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Highways teams have set up a bizarre 52-mile diversion route during overnight closures on one of Kent's busiest junctions.
17 A team of Kent pupils have accelerated beyond rivals from across the globe to lift the world champions trophy at the F1 in Schools contest.
1 Police are investigating two motorbike thefts which they believe could be linked.
5 Fire crews urged people to keep their windows and doors closed after an industrial storage container caught alight
5 Police have taped off a road after a woman was allegedly raped.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has demanded the wife of a US diplomat involved in a crash which killed a teen be extradited to be quizzed by police.
19 Police and forensic teams cordoned off a residential road after two people were injured in a crash.
The 35-metre high wheel at Dreamland has been a familiar sight on the town's skyline - but is now being dismantled.
Campaigners opposing plans to build Britain's biggest solar farm hope enough has been done to stop it being approved.
36 A stunning Grade-II listed church is up for sale after being converted into a two-bedroom home.
4 A sparkling programme of entertainment for the town's Christmas lights switch-on has been revealed ahead of the event.
A "much-loved" cherry tree in a public park will no longer be chopped down after a petition received almost 2,000 signatures.
2 A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a three vehicle crash which caused huge delays.
4 An exchange student from Kent has shunned advice to fly home from Hong Kong despite her university campus being "destroyed".
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A 700-year-old artefact described as a town's 'birthright' could be sold off by the council - with an estimated price tag of £20 million.
21 Plans for three temporary 'tolerated' locations for travellers have been put on hold until a consultation has taken place.
People have been asked not to stop and take photos of the 7,000 hay bales on fire.
A woman had be rescued after becoming trapped in her car following a crash.
A woman has been charged after she allegedly threatened shop staff with a blade and demanded money.
A person has been taken to hospital after a car overturned.
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