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Camouflaged Royal Navy vessel passes wreck of bomb ship

Camouflaged Royal Navy vessel passes wreck of bomb ship

The newly-recommissioned Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Severn photographed next to the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery.

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Knife-man gets indefinite hospital order

Knife-man gets indefinite hospital order

A man who left his victim with a gaping wound during a brawl in the street has been detained in hospital indefinitely.

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Air ambulance called to medical incident

Air ambulance called to medical incident

Emergency services including an air ambulance were called to a property in Kent after a patient fell ill

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Final home sells at development - after 24 years

Final home sells at development - after 24 years

The final residents have moved in to an island's most prestigious development – 24 years after planning permission was granted.

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The year Island was cut off from mainland

The year Island was cut off from mainland

After a Norwegian ship collided with the bridge, access to an island crossing was once cut off for three months.

'We were failed after hellish two-year wait for justice'

'We were failed after hellish two-year wait for justice'

The grieving dad of a man who was stabbed to death says he will sue the CPS and police after their "failures" in the lead up to a murder trial.

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Family of skier killed in crash say 'we don't blame anyone'

Family of skier killed in crash say 'we don't blame anyone'

The family of a mum-of-four who died at a French ski resort after a teenage novice snowboarder crashed into her say they don’t blame anyone.

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Southern Counties East League round-up

Southern Counties East League round-up

A bumper crowd of 734 witnessed Sheppey stage an incredible comeback to defeat title rivals Chatham 3-2 on Saturday.

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Detectorist finds 400-year-old treasure

Detectorist finds 400-year-old treasure

Experts have identified the original owner of a silver hawking ring dating from the 1600s to be the First Earl of Montgomery.

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Efforts to give volunteer the send-off he deserves

Efforts to give volunteer the send-off he deserves

Tributes have been paid to a well-known volunteer with a “heart of gold” as friends try to raise money for his funeral.

Prickly problem as radio tracker found strapped to hedgehog

Prickly problem as radio tracker found strapped to hedgehog

A wildlife expert says a tracker glued to a hedgehog's spines could have killed it – but another says it is part of a legitimate university survey.

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New gig venue hopes to scratch itch for live music fans

New gig venue hopes to scratch itch for live music fans

A venue dedicated to live music has launched and it's billed as the only one of its kind for one part of Kent.

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‘Let’s help give something back to loved golf course’

‘Let’s help give something back to loved golf course’

The owners of a seaside golf course say they are “overwhelmed” by people’s kindness after a fundraising campaign was started to support it.

Promising start in Tokyo for Kent para table tennis star

Promising start in Tokyo for Kent para table tennis star

World and Commonwealth champion Ross Wilson got the ParalympicsGB table tennis team off to a winning start in Tokyo.

Hunt for policeman's killer

Hunt for policeman's killer

Kent became the focus for one of the UK's largest-scale manhunts after the murder of a policeman.

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Dead hedgehogs and birds dumped by road

Dead hedgehogs and birds dumped by road

Police are investigating after 10 hedgehogs and three kestrels were found dead by the side of a road in Kent.

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£130k bridge finished

£130k bridge finished

Works have finally been finished on a new £130,000 bridge at a coastal park in part of Kent.

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Head-on crash driver was on 'wrong side of road'

Head-on crash driver was on 'wrong side of road'

A driver who was killed in a collision with an oncoming vehicle had been travelling on the "wrong side of the road", a coroner has heard.

Discovery of 'multiple' laughing gas canisters prompts warning

Discovery of 'multiple' laughing gas canisters prompts warning

Parents have been urged to warn their children against the use of laughing gas following the discovery of "multiple" nitrous oxide canisters.

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'Grab a jab' bus to be at carnival

'Grab a jab' bus to be at carnival

Spectators will be able to grab a jab at a seaside carnival this weekend.

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