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'Inadequate' care home closing down

'Inadequate' care home closing down

A couple say they have been forced out of business by a watchdog because of some paperwork was not up to standard.

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Man set fire to home as family slept inside

Man set fire to home as family slept inside

An arsonist 'recklessly endangered' the lives of his mum and sister when he torched his bedroom after taking a cocktail of drugs.

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Top restaurant paid ill customer £3,000

Top restaurant paid ill customer £3,000

An award-winning restaurant has denied responsibility for a man ending up in hospital with suspected food poisoning - despite paying him thousands.

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Game of Thrones festival comes to Kent

Game of Thrones festival comes to Kent

A festival is being held next year - with plans to host a top jousting team.

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Car bursts into flames

Car bursts into flames

A driver had a lucky escape after his vehicle caught fire near a roundabout on a busy road.

Burglars caught by DNA on screwdriver

Burglars caught by DNA on screwdriver

Two men who carried out a string of burglaries in Kent causing 'untold misery' to their victims have been brought to justice.

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'The first thing I remember is waking up in hospital'

'The first thing I remember is waking up in hospital'

A heart attack victim is backing a campaign to teach CPR after colleagues at a gym saved his life.

Man caught with nearly 900 child sex images

Man caught with nearly 900 child sex images

A raid by police acting on suspicious online activity uncovered a massive haul of illegal photographs and videos of children at a man's home.

Man airlifted after industrial accident

Man airlifted after industrial accident

A man suffered a suspected fractured leg when a heavy load fell on him at a dockyard.

PC fined £1,800 after skipping fare

PC fined £1,800 after skipping fare

A police officer specialising in transport has been fined £1,800 after repeatedly skipping his train fare.

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Recycling boss fined over 'mattress mountain'

Recycling boss fined over 'mattress mountain'

A recycling site boss has been fined a further £15,000 after failing to clear a huge mountain of illegally dumped mattresses.

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Boy, 2, gets head stuck in toilet seat

Boy, 2, gets head stuck in toilet seat

Supermarket staff were forced to fetch the butter when a little boy got his head stuck in a potty seat while his mother shopped.

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Man, 22, found dead on A2 after 'hit and run'

Man, 22, found dead on A2 after 'hit and run'

Police have issued an appeal after a young man was found dead on the A2 following a suspected hit and run.

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Scam warning after 'deaf' people knock on doors

Scam warning after 'deaf' people knock on doors

People in Kent are being warned of a potential scam which involves 'deaf' people door-stepping residents to ask them to buy pictures.

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Tom Hardy spotted at Dreamland

Tom Hardy spotted at Dreamland

Film favourite Tom Hardy has starred in an advert filmed at a Kent amusement park.

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Kebab shop supplier found with six tonnes of 'unfit' meat

Kebab shop supplier found with six tonnes of 'unfit' meat

A meat supplier to the kebab industry was caught with a freezer stocked with tonnes of poultry not fit for human consumption.

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'Pushed out by Parkrun'

'Pushed out by Parkrun'

Mums with prams and elderly walkers have reported their concerns about inconsiderate runners brushing them aside at a weekly Parkrun event.

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Flats evacuated after chip pan fire

Flats evacuated after chip pan fire

A block of flats had to be evacuated after a chip pan fire broke out in one of the homes.

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Car park murder trial collapses

Car park murder trial collapses

The jury has been discharged in the trial of two men accused of murdering a rough sleeper by dousing him in barbecue fluid and setting him alight.

Fight in road causes jams

Fight in road causes jams

Traffic was held up on a dual carriageway after two men reportedly got into a fight in the road.

Serial sex attacker jailed for 'campaign of brutal rapes'

Serial sex attacker jailed for 'campaign of brutal rapes'

A former bouncer who carried out a series of humiliating and brutal rapes involving weapons has been locked up for 23 years.

Approval for major riverside development

Approval for major riverside development

Almost 600 homes and a primary school are to be built on the banks of the River Thames.

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Drug dealer must pay back £228,000

Drug dealer must pay back £228,000

A drug dealer involved in the importation of heroin, cocaine and cannabis has been ordered to pay back more £228,000.

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Bluebird returns to the water

Bluebird returns to the water

Crowds gathered today as Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird K3 hydroplane powerboat took to the water.

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Fly-tipping costing councils thousands

Fly-tipping costing councils thousands

Kent's borough and district councils are effectively pouring hundreds of thousands of pounds 'down the drain' cleaning up rampant fly-tipping.

Nursing recruits fail English test

Nursing recruits fail English test

A hospital has suffered a setback in its attempts to take on nurses from overseas after nearly 90% of the first batch didn't pass a language test.

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Schoolgirl 'sent flying' by hit and run driver

Schoolgirl 'sent flying' by hit and run driver

A hunt is underway for a motorist who sped off after hitting a teenage girl, leaving her lying in the road.

A2 reopens after serious crash

A2 reopens after serious crash

The A2 has reopened, several hours after a serious crash.

Driver appears in court over death of cyclist

Driver appears in court over death of cyclist

A van driver has appeared in court accused of taking cocaine and alcohol before causing the death of a cyclist in a crash.

Fate of Kent's grammars under Labour unclear

Fate of Kent's grammars under Labour unclear

Labour's views on the country's remaining grammar schools not spelled out

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