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Huge water leak floods homes as ‘road turns to river’

Huge water leak floods homes as ‘road turns to river’

Multiple homes have been hit by flooding after a huge water leak sprung up on a main road.

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The Body Shop to shut half its stores – as Kent branch closes for good today

The Body Shop to shut half its stores – as Kent branch closes for good today

A Kent branch of The Body Shop is among seven of the brand’s stores shutting today.

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Suspected burglar charged with break-ins

Suspected burglar charged with break-ins

A 24-year-old has been charged with burglary after two homes were reportedly targeted.

New brands confirmed for huge shopping centre

New brands confirmed for huge shopping centre

Two new brands are pitching up at a huge shopping centre which has just broke its record for the best year.

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Grammar school so cramped pupils being taught in dining hall

Grammar school so cramped pupils being taught in dining hall

An overcrowded grammar school has become so cramped pupils are being taught in the dining hall.

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Car overturns in crash outside shopping centre

Car overturns in crash outside shopping centre

A road was blocked and emergency services called after a car reportedly overturned outside a shopping centre

Men released without charge after armed police raid home

Men released without charge after armed police raid home

Three men have been released without charge after armed police swooped on a home in a dramatic raid.

'Council can't be trusted to run a bath, let alone a cinema’

'Council can't be trusted to run a bath, let alone a cinema’

Eyebrows have been raised over a council’s takeover of a struggling cinema – with residents saying they "wouldn't trust it to run a bath".

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Armed police and dog teams swoop on home after ‘threats made’

Armed police and dog teams swoop on home after ‘threats made’

Six armed officers swooped on a home as drones and police dogs were brought in during a dramatic raid.

First 144 homes set for abandoned truckstop site

First 144 homes set for abandoned truckstop site

Details proposals give a glimpse into how a new housing development on a former lorry park could look.

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Urgent appeal to find missing woman, 37

Urgent appeal to find missing woman, 37

An urgent appeal has been launched by police to find a missing 37-year-old woman.

M20 reopens 24 hours after crash caused major diesel spill

M20 reopens 24 hours after crash caused major diesel spill

A motorway has reopened following a crash which saw a driver taken to hospital and 200 litres of diesel spill across the road.

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Ashford boss on challenging first season

Ashford boss on challenging first season

Manager Kevin Watson can see the progress at Ashford - despite some difficult times.

Paint brushes used to prepare food at 'dirty' one-star takeaway

Paint brushes used to prepare food at 'dirty' one-star takeaway

A ‘dirty’ Turkish takeaway has been given a one-star food hygiene rating – after officers found staff were using paint brushes to prepare food.

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Road shut after lorry ends up in ditch

Road shut after lorry ends up in ditch

A road has been shut by police after a lorry was left at a precarious angle in a ditch.

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Fixing NHS finances ‘like trying to boil the ocean’

Fixing NHS finances ‘like trying to boil the ocean’

The hospital trust boss in charge of managing its finances says he is expecting to go over budget by a further £50m initial projections.

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Race cancelled as investigation into death of jockey, 25, continues

Race cancelled as investigation into death of jockey, 25, continues

A horse racing fixture has been cancelled following the death of a jockey at the course, after his horse bolted into a fence.

Driver taken to hospital as lorry crash sends 200 litres of fuel across M20

Driver taken to hospital as lorry crash sends 200 litres of fuel across M20

The motorway remains closed more than 17 hours after hundreds of litres of diesel was spilled following a collision between a car and a lorry.

Abandoned golf course turned into luxury estate where homes cost £1.6m

Abandoned golf course turned into luxury estate where homes cost £1.6m

A long-abandoned golf course is being transformed into a luxury estate where the five-bed homes cost £1.6m.

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Future of Kent’s second Flip Out revealed

Future of Kent’s second Flip Out revealed

The future of a popular trampoline park in Kent has been revealed after its sister site suddenly shut for good earlier this month.

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