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MP calls for end to legal cannabis seed sales

MP calls for end to legal cannabis seed sales

A Kent MP is pressing for an end to the sale of over-the-counter cannabis seeds... while the full-grown plants are outlawed.

Jury fails to solve 'knife in back' mystery

Jury fails to solve 'knife in back' mystery

It could have been a plot dreamt up by Agatha Christie... a man wakes up with a knife in his back, and no one knows how it got there.

Woman and child hurt in crash

Woman and child hurt in crash

A woman and a youngster were both taken to hospital after being hit by a car on a a busy road.

Bookies targeted in second hold-up

Bookies targeted in second hold-up

Robbers have stolen cash from a bookmakers - just hours before a supermarket was targeted in an almost identical raid.

Woman arrested over stabbing

Woman arrested over stabbing

A 32-year-old woman is being questioned by detectives today after a man is believed to have been stabbed in the neck in Ramsgate.

Prime Minister opens London Array wind farm

Prime Minister opens London Array wind farm

David Cameron officially opened the world's largest wind farm, declaring it a 'huge privilege'.

Protest for 'Cameron visit'

Protest for 'Cameron visit'

Anti-cuts campaigners are protesting outside the Turner Contemporary this morning ahead of an expected visit by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Record-breaking auction lot set to sparkle

Record-breaking auction lot set to sparkle

The largest bottle of English sparkling wine ever made is to go under the hammer... and 120 drinkers could celebrate its sale.

Why Status Quo love Margate

Why Status Quo love Margate

Heavyweight rockers Status Quo spent their childhood holidays at the Thanet seaside.

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

A crooked Royal Mail manager has been jailed for stealing cash and goods worth £20,000 by opening mail in his office.

Protest planned as speculation mounts of Cameron visit

Protest planned as speculation mounts of Cameron visit

Campaigners are set to protest against austerity measures to Prime Minister David Cameron... during a visit to Kent that hasn't been confirmed.

Man rescued from flat fire

Man rescued from flat fire

A man has been taken to hospital after a kitchen fire in Margate this afternoon sparked fears of a gas explosion.

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

A fraudster claimed to be a financial genius who could create millions by defying stock market trends when she fleeced investors out of thousands.

RAF flies in to save London Array sailor

RAF flies in to save London Array sailor

A man suffering chest pains was winched off a ship early today and taken to hospital.

Thugs threaten to slit student's throat as they club him

Thugs threaten to slit student's throat as they club him

A student was dragged through Canterbury's streets by two thugs who threatened to slit his throat, a court heard.

Dead horse washed up on beach

Dead horse washed up on beach

A horse that had been in the sea for so long it could only be identified through its hooves has been washed up on a Ramsgate beach.

Boy dies after 20ft roof fall

Boy dies after 20ft roof fall

A 13-year-old boy has died in hospital after plunging 20ft through the roof of an abandoned Hovis flour mill in Ramsgate.

Trio arrested after 'armed hold-up'

Trio arrested after 'armed hold-up'

Three men have been arrested by armed police after a man was reportedly threatened with a gun by a gang last night.

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Organisers of the South East Airshow have done an apparent u-turn by offering refunds to anyone who didn't make it to the show due to traffic chaos.

Elderly man dies after Ramsgate crash

Elderly man dies after Ramsgate crash

A man has died in a London hospital after he was struck by a bike while trying to cross a road

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