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Charli XCX films music video at Kent quarry
A music video by pop star Charli XCX was filmed in Kent.
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Pub landlord reunited with man whose life he saved with eight minutes of CPR
A pub landlord has been reunited with a man whose life he saved.
‘His magnificent hair was one of a kind’: Heartache as young orangutan dies
A beloved orangutan infant who “captured the hearts of many” has died at just 15 months old.
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School boss cleared of breaking boy’s wrist faced similar allegation before
A school boss cleared of fracturing a 12-year-old pupil's wrist during a "police hold" restraint previously faced a similar allegation, we can reveal.
‘I thought Jesus - not again!’ Car crashes outside gran’s home for second time
A grandmother with terminal cancer has seen another car crash into a wall outside her home, a year after a drink-driver ploughed into her bedroom.
‘Health hazard’ bungalow to be torn down for care home expansion
Plan to demolish a ‘heath hazard’ bungalow which was ‘dangerously full of rubbish’ to make way for a care home expansion is approved.
East 17 and Artful Dodger to headline village music festival
One of Kent’s most popular village music and food festivals has just revealed a mouthwatering line-up of headline acts for next summer’s event.
Air ambulance lands amid huge emergency response at Lidl
An air ambulance landed following reports of a medical incident at a supermarket.
Three men in custody and one in hospital after suspected stabbing
Three men have been arrested and a man has been taken to hospital following a serious assault at a home.
Rail services disrupted after tree falls on tracks
Trains were delayed and cancelled after a tree fell onto a railway line.
‘It’s a sad day’: Village’s only pub shuts just three months after takeover
A landlord who stepped in to save a village’s only pub from developers have announced its closure just three months after taking over.
Travel disruption in Kent after body found on railway line
Emergency services dealt with an incident on the railway line, prompting major disruption to timetabled trains.
Suffragettes, soul and sisterhood: Sylvia at the Marlowe
Review: The story of the Suffragette movement is told in an imaginative, fresh way in this new production.
£3m spending programme for Herne Bay includes cash for land train
Council chiefs have outlined where cash to improve Herne Bay will be spent with funds available to look at the return of a land train.
Arrest after man allegedly hijacks fishing boat in Ramsgate Harbour
A man has been arrested after allegedly taking control of a fishing boat and sending it hurtling through Ramsgate Harbour while its crew slept.
‘It was utter carnage’: M25 lane closure lifted after drivers face three-hour delays
Drivers have been left facing three-hour delays after roadworks at a major motorway junction caused traffic chaos.
‘It’s the wrong place to build’: Residents fight plans for 230 homes on West Malling farmland
A campaign group is fighting plans for 230 homes on farmland after the site was deemed unsuitable for development in the council's local plan.
‘There’s a perception everywhere in the south east is prosperous – the reality is very different’
MP Mike Tapp welcomes help for families and businesses from the Budget, but says more investment for our communities is still needed.
‘Kent’s bus services are not delivering - but there is a better way’
Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony Vaughan says bus franchising would put local communities “back in charge” of services.
Boy, 16, among three arrests as police probe ‘serious sexual assault’
A 16-year-old boy is among three people arrested as police investigate reports of a serious sexual assault.