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Man who abducted child avoids jail

Man who abducted child avoids jail

A 20-year-old man who abducted a child has walked free after spending two-and-a-half months in custody.

Hundreds join search for mum

Hundreds join search for mum

Hundreds of people have joined police in the search for a missing mother-of-five who disappeared almost two weeks ago.

Accident causes delays on motorway

Accident causes delays on motorway

Traffic is queuing on a busy stretch of a motorway due to an accident involving two vehicles during rush hour.

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Council under fire as nearly £5m of road upgrades at risk

Council under fire as nearly £5m of road upgrades at risk

A town is at risk of losing millions of pounds of Government grants for key highways improvements because councils are "unlikely" to meet deadlines.

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Message to son says ‘your dad is dead’

Message to son says ‘your dad is dead’

The family of a man electrocuted on an illegal traveller site say police should have informed them of his death before they found out on social media.

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Parents brand son's killer's sentence "disgusting"

Parents brand son's killer's sentence "disgusting"

The parents of a recovery driver hit on the M25 have branded his killer's sentence "disgusting".

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Village faces influx of lorries if plant approved

Village faces influx of lorries if plant approved

Nearly 150 extra lorries could pass through a village each day if the green light is given for a new rubbish tip.

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Car leaves road and hits trees

Car leaves road and hits trees

Medics were called this afternoon after a vehicle crashed off the road.

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Fury as motorists find three bridges all closed today

Fury as motorists find three bridges all closed today

Villagers found themselves 'trapped' today when three bridges were closed for level crossing repairs.

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My stroke horror - by 80s comic

My stroke horror - by 80s comic

Eighties comedian Duncan Norvelle has been in Kent talking about his career and how he is coming to terms with suffering a stroke.

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Couple say they were 'held hostage' over damage

Couple say they were 'held hostage' over damage

A couple have told how they were forced into paying thousands of pounds when an Italian wedding turned into a nightmare.

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Who took Donkey?

Who took Donkey?

Police are appealing for information after a popular wooden statue of Donkey from Shrek was stolen.

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Hunt for 'arsonist' after straw goes up in flames

Hunt for 'arsonist' after straw goes up in flames

Police have issued an appeal to find a Clio car seen at the site of a farm blaze last night.

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'This could be life or death for my son'

'This could be life or death for my son'

People have voiced their fears over the closure of an A&E department as a petition to save it is launched.

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Sinkhole road finally reopens after FIVE months

Sinkhole road finally reopens after FIVE months

Residents have celebrated the end of a five-month sinkhole saga "nightmare" - by sitting on the newly reopened A26.

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Woman rescued from cliff edge

Woman rescued from cliff edge

A woman was coaxed to safety after fears she was going to jump from a cliff edge.

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Man charged after armed police called to street

Man charged after armed police called to street

A man has been charged after an incident which saw armed police descend on a Kent town.

Armed police called to leisure park

Armed police called to leisure park

Police were called to reports of a man pointing a gun at people at a leisure complex.

'Bitter-sweet' moment after road campaign success

'Bitter-sweet' moment after road campaign success

A carer’s two-year mission to make a road safe after an elderly lady was killed, has finally been realised.

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Fraudsters' bid to get cut-price deal

Fraudsters' bid to get cut-price deal

A 40-year-old driver who fell victim to a cunning car scam is warning other motorists to beware.

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From Queen to the ‘mix cave’

From Queen to the ‘mix cave’

A recording studio with a difference has established itself as a focal point for the music scene in part of Kent.

Clifftops taped off by police

Clifftops taped off by police

Police and coastguard crews are on clifftops this evening following reports of a distressed woman.

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Police chief bashes Piers with papoose picture

Police chief bashes Piers with papoose picture

Kent's police and crime commissioner has weighed into the debate over the masculinity of wearing baby-carrying straps.

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Drone used in search for missing 10-year-old

Drone used in search for missing 10-year-old

Police used a drone in the search for a missing 10-year-old before he was found this evening.

Push for more fast trains from Kent to London

Push for more fast trains from Kent to London

A town council is to join forces with Kent MPs and the county council to push for more fast trains to the capital.

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Man's skull fractured in street attack

Man's skull fractured in street attack

Police hope mobile phone footage exists of an attack which has left a man with fractures to his skull and cheek.

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Air ambulance lands at community centre

Air ambulance lands at community centre

Air ambulance medics were called to an incident this morning.

Fury over faulty CCTV

Fury over faulty CCTV

Councillors say the situation regarding CCTV in need of replacement is 'out of control'

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Armed police arrest man and seize weapon

Armed police arrest man and seize weapon

Pictures show the moment armed police descended on a town after a man was seen with a weapon.

Car stopped with EIGHT people in it

Car stopped with EIGHT people in it

Police officers who pulled over a car with eight people in it also discovered a knife, drugs and a bat.

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