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Suspect in court after stabbing

Suspect in court after stabbing

A man remains in hospital and another man is due in court after a stabbing.

Warm weekend weather to collide with peak in grass pollen

Warm weekend weather to collide with peak in grass pollen

Hayfever sufferers are being told to prepare for very high pollen levels as warm sunny weather sweeps into Kent just as grass pollen levels peak.

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'It's like a ring of knives at toddler eye-level'

'It's like a ring of knives at toddler eye-level'

A dad is warning other parents to be careful after anti-climb spikes resembling a "ring of knives" slipped down a lamppost next to a children's park.

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Pensioner denies causing biker's death

Pensioner denies causing biker's death

A 72-year-old has gone on trial after a plumber died following a collision involving his motorbike and a BMW.

Royal Mail celebrates the nation's favourite felines

Royal Mail celebrates the nation's favourite felines

The UK's most popular cats are being given their own set of stamps available to buy from today.

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Council boss to leave role with immediate effect

Council boss to leave role with immediate effect

The chief executive of a council, which was found to have failed to handle bullying accusations last year, has resigned from her role.

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Secret buyer snaps up golf club

Secret buyer snaps up golf club

A golf course in the county has been sold to a private buyer who has vowed to prevent it from being developed for housing.

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Macknade to open new seaside restaurant

Macknade to open new seaside restaurant

A popular food and drink business is set to open its newest location at a development with stunning sea views.

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Tributes after biker dies in crash near M2

Tributes after biker dies in crash near M2

Flowers and tributes have been left for a biker who died in a crash.

From six-figure salary to serving the Lord

From six-figure salary to serving the Lord

A highly paid accountant has finally found the calling he always wanted - as a parish priest.

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Gangs working together to send people across sea in 'death traps'

Gangs working together to send people across sea in 'death traps'

"Ruthless" gangs are working together to send people across the Channel on "death trap" dinghies taped together, a top police officer has said.

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Man, 51, still in elderly care home after a year

Man, 51, still in elderly care home after a year

A 51-year-old with Parkinson's who was temporarily moved to an elderly people's care home is still waiting to be moved a year later.

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Screams go unanswered as mum and kids trapped in pitch black lift

Screams go unanswered as mum and kids trapped in pitch black lift

A mum and her two children spent 50 minutes trapped in a pitch black lift with their screams going unanswered.

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The stuff of myth? We visit Greek taverna in rural Kent

The stuff of myth? We visit Greek taverna in rural Kent

A loud smash, Henry Hoover and Ed Sheeran - but does Greek taverna in rural Kent live up to expectations?

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Town centre bingo hall set to be converted into flats

Town centre bingo hall set to be converted into flats

A town centre bingo hall on a site once ravaged by a major fire is to be converted into flats.

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Instagrammer urges residents to 'excrete out to help out'

Instagrammer urges residents to 'excrete out to help out'

A travel writer has urged residents to 'excrete out to help out' in a tongue-in-cheek video targeting Southern Water.

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CCTV released after man's leg broken in nightclub

CCTV released after man's leg broken in nightclub

Police have released a CCTV image after a man's leg was broken in an alleged attack.

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Farming in crisis over shortage of seasonal workers

Farming in crisis over shortage of seasonal workers

A grower has described the government's instruction to recruit British labour as "garbage" as farms struggle to recruit pickers and crops rot.

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Fire 'was a matter of time'

Fire 'was a matter of time'

Campaigners said they had feared damage coming to a building derelict for 13 years and are repeating their call to have it re-used.

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Cannabis farm across two floors uncovered by police

Cannabis farm across two floors uncovered by police

Cannabis cultivation and plants have been seized by police after officers gained entry into a property.

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Rail strike: When does it start and which trains are affected?

Rail strike: When does it start and which trains are affected?

More than 40,000 railway workers are going on strike for three days this month in a move expected to plunge train services into chaos.

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Teen motorbike joyrider caught after helicopter chase

Teen motorbike joyrider caught after helicopter chase

A teenage joyrider caught speeding on a stolen motorbike has pleaded guilty to various offences in court after being hunted down by a police chopper.

PM warned of docks closure due to 'unrealistic housing targets'

PM warned of docks closure due to 'unrealistic housing targets'

A Kent MP has called for the Prime Minister to review 'unrealistic housing targets' threatening the closure of docks where jobs are at risk.

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Motorway shut after van crashes into barrier

Motorway shut after van crashes into barrier

A stretch of the M2 was closed after a van collided with the central reservation.

Part of A249 to close for three weekends

Part of A249 to close for three weekends

A three-mile stretch of the dual carriageway is set to be shut in one direction for three entire weekends as a huge roadworks project continues.

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Fuel to hit £110 a tank, predicts RAC

Fuel to hit £110 a tank, predicts RAC

Drivers must be prepared to soon pay £2 a litre for petrol and diesel, warns the RAC, as the cost of fuel reaches prices never seen before.

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Woman sexually assaulted on riverside footpath

Woman sexually assaulted on riverside footpath

Two men are wanted by police after a woman reported being sexually assaulted while she walked along a riverside footpath.

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Funds earmarked for £18m leisure centre revamp

Funds earmarked for £18m leisure centre revamp

Multi-million pound funding has been recommended to a council for approval for a new replacement leisure centre.

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The scam DVLA text that could cost you your bank balance

The scam DVLA text that could cost you your bank balance

Scam texts impersonating the DVLA are attempting to con people out of money and personal details and drivers need to be aware, say officials.

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Man found with serious head injury in car park

Man found with serious head injury in car park

A man was flown to hospital after police were called to a car park where he was found with a head injury.

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