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Minster impressed with council’s education turnaround

Minster impressed with council’s education turnaround

Children’s Minister Janet Daby has released the county’s largest council from an improvement notice for special educational needs services.

Councillor defends use of ‘Nazi scum’ chant

Councillor defends use of ‘Nazi scum’ chant

A suspended Labour councillor has received criticism from former colleagues after engaging in “Nazi scum” chants during a recent counter-protest.

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Labour councillor remanded in custody after speech to counter protesters

Labour councillor remanded in custody after speech to counter protesters

A suspended councillor has been remanded in custody after he was charged with allegedly encouraging violent disorder while addressing a London crowd.

Six arrested after car ‘crashes into tree’ near university campus

Six arrested after car ‘crashes into tree’ near university campus

Police have taken six men into custody following a car crash near a university campus.

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Comedian rocks unusual new look as he films at Kent beach

Comedian rocks unusual new look as he films at Kent beach

Not Going Out star Tim Vine channeled the King of Rock and Roll himself as he sported a giant quiff while filming and taking pictures with fans.

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Towns beat Kent rivals to secure own Monopoly game

Towns beat Kent rivals to secure own Monopoly game

Neighbouring seaside towns have beaten fellow Kent rivals in a “beauty contest” to get their own special Monopoly game made.

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New MP joins fight to bring back Eurostar as petition nears 60,000 signatures

New MP joins fight to bring back Eurostar as petition nears 60,000 signatures

A new MP has backed calls for Eurostar to return to the county and says rival operators should consider stepping into the void left behind.

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Road closed in both directions after crash

Road closed in both directions after crash

A road was closed in both directions as emergency services attended to the scene of a crash.

Eight taken to hospital and one man in serious condition after bus crash

Eight taken to hospital and one man in serious condition after bus crash

Eight people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a double-decker bus and a car, with one man in a serious condition.

‘Dangerous defect’ shuts major route

‘Dangerous defect’ shuts major route

A ‘dangerous defect’ has reportedly shut a major route, which has been plagued by recent closures.

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Elon Musk wades into Kent MP’s offensive tweets controversy

Elon Musk wades into Kent MP’s offensive tweets controversy

One of Kent's newest MPs has seen her offensive tweet shared to almost 200m followers via Elon Musk amid an ongoing Twitter/X spat with the PM.

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Social club shut for ‘foreseeable future’ after fire

Social club shut for ‘foreseeable future’ after fire

An investigation has been launched following an overnight fire at a town centre social club.

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Fires at heritage park treated as ‘suspicious’

Fires at heritage park treated as ‘suspicious’

The cause of grass fires at a popular heritage park is being treated as suspicious by the emergency services.

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Campaign fails to get missing speed camera back on school route

Campaign fails to get missing speed camera back on school route

A petition calling for the return of a speed camera on a busy road near schools has been rejected.

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Child sex offender could be jailed again after breaching court order

Child sex offender could be jailed again after breaching court order

A sex offender previously convicted of sexual activity with a child could be jailed again after breaching a court order.

Family devastated after nan’s jewellery ‘goes missing’ following hospital death

Family devastated after nan’s jewellery ‘goes missing’ following hospital death

A daughter is warning grieving relatives to remove their loved ones’ jewellery after her mum’s heirlooms went missing after she died in hospital.

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‘I know we bought a house by a road – but noise of selfish bikers is horrible!’

‘I know we bought a house by a road – but noise of selfish bikers is horrible!’

Fed-up residents are calling on police to crack down on “selfish” and noisy bikers terrorising their village.

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‘It’s time that social media companies were tackled over lies’

‘It’s time that social media companies were tackled over lies’

A new MP has told the Kent Politics Podcast that this month’s rioting proves more should be done to tackle online misinformation.

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Nurse who took naps during shifts and ignored patient alarms avoids being struck off

Nurse who took naps during shifts and ignored patient alarms avoids being struck off

A nurse caught napping during shifts and found to have ignored patient alarms has been allowed to continue working in the profession.

‘Why rioters are as much deserving of pity as their cowering targets - perhaps more’

‘Why rioters are as much deserving of pity as their cowering targets - perhaps more’

After violence on the streets, Melissa Todd calls for empathy from all sides, arguing we’re all immigrants, we’re all frightened and we’re all flawed.

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Police arrest man after Labour councillor filmed making 'cut throats' threat at counter protest

Police arrest man after Labour councillor filmed making 'cut throats' threat at counter protest

A man has been arrested on suspicion of “encouraging murder” after a video appeared online calling for the throats of protesters to be cut.

Praise for ‘kind’ policing of protest amid riot fears

Praise for ‘kind’ policing of protest amid riot fears

Frightened residents have praised the response of the police to last night’s protest which saw three people arrested.

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Police concerned for missing teen last seen without any shoes

Police concerned for missing teen last seen without any shoes

Officers have appealed to the public to help locate a teenager they’re becoming increasingly concerned about.

PC spared jail for depraved online sex chats with young boys

PC spared jail for depraved online sex chats with young boys

A “predatory” former police officer posed as a girl to have sexually explicit chats with children he believed to be as young as eight.

Christmas market to return at landmark - 200 years after it was scrapped

Christmas market to return at landmark - 200 years after it was scrapped

A festive market first held 600 years ago will return to one of the county’s most famous historic sites for the Christmas season.

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Seven arrested after ‘spate of motorbike thefts’

Seven arrested after ‘spate of motorbike thefts’

Police have made several arrests following the search of a business after motorbikes, a quadbike and a moped were suspected to be stolen.

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Labour councillor suspended after telling counter protest: ‘Cut all their throats’

Labour councillor suspended after telling counter protest: ‘Cut all their throats’

A Labour councillor has been suspended after footage emerged of a man at a protest calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut.

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Axed Pfizer workers rehired as new Chinese firm moves in

Axed Pfizer workers rehired as new Chinese firm moves in

Pfizer staff made redundant by the pharmaceutical giant have now been taken on by a new firm.

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Kent MP apologises after offensive tweets resurface

Kent MP apologises after offensive tweets resurface

A newly-elected MP has apologised for a “significant error of judgement” after social media posts from 2009 resurfaced.

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Princess Diana’s royal racing gloves worn at Kent track to be auctioned

Princess Diana’s royal racing gloves worn at Kent track to be auctioned

The red gloves the former Princess of Wales wore when she visited a karting track in Kent more than 30 years ago are being sold.

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