless'

Budget cuts 'should not fall on homeless'

A homelessness charity, is raising concerns about KCC's budget consultation process, as vulnerable people could be affected by the cuts.

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Mum questions thief after daughter takes her own life following break-in

Mum questions thief after daughter takes her own life following break-in

A professional criminal who burgled a home where a student later killed herself has been questioned by one victim's mother, before being jailed.

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High tide has overwhelmed river dyke

High tide has overwhelmed river dyke

A farmer has been left worrying about salt water damaging the grass where he usually grazes cattle after flooding.

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Highways Agency schedules motorway closure

Highways Agency schedules motorway closure

Drivers are being advised of yet more overnight carriageway closures on a stretch of motorway which has experienced months of disruption this year.

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Town mourns one of its 'finest and biggest characters'

Town mourns one of its 'finest and biggest characters'

A town is mourning a popular builder who died suddenly just a week before his 50th birthday.

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Urgent Covid-19 talks to be held in private

Urgent Covid-19 talks to be held in private

Swale council has explained why members of the press or public are not able to join an emergency meeting on the borough's soaring coronavirus cases.

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'Fantasist' guilty of faking cancer to fund gambling addiction

'Fantasist' guilty of faking cancer to fund gambling addiction

A mum faked cancer to pocket £45,000 of donations to fund a ‘horrendous’ gambling problem, a jury has ruled.

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Puppy stolen at knife-point

Puppy stolen at knife-point

A nine-week-old American Bully puppy has been stolen from a home after two men threatened the owner with a knife.

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Teens convicted of brutal attack on student

Teens convicted of brutal attack on student

Two teenage thugs face a spell behind bars after they were found guilty of attacking a German student left brain-damaged by their vicious blows.

Revealed: 42 of Kent's most infected wards

Revealed: 42 of Kent's most infected wards

More than 40 neighbourhoods have an infection rate higher than 400, around the rate many Northern towns entered tier three lockdowns under last month.

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What counts as 'essential' shopping?

What counts as 'essential' shopping?

Take part in our poll and have your say on this particular lockdown conundrum.

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