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Nine Kent areas among the most infected in the UK

Nine Kent areas among the most infected in the UK

Covid cases continue to rise by 30% weekly as GPs begin vaccine roll-outs and medical experts call for a rethink on easing restrictions at Christmas.

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Five-mile queues on M25 after crash

Five-mile queues on M25 after crash

There are severe delays after several vehicles were involved in a crash that forced the Dartford Tunnel to close.

Covid-hit towns receive first batch of vaccines

Covid-hit towns receive first batch of vaccines

Elderly patients lined the entrance to a hospital as they became the first people in a Kent town to receive coronavirus jabs.

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'Why didn't Father Christmas come?'

'Why didn't Father Christmas come?'

Families were left disappointed when a promised visit from Santa and Mickey Mouse did not happen.

'Charismatic' man, 24, died in quad bike crash

'Charismatic' man, 24, died in quad bike crash

A family have paid tribute to a young father who died when his quad bike crashed into parked cars, after inquest rules collision an accident.

Unemployment likely to rise despite vaccine roll-out

Unemployment likely to rise despite vaccine roll-out

The number of people out of work rose in almost every part of Kent in November and a business leader believes rises will continue well into next year.

Vaccine jabs postponed after delivery delay

Vaccine jabs postponed after delivery delay

A doctor has expressed her frustration after 80 coronavirus jabs had to be cancelled at her surgery after delays in the delivery of the vaccine.

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Calls for Christmas rules rethink

Calls for Christmas rules rethink

Rising coronavirus cases have sparked calls for the government to change the relaxed rules for the Christmas period.

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Royal Mail staff self-isolating

Royal Mail staff self-isolating

"A small number" of Royal Mail sorting office staff are self-isolating after two confirmed cases of coronavirus at the site.

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Council sorry after 35ft tree falls onto house

Council sorry after 35ft tree falls onto house

A retired teacher watched open-mouthed as a 35ft tree being chopped down by the council fell onto his house.

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Drug gang handed 138-year prison sentence

Drug gang handed 138-year prison sentence

Two men from Kent have been jailed alongside 21 others as part of a two-year police investigation into an organised crime network.

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Railway station evacuated after weapons threat

Railway station evacuated after weapons threat

A man barricaded himself inside a railway station office and warned police he was armed with weapons.

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Bouncer's cheekbone broken during New Year's binge

Bouncer's cheekbone broken during New Year's binge

A bouncer has described the impact an attack has had on his life as the man who punched him starts a prison sentence.

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County's influence on biggest Xmas hits

County's influence on biggest Xmas hits

From Bowie to Band Aid, Kent's music stars have played a key role in some of the festive season's best known songs.

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Father Christmas catches Covid-19

Father Christmas catches Covid-19

Santa Claus hopes to be well enough in time for Christmas Eve after catching coronavirus while visiting a Kent village.

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GPs to start offering Covid vaccine

GPs to start offering Covid vaccine

At least nine sites will be opening in the county this week starting today so the coronavirus vaccine can be offered to the most vulnerable patients.

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'Save our former cinema before it collapses'

'Save our former cinema before it collapses'

Campaigners are warning about the increasingly dilapidated state of a former cinema, which is meant to reopen as a two screen picture palace.

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Woman disputes identity of body found in home

Woman disputes identity of body found in home

A coroner is trying to track down the family of a woman found dead in a house after concerns about her identity were raised.

Trio threatened to throw girl off bridge

Trio threatened to throw girl off bridge

A teenage girl was left sobbing after a group of men tried to grab her and throw her off a bridge while she walked alone.

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Walk-through test centre opens

Walk-through test centre opens

A new Covid-19 test centre allowing walk-in appointments has opened in a community centre car park.

Asymptomatic Covid test centres to open

Asymptomatic Covid test centres to open

New test centres to identify asymptomatic spreaders of the coronavirus are to open in two Covid hotspots.

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'I had 18 months of chemo and dropped to 7st - only to be told I never had cancer'

'I had 18 months of chemo and dropped to 7st - only to be told I never had cancer'

A Kent mum was put on a crippling course of chemotherapy and feared she could die at any moment after being wrongly diagnosed with cancer.

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Fury at Wetherspoon's anti-lockdown posters in Covid hotspot

Fury at Wetherspoon's anti-lockdown posters in Covid hotspot

A councillor has blasted Wetherspoon over posters in a pub window in one of England's Covid hotspots which "play down" the impact of coronavirus.

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Theatres set to shut as London moves into Tier 3

Theatres set to shut as London moves into Tier 3

Those looking forward to festive shows at London theatres are set to be disappointed as stringent coronavirus restrictions are rolled out.

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New Covid variant 'discovered in Kent'

New Covid variant 'discovered in Kent'

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a new variant of Covid has been found which could explain soaring rates across Kent and the South East.

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Brexit lorry park won't be complete until February

Brexit lorry park won't be complete until February

Heavy rain means a huge post-Brexit lorry park won't be fully ready until February, forcing the government to use another site for customs checks.

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Delivery driver foils rogue traders

Delivery driver foils rogue traders

Police have praised a vigilant delivery driver who helped prevent a pensioner being conned by a rogue trader.

Will MPs demand Boris Johnson's resignation in wake of no-deal?

Will MPs demand Boris Johnson's resignation in wake of no-deal?

After a Kent MP said the Prime Minister should resign if he cannot secure a deal with the EU, will more follow in his footsteps?

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Yet another sinkhole appears

Yet another sinkhole appears

There are calls for a halt to housebuilding as the latest in a series of holes opens up on land close to residential developments.

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How and when to see the ‘Christmas Star’

How and when to see the ‘Christmas Star’

The 'Christmas star' will be seen for the first time in 800 years this winter.

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