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2,000 back ban on oversized lorries using the tunnel

2,000 back ban on oversized lorries using the tunnel

A call to ban lorries from the Dartford tunnel has received plenty of backing.

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Floods heroine in line for £10k national award

Floods heroine in line for £10k national award

A councillor who helped others fight floods while her own home was waterlogged is in line for a national award.

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GPs urged to slash prescriptions

GPs urged to slash prescriptions

Doctors are being asked to restrict prescriptions for certain items under major cost-cutting plans.

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Videos chart young woman's cancer battle

Videos chart young woman's cancer battle

A 24-year-old fitness fanatic is hoping her video blogs will help inspire others living with a potentially deadly disease.

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Teenager dies after car hit tree

Teenager dies after car hit tree

Friends of a 19-year-old have held a vigil in his memory following his death.

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Gritters out as temperatures plummet

Gritters out as temperatures plummet

Kent could see its first sub-zero night of the season tonight - with temperatures predicted to fall to -2C.

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Takeaway delivery worker pushed to floor in attempted robbery

Takeaway delivery worker pushed to floor in attempted robbery

Police are hunting two suspects after a takeaway delivery worker was pushed to the floor in an attempt to steal his pushbike.

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Man confronted by paedophile hunters charged with grooming

Man confronted by paedophile hunters charged with grooming

A 33-year-old is due in court after being charged with trying to groom a girl.

Man rescued from the sea after speedboat capsizes

Man rescued from the sea after speedboat capsizes

A lifeboat crew today hauled a man from the sea after his speedboat capsized off the coast of Kent.

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Crash near train station

Crash near train station

Police were called and a road was partially blocked after a crash near a train station.

Two teens arrested on suspicion of drug offences

Two teens arrested on suspicion of drug offences

An 18-year-old and 16-year-old were charged with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

Town could be without Christmas lights amid mounting debt

Town could be without Christmas lights amid mounting debt

A crowdfunding scheme is underway to make a Kent town sparkle this Christmas, after organisers pulled the plug because of debt.

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A2 blocked after crash

A2 blocked after crash

Reports are coming in that the A2 is blocked one way after a crash near the Bluewater turn-off.

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Resident given oxygen after kitchen fire

Resident given oxygen after kitchen fire

Firefighters rescued the person from their home in the early hours of this morning.

Road reopens after crash

Road reopens after crash

Traffic is back to normal following a crash between two cars, one of which was towing a horse trailer.

MP says 'sleaze' scandal is a 'generational issue'

MP says 'sleaze' scandal is a 'generational issue'

Tom Tugendhat says newer MPs are more aware of what appropriate behaviour is, as new allegations surface.

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Dartford man found safe and well

Dartford man found safe and well

The 53-year-old who went missing from his home in Dartford on Friday has been found.

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Flood alert issued on Kent coast

Flood alert issued on Kent coast

A flood alert has been issued today along the Kent coast where an 'astronomical' tidal surge is expected.

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Fallon faces kissing claims

Fallon faces kissing claims

Fresh allegations have emerged surrounding former defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon and a junior reporter.

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Memorial for victims of tragedy

Memorial for victims of tragedy

The sister of a man killed in the Hither Green train crashing is calling for a local memorial.

Fire crews tackle kitchen blaze

Fire crews tackle kitchen blaze

Firefighters put out a blaze which started in an oil-fuelled stove in a kitchen.

Church denies being 'racially hostile'

Church denies being 'racially hostile'

A mixed race family were left feeling uncomfortable after being questioned twice about whether they were in the correct church.

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Disabled couple left to crawl up stairs

Disabled couple left to crawl up stairs

A dispute about a faulty lift has left a couple having to crawl or be pulled up the stairs to get to the first floor of their home.

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Rock poppies honour heroes

Rock poppies honour heroes

Hundreds of rocks painted with poppies have been placed around a town's war memorial as we prepared to honour our fallen heroes.

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Ten-year ban for knocking out referee

Ten-year ban for knocking out referee

Police are continuing to investigate a footballer who left a referee needing hospital treatment after punching him in the face.

Smoke alarm warning after kitchen fire

Smoke alarm warning after kitchen fire

A family of four were alerted to a kitchen fire thanks to their working smoke alarms.

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Appeal after serious collision

Appeal after serious collision

Police have appealed for witnesses to a collision which left a male pedestrian in a serious condition in hospital

Car with cloned plates stopped

Car with cloned plates stopped

Police used a tactical manoeuvre to stop a car with cloned plates on a Kent motorway.

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Police arrest man on suspicion of child grooming

Police arrest man on suspicion of child grooming

A man suspected by paedophile hunters of arranging to meet a young girl at a station has been taken into custody.

MPs treated as ‘guilty before proven innocent’

MPs treated as ‘guilty before proven innocent’

Members of parliament accused of sexual harassment are being treated as ‘guilty before proven innocent’, a Kent MP has said.

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