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Petition to get teachers more ‘wellbeing’ time

Petition to get teachers more ‘wellbeing’ time

A 29-year-old is awaiting a response from the government after her petition to help manage teachers' workloads gains thousands of signatures

Charity's stark homeless warning

Charity's stark homeless warning

Frontline staff say a lack of government funding and affordable housing will hit people living on the breadline.

Crowds gather for last day for iconic attraction

Crowds gather for last day for iconic attraction

An iconic Grade II* seaside lift is set to be mothballed after more than 130 years today - after vital funding dried up.

Eight-year-old's spending bender

Eight-year-old's spending bender

A baby-faced schoolboy managed to buy three mobile phones after running away from home with his mum's bank card.

Man wielding machete had baby in his arms

Man wielding machete had baby in his arms

A man has narrowly avoided jail after he brandished a machete while holding a four-month-old child in his arms, sparking a huge police response.

Shop worker harassed female colleague

Shop worker harassed female colleague

A shop worker who took a liking to a colleague half his age pestered her when she rejected his advances, a court heard.

Actor cleared of trying to murder cousin with axe

Actor cleared of trying to murder cousin with axe

A jury has acquitted a movie actor of attempting to murder his cousin in an axe attack.

Joy as little Flo's £250k target reached

Joy as little Flo's £250k target reached

A family is today celebrating after thousands of well-wishers donated to send their little tot to the US for life-saving treatment.

Riot police swoop on town centre pub

Riot police swoop on town centre pub

A team of riot officers descended on a town centre pub after concerns were raised about a mother and child.

Power restored after major blackout

Power restored after major blackout

A faulty underground cable that cut electricity supplies to nearly 1,500 homes has been repaired.

Drunk thug banned from matches for punching steward

Drunk thug banned from matches for punching steward

A drunken spectator who punched a steward at a football match, leaving him with a bloody nose, has been banned from going to games for three years.

Paedophile jailed for 'sickening' abuse of girls

Paedophile jailed for 'sickening' abuse of girls

An "angry and frightening" man who subjected young girls to serious sex attacks over 30 years will not be freed from jail until he is at least 90.

Historic printing firm faces administration threat

Historic printing firm faces administration threat

A 130-year-old printing company has been put up for sale as bosses fight to avoid tumbling into administration.

Cannabis factory found after restaurant fire

Cannabis factory found after restaurant fire

A cannabis factory has been discovered in a high street building where a blaze broke out this morning.

Girl, 11, chased by hooded man

Girl, 11, chased by hooded man

Police are investigating after an 11-year-old girl reported being followed and chased by a suspicious man.

Drunk vandals jailed for racist graffiti rampage

Drunk vandals jailed for racist graffiti rampage

A pair of graffiti vandals who were caught red-handed after spraying anti-Semitic and Polish football slogans on 20 buildings have been jailed.

Charity box thief caught on camera

Charity box thief caught on camera

Video footage has emerged of a man taking a charity box from a pizza takeaway shop as police appeal for witnesses.

Ferry staff fail random drugs tests

Ferry staff fail random drugs tests

Staff on board a cross-Channel ferry have failed drugs tests - weeks after several were dismissed for a similar offence on a sister ship.

Missing person found after helicopter search

Missing person found after helicopter search

A police helicopter was circling a seaside town this morning assisting in a search for a missing person.

Killer watched teenage girl drown

Killer watched teenage girl drown

A 21-year-old killer watched as a 17-year-old girl drowned - he then laughed and danced in a bar.

Man held after serious assault at retirement home

Man held after serious assault at retirement home

A 79-year-old man remains in police custody after an assault at a block of retirement flats left a woman with serious injuries.

Thugs jailed for vicious revenge attack outside club

Thugs jailed for vicious revenge attack outside club

A group of men who launched a brutal revenge attack outside a nightclub, leaving their victim with injuries including a severed ear, have been jailed.

Woman's body found in flat

Woman's body found in flat

Police are treating the death of a woman in her 30s as "unexplained" after she was found lifeless in a flat.

Restaurant damaged in high street fire

Restaurant damaged in high street fire

The basement of a high street restaurant has been severely damaged by fire.

Under-pressure hospital declares 'major alert'

Under-pressure hospital declares 'major alert'

Pressure on health services increased in the second week of January with a Kent hospital continuing to declare a “major alert”.

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

A Poundland branch in Kent is set to shut its doors just eight months after it opened.

Consultation on proposed parkway station

Consultation on proposed parkway station

Kent County Council wants the public's opinion on the latest plans for a new railway station.

Recovery vehicle crash blocks motorway lane

Recovery vehicle crash blocks motorway lane

Traffic has cleared after a car and recovery vehicle crashed - spreading debris over all three lanes of a motorway.

Flat blaze in town estate

Flat blaze in town estate

Fire crews had to use breathing apparatus to tackle a blazing flat.

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

A disabled man who has the mental age of six is bereft after thieves stole his beloved dog from his garden.

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