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More asylum seekers attempt crossing just hours after deadliest day
25 November 2021It is understood at least two boats carrying people seeking asylum have attempted the crossing the day after dozens of people died in the Channel.
Tragedy in the Channel - the narrow sea that continues to claim lives
25 November 2021Since the start of last year, more than 30,000 people have risked death crossing to the UK aboard dinghies, kayaks and other small boats.
Calls for UK police to mount joint patrols with French to stop crossings
25 November 2021Joint police patrols on the French Channel coast have been proposed to help prevent asylum seekers attempting to cross the Channel.
The first 'great train robbery' which was carried out in Kent
25 November 2021A 1963 robbery of a mail train may be the most famous railway heist of all - but one gang pulled off a similar raid more than a century earlier.
'People putting migrants in boats are murderers'
24 November 2021People smugglers facilitating perilous crossings to the UK have been slammed as 'murderers' after more than 30 asylum seekers died in the Channel.
'It's a muggers haven at the moment, with no lights on'
24 November 2021A woman fears crime will rise in a town centre park after the street lights stopped working two weeks ago.
More than 30 dead in Channel tragedy
24 November 2021A major rescue operation is underway in the Channel after more than 30 people drowned, with five women and a child among the dead.
Author makes prize shortlist for children's book on crossing crisis
23 November 2021A Kent author is in the running for a prestigious literary prize for her children's book touching on the Channel crossing crisis.
Arrests after drugs and £100,000 cash are seized
23 November 2021Two suspected drug dealers have been arrested after officers seized class A drugs and £100,000 cash from two homes.
Pokémon card burglar caught red handed
23 November 2021A serial burglar who stole expensive Pokémon cards was caught wearing stolen sunglasses.
Farage could be back over Channel crossings
23 November 2021Nigel Farage has not ruled out a return to the political frontline over the issue of spiralling channel crossings.
Tragic mums could have been infected with herpes during C-sections
22 November 2021Two mums from Kent who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected with the virus by the same surgeon, an investigation has found.
Space fantasy novel by ex-Navy man
22 November 2021A former Royal Navy sailor has published his first work of fiction, which will be part of a trilogy.
'Other councils must help with child asylum seekers'
22 November 2021A dispersal scheme that sees asylum seeker children transferred into the care of councils across the country is slowing, a councillor has warned.
Bedroom blaze after cat knocks over candle
21 November 2021Firefighters were called to a bedroom fire believed to have started when a cat knocked over a candle.
Archive pictures of celebs switching on Christmas lights in Kent
21 November 2021People have flocked back to our towns to mark the festive run-up - to celebrate here's some famous blasts from the past.
'Devious' pervert caught in undercover sting
21 November 2021A paedophile who thought he was messaging a 12-year-old girl when he asked for intimate photos was in fact communicating with undercover police.
Chop to the beat to banish food waste
20 November 2021Food waste campaigners are bringing the Disco Soup movement to town to bring the community together for a communal meal.
Gun and knife found after late-night disturbance
19 November 2021A suspect has arrested after allegedly making threats to kill and trying to rob someone in a town centre.
Drug smugglers had no idea authorities were tracking their every move
19 November 2021A drug smuggling trio were convinced they were 'going to hit the jackpot' but had no idea authorities were on their tail watching them all the way.
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