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Medical trial could free woman from painful eye injections

Medical trial could free woman from painful eye injections

A woman is taking part in medical research in a bid to stop needing injections into her eye every month.

Boy, 10, makes kits for homeless

Boy, 10, makes kits for homeless

A 10-year-old boy is using his own money to provide toothbrushes, drinks and snacks for the homeless.

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Four arrested after migrants brought ashore

Four arrested after migrants brought ashore

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of helping migrants enter the UK after two small boats were intercepted in the English Channel.

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Missing man found safe and well

Missing man found safe and well

A man who went missing from a station earlier has been found safe and well.

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Drug dealer jailed

Drug dealer jailed

A man who was arrested twice for drug offences in a town has been locked up.

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Rider in serious condition after crash

Rider in serious condition after crash

A motorcycle rider suffered a head injury after his bike and a car crashed in a town centre.

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Drivers injured as rubble thrown from A2 bridge

Drivers injured as rubble thrown from A2 bridge

Two motorists have been treated in hospital following reports a group of youths threw rubble from a bridge on the A2.

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Second arrest in pub landlord murder probe

Second arrest in pub landlord murder probe

A second arrest has been made following the death of a pub landlord who was shot more than a year ago.

Blackout hits more than 1,600 homes

Blackout hits more than 1,600 homes

A huge power cut caused by an underground cable fault left hundreds of homes without electricity.

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Bridge death victim named

Bridge death victim named

A woman who fell from a bridge onto the carriageway below and died has been named.

Bus hits scaffolding in town centre

Bus hits scaffolding in town centre

A bus has crashed into scaffolding outside a high street shop.

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Teenage girl assaulted in churchyard

Teenage girl assaulted in churchyard

A 14-year-old was taken to hospital after reportedly being assaulted by two other girls.

Water issue forces school closure

Water issue forces school closure

Engineering works have shut a school after it was left with no running water.

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Number of homeless people dying has doubled

Number of homeless people dying has doubled

The number of homeless people who have died across the county has doubled in five years.

'I thanked him for trying so hard for so long'

'I thanked him for trying so hard for so long'

The grieving mother of Nathan Butler has told KentOnline how she sat beside her son's body for 20 minutes after he was found in a park

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Disturbance leads to drugs bust

Disturbance leads to drugs bust

An investigation is underway after 100 cannabis plants found growing in a house.

Quest to find abandoned newborn's mum to air tonight

Quest to find abandoned newborn's mum to air tonight

A man left outside a hospital in a carrier bag as a baby is appearing on a special edition of Long Lost Family.

Man arrested after boy falls from window

Man arrested after boy falls from window

A 40-year-old man has been accused of neglect after a child fell from a first floor window.

Schoolgirl heads to New York to start cancer treatment

Schoolgirl heads to New York to start cancer treatment

A young girl has flown to America through Crowdfunding to start a vaccine trial to prevent her cancer relapsing.

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Four level crossings to shut

Four level crossings to shut

Traffic will be diverted away from four level crossings over the coming weeks due to maintenance work.

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Public's first chance to see new leisure centre

Public's first chance to see new leisure centre

The ribbon was cut for a £26 million leisure centre which opened today.

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Backpacker's inquest after three-year wait

Backpacker's inquest after three-year wait

An inquest into the death a backpacker who died in Vietnam three years ago is due to be held today.

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Delays after M2 crash

Delays after M2 crash

Two lanes were blocked following a crash involving a car and a motorbike.

Missed GP appointments cost thousands

Missed GP appointments cost thousands

Patients are costing the NHS almost £1,000 a week through missed GP appointments, new figures reveal.

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Kent plays part in Oscars win

Kent plays part in Oscars win

Olivia Colman has won an Oscar for her part in The Favourite, which was partly shot in the county.

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A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a holiday park.

Fires 'started by youths'

Fires 'started by youths'

Firefighters were called out twice to attend blazes believed to have been started deliberately.

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Drum 'n' bass record label to stage festival takeover

Drum 'n' bass record label to stage festival takeover

Organisers of the Wheels and Fins Festival in Thanet have announced a pioneering drum 'n' bass label will stage a takeover this year.

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Kent's catapult crime capital revealed

Kent's catapult crime capital revealed

A town has become a hotspot for crimes carried out with catapults – with incidents almost trebling in a borough over the last three years.

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Mum lets homeless man move in with her

Mum lets homeless man move in with her

A kind-hearted mum who let a homeless man move in with her says he could have died in a town centre if she hadn't stepped in.

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