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Firefighters tackle huge blaze at recycling plant
Plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing into the air above a town as firefighters battle a blaze at a recycling plant.
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Man ‘punched and kicked’ by driver in road-rage incident
A police investigation is underway after a man reported he had been punched and kicked while on the floor after a road-rage argument.
Care worker jailed after stabbing neighbour 11 times with kitchen knife
A care worker who frenziedly stabbed her neighbour 11 times with a large kitchen knife in a "brewing conflict" over noise has been jailed.
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Anger as giant Kent solar farm used truckloads of water to wash panels as taps ran dry
Kent’s biggest solar farm used tens of thousands of litres of water from a roadside standpipe to wash its panels as people’s taps ran dry.
Woman taken to hospital after bleach incident at gym
The emergency services descended on a shopping centre unit after a woman reported feeling unwell after entering a gym changing room.
Man, 36, appears in court over multiple rape charges
A man charged with multiple alleged rape and sexual offences has appeared in court.
Drivers facing huge queues on A2 for litter picking works
Drivers are facing long delays on the A2 as litter picking works take place along the carriageway.
‘She knew something wasn’t right and she acted straight away’
A father who suffered a cardiac arrest says his wife’s 999 call helped save his life, as well as the paramedics who arrived.
‘I love gardening but was struggling to do it - then they found the tumour’
A green-fingered grandad discovered he had bowel cancer after struggling to do the gardening for more than three minutes at a time.
‘I want to help young people better understand how our democracy works’
Dover and Deal MP Mike Tapp says he wants to “help young people better understand how our democracy works” at his politics summer school.
‘We’re doing all we can to survive in one of country’s hardest hit high streets’
Traders in one of the weakest ranked high streets nationally are “really worried” at the rate of decline - and fear the worst may still be to come.
Sadness as popular carvery closes after 15 years in town
A popular carvery has closed after “15 incredible years”, amid plans to turn the site into homes.
Bottled water stations close as water supply returns to Kent homes
Bottled water stations have been closed as water supply returns to homes across Kent.
‘It’s just not enough’: Fresh plans for controversial block of flats
Downscaled plans have been resubmitted to build a block of flats in a village, despite ongoing fears surrounding its appearance and parking issues.
Former soldier hits out at housing firm’s data breach blunder
A housing association has apologised after staff mistakenly sent a tenant’s personal details to one of his neighbours.
Viral Facebook video fuels unsupported asylum seeker rumours after Travelodge closure
A video questioning why guests were suddenly told to leave a Travelodge sparked unsupported speculation it was being cleared for asylum seekers.
The hidden £1.25m high street home up for sale for first time in 500 years
A 16th-century house has “reluctantly” been put up for sale by the trustees of a charity to fund vital repairs to a landmark.
Arrest made after armed police join huge response to emergency incident
Armed police were called to a property following a report of a man with a weapon.
Family learn truth about scan dye tragedy after woman’s death initially ruled ‘natural’
A woman who survived a cardiac arrest later found to have been caused by a medical dye was fatally given the same substance again just weeks later.
‘Nando’s-style rice is always a winner, and this version is made in just one tray’
Recipe of the Week: A fuss-free one-pan dinner from a MasterChef champion.