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Is it ever too hot to work?

Is it ever too hot to work?

As Kent awaits a heatwave, an employment specialist reveals workers' rights when the office becomes unbearably hot.

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'Everyone has the right to choose who they marry'

'Everyone has the right to choose who they marry'

Kent Police is raising awareness of forced marriage and other forms of faith-related abuse by speaking to travellers at three Kent ports.

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MP has party whip withdrawn

MP has party whip withdrawn

Dover MP Charlie Elphicke has had the party whip withdrawn after it emerged he is facing sexual assault charges.

Lorry driver fell to death from bridge

Lorry driver fell to death from bridge

A 50-year-old man who fell to his death from a motorway bridge has been named.

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Probe launched into fatal plane crash

Probe launched into fatal plane crash

A team from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch remain on site today following a fatal plane crash.

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Thousands of unwanted cherries saved by volunteers

Thousands of unwanted cherries saved by volunteers

A farmer’s cherry crop has been saved from being wasted and donated to local food charities.

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Gran's record-breaking zip wire

Gran's record-breaking zip wire

An 84-year-old grandmother wrote her name into the record books at a Kent attraction over the weekend.

Fire sees Homebase store evacuated

Fire sees Homebase store evacuated

Firefighters have battled flames at a Homebase this afternoon.

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Pensioners 'mugged in pubs'

Pensioners 'mugged in pubs'

A man will appear in court today after two pensioners were attacked in pubs.

'Sewage river' flowing towards children's play area

'Sewage river' flowing towards children's play area

An overflowing manhole near a leisure centre has caused a sewage leak.

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Gang attack puts man in 60s in hospital

Gang attack puts man in 60s in hospital

Police are searching for four men accused of kicking a man in his 60s before causing a disturbance elsewhere.

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Part of rail platform collapses

Part of rail platform collapses

Rail passengers were warned to "mind the gap" after part of a platform gave way.

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Kent MP charged with sexual assaults

Kent MP charged with sexual assaults

Charlie Elphicke has been charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women.

Inquest opens after body found near Sainsbury's

Inquest opens after body found near Sainsbury's

An inquest has given the cause of death of a man who was found dead near a supermarket.

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Guinea pigs 'too ugly' to love

Guinea pigs 'too ugly' to love

Brothers Dribble and Tribble have spent almost 18 months in RSPCA care because visitors think they are ugly.

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Woman dies and three in hospital after crash

Woman dies and three in hospital after crash

A woman has died following a serious crash which saw the air ambulance called out.

Mystery as gnomes appear at skatepark

Mystery as gnomes appear at skatepark

It's gnome surprise people have been left scratching their heads after a collection of garden ornaments appeared at a skatepark.

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Man, 51, dies in plane crash

Man, 51, dies in plane crash

A man died and another was seriously injured after a plane came down in a field in a village.

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Teacher retires from school where he studied

Teacher retires from school where he studied

A teacher who used to be a pupil at the school where he has taught for 45 years has announced his retirement.

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Long delays on M25 after crash

Long delays on M25 after crash

Drivers are facing four mile queues and 50 minute delays following a crash involving two cars and a lorry.

Police confirm man died after being hit by train

Police confirm man died after being hit by train

Services were unable to stop at the affected station for several hours after the incident.

'Has council fined even one graffiti vandal'?

'Has council fined even one graffiti vandal'?

Fines were increased for graffiti vandals but a council is not sure how many people have been caught.

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Driver flees after crash

Driver flees after crash

A driver reportedly ran away after crashing a people carrier into barriers on a main road.

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Three-day beer festival heads to football club

Three-day beer festival heads to football club

A beer festival featuring more than 60 ales made in Kent will also have three stages of live music when it is held at a football club this week.

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Brewery defends 'saturating stink'

Brewery defends 'saturating stink'

Shepherd Neame has apologised for an odour that has been wafting into residential streets.

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Holiday hunger hits Kent food banks

Holiday hunger hits Kent food banks

Food charities and food banks in Kent are struggling to meet demands to feed children through the summer holidays

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'I basically signed myself up on the spot'

'I basically signed myself up on the spot'

Two retirees are taking on one of the toughest motoring challenges in the world - driving 10,000 miles without support or a back-up car.

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Kent basks in heatwave

Kent basks in heatwave

Temperatures are due to reach 37C in the county as an "exceptionally warm" spell arrives.

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Speed limit could be cut on deadly road

Speed limit could be cut on deadly road

Highways bosses could cut the speed limit to 40mph on a road where two people were killed within eight months.

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Speeding driver 'had dog on lap'

Speeding driver 'had dog on lap'

Astonished police pulled over a driver speeding at 90mph and found he had a dog sitting on his lap.

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