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Pub thug dragged girlfriend by hair across women’s toilets

A bully who attacked his partner in a pub toilet, ripping her hair out, also left her friend with a split lip.

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Dramatic footage shows moment car bursts into flames in seaside car park

A video taken in a packed seaside car park shows the moment an Audi bursts into flames.

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Cabinet member for adult social care resigns due to ‘personal reasons’

A prominent Kent County Council cabinet member has stepped down from her role.

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Concerns mount over plans for traffic-free town high street on Sundays

Traders have raised their concerns over plans to close the heart of a busy town centre to traffic on Sundays and install more ANPR cameras.

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How Kent cricketer’s mysterious death inspired TV show - and still fuels conspiracy theories

Almost 20 years ago, the world became gripped by the death of a Kent cricketer - a case which inspired a BBC hit drama.

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Fears ‘too small’ Aldi car park will become overflow for packed-out David Lloyd

Fears a new Aldi car park will become an overflow for a busy gym have been raised as highways chiefs demand more spaces at the proposed supermarket.

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Vinnie Jones, Springwatch is back plus the Gareth Southgate story… here’s your TV week sorted

The five top new shows on our screens this week, handpicked by our TV experts.

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Is digging your heels in really the answer? Find out in this week’s horoscopes

Here’s what the next seven days have in store for every star sign.

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One of London’s favourite music festivals is making a big comeback after a seven-year break - in Kent

Legendary two-dayer heads to the Kent coast with pop superstars Scissor Sisters and Rudimental on the bill.

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New-build estate could finally get play park - eight years after first families moved in

A new-build estate could finally get a play park - eight years after the first families moved in.

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‘It’s deeply concerning’: Hospital fire risk remains ‘extremely high’ - and full fix could take years

Despite being uncovered two years ago, KentOnline has learnt works to fix an “extremely high” fire risk at a hospital could rumble on for years yet.

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Man arrested and two injured after multi-vehicle crash

A man has been arrested and two people were taken to hospital following a collision.

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Man, 69, arrested after reports of indecent exposure

Police are appealing for more information after a man was arrested for indecent exposure along a residential road.

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Conventional border checks restored after ‘challenging situation’

France resorts to conventional checks to manage “challenging situation” after long border processing delays at Dover.

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Success! Kent wines win big at international awards

Wines by the county’s growers were awarded a bumper crop of medals at an international competition.

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Shoplifter stole Cognac from M&S while on suspended sentence

AA drug addict has been locked up after stealing more than £400 worth of alcohol and meat from two stores while on a suspended sentence.

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Historic riverside fortress set to reopen under new management

A rare Elizabethan artillery fort will open its doors to the public for monthly guided tours later this month.

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‘EU’s Entry/Exit System is a shambles which is still not working properly’

Our columnist on how EU’s biometric security system still isn’t fully up and running at Kent ports amid shambolic scenes elsewhere.

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‘We can’t go on like this’: High Street traders blast parking charge hike

A rise in the cost of parking has been blamed for a sudden drop in the number of customers visiting small businesses in one town’s high street.

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Uncovered: The 30,000-tonne ‘mega dump’ in heart of Kent countryside

One of England’s largest illegal waste dumping sites is under investigation after being discovered in the Kent countryside.