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Emergency services halt trains

Emergency services halt trains

24 January 2019

Emergency services have been called to an incident between east Sussex and Kent train stations.

Home-schooling numbers rise sharply

Home-schooling numbers rise sharply

24 January 2019

Experts have revealed concerns that schools could be encouraging pupils to take up home-education as an alternative to being expelled.

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Devastated daughter to dig up mum

Devastated daughter to dig up mum

24 January 2019

A grief-stricken daughter has pledged to have her mother’s body exhumed after a “catastrophic” series of errors by a funeral director.

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Devastated owners need help finding missing pet

Devastated owners need help finding missing pet

24 January 2019

A family’s missing parrot has “left a void” after it flew off at the beginning of the year.

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The Isle of Sheppey is campaigning for its own brown tourist signs

The Isle of Sheppey is campaigning for its own brown tourist signs

24 January 2019

Sheppey, Kent's holiday isle, has stepped up a campaign for its own brown tourist signs after appearing on the BBC's Songs of Praise TV programme.

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KCC seeks to quell concerns over Brexit impact on schools

KCC seeks to quell concerns over Brexit impact on schools

23 January 2019

Education chiefs have sought to alleviate concerns that schools could be forced to close because of Brexit.

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More than half of school children miss flu jab

More than half of school children miss flu jab

23 January 2019

More than half of young children in Kent were not vaccinated when flu season hit.

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Dozens of exotic birds ransacked from aviaries

Dozens of exotic birds ransacked from aviaries

23 January 2019

Thieves stole dozens of birds from aviaries in the last week prompting calls for rural communities to be alert.

'I saw this hand come out and push my hip'

'I saw this hand come out and push my hip'

22 January 2019

Cyclists have become victims of a warped trend which sees van passengers pushing them off their bikes.

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Traffic brought to standstill after crash in tunnel

Traffic brought to standstill after crash in tunnel

22 January 2019

A collision at the Dartford Crossing resulted in traffic being temporarily held as officers try to move the vehicles.

No crime committed in school massacre threat, say police

No crime committed in school massacre threat, say police

22 January 2019

A threat was made to parents and teachers at a school by a teenage boy who said he would 'shoot them'.

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Woman's body found on beach

Woman's body found on beach

22 January 2019

The family of a woman in her 60s has been told her body was found on a beach.

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Pledge to clamp down on ‘reckless’ delivery riders

Pledge to clamp down on ‘reckless’ delivery riders

20 January 2019

A crackdown on food delivery riders cycling recklessly through a city centre has been pledged by council chiefs.

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Pensioner dies after collapsing at Tesco

Pensioner dies after collapsing at Tesco

19 January 2019

A "devoted" great-grandfather has died in hospital after he collapsed in a Tesco Extra car park.

Joining together in Kent and Medway to save lives

Joining together in Kent and Medway to save lives

17 January 2019

Sponsored editorial: Suicide prevention groups get welcome government funding for ‘Saving Lives’ campaign.

Fergus Wilson offers £1,000 theft reward

Fergus Wilson offers £1,000 theft reward

16 January 2019

Well-wishers have pledged to replace art supplies stolen from an autistic teenager.

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Risky overtake 'could have been fatal'

Risky overtake 'could have been fatal'

15 January 2019

Dashcam footage shows the moment a van driver nearly caused a head-on crash with at truck.

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60,000 woman missed last breast cancer screening

60,000 woman missed last breast cancer screening

14 January 2019

More than 60,000 women across Kent and Medway missed their last screening for breast cancer, the latest NHS figures have revealed.

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'No guarantee' of Brexit ferry jobs for UK workers 'a disgrace'

'No guarantee' of Brexit ferry jobs for UK workers 'a disgrace'

11 January 2019

Protestors from a union have branded the government a "disgrace" for "not guaranteeing" jobs for UK workers amid its no-deal Brexit ferry deals.

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Landlord's mass eviction to begin next week

Landlord's mass eviction to begin next week

11 January 2019

Hundreds of people are set to be ordered out of their homes next week, a buy-to-let magnate has announced.

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