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‘It was really frightening’: Hundreds evacuated from Dartford Tunnel amid fire
A woman had to carry her newborn grandson to safety after a blaze broke out on a major route.
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Bridge reopens after third closure in a month
A busy bridge was closed for three hours due to reports of a faulty joint.
Man made £185k smuggling people out of UK to France
A man who earned almost £200,000 smuggling people to France in the back of lorries has been put behind bars.
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Tunnel reopens 15 hours after ‘arson attack’ sparks double caravan blaze
A busy tunnel has reopened after a suspected arson attack destroyed two caravans.
Search for missing 16-year-old boy
Police are seeking help from the public to find a teenager who has now been missing for four days.
‘Someone should have checked’: Frustrating error leads to typo on sign
Council officials say an ‘unfortunate’ error resulted in the misspelling of the name of one of their own car parks on new official signs.
Plans for low-affordable housing at 150-home estate ‘frankly insulting’
Plans for 150 homes on the “disused and derelict” site of a former school for the deaf have been slated as “frankly insulting”.
Renewed appeal after three hurt during serious ‘hate crime’
A renewed appeal for information has been launched after three men were attacked during an “unprovoked” hate crime.
‘Shame on you’: Go Ape course approved for park despite 650 objections
Plans for a Go Ape at a park have been approved despite concerns over possible animal beheadings and child abduction.
Opening date for kitchenware store at shopping centre revealed
A cookware retailer has confirmed its opening date as it is set to join new arrivals at a shopping centre.
First step in application for up to 2,000 homes on green belt submitted
Proposals for up to 2,000 homes have taken their first step as a request for a screening opinion has been made.
Dad encourages others to take free blood pressure tests to identify hidden conditions
A father is encouraging others to take up free blood pressure tests this month after one identified a cause for concern.
Decades-old business shuts after ‘running out of cash’
A business owner says there is nothing ‘anyone could have done’ to prevent his decades-old store from closing down.
Dachshunds ‘living life of luxury’ named UK’s most pampered pets
Dogs from Kent who can boast their own wardrobes and visits to the nail salon have been crowned the most pampered pets in the UK.
Five acquitted over £15,000 red paint protest at Kent defence firm site
Five people have been cleared of causing thousands of pounds worth of damage by spraying and daubing red paint at the site of a defence firm.
Missing man last seen two days ago found
Officers are searching for a missing 38-year-old have confirmed he has been located.
‘Hacker's last hurrah brings laughs, nostalgia and a touch of melancholy’
Audiences were treated to an endearing farewell for one of Britain's most beloved political comic creations in I'm Sorry, Prime Minister.
Primark to open in huge empty Debenhams at shopping centre
A Kent town will welcome its first ever Primark – which is taking over a huge former Debenhams store.
Next phase of new multi-million-pound leisure centre to start later this summer
The next set of works to build a new multi-million-pound leisure centre is due to start in two months.
‘Disappointment’ after 150 ‘flagship’ homes approved for derelict school site
Campaigners expressed disappointment after plans for 150 new homes at what is being described as a “flagship” development were voted through.