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'I can't breathe and am in constant pain, please take Covid seriously'

'I can't breathe and am in constant pain, please take Covid seriously'

A Covid patient reveals the 'manic' situation in hospital where he's struggling to fight the virus and begged people to take the pandemic seriously.

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Covid marshal sacked after 'aggressive' stop and search

Covid marshal sacked after 'aggressive' stop and search

A coronavirus marshal was let go with immediate effect after chasing and grabbing a resident walking to the shops.

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Mum's Covid death just weeks after starting dream NHS job

Mum's Covid death just weeks after starting dream NHS job

Tributes have been pouring in for a healthcare assistant and mum-of-three who died after contracting Covid-19 just weeks after starting her dream job.

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Tests find 900 symptomless Covid carriers

Tests find 900 symptomless Covid carriers

A month after it was first launched, specialist testing has identified almost 900 people who had coronavirus without knowing.

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Shivering seal pup rescued from beach

Shivering seal pup rescued from beach

A dog-walker tried to wrap a stranded seal pup in a car blanket while waiting for rescuers to arrive and care for it.

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New tenant found for long-vacant superstore

New tenant found for long-vacant superstore

A firm is hoping to move into a vast building that has stood empty for two years, since it was vacated by DIY store Homebase.

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Delivery van swiped while driver dropped off parcels

Delivery van swiped while driver dropped off parcels

A woman has been arrested after a van was taken while being used for delivering parcels.

University to refund rent during lockdown

University to refund rent during lockdown

A university says it will rebate rent paid by students who are unable to stay in their university-owned accommodation during the lockdown.

'Chaos' as truckers given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry park

'Chaos' as truckers given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry park

Confused truckers sparking chaos in a village while trying to find a Brexit lorry park have been given the wrong postcode by the government.

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Vandals run riot as cars covered in paint and windows smashed

Vandals run riot as cars covered in paint and windows smashed

Vehicles have been sprayed with paint and had their windows smashed during a mindless spate of vandalism.

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Everywhere you can now get a Covid vaccine

Everywhere you can now get a Covid vaccine

Here is everywhere you can get a coronavirus vaccine as more centres are opened in Kent.

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Life support for brain damaged girl, 5, can be turned off

Life support for brain damaged girl, 5, can be turned off

A judge has ruled doctors treating a brain damaged five-year-old can turn off her life support.

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Cafe shuts permanently as 'lockdown proves too much'

Cafe shuts permanently as 'lockdown proves too much'

A popular cafe has been forced to shut for good due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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'Penguin' spotted in Folkestone

'Penguin' spotted in Folkestone

A 'penguin' spotted in Kent has become a social media sensation - but while temperatures have dived lately all is not as it seems.

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Highest alert level down to 'admin error' but hospital still 'fully stretched'

Highest alert level down to 'admin error' but hospital still 'fully stretched'

A hospital trust declared the highest possible level of alert meaning its resources are overwhelmed but later said this was an "administrative error".

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'Scrap Kent Test if this carries on'

'Scrap Kent Test if this carries on'

The 11-plus was delayed last year but this year campaigners say education chiefs should go a step further.

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Water supply works 'operating smoothly' after huge outage warning

Water supply works 'operating smoothly' after huge outage warning

Southern Water has assured customers its network is "operating smoothly" after councillors warned water could be cut off to 90,000 homes.

Part of M20 to close for maintenance works

Part of M20 to close for maintenance works

Part of the M20 will close from tonight for 'essential maintenance', Highways England has warned.

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Crossing delays after crash and broken down vehicle

Crossing delays after crash and broken down vehicle

Traffic is subject to delays on the M25 following a crash and a broken down vehicle.

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£1m upgrade for traveller sites likened to 'Glastonbury after 15 days'

£1m upgrade for traveller sites likened to 'Glastonbury after 15 days'

A council committee has approved plans to go ahead with long overdue improvement works at two gypsy and traveller sites.

Exposed: Shop's trade in illegal tobacco

Exposed: Shop's trade in illegal tobacco

A town centre convenience store is selling cheap tobacco illegally with people queuing up for their contraband.

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Feeling flush? Old toilet block for sale for £230k

Feeling flush? Old toilet block for sale for £230k

Former public toilets on a seafront promenade are going under the hammer with a guide price of £230,000.

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Four of six soft play centres close for good

Four of six soft play centres close for good

Soft play centres across the county have been dealt another blow as several were unable to survive even the first lockdown.

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The seaside town leading a football revolution

The seaside town leading a football revolution

There's a football revolution afoot in Kent - and the coach behind it says this is only the beginning.

440 homes will be built despite council rejection

440 homes will be built despite council rejection

An inspector has reached a decision over a 440-home plan which attracted so much opposition a council went against the advice to refuse the scheme.

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90,000 homes at risk of losing water

90,000 homes at risk of losing water

Southern Water says it is working on "a potential issue" at a water works but stressed it would alert people to any threat of loss of supply.

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Micropub loses licence for flouting Covid-19 rules

Micropub loses licence for flouting Covid-19 rules

A pub has been permanently closed after it had its licence revoked for hosting illegal lock-ins in November.

'It wasn't how I wanted to tell my children about my cancer'

'It wasn't how I wanted to tell my children about my cancer'

A mum with incurable cancer has come up a novel way for parents to tell children after facing the emotions of telling her own about her diagnosis.

Bomb squad called after 'suspected wartime grenade' discovered

Bomb squad called after 'suspected wartime grenade' discovered

A bomb disposal unit were called to a town's park and gardens after a suspected wartime grenade was seen in a river bed.

'He devoted his life to helping others'

'He devoted his life to helping others'

The devastated family of a social worker have paid tribute to him after he died of Covid-19.

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