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Club to discipline player after robbery conviction

Club to discipline player after robbery conviction

A footballer convicted of being part of a gang that robbed a teenager will be disciplined by his club - but looks to have avoided the sack.

Husband denies trying to murder wife

Husband denies trying to murder wife

A 34-year-old man denied attempting to murder his wife when he appeared in court.

'I got my arm free and stabbed him twice around the torso'

'I got my arm free and stabbed him twice around the torso'

A heavy drug user who stabbed to death a neighbour who complained about noise coming from his flat has claimed he acted in self-defence.

Sadness at loss of 'Prince Harry' the hippo

Sadness at loss of 'Prince Harry' the hippo

Garden centre staff have been left "upset" after a hippo ornament named after the Duke of Sussex and weighing three quarters of a tonne was stolen.

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Man killed in crash named

Man killed in crash named

Tributes have been left at the scene of a crash which killed a man in his 70s.

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Top seed pulls out of Open

Top seed pulls out of Open

Top seed Charlie Lee will miss squash's Colin Payne Kent Open as it begins life at a new venue.

Row about noise led to 'murder'

Row about noise led to 'murder'

A man has denied stabbing to death a neighbour who had banged on the ceiling of his flat after hearing noise from above.

Pedestrian dies after being struck by car

Pedestrian dies after being struck by car

A man in his 70s has died following a crash this morning where the air ambulance was called.

Pedestrian hit by car

Pedestrian hit by car

The air ambulance has been called out after a pedestrian was knocked down this morning.

Man with 'weapon' spotted in residential road

Man with 'weapon' spotted in residential road

Police are investigating after a man was seen carrying what is thought to be a weapon in a residential street.

Married at first sight

Married at first sight

A couple flew to Vegas and got hitched on their first date after matching on dating app Bumble.

Torvill pops in for a skating session

Torvill pops in for a skating session

You would not normally expect a Winter Olympics champion to come ice skating with you.

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Drone suspect released without charge

Drone suspect released without charge

A former Kent security guard arrested following the drone disruption that crippled Gatwick Airport is no longer a suspect.

Dating website fraudster must pay back £9,000

Dating website fraudster must pay back £9,000

A con-man described as a "leech" by one judge must pay back thousands of pounds after conning a woman on a dating site.

Phone charger burns family home

Phone charger burns family home

A mother-of-two has said she is "shocked" by the damage an overheated phone charger caused to her home.

Share the ice with one half of Torvill and Dean

Share the ice with one half of Torvill and Dean

A Winter Olympic legend will be taking to the ice to the weekend, and the public will be able to join them.

Motorist escapes bus lane fine

Motorist escapes bus lane fine

Tunbridge Wells council breached its duty to act fairly by failing to properly consider a driver's PCN appeal argument.

'Parliament should be able to say what it would agree with'

'Parliament should be able to say what it would agree with'

A second senior Kent Tory MP says Parliament should be able to say what option for leaving the EU it wants if Theresa May’s Brexit deal is rejected.

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Building sites hit by thieves

Building sites hit by thieves

Tradesmen are being told to stay vigilant after two building site break-ins in just two days.

Town losing farmers market

Town losing farmers market

It's been part of a town for nearly 20 years, but a farmers market is to close for good within weeks.

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