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Plans unveiled for another Kent grammar school

Plans unveiled for another Kent grammar school

A new boys' grammar school will open in Kent if Prime Minister Theresa May gives her blessing.

Car hits central reservation on motorway

Car hits central reservation on motorway

A vehicle has been involved in an accident on the M20.

Five hurt as train derails after crash with tractor

Five hurt as train derails after crash with tractor

A driver reportedly jumped out of his carriage to safety just seconds before a train derailed, leaving five hurt and a boiler at risk of explosion.

Team GB's hockey Golden Girls are back in town

Team GB's hockey Golden Girls are back in town

Three members of Team GB's ladies hockey team have returned to their Kent club - with their gold medals.

Travellers set up in park

Travellers set up in park

A group of travellers have set up in a well loved park.

Dad's anger at no free travel for grammar students

Dad's anger at no free travel for grammar students

A father of two has hit out at a "nonsense" policy which prohibits free transport for grammar school pupils.

'No-one told us our brother had died'

'No-one told us our brother had died'

A family of a homeless man who died in a tent have revealed they only found out about his death seven weeks later.

VIDEO: Flames engulf car and shed

VIDEO: Flames engulf car and shed

Dramatic footage has emerged of a fire which destroyed a garden shed after spreading from a car.

Yobs told to own up and apologise after gym rampage

Yobs told to own up and apologise after gym rampage

A group of teenage boys who broke into a gym, damaged equipment used at London 2012 and scrawled penises on tables have been urged to come forward.

Driver injured after car overturns

Driver injured after car overturns

Police and paramedics were called to a crash this morning, where a car had flipped over.

Woman and dog rescued by fire crews after serious crash

Woman and dog rescued by fire crews after serious crash

A woman was flown to a London hospital and a road was shut for more than five hours after a serious accident.

Lifeboats' £1m funding announced on minister's Kent visit

Lifeboats' £1m funding announced on minister's Kent visit

A government pot worth £1m has been announced for lifeboat and livesaving charities on a minister's visit to Kent.

Men charged over assault

Men charged over assault

Three people have been charged after a man was left with a broken jaw after an attack.

Man charged over robbery

Man charged over robbery

Staff reported they were threatened with 'weapon' when a man stole alcohol from a Sainsbury's supermarket.

Three jailed for 52 years for helicopter drugs plot

Three jailed for 52 years for helicopter drugs plot

A gang of three men have been jailed for smuggling £12million of class A drugs into the country using a helicopter.

Emergency services attend major incident

Emergency services attend major incident

The air ambulance, fire service and paramedics were called to the scene of a major incident.

Crisis meeting: 'Close the Jungle and send migrants home'

Crisis meeting: 'Close the Jungle and send migrants home'

A crisis meeting involving a Kent MP and a leading French politician has concluded the Jungle camp should be closed and migrants helped to go home.

Efit released after woman 'stabbed in stomach'

Efit released after woman 'stabbed in stomach'

Police are hunting a man after a woman was stabbed in the stomach at her home by someone trying to pay for drugs.

Police appeal in murder bid investigation

Police appeal in murder bid investigation

Detectives are calling for witnesses after a man was left fighting for his life following a hatchet attack.

Driver denies causing double death crash by dangerous driving

Driver denies causing double death crash by dangerous driving

A driver accused of killing two men in a New Year's Day crash has denied the dangerous driving charges in court today.

Man denies murdering and dismembering policeman

Man denies murdering and dismembering policeman

A man has denied murdering a Kent policeman he is said to have met on a gay dating website.

Windows smashed by 'man with axe'

Windows smashed by 'man with axe'

Two town centre businesses have had their windows smashed, reportedly by a man wielding an axe.

Four 'illegal migrants' claim to have come from Africa

Four 'illegal migrants' claim to have come from Africa

Four suspected illegal migrants who were spotted walking along a busy motorway yesterday, claim to have come from Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa.

Litter app given deadline by Instagram to change name

Litter app given deadline by Instagram to change name

The developer behind an anti-litter app has been given until today to change its name, following a trademark dispute with Instagram.

Restaurant home delivery service launches

Restaurant home delivery service launches

Deliveroo, a popular on-demand service which delivers restaurant meals to homes, is launching in Kent.

Athlete's Rio dream dashed by illness

Athlete's Rio dream dashed by illness

A young Paralympian's Rio dream has been dashed after he contracted blood poisoning - weeks after his custom-built wheelchair was stolen.

Blaze rips through church hall

Blaze rips through church hall

Firefighters have spent more than three hours battling a blaze in a church hall.

Building starts on new grammar annex

Building starts on new grammar annex

Today building work has begun on an annex in west Kent that will be the first new grammar school in England in 50 years.

Councillor loses cancer fight

Councillor loses cancer fight

Leading councillor Mike O’Brien, who was in charge of children's services at Medway Council, has died after a battle with cancer.

First Dates star has no regrets over 'excruciating' TV debut

First Dates star has no regrets over 'excruciating' TV debut

Despite the rejection and hurtful Twitter comments, Kent dating show contestant Tom Smith says he has no regrets about his memorable TV debut.

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