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Dürer Print Fetches £33,390: boy spots masterpiece at Kent tip; faint mark proves it early

A treasure from the past has been unearthed in Kent: a 500-year-old engraving by the master Albrecht Dürer. Discovered in a rubbish tip by Mat Winter, this remarkable piece was stored away for 13 years until its true value was revealed through an appraisal. Auctioned for £33,390, it has now…

The Times of India · 17h ago

Divers find unopened wooden chest on 320-year-old English warship

A recent underwater survey off the coast of Kent has unearthed the well-preserved wreck of the Northumberland, a historic 70-gun warship. Divers stumbled upon a sealed chest with mysterious contents alongside meticulously preserved organic materials. The ship, which tragically sank during the Great Storm of 1703, faces ongoing threats from…

The Times of India · Oct 17

Real Housewives star’s £5.5m English castle faces setback over car park plans

An ancient castle overlooking the Kent countryside has become the centre of a dispute over how a historic property should operate alongside the village around it. Dr Ann Kaplan Mulholland, known for appearing on The Real Housewives of Toronto, bought Lympne Castle for £5.5 million and moved to England from…

The Times of India · Oct 11

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Northern Lights display seen across UK may be visible again on Sunday night

The aurora borealis lit up the skies across the UK, with the spectacle pictured as far south as Kent and Surrey.

Evening Standard · Oct 11

Northern Lights may appear across the UK tonight: How and where to watch

The Met Office has issued a new forecast after the aurora borealis lit up the skies across the UK

The Independent UK · Oct 11

Skies across the UK illuminated by the northern lights

Though mostly visible near the Arctic Circle, the natural phenomenon dazzled sky-gazers as far south Devon, Hampshire and Kent

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegally dumped waste cleared from Hoad’s Wood, Kent after £15.5M clean-up

Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegally dumped household and construction waste have been cleared from Hoad’s Wood, an ancient woodland in Ashford, Kent, after a 15-month Environment Agency-led operation. The £15.5 million clean-up required 2,500 lorry-loads to remove waste piled up to 15 feet high. Authorities continue investigating organised waste crime…

The Times of India · Oct 9

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Kent ancient woodland cleared from ‘worst waste dump’ ever seen in £15 million operation

Organised criminals targeted the site in 2023, piling rubbish up to 15 feet high until authorities closed the illegal operation down

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Andrew Garfield plays a ploughman in The Uprising – but the real medieval rebels weren’t all peasants

The Uprising is the first film inspired by the peasants’ revolt of the summer of 1381 – the largest popular rebellion in medieval England.

The Conversation · Oct 8

‘A God-almighty punch-up’: rare footage shows Battle of Hastings (the 1966 one)

English Heritage acquires film of first re-enactment, ‘a lot of pushing and shoving’ between Kent and Sussex students

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Migrants sent to Kent as small boats protest forms in seaside town

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The Independent UK · Oct 5

Migrants head to Kent for processing after protesters gathered in Gosport

A number of people were seen arriving at a marina in Gosport, having been transported aboard two RNLI boats late on Sunday evening.

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Police make 12 arrests amid clashes with protesters over migrants arriving in Gosport

Protesters gathered Gosport amid reports that authorities were preparing for the arrival of a boat

Evening Standard · Oct 5

Hundreds gather at anti-migrant protests in two port cities

Demonstrations are under way in Southampton, Hampshire, and Dover, Kent.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

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The Independent UK · Oct 1

Urgent warning as hundreds of thousands fail to get meningitis jabs amid fears of more deadly outbreaks

An outbreak in Kent earlier this year was the largest and fastest-growing seen in the UK

The National (Scotland) · Oct 1

Young advocate wins Centrepoint Award for her work to change the care system

A 22-year-old advocate from Kent will be recognised for her work to improve the housing system for care leavers at a London awards ceremony this month.

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Man denies murder after body found inside suitcase in Kent woodland

Officers found the body of a man in a wooded area of Borstal in Kent

The Independent UK · Sep 29

William Harvey Hospital in Kent reaches full capacity – what patients are being told

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The Independent UK · Sep 29

Kent hospital declares critical incident as all beds are full

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust said there was an ‘ongoing and exceptional demand for hospital services’ and warned those wanting to attend A&E they faced an ‘extremely long wait’

The Independent UK · Sep 26

Blue Nun is back – but is it any good? As a wine expert, here’s my verdict

WINE REPORT: Blue Nun, the semi-sweet Liebfraumilch that had its heyday in the 1970s, is on British shelves again, but should we really be looking backwards? Rosamund Hall revisits the wine that first got her hooked and finds a far more exciting story unfolding in England and Wales

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Winemaker Chapel Down lifts profit guidance amid strong millennial demand

The news came as the Kent-based company cheered a ‘high-quality’ harvest so far this year.

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Six arrested as anti-migrant protesters gather again in Hampshire

Activists apparently inspired by far-right figure Danny Tommo shouted ‘send them back’ as they waited for a small boat carrying migrants.

The Economic Times · Sep 23

In 1885, Folkestone built a cliff railway powered by water and gravity; it carried 36.4 million passengers before closing after 132 years

Discover the remarkable Leas Lift in Folkestone, Kent, a historic water-powered funicular railway built in 1885. Using gravity and water instead of engines, the Victorian cliff railway carried 36.4 million passengers over 132 years before closing in 2017. Explore the ingenious engineering behind this energy-efficient transport system, its Grade II…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Danny Dyer, Dani Dyer and Becky Hill join ‘Stop the Sewage’ protest as 315,000-signature petition calls for UK water industry to return to public ownership

Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani Dyer and Becky Hill joined a “Stop the Sewage” rally in Kent calling for the UK water industry to return to public ownership. The protest came as a petition supporting public ownership passed 315,000 signatures. The protest focused on concerns about sewage, water pollution, infrastructure…

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Southern Water fined £2.4m over five pollution incidents in Kent

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