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Ship carrying explosive cargo still anchored off Kent after almost three weeks
13 October 2024A ship laden with potentially explosive cargo remains at anchor off the Kent coast - despite being due in Malta on Friday.
£521m contract to manage asylum centres offered by Home Office
13 October 2024The government is offering a six-year contract worth £521 million to run two centres for people seeking asylum who cross the Channel in small boats.
‘Stunning views, incredible history - it should be classed as a Wonder of the World’
13 October 2024We visited the Kent landmark many Brits think should be classed as one of the Wonders of the World, rivalling the Taj Mahal and Christ the Redeemer.
More than 140 asylum seekers cross Channel after five-day break in arrivals
12 October 2024A total of 142 asylum seekers crossed the Channel to the UK in two boats following a break of five days without any crossings.
'Jekyll and Hyde' rapist terrorised women and girls for 23 years
11 October 2024A “Jekyll and Hyde” rapist who terrorised women and girls for more than 23 years has been convicted.
New EU border rules to be delayed until next year
11 October 2024Long-awaited changes to European border rules have been pushed back again, this time until next year.
Dazzling display as Northern Lights illuminate skies across Kent
11 October 2024Hundreds of people are sharing the amazing moment they captured the stunning Northern Lights as they illuminated the skies over Kent.
‘I’ll go to prison before I pay £170 parking fine’
11 October 2024A furious mum-of-four says she would rather go to prison than pay a £170 parking fine.
Investigation after multiple 'packages of drugs' wash up along Kent coast
10 October 2024Several packages believed to be full of Class-A drugs have washed up on the Kent coast, prompting a National Crime Agency probe.
Ofsted rates nursery with cracked glass and sharp gaps in windowpanes ‘inadequate’
09 October 2024Inspectors have slapped a nursery with an ‘inadequate’ rating after cracked glass and sharp gaps in windowpanes were not made safe.
‘It’s insane!’ Four town centre streets to shut over next five months
09 October 2024Furious residents are calling on a council to scrap controversial roadworks that are set to shut four town centre streets over the next five months.
‘Appalling’ paving repair branded a ‘joke’
08 October 2024Residents have hit out over “unacceptable” repairs made to sunken town centre paving, branding the work a “joke”.
Seal the deal: Kent’s seal-spotting excursions
08 October 2024Take a trip along Kent’s rivers and see if you can spot a herd of seals this autumn
No-swim warning removed as water quality improves
07 October 2024A “no-swim” warning has been removed from a Kent beach after testing showed the water quality had returned to an acceptable level.
Manhunt after gun dealer skips trial
07 October 2024Police are hunting a fugitive who imported firearms through Kent and failed to show up at court.
Town’s oldest pub goes on the market for more than half a million
07 October 2024A town’s oldest tavern with a vibrant history dating back to the 18th century has gone on the market for more than half a million pounds.
Sadness as ‘celebrity’ horse that roamed Kent countryside for 30 years dies
07 October 2024Having grazed the hills above a town for almost three decades, a “local celebrity” has died sparking tributes from animal lovers.
Four dead, including child ‘trampled to death’, during Channel crossing attempts
05 October 2024Four people have died in “two tragedies” in the Channel, including a two-year-old boy who was “trampled to death”.
Father-of-seven with no licence caught driving sister's van twice by same officer
05 October 2024A father-of-seven who had his licence stripped away was spotted behind the wheel of his sister’s works van twice by the same police officer.
‘Fox keeps breaking in and sleeping on our sofa’
05 October 2024A terrified mum fears a wild fox which repeatedly smashes through the cat flap to snuggle on her sofa could attack her children.
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