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Teenager suffers fractured jaw in group attack outside railway station
A teenage boy needed hospital treatment after suffering a fractured jaw in an attack by a group of strangers.
Journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66
Journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died after a short illness at the age of 66.
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Kent set for more hot weather after England faced driest July in 190 years
The dry weather is likely to continue over the coming days
UK’s first ‘super university’ officially launches as merger completed
A merger between two universities to form what has been dubbed the country’s first ‘super university’ has been signed off and comes into effect today.
Paramedic trusted her instincts to save baby's life after monitor missed heart condition
A paramedic's decision to trust her clinical instincts over reassuring monitor readings helped save a baby's life.
Kent seaside playground to become 'inclusive and accessible' with £300k upgrade
The play area will close at the end of the month to allow the project to begin
Would you try it? Bizarre pickle matcha drink causes a stir in Kent
Two of the biggest food trends combine in a surprising new iced drink that has landed in Kent.
Vandal-hit oast house next to historic castle could become community centre and cafe
A former oast house could be converted into a community hub, with a cafe, kitchen and youth club.
‘I'm a 17-year-old student - the biggest myth in politics is that my generation doesn't care’
A Kent A-level student says the biggest myth in British politics is that young people don't care.
‘I believe Michael Stone will be free man within next 12 months’
A solicitor representing the man locked up for one of Kent’s most infamous crimes says vital new evidence could see her client’s conviction quashed.
‘It’s a bomb site that needs reinstating’: Homes bid for vacant former air cadets base
A former RAF cadets training centre that has stood vacant for more than a decade could be demolished to make way for new homes.
Names and faces of Kent criminals jailed in July including child sex offenders and rapists
A number of child sex offenders were put behind bars last month
'There's no understanding; we're just being told to get on with it but we can’t do our jobs'
A frustrated GP says senior NHS officials have failed to provide help in the wake of repeated IT disruption as practices are “left to get on with it”.
Care home dubbed ‘God’s waiting room’ shut down by inspectors
A care home described it as “God’s waiting room” by its own staff is to close after inspectors found residents remained at significant risk of harm.
Police cordon after report of attempted sexual assault
A public green has been cordoned off as police launch an investigation into a report of an attempted serious sexual assault.
'I'm deeply sorry': Therapist sanctioned over secret affair with client
A therapist sanctioned for pursuing an affair with a client and urging her to keep it a secret says he is “deeply sorry” for his actions.
CCTV appeal after man taken to hospital after 'assault' in Canterbury nightclub
An image has been released of a man police wish to speak to
Where Southeastern trains will not be running in Kent this weekend for planned works
A number of key stations around the network will be shut
Man taken to hospital after ‘assault’ in nightclub
A man suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital after an alleged attack by a stranger at a nightclub.