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Thug harassed ex-girlfriend leaving her 'petrified'

Thug harassed ex-girlfriend leaving her 'petrified'

A bully who made more than 300 calls and texts to his former lover, including threatening to burn down her home, has been locked up.

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Last of old pub and hotel is demolished

Last of old pub and hotel is demolished

It took six months and a 47-tonne excavator to knock down a pub and hotel.

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Teen hurt in hit-and-run

Teen hurt in hit-and-run

A youngster was taken to hospital after a collision with a car, which fled the scene.

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MP's plea to rethink 'dangerous' motorway upgrade

MP's plea to rethink 'dangerous' motorway upgrade

A politician is urging the government to reconsider investment in Smart Motorway schemes after safety concerns.

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'You have blood on your hands'

'You have blood on your hands'

The presence of a BBC camera crew during a police search may have influenced a man to take his own life, an inquest has heard.

Olly Murs' trip to uni

Olly Murs' trip to uni

Popular singer and The Voice presenter Olly Murs has been getting help at a Kent university following a knee injury.

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Arrests after delivery rider fight stabbing

Arrests after delivery rider fight stabbing

A teenager is among those arrested after three men suffered injuries in a brawl between delivery riders at a taxi rank.

London gangs robbing teens for Apple AirPods

London gangs robbing teens for Apple AirPods

London gangs coming in to the county by train have been targeting teenagers in north Kent for their Apple AirPods.

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Obscenities, cougars and the biggest fruit machine I'd ever seen

Obscenities, cougars and the biggest fruit machine I'd ever seen

There's never a dull moment in the Dukes Head as Secret Drinker discovered on his latest undercover mission

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Plans for Burger King drive–thru

Plans for Burger King drive–thru

Plans for a new Burger King drive-thru restaurant have emerged.

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Hospital baby deaths 'could have been avoided'

Hospital baby deaths 'could have been avoided'

An investigation has revealed a number of babies might still be alive had standards of maternity care been higher.

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Fireworks set off in historic train

Fireworks set off in historic train

Police want to identify three people after an historic train was trashed.

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Spoons' two-drink limit for parents

Spoons' two-drink limit for parents

A branch of Wetherspoon has told parents they can only have two drinks if they have children with them following unruly behaviour.

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Bike gang blamed for pensioner's injury

Bike gang blamed for pensioner's injury

A gang of youths on bikes has been blamed for causing an 88-year-old woman to fall over, leaving her with a nasty cut to her leg.

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Michael Kors to open at shopping centre

Michael Kors to open at shopping centre

A luxury brand which sells designer handbags, watches, shoes and clothing is set to open at a newly expanded shopping outlet.

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'More education needed' after 'super-fit' graduate's death

'More education needed' after 'super-fit' graduate's death

The dad of a 24-year-old who died after taking part in a swimming challenge has called for more education around the condition which killed him.

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Huge 'sinkhole' swallows up path

Huge 'sinkhole' swallows up path

Part of a pavement has disappeared after a huge 'sinkhole' appeared in a village close to a number of homes.

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Blood donor plea after horror crash

Blood donor plea after horror crash

An eight-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after being knocked off his scooter by a car.

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Garden waste charges 'all about the money'

Garden waste charges 'all about the money'

As a council prepares to put up the cost of garden waste collections, we take a look at the charges for residents across Kent.

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The worst winters to hit Kent

The worst winters to hit Kent

From frozen seas to 8ft snow drifts and temperatures of -23C, we look back at the county's worst winters.

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'We were hacked', says club

'We were hacked', says club

One of Kent's biggest nightclubs has claimed hackers posted a message on Facebook saying it was closing permanently.

Stabbing at high street taxi rank

Stabbing at high street taxi rank

Police swarmed to a high street after a man was stabbed in an alleged brawl.

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Car dealership suffers third theft

Car dealership suffers third theft

A company is facing a hefty repair bill after a vandal stripped the front of a car in the latest in a spate of attacks.

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Grandad attempted to smuggle £2m of heroin into port

Grandad attempted to smuggle £2m of heroin into port

A grandfather has been jailed for more than a decade for attempting to smuggle £2m of heroin into the county.

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Store Wars 2: Supermarket giant joins fight to block Lidl plans

Store Wars 2: Supermarket giant joins fight to block Lidl plans

Another supermarket chain has joined the ongoing 'war of the stores' after issuing a last ditch effort to block plans for a rival shop.

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Man's death 'not suspicious'

Man's death 'not suspicious'

Forensics officers were called to a property after a man was found dead.

Train delays as lorry hits bridge

Train delays as lorry hits bridge

Passengers are facing disruption after an HGV struck a railway bridge.

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Instagram star cheetah to be released into wild

Instagram star cheetah to be released into wild

Two Kent-born cheetahs will become the first captivity-born hand-raised pair to be reintroduced to their natural habitat.

Sewage leaking on to M&S floor

Sewage leaking on to M&S floor

Buckets were placed on the floor of a food hall and part of it was forced to close after sewage was thought to be dripping on to the shop floor.

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Gran meets mystery man who saved her life

Gran meets mystery man who saved her life

A 60-year-old wanted to take her own life but had her mind changed after ringing Samaritans when a contact card flicked out of her bedside cabinet.

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