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Operation Brock over but 50mph limit could stay for months

Operation Brock over but 50mph limit could stay for months

Drivers still face speed restrictions on a long stretch of the M20 despite the deactivation of Operation Brock.

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Boris Johnson awaits results of confidence vote

Boris Johnson awaits results of confidence vote

Boris Johnson will soon discover his fate after a vote of no confidence was held in Westminster.

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Boy with special needs fears leaving house after being without school place for a year

Boy with special needs fears leaving house after being without school place for a year

A mum says her 10-year-old special needs son is suffering after being out of mainstream education since June 2021.

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'Build garden village - just not here'

'Build garden village - just not here'

A councillor is urging residents to comment on the plans for a new community which is almost 500 acres off the A2 and A249.

Prankster puts waxwork of viral star in Madame Tussauds

Prankster puts waxwork of viral star in Madame Tussauds

A YouTuber snuck a model of a viral internet star into Madame Tussauds - where it remained on display for almost 30 minutes.

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Long queues after car fire on motorway

Long queues after car fire on motorway

Traffic is queuing for three miles after a car caught fire along a motorway.

M2 stretch closed after two-car crash

M2 stretch closed after two-car crash

A stretch of one of Kent's busiest motorways has been closed following a two-car crash.

Plans lodged for 78 homes at old driving range

Plans lodged for 78 homes at old driving range

Work to transform a former driving range into a 78-home estate could begin as early as next year, developers say.

Reveller caught on camera tearing down Jubilee flag

Reveller caught on camera tearing down Jubilee flag

This is the moment "mindless thugs" destroyed a town centre Platinum Jubilee tribute.

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Serious crash closes M2

Serious crash closes M2

A serious crash between a car and lorry closed the M2 for three-and-a-half hours.

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Row over parish councillors living in France

Row over parish councillors living in France

Villagers are angry that two parish councillors, now living in France, have not resigned.

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Schoolboy invents water bottle to help boxers drink on their own

Schoolboy invents water bottle to help boxers drink on their own

A young boxer, who has been training since he was eight, has created a contraption to help fighters drink on their own.

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Stabbed in head for having sex with love rival

Stabbed in head for having sex with love rival

A woman has avoided jail after she stabbed a man in the head at a party after he slept with a love rival.

Uni club cuts hours after behaviour fears

Uni club cuts hours after behaviour fears

A Students' Union has cut its hours but been re-granted a licence after concerns serving booze until 2am would fuel anti-social behaviour.

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TfL warns strikes will cause 'severe disruption'

TfL warns strikes will cause 'severe disruption'

Customers are being told to avoid travelling as 24 hours of strikes begin.

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Kent celebrates Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Kent celebrates Queen's Platinum Jubilee

A bit of cold weather didn't stop us celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

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Hundreds join Dickens Festival parade

Hundreds join Dickens Festival parade

Scores of people dressed as Dickensian characters marched through a town as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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10,000 people cross Channel in small boats in five months

10,000 people cross Channel in small boats in five months

Almost 10,000 asylum seekers have crossed the Channel in small boats and arrived on UK shores this year, figures reveal.

‘Trade park bid shows town is on the up’

‘Trade park bid shows town is on the up’

Councillors say a Kent town is “shedding its reputation as a left-behind area” as a bid for a brand-new trade park is officially launched.

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Town's second Greggs set for summer opening

Town's second Greggs set for summer opening

Greggs has announced it hopes to open its second store in a town this summer after plans were approved.

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Probe after man stabbed near high street

Probe after man stabbed near high street

Police are investigating after a man was taken to hospital after being stabbed near a high street.

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Jubilee parties in the clear after weather warning lifted

Jubilee parties in the clear after weather warning lifted

A weather warning for Kent which threatened to dampen Jubilee spirits has been lifted.

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Opinion split over plans to disperse historic market

Opinion split over plans to disperse historic market

Plans to disband a long-running market and disperse traders across surrounding streets have been labelled both 'ridiculous' and 'really positive'.

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Bellfield 'did not kill' Lin and Megan Russell despite confession

Bellfield 'did not kill' Lin and Megan Russell despite confession

A review is set to conclude that Levi Bellfield was not responsible for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell despite making a formal confession.

Elderly biker 'seriously injured' after crashing into van and car

Elderly biker 'seriously injured' after crashing into van and car

A biker in his 70s has been left seriously injured after a three-vehicle collision which closed a busy rural road.

Mum's £20k payout after council 'failed' special needs children

Mum's £20k payout after council 'failed' special needs children

A mum of children with special educational needs has received compensation after council failures led to them missing 'years of school'.

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Village shop could be converted amid 'changing times'

Village shop could be converted amid 'changing times'

Owners of a former village shop and Post Office want to repurpose the site after being unable to sell it despite two years of trying.

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'You can't miss it': Billboard-size Union car flag on parade

'You can't miss it': Billboard-size Union car flag on parade

A man will be visiting towns this Platinum Jubilee weekend with an enormous Union Jack sticking out of his car.

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Two taken to hospital after crash

Two taken to hospital after crash

Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash which shut a major road and saw a drone deployed.

Belgium-bound yacht crew rescued

Belgium-bound yacht crew rescued

Three people were rescued from a yacht and 'bedded down' for the night after their ship run aground nine miles off the Kent coast.

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