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Couple stranded overseas after losing newborn baby

Couple stranded overseas after losing newborn baby

A couple mourning the loss of their newborn baby are being forced to pay thousands of dollars just to return home.

Council 'can't afford Pride celebration'

Council 'can't afford Pride celebration'

A local council would welcome a LGBT+ pride event but says it has not got the money to organise one itself.

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Gatwick expansion 'totally underhand'

Gatwick expansion 'totally underhand'

Campaigners have hit out at bosses at Gatwick Airport after they announced plans to use their emergency runway to increase aviation capacity.

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'Xenophobic' row rumbles on

'Xenophobic' row rumbles on

Two formal complaints have been made to a council following a spat between political rivals.

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'Murder victim' suffered heart attack near shops

'Murder victim' suffered heart attack near shops

A man initially thought to have been murdered suffered a heart attack while chasing another man with a car jack outside a parade of shops.

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Man remains in custody over mum's disappearance

Man remains in custody over mum's disappearance

A man is still being quizzed by police this morning more than 24 hours after he was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a mum-of-five.

Crash on motorway causes delays

Crash on motorway causes delays

Drivers were held back on the M20 after a crash involving a lorry and two cars this morning.

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Fresh images unveil vision for cinema and leisure complex

Fresh images unveil vision for cinema and leisure complex

The operators of a five-screen cinema, which is opening as part of an eye-catching £115 million regeneration project, have been revealed.

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Baby Daisy home at last

Baby Daisy home at last

A baby girl battling a condition so rare she has had to live most of her life in hospital has finally returned home.

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MPs' legal threat over stroke unit plans

MPs' legal threat over stroke unit plans

A group of MPs have threatened a legal challenge to health bosses’ decision to exclude a hospital from becoming one of Kent’s specialist stroke units.

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Teenager went into sea to save mum's life

Teenager went into sea to save mum's life

An air cadet has been given an award for stopping a suicidal woman from trying to kill herself.

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Green light for 495 Garden City homes

Green light for 495 Garden City homes

Hundreds of houses have been approved at one of the county's biggest developments.

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Pony spotted with horrific head wound

Pony spotted with horrific head wound

An ailing Exmoor pony on a clifftop is being nursed back to health.

Huge delays on M2

Huge delays on M2

Long queues on a motorway are being put down to traffic light issues.

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Fraudster netted £1.3 million

Fraudster netted £1.3 million

A man has admitted conspiracy to commit fraud and conceal criminal property.

Thieves stole from OAP after helping him take shopping home

Thieves stole from OAP after helping him take shopping home

Officers have released CCTV images of people they would like to speak to in connection a theft investigation.

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Car smashes into a wall

Car smashes into a wall

Police have closed a road after a car hit a wall.

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Man's death at cliffs

Man's death at cliffs

Police and coastguard teams were called to search for a man who was discovered dead.

'Medical incident' at river

'Medical incident' at river

Ambulance crews have rushed a man to hospital after a medical incident near a river.

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Jail for driver who rammed police cars

Jail for driver who rammed police cars

A driver who rammed two police cars with his van has been jailed.

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Daughter's call for more signs at scene of dad's death

Daughter's call for more signs at scene of dad's death

The daughter of a man who died after going into the sea to save his dog has visited the scene of the incident for the first time.

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Father and son admit possessing a kilo of heroin

Father and son admit possessing a kilo of heroin

A father and son have admitted possessing nearly a kilo of heroin seized from their home.

Hospital trust taken out of special measures

Hospital trust taken out of special measures

A hospital trust has been removed from special measures after improving its financial standing.

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Labour lost city status deliberately, say Tories

Labour lost city status deliberately, say Tories

Conservatives say council papers show the loss of Rochester's city status was not a mistake.

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Buses damaged in repeat attacks

Buses damaged in repeat attacks

Police are appealing for information after a series of attacks on buses.

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'Bee killer' Asian hornet spotted in Kent

'Bee killer' Asian hornet spotted in Kent

An Asian hornet sighting has been confirmed in Kent, prompting an investigation into the whereabouts of the predatory insects’ nests.

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Man charged with robbing pensioner

Man charged with robbing pensioner

A man is due to appear in court after he was charged with the robbery after he allegedly mugged an 86 year-old woman.

Man seen 'taking pictures' of young ballet dancer

Man seen 'taking pictures' of young ballet dancer

Police have warned parents to be vigilant after a mum spotted a man appearing to take photos of her 10-year-old daughter outside a ballet class.

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Thugs jailed for 'sadistic' attack

Thugs jailed for 'sadistic' attack

Two thugs who tortured a man, slashing his face and burning him, in a revenge attack have been jailed for life.

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Lizzy Yarnold receives OBE

Lizzy Yarnold receives OBE

Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold has received an OBE at Buckingham Palace this morning.

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