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Kent MP shows off engagement ring in Instagram snap

Kent MP shows off engagement ring in Instagram snap

A Kent MP has taken to Instagram to reveal she is engaged after being proposed to her on birthday.

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Movie filmed in Kent airs on Netflix

Movie filmed in Kent airs on Netflix

Film fanatics can catch a new romcom shot in Kent beamed to their screens on streaming giant Netflix.

'I flipping loved being back at Parkrun'

'I flipping loved being back at Parkrun'

Hundreds dusted off their running gear and limbered up for their first Parkrun in 16 months.

Surge in Covid cases sees council meeting axed

Surge in Covid cases sees council meeting axed

The leader of a local authority says a meeting of the full council has been cancelled "to help keep everyone safe" as Covid cases soar.

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Thousands sign petition against girls' football 'ban'

Thousands sign petition against girls' football 'ban'

Dame Kelly Holmes is among more than 1,500 people to sign a petition calling for girls to be ‘un-banned’ from playing football.

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Woman boss of £27.5m drug dealing gang jailed

Woman boss of £27.5m drug dealing gang jailed

Two members of an organised crime group responsible for a huge drug dealing operation worth millions of pounds have been jailed.

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Man on roof triggers emergency response

Man on roof triggers emergency response

An entrance to a supermarket was shut off while police worked to help a man down from a multi-storey car park roof.

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Man in hospital following assault

Man in hospital following assault

A man is in hospital and three others have been arrested and taken into custody following a suspected town centre assault.

Burst water main closes key road in town

Burst water main closes key road in town

A diversion is in place after a leak prompted water company teams to dig a hole in the centre of a main road.

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22,000 asylum seekers estimated to reach UK

22,000 asylum seekers estimated to reach UK

More than 22,000 people could cross the Channel this year to seek asylum in the UK, it has been claimed.

Boy, 16, charged with attempted murder

Boy, 16, charged with attempted murder

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with attempted murder following a stabbing in Sittingbourne.

Glory of Medway Queen as she prepares for £30,000 revamp

Glory of Medway Queen as she prepares for £30,000 revamp

An historic ship which helped save thousands of men from Dunkirk in the Second World War awaits a major restoration project.

Brace yourself for thunder and downpours

Brace yourself for thunder and downpours

The Met Office is warning of rain, hail, thunder and lightning this weekend for the county - with some areas already hit by flooding.

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Axe-wielding thugs destroy car

Axe-wielding thugs destroy car

A mum has spoken out after her car was wrecked by youths wielding weapons.

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Plans emerge for ambitious Dame Vera Lynn memorial park

Plans emerge for ambitious Dame Vera Lynn memorial park

Images of a new multi-million pound park which could be created in honour of Dame Vera Lynn on the White Cliffs of Dover have been revealed.

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'We love competing in pageants as a family'

'We love competing in pageants as a family'

The saying ‘keeping it in the family’ could not be more fitting for this family who compete in national beauty pageants together.

Buildings and boat catch fire in four-hour blaze

Buildings and boat catch fire in four-hour blaze

A huge blaze ripped through a building before spreading to a nearby boat.

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Incredible pictures of Kent's most historic high street - then and now

Incredible pictures of Kent's most historic high street - then and now

Use our slider tool to see how some of the county's most iconic buildings have changed - or stood strong - over the centuries.

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'I just want his family to know we did our best'

'I just want his family to know we did our best'

A motorist has told how he and another man ran to help after a biker was fatally injured in a crash.

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Woman dies after crash at junction

Woman dies after crash at junction

A woman has died two weeks after being involved in a serious crash.

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Money for the French and councillors' lunch

Money for the French and councillors' lunch

Our political editor Paul Francis takes a look at all the big news from national and local politics this week.

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Frantic activity to re-open town's nightclub

Frantic activity to re-open town's nightclub

This is what clubbers can expect at a venue which is re-opening after suffering a huge fire days ago.

Man charged with arson after nine cars torched

Man charged with arson after nine cars torched

A 37-year-old has appeared in court charged with one count of arson after a number of cars were set on fire in one night.

Thug branded 'a dangerous and unpredictable man'

Thug branded 'a dangerous and unpredictable man'

A man who threatened a van driver with a bread knife and tried to set fire to a house has been jailed for more than six years.

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Security guards hotel where asylum seekers are staying

Security guards hotel where asylum seekers are staying

Three security guards are watching over a seafront hotel which is being used to house asylum seekers.

Hour-long delays at Crossing

Hour-long delays at Crossing

There were long delays on the approach to the Dartford tunnel with queues stretching back to Junction 4 of the M25.

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PCC calls on Patel to treat police fairly

PCC calls on Patel to treat police fairly

Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner is asking for police officers to get the same treatment as firefighters and NHS workers in regard to a pay rise.

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Storms and torrential rain all weekend

Storms and torrential rain all weekend

Thunderstorms and torrential rain are set to batter Kent all weekend days after flash flooding hit the county.

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Boy, 16, in custody after girl stabbed

Boy, 16, in custody after girl stabbed

A 16-year-old boy remains in police custody after an attack on a young girl left her in a serious condition in a London hospital.

Outdoor cinema returns with line-up of classic films

Outdoor cinema returns with line-up of classic films

An outdoor cinema which offers views over the English Channel is returning to Kent this month.

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