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Meningitis cases in Kent drop to 29 after tests as vaccine rollout continues

The UKHSA said it expects more cases to be downgraded in the coming days as further laboratory assessments are completed

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Number of confirmed meningitis cases falls following further investigations

Cases linked to the Kent meningitis outbreak have fallen after some were reclassified by health officials.

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Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Red Shoes returns to theatres

Matthew Boune’s acclaimed production, Red Shoes, is still wowing audiences after a decade

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Great-grandmother first at Kent hospital to get life-saving keyhole heart procedure

A great-grandmother has become the first patient in a Kent hospital to undergo a keyhole procedure to treat a potentially life-threatening bulge.

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'Vital' plans for £18m Park & Ride expansion in Canterbury to move forward

Bosses insist the project is a 'vital' part of the city's transport strategy

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Heartbreak after beloved chimpanzee dies aged 34

A chimpanzee who has made Kent her home for almost 10 years has died after a sudden decline in her health.

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Kent meningitis cases rise again to 34 as 'worried' students join fresh queue for vaccines

On Saturday morning more than 400 people, students and others eligible, lined up outside the University of Kent campus clinic for meningitis jabs

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Meningitis cases rise by five as thousands of vaccines given in fight to contain Kent outbreak

Kent health officials have administered 5,794 vaccines and 11,010 doses of antibiotics in response to the meningitis situation, latest figures reveal.

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‘Hostile to drivers’: Radical roads plan for new cycle lanes and ANPR cameras

The most sweeping shake-up of road use in Canterbury for decades has been unveiled - with far-reaching consequences for motorists.

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Kent student who survived meningitis infection says she could not see or talk

Annabelle Mackay, 21, believed she may have contracted meningitis while on a night out at Club Chemistry

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Kent college hit by meningitis as warning sent to students

A student is being treated for suspected meningococcal disease, the college said in a letter

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Meningitis strain at the centre of Kent outbreak explained

What is the strain and what does this mean?

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More than 4,500 meningitis vaccines delivered as fifth jab clinic could open

More than 4,500 meningitis jabs have been delivered across east Kent as young people clamour to get vaccinated following a cluster of cases.

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Meningitis case confirmed at another Kent uni - as hundreds queue for vaccine

A meningitis case has been confirmed at another university - as a vaccine rollout is underway at another city campus.

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‘The devastation of her loss is immeasurable - no family should experience this pain’

The father of an 18-year-old girl who died during the Kent meningitis outbreak has described his family’s devastation as “immeasurable”.

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Employee at nuclear site in France dies of meningitis amid Kent outbreak

The female worker had been in close contact with around 50 people

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Kent health chief: ‘Any new meningitis clusters or cases will be containable’

Sporadic household clusters of meningitis could appear over the next four weeks in other parts of the UK, a health leader has said.

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All the schools in Kent with confirmed or suspected meningitis cases

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says sixth formers and other pupils should continue attending school

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Driver in critical condition after head-on crash shuts A-road for 10 hours

A man remains in a critical condition in a London hospital after a head-on crash shut an A-road for 10 hours.

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'We're human too': Estate agent hires counsellor to give regular therapy to ‘intimidated’ staff

A property firm has hired a trained therapist to give staff faced with a daily torrent of abuse free counselling sessions in the office.