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Armed police tackle 'man with sword'

Armed police tackle 'man with sword'

A man has been arrested after armed police closed a road.

Hunt for van driver after A2 crash

Hunt for van driver after A2 crash

A motorcylist was injured in a crash with a trailer on the M2.

Corner shop could become micropub

Corner shop could become micropub

Eye-catching plans to convert an ailing convenience store that has been running for about 35 years into a micropub have been revealed.

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Two people taken to hospital after crash

Two people taken to hospital after crash

A road was closed for two hours after an accident left two people needing treatment.

Work on £5 billion London Resort accelerates

Work on £5 billion London Resort accelerates

Bosses behind project say "more work has been done in last six months than previous five years".

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Delays after two car crash

Delays after two car crash

Drivers are facing delays after a crash involving two cars.

Deliver-who?

Deliver-who?

A crash has prompted calls for number plates to be fitted on the bicycles of fast food delivery workers.

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Heads fuming after last-minute grade boundary changes

Heads fuming after last-minute grade boundary changes

Hundreds of pupils were hit by exam board changes just days before the results were announced with one teacher describing the situation as 'a fiasco'.

Man blinded in oil drum explosion does charity skydive

Man blinded in oil drum explosion does charity skydive

A man who lost his sight in an oil drum explosion has jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft.

New festival combines music and beer

New festival combines music and beer

A new music and beer festival being staged next month will bring together dozens of acts from across the county.

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Youngsters' decorated deckchairs artwork

Youngsters' decorated deckchairs artwork

Pupils from seven schools have got together to produce a unique art display.

Tom Hardy visits Kent pub

Tom Hardy visits Kent pub

A renowned actor, who stars in Peaky Blinders and Legend, has been spotted having lunch with family and friends in a Kent pub.

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Young hero's action to save suspected stroke victim

Young hero's action to save suspected stroke victim

A heroic and cool-headed physiotherapist rushed in to aid a stricken fan just after a football match ended.

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Lorry trailer on fire

Lorry trailer on fire

Police and fire crews are tending to a lorry trailer on fire on an industrial estate.

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Student attack victim due to fly home

Student attack victim due to fly home

A 17-year-old who spent three months in hospital after a savage street assault in Kent is to fly back to his native Germany next week.

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Missing man is found

Missing man is found

People searching for a 71-year-old man say he has been found.

Mattress on fire in shopping centre stairwell

Mattress on fire in shopping centre stairwell

Police were called to a shopping centre where an alarm was going off and found a mattress on fire in a stairwell.

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Soccer physio 'may have saved fan's life'

Soccer physio 'may have saved fan's life'

A heroic physiotherapist rushed to the aid of a spectator who fell ill just after a football match.

Image released after warehouse burglary

Image released after warehouse burglary

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after laptops and desktops were taken from a warehouse earlier this year.

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Man cut free from car

Man cut free from car

Fire crews cut the roof off a car to free a man after a collision.

Huge blaze in barn

Huge blaze in barn

Fire crews have been tackling a blaze in an outbuilding containing bales of straw.

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Flat engulfed by flames

Flat engulfed by flames

One person has been rescued from a blazing flat.

Historic pub gets £300k makeover

Historic pub gets £300k makeover

A pub that was controversially painted pink has undergone a major refurbishment to give it a modern boutique feel.

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One year on from fire which raged for three weeks

One year on from fire which raged for three weeks

Piles of burnt rubbish remain on the site of an industrial estate a year after a fire ripped through it.

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Takeaway ordered to clean up its act

Takeaway ordered to clean up its act

An inspection of a takeaway found mouldy cloths, dirty containers, and food wrapped in newspaper.

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Denly misses out on century

Denly misses out on century

Joe Denly was agonisingly close to scoring his maiden Test hundred on Saturday.

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Hundreds of homes without power

Hundreds of homes without power

More than 400 homes and businesses are without power after an outage.

Crash on M2 led to tailbacks

Crash on M2 led to tailbacks

Traffic has been at a standstill after at least two cars crashed on a motorway.

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Train delays after passenger falls ill

Train delays after passenger falls ill

There were warnings of delays when a train had to stay behind on its platform after a person fell ill on board.

Traffic was at standstill on A2

Traffic was at standstill on A2

Motorists have been warned of traffic delays on the A2 after a woman was spotted on a bridge.

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