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Lorry drivers celebrate Christmas on the M20

Lorry drivers celebrate Christmas on the M20

Thousands of lorry drivers are celebrating the most unusual Christmas Day... with the army on the M20.

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Young motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

Young motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

A young motorcyclist has been left seriously injured following a crash last night.

1,100 troops help repatriate truckers stranded on Christmas Day

1,100 troops help repatriate truckers stranded on Christmas Day

As truckers spend Christmas Day stranded 1,100 troops are helping get them home - with one posting a heartbreaking message from Manston.

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12 Days of Quizmas: Step into Christmas with this festive quiz

12 Days of Quizmas: Step into Christmas with this festive quiz

On the first day of Quizmas we are bringing you a festive quiz testing your knowledge on all things Christmas.

Friends get festive tattoos after charity song raises £1k

Friends get festive tattoos after charity song raises £1k

Two musicians from Kent have gone under the needle after their catchy Christmas song raised more than £1,000 for charity.

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Funeral firms clash over rival crematorium plans

Funeral firms clash over rival crematorium plans

Two national funeral firms are at loggerheads over their separate plans to build crematoriums in the county.

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Kent's best Instagram photos of 2020

Kent's best Instagram photos of 2020

As the year draws to a close we spotlight the most beautiful photographs taken of our beloved county.

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Kent reacts to Brexit trade deal

Kent reacts to Brexit trade deal

Politicians across the county have praised a deal on Brexit being struck between the UK and the EU after months of negotiations.

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Dog saved by vets after eating 3ft-long tinsel

Dog saved by vets after eating 3ft-long tinsel

Vets miraculously pulled tinsel out from a dog in one piece after he swallowed the Christmas decoration at home.

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Brexit trade deal agreed

Brexit trade deal agreed

After months of negotiations a deal between the UK and Europe has been agreed.

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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.

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