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'I'm never coming back here'

'I'm never coming back here'

Drivers have reacted with relief but also aired their frustration as they slowly head home after days of chaos.

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Asylum seekers stage protest over conditions

Asylum seekers stage protest over conditions

A group of asylum seekers have staged a protest over the conditions in which they are being kept.

Good Samaritans urged to 'stay at home'

Good Samaritans urged to 'stay at home'

People wanting to donate food to truckers stranded at a former airfield are being encouraged to give it to foodbanks instead.

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'More curry and pizza is on the way'

'More curry and pizza is on the way'

The Kent Sikh community is rallying together once again to ensure stranded truckers don't go hungry this Christmas.

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Christmas dinner's cancelled - sorry we didn't tell you

Christmas dinner's cancelled - sorry we didn't tell you

M&S shoppers heading to Dover to get their Christmas dinner are warned to contact the store first - because it may not be there...

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Amber weather warning for Boxing Day storm

Amber weather warning for Boxing Day storm

An Amber weather warning has been put in place for Storm Bella on Boxing Day.

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'I thought I had lost my son'

'I thought I had lost my son'

A one-year-old boy who turned blue and stopped breathing was saved after an emergency app contacted a nearby first responder.

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Christmas at Bedgebury cancelled

Christmas at Bedgebury cancelled

Organisers of a popular illuminated festive trail have cancelled its run for the remainder of the season.

Dover's big clear-up as port chaos starts to ease

Dover's big clear-up as port chaos starts to ease

The bins and streets around Dover port have been just as jammed as the roads, but as the stacked traffic starts to clear, cleaning begins.

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Villagers lower food from bridges as Domino's deliver 500 pizzas

Villagers lower food from bridges as Domino's deliver 500 pizzas

Villagers are using a rope and bags for life to deliver food to lorry drivers left stranded in Operation Stack - while Domino's has also stepped up.

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Christmas at Manston: Cold, windy and no showers

Christmas at Manston: Cold, windy and no showers

Hundreds of truckers stuck at Manston are resigned to the fact they will be spending Christmas at the cold and windy airport.

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'Imminent' trade deal should stop future port chaos

'Imminent' trade deal should stop future port chaos

Ports in Kent are set to be able to continue trading freely with Europe with an historic Brexit deal being agreed.

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Five catalytic converters stolen at night

Five catalytic converters stolen at night

Car owners are being warned of a number of catalytic converter thefts taking place at night.

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320 armed forces personnel help test hauliers

320 armed forces personnel help test hauliers

Testing in Kent is being supported by 320 members of the armed forces to help get hauliers across the Channel.

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Luck of the Irish reunites cross-Channel swimmer with lost trophy

Luck of the Irish reunites cross-Channel swimmer with lost trophy

The 50-year-old mystery of a missing trophy awarded to Kent's first cross-Channel swimmer has been solved after it turned up in an Irish charity shop.

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McDonald's drive-thru expansion 'will stop queues on major road'

McDonald's drive-thru expansion 'will stop queues on major road'

Highways bosses believe a bid to expand a McDonald's drive-thru will prevent queues from backing out onto a major road.

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Our favourite Christmas toys of years gone by

Our favourite Christmas toys of years gone by

With Christmas stockings in mind, we look back on what children might have longed for in decades past.

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Takeaway cocktail bar opens

Takeaway cocktail bar opens

A new cocktail bar and coffee house has opened, despite Kent remaining under the toughest Covid-19 restrictions.

Take our festive film quiz

Take our festive film quiz

With just one more sleep to the big day, you can fit in a few more Christmas films - but how's your movie knowledge? Take our quiz and find out:

'Thinking of you, Rodger'

'Thinking of you, Rodger'

In the season of goodwill, a community has rallied around with gifts for a much-loved homeless man who had to be taken to hospital.

'How can they still be keeping this quiet?'

'How can they still be keeping this quiet?'

KentOnline has been refused information about the impact of a huge 66-acre lorry park next to the M20 - sparking anger among critics.

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Stranded drivers scramble for food

Stranded drivers scramble for food

Tins of beans, cucumbers and bottles of beer have been passed over, under and through the fence to drivers stuck in Manston.

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M20 closed London bound for more lorries

M20 closed London bound for more lorries

The M20 is closed London bound to increase capacity for lorries to wait before crossing the Channel.

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Truckers to be tested at port

Truckers to be tested at port

Drivers stranded at the Port of Dover look set to receive tests despite official guidance insisting they must travel to Manston or the M20.

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Former top sports reporter dies

Former top sports reporter dies

A highly-respected former journalist has died after a long battle with cancer.

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New Covid-19 strain found in UK

New Covid-19 strain found in UK

Two cases of another new variant of coronavirus has been detected in the UK as more areas join Kent in Tier 4.

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Post delayed due to Covid outbreak at delivery office

Post delayed due to Covid outbreak at delivery office

Residents fear they may not receive Christmas cards until the new year after a Covid outbreak among postal workers put a stop to their deliveries.

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'Mutant virus spread from person in Kent'

'Mutant virus spread from person in Kent'

The newly discovered and fast-spreading strain of coronavirus originated in a person from Kent, scientists believe.

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The effect of the travel ban on our food industry

The effect of the travel ban on our food industry

With a huge backlog of lorries, research shows the French travel ban will have a knock-on effect on the food industry until after Christmas.

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The show must go on...line

The show must go on...line

Kent's biggest theatre will stream its pantomime online for free - after being forced to cancel the show by coronavirus restrictions.

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