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London’s ‘answer to Disneyland’ scrapped for good as judge orders company to wind up

The proposal was for a park across 535 acres of the Swanscombe Peninsula near Dartford

The Independent UK

Dartford Crossing: Drivers handed £4.1m in fines by mistake

Instances of drivers being fined or charged when a vehicle with a similar plate to their own used the crossing

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: M25 chaos as 'multi-vehicle' crash near Dartford Crossing sparks 8-mile tailback

Motorists are facing severe delays on the M25 due to two separate crashes on Friday afternoon.

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‘Chaos is great. This time it went over the top’: Andrea Arnold and Robbie Ryan on 21 years of film and friendship

The director and cinematographer talk collaboration, health and safety on their new film, Bird – and the perils of DJing at your daughter’s birthday party

The Guardian - UK

Dartford Tunnel closures spark fresh demands for new Lower Thames Crossing to get green light

One tunnel was shut all day on Monday after a spillage, leaving drivers stuck in hours-long queues of traffic

Evening Standard

Caterham’s Super Seven 600 illustrates the delights - and difficulties - of downsizing

Few automotive experiences are as visceral as a Caterham. We’ve sampled one of the smallest and lightest of them all, the diminutive Super Seven 600

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Man, 20, charged with murder of woman and sexual offence on dead body in Dartford

Ernestas Juska was arrested after reports of a disturbance at a home in Kent

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed to death

Police were called at 6.50am on Saturday to reports of a disturbance at a property in Dartford.

Evening Standard

Drivers who have never been to Dartford Crossing fined for unpaid journeys

ANPR cameras appear to be capturing the wrong drivers and sending them penalty charge notices

The Independent UK

London travel news LIVE: District line partly suspended due to Tube track fault at Edgware Road

The District Line is part-suspended on Tuesday afternoon due to a track fault.

Evening Standard

Suspended Labour councillor charged with encouraging violent disorder over protest speech

Dartford councillor Ricky Jones was arrested and suspended from the Labour party on Thursday

The Independent UK

Labour suspends member after ‘completely unacceptable’ comments at London rally

Ricky Jones, a borough councillor in Dartford, Kent, is thought to have made the call at a demonstration on Wednesday evening.

Evening Standard

M25 closed with 11 mile tailbacks after lorry and van crash near Dartford Crossing

Woman taken to London hospital with injuries after air ambulance seen landing on the motorway near the A282

Evening Standard

London travel updates LIVE: Ten mile tailbacks at Dartford Crossing after vehicle fire on M25

Several Tube lines have been hit with severe delays as commuters head home on Monday, as well as the London Overground.

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Southeastern to recruit 600 staff this summer amid boost to Kent and Dreamland train services

There will be a late-night returning service at the weekend from Margate for visitors to the town’s Dreamland amusement park

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Teenager locked up for six months after being caught with 'Rambo-style' knife at Dartford station

Rackeem Thomas given sentence less than 24 hours after being caught with the blade when challenged by ticket inspectors

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan doubles down on Ulez expansion as Tory MP tries to reverse it

The mayor reacted to news this week of Dartford MP Gareth Johnson launching a bill to scrap the expanded clean air zone

The Guardian - UK

Gimme sculpture: new statues of Jagger and Richards are a dud – but here are eight of Britain’s best

Bronze statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, unveiled last week in Dartford, are not a high point

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‘Glimmer Twins’: Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards honoured in Dartford hometown for Rolling Stones achievements

Sculptor Amy Goodman created a pair of bronze statues following a Dartford Borough Council commission

The Guardian - UK

Statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards unveiled in home town of Dartford

Duo met on platform at town’s railway station before joining the Rolling Stones in the early 1960s

The Independent UK

Jagger and Richards honoured in hometown for Rolling Stones achievements

Sculptor Amy Goodman created a pair of bronze statues following a Dartford Borough Council commission.

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil protesters have appeals blocked over Dartford crossing sentences

Lawyers for Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker had tried to challenge ‘extraordinary length’ of sentences

The Independent UK

Families hit by summer getaway delays

National Highways said it has closed part of the Dartford Crossing due to a crash, causing three miles of congestion.

Daily Mirror

Moment police officer pepper sprays robber dangling from tower block

PC Luke Wenham, of Dartford, Kent, was convicted of two counts of common assault following attacking serial robber Carl Cumberbatch in Elephant and Castle, London

Daily Mirror

Desperate grandson pleads with Rishi Sunak to help NHS as gran waits six weeks to see GP

Rishi Sunak was challenged over lengthy NHS waiting times, which hit another new record high this month, at a Q&A session with workers at an Ikea warehouse in Dartford, Kent

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