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Student suffers serious burns in kitchen blaze

Student suffers serious burns in kitchen blaze

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: A 21-year-old student was left needing surgery after he suffered serious burns in a fire which destroyed the family kitchen.

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Naked Attraction game leaves Kent man 'looking faint'

Naked Attraction game leaves Kent man 'looking faint'

A man from Kent has become the first contestant of Channel 4's Naked Attraction to walk off the set after seeing six naked women.

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Barber warned to 'immediately cease trading' by council

Barber warned to 'immediately cease trading' by council

A barber who opened today and ignored lockdown rules has been visited by Kent Police and council staff.

Woman heard screaming during shocking street 'robbery'

Woman heard screaming during shocking street 'robbery'

Shocking footage has emerged of a gang surrounding a car after a man and woman were allegedly robbed on the eve of the second lockdown.

Vandals smash lights at iconic clock tower

Vandals smash lights at iconic clock tower

Remembrance Day and Diwali illuminations at an iconic clock tower have been cancelled after vandals smashed its lights.

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Arrest after teenage boy stabbed

Arrest after teenage boy stabbed

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after another teenager was stabbed near a railway station.

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Whole school year group sent home to isolate

Whole school year group sent home to isolate

Every Year 7 pupil at a secondary school has been sent home to self-isolate after a child tested positive for Covid-19.

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Pub and football team hit by Covid-19

Pub and football team hit by Covid-19

A pub had to shut almost a week before lockdown after the landlord, landlady and members of the football team contracted the virus.

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'I'll only close if I'm very ill or dead'

'I'll only close if I'm very ill or dead'

A barber refusing the national lockdown measures is fully booked with customers today, despite warnings of fines for breaching the rules.

Hundreds of Argos stores to close

Hundreds of Argos stores to close

Argos stores in the county face an uncertain future after owners Sainsbury's announced it was to close 420 branches nationwide.

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'Last night of freedom' before Lockdown 2 - pictures

'Last night of freedom' before Lockdown 2 - pictures

Pubs, restaurants and nail salons were busy on the final evening before stricter Covid-19 restrictions kicked in.

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Road closed after car collides with dustcart

Road closed after car collides with dustcart

Two men have been taken to hospital and a road remains closed after a crash this morning involving two cars and a dustcart.

Suspected county lines drug dealer wanted

Suspected county lines drug dealer wanted

A man has been named by police as being wanted in connection with the supply of class A drugs as part of a huge crackdown operation.

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'Christmas will be a disaster this year'

'Christmas will be a disaster this year'

A business expert has a gloomy prediction for the festive season and fears many small businesses will go bust in the new year because of the pandemic.

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Lockdown 2: What you can and can't do

Lockdown 2: What you can and can't do

Find out what is closed and what you can and can not do as the new lockdown starts.

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'Someone needs to be held accountable for dad's death'

'Someone needs to be held accountable for dad's death'

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - The daughter of a man who died before he could get an appointment for a rare skin condition is demanding answers.

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Two new restaurants revealed for leisure complex

Two new restaurants revealed for leisure complex

Long-empty units at a £75m leisure complex are finally starting to fill up as two new restaurants are both set to open in early 2021.

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Witches and weaving: Kent's links to the Gunpowder Plot

Witches and weaving: Kent's links to the Gunpowder Plot

We explored how Kent is linked to Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of November 5, 1605.

Two Kent MPs vote against second lockdown

Two Kent MPs vote against second lockdown

Tory MPs have defied the whip and voted against a second lockdown - including two of the county's representatives.

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Pupils to wear masks in school

Pupils to wear masks in school

The government has said pupils should wear face coverings - a day after a Kent virologist called for the measure.

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Support for lockdown from council leaders

Support for lockdown from council leaders

While Kent has avoided higher rates of Covid infection council leaders say second lockdown restrictions should be followed as part of national effort.

How one Kent town is coping ahead of Lockdown 2

How one Kent town is coping ahead of Lockdown 2

As Lockdown 2 looms we interviewed shop keepers and business owners to see how one Kent town is coping.

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Five face fines of £10k after house party

Five face fines of £10k after house party

Five men face fines of £10,000 each after police broke up a house party.

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Moment moped raiders smash into salon

Moment moped raiders smash into salon

This is the moment moped-mounted raiders smashed their way into a salon - which has been burgled twice before.

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Businesses fined £1,000 for Covid curfew breach

Businesses fined £1,000 for Covid curfew breach

Three pubs and three restaurants have each received a fine for serving customers past the government's 10pm curfew.

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Entire year group still off school and new cases identified

Entire year group still off school and new cases identified

A Kent school has now had at least 13 cases of coronavirus after two more pupils and three staff test positive for the virus.

'I will not stand down'

'I will not stand down'

A barber refusing to close for lockdown has been warned of being handed fines by a visiting officer - but said he will still be opening.

Morman subjected child to years of abuse

Morman subjected child to years of abuse

A former church-goer who sexually abused a child for three years, has been sent to prison.

Culled birds bagged up and removed after flu outbreak

Culled birds bagged up and removed after flu outbreak

A devastated bird farmer has watched powerlessly as all 480 of her birds were killed after avian flu was confirmed among her chickens and ducks.

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Government urged to support rough sleepers during Lockdown 2

Government urged to support rough sleepers during Lockdown 2

Organisations are urging the PM to announce measures to protect homeless people during the second national lockdown.

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