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Asda reopens after electrical fault

Asda reopens after electrical fault

A supermarket was forced to turn its customers away on the first weekend in December due to an electrical fault.

Shock redundancies at Saga leave 100 jobless

Shock redundancies at Saga leave 100 jobless

Shock redundancies at Saga have left around 100 people jobless just before Christmas.

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Man charged with murder after stabbing

Man charged with murder after stabbing

A man has been charged with murder after a 31-year-old was stabbed to death.

Delays clear after six-vehicle pile-up

Delays clear after six-vehicle pile-up

Emergency services were at the scene of a crash involving six vehicles on the A2.

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Woman fighting for life after crash

Woman fighting for life after crash

Police are urging a man who "ran away" after a car crashed into a tree to come forward, as a young woman fights for her life in hospital.

Man left covered in blood after assault

Man left covered in blood after assault

An ex-soldier has avoided jail after arguing he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he launched an unprovoked attack.

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Refugee family 'unlawfully' evicted

Refugee family 'unlawfully' evicted

A council that sided with a landlord and failed to listen to tenants has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in compensation.

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Sisters spooked by strange man

Sisters spooked by strange man

Women are being urged to be on their guard after two sisters were followed by the same car on different nights while out running.

Countdown to Christmas begins

Countdown to Christmas begins

The first of the month means the countdown to Christmas has officially begun. But what's on your wish list this year?

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'Organic food is the way to go'

'Organic food is the way to go'

People are prepared to pay a little more at the checkout to have organic food, according to research.

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Crash on A2 causes delays

Crash on A2 causes delays

Motorists reported sitting in traffic for 50 minutes following an multi-vehicle accident on a busy road.

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Listener scoops the jackpot

Listener scoops the jackpot

It was third time lucky for one Kent woman as two other potential Thousand Pound Friday winners failed to answer their phones.

Pervert jailed for abuse of young girl

Pervert jailed for abuse of young girl

A pervert who was spared jail for a sexual assault more than 30 years ago has now been jailed for 14 years for abuse of another young girl.

Private ambulance involved in crash

Private ambulance involved in crash

Firefighters were called to rescue the driver of a private transport hospital car after it was involved in a crash on the A2 this afternoon.

Incidents cause rush hour chaos

Incidents cause rush hour chaos

A that car ended up on its roof following a crash was among the reasons for long delays on a busy A-road.

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MPs demand bus cuts U-turn

MPs demand bus cuts U-turn

Ten MPs have signed a letter to the leader of Kent County urging him to rethink a proposal to cut subsidies to 78 services.

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Accident closes motorway

Accident closes motorway

A motorway carriageway was blocked by a crash involving several vehicles this afternoon.

'Save our A&E unit'

'Save our A&E unit'

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition after it was revealed a major hospital may lose its A&E department.

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'Pillar of the community' admits sex abuse

'Pillar of the community' admits sex abuse

A pensioner’s criminal past caught up with him when he was arrested for sexual offences committed with two young girls 60 years ago.

Smuggler hid cigarettes with asbestos

Smuggler hid cigarettes with asbestos

A lorry driver tried to sneak in illicit cigarettes in containers holding a deadly material.

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Green light for £100m motorway junction

Green light for £100m motorway junction

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has given final approval for work to start on a proposed multi-million pound new motorway junction to ease traffic.

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Female collapses in Primark

Female collapses in Primark

Paramedics were called to treat a female in a Primark store in a busy town centre.

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Former teacher who molested pupils jailed

Former teacher who molested pupils jailed

A former maths teacher and home tutor who molested three pupils almost 40 years ago has been jailed.

Gin distillery given royal approval

Gin distillery given royal approval

Princess Anne officially opened a Kent gin distillery and had a taste of its tipple.

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Tobacco smuggler jailed

Tobacco smuggler jailed

A lorry driver who smuggled half a tonne of hand-rolling tobacco into the UK is now behind bars

Appeal as woman fights for life after being crushed by bus

Appeal as woman fights for life after being crushed by bus

A pensioner is continuing to fight for life after becoming trapped under a bus, as police appeal for witnesses to come forward.

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Dental practice with 8,000 NHS patients to close

Dental practice with 8,000 NHS patients to close

A dental practice with thousands of patients is to shut, NHS England has confirmed.

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Post-Brexit customs checks 'completely on track'

Post-Brexit customs checks 'completely on track'

The new customs checks system for after Brexit is "completely on track", according to a senior civil servant.

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'It looks like it's had a hard night on the town'

'It looks like it's had a hard night on the town'

A mum has called on a shop to change the way it advertises its Christmas trees after finding one to be a shadow of how it is pictured on the box.

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Video lays bare family's heartache after drink-drive death

Video lays bare family's heartache after drink-drive death

The family of a teenage passenger killed in a horrific car crash have launched an emotional video appeal in support of an anti drink-driving campaign.

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