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'Bypasses could help save World Heritage status'

'Bypasses could help save World Heritage status'

A council warns its city will face 'reputational harm' if it loses World Heritage status, but hopes a double bypass vision will safeguard heritage.

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On patrol with the Saturday night guardians

On patrol with the Saturday night guardians

Our reporter joined the street pastors looking after vulnerable people in a Kent town centre on a Saturday night.

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'Perfect storm' set to leave families struggling to eat

'Perfect storm' set to leave families struggling to eat

A Kent charity warns the end of furlough and of a temporary uplift in universal credit could lead to a spike in demand for food banks this winter.

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Pig carcasses dumped near park

Pig carcasses dumped near park

People living near a playing field say they are fed up with rotting pig remains being strewn across the grass.

'Pub plan will redefine village's last 1,000 years of existence'

'Pub plan will redefine village's last 1,000 years of existence'

Residents have hit out at plans to develop land around their village pub.

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Killer PC Couzens blames gang in twisted interview

Killer PC Couzens blames gang in twisted interview

Wayne Couzens at first denied knowing Sarah Everard before admitting kidnapping her for a gang in a bizarre interview at his home.

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Will Starmer's marathon speech win support in Kent?

Will Starmer's marathon speech win support in Kent?

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer set out his vision for the Labour party in a 90-minute speech – but will it win support in true-blue Kent?

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Celebration for 'happy, vibrant' Maddie, 22, after murder-suicide

Celebration for 'happy, vibrant' Maddie, 22, after murder-suicide

Family and friends of a former Kent schoolgirl who was tragically killed in a suspected murder-suicide have gathered to celebrate her life.

Market set to be booted out of high street base

Market set to be booted out of high street base

Market traders are set to be forced from their long-standing base once work begins on a controversial £1 million shopping district revamp.

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'She spent her last hours on earth with the very worst of humanity'

'She spent her last hours on earth with the very worst of humanity'

The family of Sarah Everard have shared a heart breaking tribute to the 33-year-old at the sentencing of her killer.

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Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

A 2,000-year-old Roman temple discovered three years ago while building a housing estate has been saved and is now open to the public.

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Heartless thief targeted elderly and disabled

Heartless thief targeted elderly and disabled

A thief who targeted elderly and vulnerable people and posed as a police officer and council worker and has been jailed for six years.

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Housing association must pay tenant £2.5k for not fixing problems

Housing association must pay tenant £2.5k for not fixing problems

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered an association to pay a tenant £2,500 after it failed to fix an issue over seven years.

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Drivers must 'cover or remove' GB car sticker

Drivers must 'cover or remove' GB car sticker

For 111 years GB car stickers have been used to identify UK-registered vehicles in international traffic, but now the rules have changed.

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Man hit by van outside station dies

Man hit by van outside station dies

A 70-year-old man died after he was hit by a van outside a railway station.

Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?

Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?

Problems at the petrol pumps, and a rise in fuel costs, is encouraging people to consider new technology say those leasing and hiring plug-in cars.

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Archaeologists unearth evidence of ancient settlement on housing site

Archaeologists unearth evidence of ancient settlement on housing site

A councillor has expressed his anger that planning permission was granted for more than 400 homes despite the site's potential historic value.

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Fake cop jailed for pensioner fraud

Fake cop jailed for pensioner fraud

A conman who posed as a policeman to defraud a pensioner out of their life savings has been jailed after his original sentence was deemed too lenient.

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Boris Johnson says petrol crisis is 'stabilising'

Boris Johnson says petrol crisis is 'stabilising'

The Prime Minister insists the fuel crisis is 'stabilising' as troops prepare to drive delivery tankers and queues continue at petrol stations.

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'Panic buying traffic caused me to miss hospital appointment'

'Panic buying traffic caused me to miss hospital appointment'

A journey that would usually take 20 minutes took over an hour, causing a woman to miss a hospital appointment she'd been waiting for since March.

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Armed robbers raided three homes in one afternoon

Armed robbers raided three homes in one afternoon

A pair of thieves who brandished knives during a series of raids on homes in the same town within hours of each other have been jailed.

Couzens 'arrested' and handcuffed Sarah before murder

Couzens 'arrested' and handcuffed Sarah before murder

Wayne Couzens took his children to a woodlands near where he knew Sarah Everard's body had been dumped, a court has heard.

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Fury and devastation as parents plan to fight school closure

Fury and devastation as parents plan to fight school closure

Parents have expressed outrage at school's closure, with one alleging pupils had the rug "pulled out from under them with almost no warning".

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No Time To Die gets a Kent premiere

No Time To Die gets a Kent premiere

As the stars gathered for Daniel Craig's long-awaited last 007 outing, a Kent cinema also had a premiere screening - here's what we thought.

Matrix fan caught by police watching film while driving

Matrix fan caught by police watching film while driving

A fan of Keanu Reeves' sci-fi film was caught by police who say he was watching the movie while driving his car.

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More arrests as Insulate Britain protesters block busy junction for second time

More arrests as Insulate Britain protesters block busy junction for second time

Eco-protesters have glued themselves to each other in defiance of a court injunction as they block a busy motorway roundabout for the second time.

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Protests outside court as PC who murdered Sarah Everard to be sentenced

Protests outside court as PC who murdered Sarah Everard to be sentenced

Protesters gathered outside the Old Bailey ahead of the sentencing of the former police officer who murdered Sarah Everard.

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Cyclist's search for nurse who stayed with him after horror crash

Cyclist's search for nurse who stayed with him after horror crash

A cyclist recovering from a ghastly road accident wants to thank the off-duty nurse who helped him through it.

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Much-loved magician was wracked by guilt over debts

Much-loved magician was wracked by guilt over debts

A magician was ravaged by guilt and anxiety in the days leading to his death after borrowing money from loved ones to fuel his gambling addiction.

'New secondary school could destabilise us'

'New secondary school could destabilise us'

The founder behind Sheppey's only secondary school has hit back at criticism and says plans for any new school will hamper teacher recruitment.

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