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Council to meet over knife crime rise

Council to meet over knife crime rise

Councillors will set up a committee to tackle the rise in knife crime following several attacks in recent weeks.

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School pupils evacuated amid 'gas incident'

School pupils evacuated amid 'gas incident'

Parts of a grammar school have been evacuated following a suspected gas leak in a centuries-old building.

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Teachers' plea to ban social media

Teachers' plea to ban social media

Teachers are urging parents to ban their children from accessing social media and are raising awareness of age restrictions.

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'It sounded like a bomb'

'It sounded like a bomb'

A woman has been left with PTSD and no home after a car smashed into the front of her house.

Heartbreaking 999 call after fatal bridge crash

Heartbreaking 999 call after fatal bridge crash

A 999 recording of the traumatic moments after a woman's car was struck by a lorry in a fatal crash on the Dartford bridge has been played to a jury.

Autistic shoppers helped at Bluewater

Autistic shoppers helped at Bluewater

Bluewater has announced new measures to support autistic people and their families.

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Teens quizzed after car chase

Teens quizzed after car chase

Two teenagers are in custody after a chase ended in a crash involving several parked cars and a police vehicle.

'Knife bar' in park to detect blades

'Knife bar' in park to detect blades

Officers are using specialist equipment in a park as part of their continued crackdown on knife crime across the county.

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Road rage pair cleared

Road rage pair cleared

A duo accused of attacking a driver with crowbars in a road rage row have been acquitted.

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Coop to replace car showroom

Coop to replace car showroom

Work to replace a former car showroom with a new convenience store is under way.

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Park and ride plan causes flooding fears

Park and ride plan causes flooding fears

Network Rail says it is has not yet been consulted on a park and ride scheme which could flood a nearby train line.

Driver googled Romanian TV show before fatal crash

Driver googled Romanian TV show before fatal crash

A lorry driver made two searches for a Romanian TV show before he crashed on the QEII bridge.

Wage delays at Fleet again

Wage delays at Fleet again

Ebbsfleet United have still not paid their players for March.

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Man drowned on family day trip to dockyard

Man drowned on family day trip to dockyard

A man's body was spotted floating in the water at a dockyard minutes after he split with his family on a day trip.

Pete Doherty: Brexit could break up my band

Pete Doherty: Brexit could break up my band

Libertines frontman Pete Doherty says that Brexit could be good for music - but could also break up his band.

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Video shows lorry driver's near miss in Op Brock roadworks

Video shows lorry driver's near miss in Op Brock roadworks

Footage showing a lorry driver's near miss on the M20 has raised fears about the safety of the contraflow system in place, dubbed Operation Brock.

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Crash blocks key route

Crash blocks key route

Traffic is mounting this morning after a crash on a key route.

MP calls for ethnically diverse £50 note

MP calls for ethnically diverse £50 note

A motion calling on an ethnic minority face on the new £50 note is to be debated in Parliament today.

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'You don’t expect something shocking like this to happen'

'You don’t expect something shocking like this to happen'

Neighbours living in a quiet residential cul-de-sac have spoken of their shock after a murder inquiry was launched following a man's death.

Drivers face delays as M20 closed

Drivers face delays as M20 closed

The London-bound M20 was closed for emergency repairs early this morning.

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Fake news about jabs puts lives at risk

Fake news about jabs puts lives at risk

Fake news about vaccinations being spread online is putting more than 1,300 in the county at risk of serious illness.

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Gran sleeps in chair for more than three years

Gran sleeps in chair for more than three years

A woman says she has been forced to sleep in a chair for three-and-a-half years because her bedrooms are 'uninhabitable' because of damp.

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New 'Rolls Royce' bin collections claims

New 'Rolls Royce' bin collections claims

Councillors say people will get a top brass bin collection service when the council takes over, aiming to increase recycling across a district.

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Driver caught speeding at 135mph on night of madness

Driver caught speeding at 135mph on night of madness

Police have caught a driver travelling on the M2 at 135mph - shortly after pulling over another speeding at 123mph.

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Speeding A2 driver clocked doing 123mph

Speeding A2 driver clocked doing 123mph

A driver has been pulled over by police travelling on the A2 at an astonishing 123mph.

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Rolling Stones frontman to have heart surgery

Rolling Stones frontman to have heart surgery

Ageing rocker Sir Mick Jagger is set to have heart surgery after cancelling No Filter tour.

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On-the-spot fine for speeding driver

On-the-spot fine for speeding driver

A lorry driver was given an on-the-spot fine and points on his 'ghost' licence during a targeted operation.

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Funding boost for Thames Estuary

Funding boost for Thames Estuary

Secretary of State James Brokenshire has announced a raft of measures to improve growth around the Thames Estuary.

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Police called to 'disturbance'

Police called to 'disturbance'

Officers say a reported 'disturbance' was only a verbal argument, but social media reports suggest weapons were used.

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Police called after crash involving a lorry and a car

Police called after crash involving a lorry and a car

One lane of the M20 was closed after a crash involving a lorry and a car.

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