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Is there a move to end the ban on new grammars?
As Ukip loses its majority at Thanet council, the party's leader has intervened to back Chris Wells and criticises a "dirty campaign" against him.
MPs are told that alternatives to Operation Stack will be unveiled within weeks - but may not be implemented for at least a year
Kent County Council has unveiled budget proposals to increase council tax and cut hundreds of jobs in a bid to save in the region of £80 million.
In another twist to the Manston airport saga, council boss says she is taking legal advice over MP's comments
The defection of a fifth Ukip councillor has left a Kent council in turmoil.
Underlying tension over whether Thanet council will force a buyout of Manston airport has broken into a public row.
A continuing surge in young asylum seekers is a "ticking time bomb" warns Kent County Council, after a further 77 arrived in Kent last week.
The leader's speeches have been delivered and the conference season is over. But what have we learned about the parties?
A war of words has erupted over Manston airport as council leader faces fresh call to quit
Three Kent MPs are on a fact-finding visit to Calais as the town's Mayor outlines tougher penalties for those trying to cross to the UK.
London has enough space for thousands of new homes, according to the Conservatives' London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith.
Chancellor George Osborne has spread some cheer to councils after announcing they will be allowed to keep all the money they raise in rates.
Using Manston as an emergency lorry park when Operation Stack in place won't work, Kent chief police says
Exclusive: A drive to outsource hundreds of county council jobs has been scrapped after KCC opted to end negotiations with the bidder.
Shock new figures reveal how Thanet ranks as one of the poorest parts of the country - and deprivation has worsened in the past five years.
He spoke about refugees and international affairs and the problems in the Middle East. But on immigration, the Labour leader was silent
A council is threatening to pull the financial plug on a one-stop shop for services visited by thousands - and is reviewing other centres.
As the government ponders whether to give green light to a grammar school annexe in Kent, the Labour leader vows there will be no return to selection
Four care homes are to be shut across Kent, with the potential loss of hundreds of jobs.
