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Train services set to resume after landslide

Train services set to resume after landslide

Train services are set to resume next week after a landslide left trees and mud over the tracks.

Arrest after man flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries

Arrest after man flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries

A woman has been arrested after a man in his 50s was airlifted to a London hospital.

MP under threat over Brexit 'betrayal'

MP under threat over Brexit 'betrayal'

Local Conservatives are calling for their own MP and senior cabinet member to step down.

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'Shameful' hospital parking to be increased

'Shameful' hospital parking to be increased

A hospital's trust has revealed how many parking spaces it plans to add to its current serving.

Kent MP defends decision to abstain on Brexit vote

Kent MP defends decision to abstain on Brexit vote

An MP and secretary of state has spoken out about why he abstained in a key vote on Brexit which saw the Prime Minister defeated.

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Landslide closes train line 'for days'

Landslide closes train line 'for days'

Bad weather has seen trees and mud slide onto train tracks causing rail services to be cancelled.

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New farmers' market big hit in town

New farmers' market big hit in town

A new independent farmers' market welcomed hundreds of hungry locals last weekend.

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Ball to remember victim of Parkinson's Disease

Ball to remember victim of Parkinson's Disease

A grieving daughter has organised a ball to remember her mother and to raise awareness of the disease that devastated their lives.

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Train hits fallen tree

Train hits fallen tree

Services in Kent have been halted in both directions after strong winds caused an accident.

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Parents reveal last words to son 'were lies that broke our hearts'

Parents reveal last words to son 'were lies that broke our hearts'

The family of a 21-year-old man whose sepsis death uncovered serious failings in hospital procedures have revealed their emotional hell.

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Sybille Higginson has died aged 101

Sybille Higginson has died aged 101

A feisty centenarian who served at Bletchley Park during the war has died.

Hunt for knife-wielding vodka thief

Hunt for knife-wielding vodka thief

Police have released a CCTV image of a man following a theft at a supermarket where a man later pulled a knife on a shopper.

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Special Constables sent to stop antisocial behaviour

Special Constables sent to stop antisocial behaviour

Volunteers from the Special Constabulary have taken part in a night time operation to tackle antisocial behaviour.

Woman's half marathon for her father

Woman's half marathon for her father

A new mum from Tunbridge Wells is doing a half marathon after her dad and uncle were diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Teenager's half marathon mission to help deaf children

Teenager's half marathon mission to help deaf children

A 17-year-old is on a mission to help deaf people after being inspired to learn sign language by a colleague.

Drug dealer jailed after cocaine falls from underpants

Drug dealer jailed after cocaine falls from underpants

A drug dealer has been sentenced to almost three years behind bars.

Man seriously hurt in taxi crash

Man seriously hurt in taxi crash

Police are investigating crash that has left a 19-year-old pedestrian in hospital.

Aqua park to open this summer

Aqua park to open this summer

An enormous inflatable obstacle course, the first of its kind in Kent, is coming to a popular water park.

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Man attacked postman

Man attacked postman

An angry man attacked a postman when he refused to hand over his parcel because it was incorrectly addressed.

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'Irresponsible' lip filler advert banned

'Irresponsible' lip filler advert banned

An ad for lip fillers deemed to be "undermining" to young people's body image has been banned for encouraging girls to undergo cosmetic procedures.

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