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Blackout hits more than 1,600 homes

Blackout hits more than 1,600 homes

A huge power cut caused by an underground cable fault left hundreds of homes without electricity.

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Bridge death victim named

Bridge death victim named

A woman who fell from a bridge onto the carriageway below and died has been named.

Bus hits scaffolding in town centre

Bus hits scaffolding in town centre

A bus has crashed into scaffolding outside a high street shop.

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Teenage girl assaulted in churchyard

Teenage girl assaulted in churchyard

A 14-year-old was taken to hospital after reportedly being assaulted by two other girls.

Water issue forces school closure

Water issue forces school closure

Engineering works have shut a school after it was left with no running water.

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Number of homeless people dying has doubled

Number of homeless people dying has doubled

The number of homeless people who have died across the county has doubled in five years.

'I thanked him for trying so hard for so long'

'I thanked him for trying so hard for so long'

The grieving mother of Nathan Butler has told KentOnline how she sat beside her son's body for 20 minutes after he was found in a park

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Disturbance leads to drugs bust

Disturbance leads to drugs bust

An investigation is underway after 100 cannabis plants found growing in a house.

Quest to find abandoned newborn's mum to air tonight

Quest to find abandoned newborn's mum to air tonight

A man left outside a hospital in a carrier bag as a baby is appearing on a special edition of Long Lost Family.

Man arrested after boy falls from window

Man arrested after boy falls from window

A 40-year-old man has been accused of neglect after a child fell from a first floor window.

Schoolgirl heads to New York to start cancer treatment

Schoolgirl heads to New York to start cancer treatment

A young girl has flown to America through Crowdfunding to start a vaccine trial to prevent her cancer relapsing.

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Four level crossings to shut

Four level crossings to shut

Traffic will be diverted away from four level crossings over the coming weeks due to maintenance work.

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Public's first chance to see new leisure centre

Public's first chance to see new leisure centre

The ribbon was cut for a £26 million leisure centre which opened today.

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Backpacker's inquest after three-year wait

Backpacker's inquest after three-year wait

An inquest into the death a backpacker who died in Vietnam three years ago is due to be held today.

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Delays after M2 crash

Delays after M2 crash

Two lanes were blocked following a crash involving a car and a motorbike.

Missed GP appointments cost thousands

Missed GP appointments cost thousands

Patients are costing the NHS almost £1,000 a week through missed GP appointments, new figures reveal.

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Kent plays part in Oscars win

Kent plays part in Oscars win

Olivia Colman has won an Oscar for her part in The Favourite, which was partly shot in the county.

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A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a holiday park.

Fires 'started by youths'

Fires 'started by youths'

Firefighters were called out twice to attend blazes believed to have been started deliberately.

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Drum 'n' bass record label to stage festival takeover

Drum 'n' bass record label to stage festival takeover

Organisers of the Wheels and Fins Festival in Thanet have announced a pioneering drum 'n' bass label will stage a takeover this year.

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Kent's catapult crime capital revealed

Kent's catapult crime capital revealed

A town has become a hotspot for crimes carried out with catapults – with incidents almost trebling in a borough over the last three years.

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Mum lets homeless man move in with her

Mum lets homeless man move in with her

A kind-hearted mum who let a homeless man move in with her says he could have died in a town centre if she hadn't stepped in.

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Pub seeks new manager to avoid last orders

Pub seeks new manager to avoid last orders

An historic pub which has been shut for several weeks may be given a new lease of life after a bid to find a new manager was apparently launched.

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Smackdown bullying traumas at wrestling school

Smackdown bullying traumas at wrestling school

A man who was bullied as a boy has set up his own wrestling school to give confidence to other victims.

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Man found dead in park

Man found dead in park

A search for a missing 32-year-old has ended after a person was found dead in a park.

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Family of 'migrants' found near coast

Family of 'migrants' found near coast

A family-of-seven were found near the channel this morning.

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Armed knifeman on the run

Armed knifeman on the run

Police have issued a photo of a man they are hunting after an armed raid on a shop.

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Motorbike and car crash near town centre

Motorbike and car crash near town centre

Emergency services are dealing with an incident near a town centre.

Atlantic duo make landfall

Atlantic duo make landfall

Two businessmen have achieved a world first after completing a 3,800 nautical mile journey across the North Atlantic.

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Manchester United goalie pays tribute to Jordan Dawes

Manchester United goalie pays tribute to Jordan Dawes

One of the best goal keepers in the world has paid tribute to the 18-year-old who passed away on Friday.

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