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'Kidnap plot' hotel sold for £2.75m

'Kidnap plot' hotel sold for £2.75m

A new buyer has snapped up a hotel which was once swarmed by 200 police officers.

Mums afraid to let sons out after KFC robbery

Mums afraid to let sons out after KFC robbery

Four mothers of teenagers robbed by a masked gang say they are scared of letting their sons out.

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Woman missing after 'boarding train' found

Woman missing after 'boarding train' found

An a woman, who disappeared after apparently boarding a train to London sparking an urgent search, has been found.

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General Election 2019 candidates for Kent

General Election 2019 candidates for Kent

This is who you could vote for on December 12.

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'Manipulative, deceitful, controlling, violent'

'Manipulative, deceitful, controlling, violent'

A man who crushed a three-year-old boy to death when he slammed his car seat into him has been sentenced.

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Explosion carried out after grenade found at war memorial

Explosion carried out after grenade found at war memorial

Bomb disposal experts were called after the discovery of a Second World War hand grenade at a war memorial.

Cat announced as election candidate

Cat announced as election candidate

A pro-EU cat will be among the choices for voters in the General Election.

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One patient every 56 seconds as 'winter crisis' looms

One patient every 56 seconds as 'winter crisis' looms

Overrun A&E departments across Kent are buckling under the strain of almost 50,000 patients a month.

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War hero's 10-hour A&E ordeal

War hero's 10-hour A&E ordeal

Hospital bosses have apologised to a 99-year-old war veteran left in agony on a trolley in A&E for almost 10 hours.

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Last moments of seasick diver will remain a mystery

Last moments of seasick diver will remain a mystery

A father-of-three who went missing during a dive is thought to have thrown up after he entered the water - but mystery still surrounds his death.

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Are you Bing Crosby?

Are you Bing Crosby?

A record label is on the hunt for anyone called Bing Crosby to attend a special Christmas lunch and apparently one lives in Kent.

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Grandad, 89, saved in 'miracle' river rescue

Grandad, 89, saved in 'miracle' river rescue

A pensioner's family says his rescue was 'nothing short of a miracle'.

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Shopping centre extension 'half empty'

Shopping centre extension 'half empty'

More than 20 retail units are yet to be filled in a multi-million shopping centre extension which officially opened last week.

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27 places you can visit Santa in Kent

27 places you can visit Santa in Kent

If you've yet to book your family's visit to Father Christmas, here's our guide to Kent's grottos and how to get your tickets.

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Delays as lorry sheds its load

Delays as lorry sheds its load

Motorists are facing delays after a lorry shed its load blocking part of a busy road.

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Inquest opens into man's bridge fall death

Inquest opens into man's bridge fall death

The death of a man who fell from a motorway bridge will be investigated by a coroner next year.

Teen attacked with hammer after asking for directions

Teen attacked with hammer after asking for directions

Police are investigating after a teenager, who recently passed his driving test, was attacked with a hammer when he asked for directions.

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Strike threat at Kent port

Strike threat at Kent port

Imports of Porsche, Audi, Skoda, and Volkswagen cars could be hit if drivers at a port go on strike over pay.

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Why was double-killer allowed into UK to strike again?

Why was double-killer allowed into UK to strike again?

The Home Secretary has been asked how a twice-convicted killer was allowed entry into the UK, murdering a much-loved dad just three weeks later.

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Digger used to smash open cash machine

Digger used to smash open cash machine

Ram raiders are believed to have made off with thousands after targeting a supermarket's cash machine.

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Phones worth £14k stolen in shop raid

Phones worth £14k stolen in shop raid

Police are hunting four men after they stole mobile phones worth more than £14k during a robbery.

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Lizzy the butcher wins an award

Lizzy the butcher wins an award

A butcher's sausages and her animal welfare ethos have helped her win a Young British Foodie Award

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Staff threatened by ink cartridge thief

Staff threatened by ink cartridge thief

A man attempting to steal ink cartridges from a supermarket threatened staff before fleeing the scene.

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Mental health worker had sex with vulnerable patient

Mental health worker had sex with vulnerable patient

A mental health worker who repeatedly slept with a vulnerable patient has avoided jail.

Elderly pétanque players 'pelted with eggs'

Elderly pétanque players 'pelted with eggs'

A group of pétanque players say they are being terrorised by a gang of teens.

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Flood alerts in place

Flood alerts in place

Several areas are at risk of flooding following torrential downpours overnight, with more rain expected.

435 houses wanted instead of offices

435 houses wanted instead of offices

Land that was meant to be used to build offices could become more houses.

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Aerial images capture new M20 junction

Aerial images capture new M20 junction

A £104m motorway junction is changing the way commuters get to work, now aerial photos show for the first time how it has altered the landscape too.

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‘I drove my husband 500 miles to end his life’

‘I drove my husband 500 miles to end his life’

Three women are dedicating their lives to fighting for a change in assisted dying laws — here are their heartbreaking reasons for doing so.

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Jealous ex attacked mum in her sleep

Jealous ex attacked mum in her sleep

A woman feared she would be raped when she woke up to find her ex-partner in her room with his hand over her mouth.

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