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‘While real conflict continues in the Middle East, we can expect more juvenile squabbling here’

22 October 2023
‘While real conflict continues in the Middle East, we can expect more juvenile squabbling here’

Our petty culture war ignores the horrors of real-life conflict after the appalling terrorist attack on Israel, says our columnist.

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‘Why trust mainstream media when you can get far more reliable news from conspiracy theorists?’

18 September 2023
‘Why trust mainstream media when you can get far more reliable news from conspiracy theorists?’

Our columnist finds it hard to ‘stay awake’ after the Russell Brand sexual assault investigation sparks a frenzy of online conspiracy theories.

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Tragedy in Channel as migrant boat capsizes

12 August 2023
Tragedy in Channel as migrant boat capsizes

Six people have died after a migrant boat crossing the English Channel capsized early this morning.

‘I suspect Threads will soon be infested by the usual opinionated bores’

13 July 2023
‘I suspect Threads will soon be infested by the usual opinionated bores’

The aim of establishing a ‘friendly’ new social media platform is admirable but probably doomed to failure, says our columnist.

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How Manchester City’s ‘great turning point’ caused heartbreak for Gillingham fans

11 June 2023
How Manchester City’s ‘great turning point’ caused heartbreak for Gillingham fans

An ‘iconic’ victory over Gillingham at Wembley in 1999 is still hailed as a turning point in the fortunes of European champions Manchester City.

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‘Schofield’s departure shows kindness is in short supply behind the scenes’

08 June 2023
‘Schofield’s departure shows kindness is in short supply behind the scenes’

The world of TV seems a far cry from the ‘lovely’ artifice after the Phillip Schofield episode, says our columnist.

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Fire at animal feed store

14 May 2023
Fire at animal feed store

Firefighters spent two hours tackling a blaze this morning at a building used to store animal feed.

‘Many of us prefer the lavish, peculiar and slightly camp nature of royalty to the dour - and not necessarily cheaper - alternatives’

09 May 2023
‘Many of us prefer the lavish, peculiar and slightly camp nature of royalty to the dour - and not necessarily cheaper - alternatives’

Entertainers rejecting the industry’s political groupthink to attend the King’s coronation showed us who are the real ‘rebels’, says our columnist.

Explained: Why siren sounded on your phone today

23 April 2023
Explained: Why siren sounded on your phone today

Mobile phones and tablets across the county made a loud siren-like noise at 3pm today, as part of a government test.

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'One middle-aged man objected violently to another's attempts to sing along to Bryan Ferry's incendiary ballad Slave to Love'

14 April 2023
'One middle-aged man objected violently to another's attempts to sing along to Bryan Ferry's incendiary ballad Slave to Love'

Loud singing, talking and wearing a tall hat can all spark trouble at the most unlikely of live shows, says columnist Robert Barman

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'I thought Lineker was sensible – sadly he's thrown himself into world of lame Nazi jibes'

13 March 2023
'I thought Lineker was sensible – sadly he's thrown himself into world of lame Nazi jibes'

References to 1930s Germany are typical of the shrill and reductive level at which complex issues are 'debated' on Twitter, writes Rob Barman.

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Police incident near motorway bridge

25 February 2023
Police incident near motorway bridge

The M20 and a major road into a Kent town have been closed this morning due to a police incident near a motorway bridge.

'Cyclists aren't clogging up M2 - stop calling us w*****s!'

10 February 2023
'Cyclists aren't clogging up M2 - stop calling us w*****s!'

Why tar all cyclists with the same brush? It's not like we're clogging up the M2, writes columnist Rob Barman.

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Fog warning issued for county

21 January 2023
Fog warning issued for county

Parts of Kent will be hit by difficult driving conditions tomorrow as a fog warning is issued by the Met Office.

'Best way to deal with Andrew Tate is to laugh at him'

18 January 2023
'Best way to deal with Andrew Tate is to laugh at him'

The best way to deal with misogynist influencer Andrew Tate is to laugh at him, writes Rob Barman.

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'Gary Neville has become one of nation's biggest pub bores'

21 December 2022
'Gary Neville has become one of nation's biggest pub bores'

Gary Neville's political posturing during the World Cup final coverage shows how he's become our biggest pub bore, writes Rob Barman.

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Search our new digital news archive

30 November 2022
Search our new digital news archive

You can now search KentOnline's story archive by date - going back more than 20 years - by using our new digital calendar.

'Twitter was a cesspit before Musk – so stop crying'

28 November 2022
'Twitter was a cesspit before Musk – so stop crying'

Twitter was a cesspit before self-promoter Elon Musk took over, says columnist Rob Barman, and users are spoiled children who need to stop crying.

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Police hunt sex attacker who grabbed victim from behind

26 November 2022
Police hunt sex attacker who grabbed victim from behind

A woman was grabbed from behind, pulled into an alleyway and sexually assaulted early this morning.

The Kent neighbourhoods nearly clear of Covid

18 September 2022
The Kent neighbourhoods nearly clear of Covid

New cases of Covid-19 have virtually disappeared from dozens of neighbourhoods in Kent as the county's infection rate continues to drop.

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