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'It Was Horrifying': 280 Evacuated in Suspicious Folkestone Hotel Fire as 90 Neighbours Forced Out Over Structural Fears

About 280 people were evacuated from the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone after a severe basement fire, while 90 nearby residents were relocated amid structural safety concerns.

International Business Times UK · Sep 20

Dozens of people living next to fire-hit Folkestone hotel moved over safety fears

Initial evacuations saw around 280 people removed from the hotel in the early hours

The Independent UK · Sep 20

Fact check: UK household energy bills and Dover protesters

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

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Police must urgently consider if more could have been done over protests – No 10

A review was being carried out of how Kent Police dealt with masked protesters on Saturday, with a further demonstration in Portsmouth on Sunday.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Woman seen at grave of newborn baby who was found in lake

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The Independent UK · Sep 8

Appeal to trace mystery visitor to grave of baby unidentified for 30 years

The woman in her 40s visited Baby April’s resting place in Ashford, Kent, in June this year, police said.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Police release e-fit of mystery woman who visited unidentified baby’s grave

According to Kent Police, a woman in her 40s visited Baby April’s grave back in June

The Independent UK · Sep 8

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Tories to blame for anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth, policing minister says

Sarah Jones warned that any protesters stepping ‘from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law’

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Police minister blames Tories for Portsmouth and Dover anti-migration protests

Sarah Jones warned demonstrators who crossed the line from peaceful protest into illegality would face the full force of the law.

Evening Standard · Sep 7

Vehicles damaged and police officers injured in anti-migration stand-off

Around 200 masked protesters descended on Portsmouth on Sunday trying to stop migrants being moved to a processing centre in Kent.

Evening Standard · Sep 7

Dover protest latest: Government condemns masked ‘stop the boats’ demonstration that blocks roads

Dozens of balaclava-clad protesters brought traffic to a halt on Saturday after dispersing

The Independent UK · Sep 5

Masked protesters block Dover roads in ‘anti-illegal migrant demo’

Videos circulating online show dozens of people, dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, gathered at the port.

Evening Standard · Sep 5

Traffic chaos at Dover as masked protesters block access to port

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The Independent UK · Sep 5

Masked demonstrators block traffic in and out of Port of Dover

Videos circulating online show several protesters dressed in black and wearing balaclavas.

Evening Standard · Sep 5

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The Independent UK · Sep 5

‘Intimidating’ masked protesters block access to Dover port in ‘stop the boats’ protest – sparking traffic chaos

The demonstrators wore masks and prevented traffic from accessing the port

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Revealed: Toby Young free speech group crowdfunded over £60,000 for legal case fought by pro-bono lawyer

Staff members said Free Speech Union would ‘need to explain’ how it spent money donated by its supporters

The Independent UK · Jul 4

Boy, 4, seriously injured after being hit by Range Rover while crossing road

The child was taken to a London hospital for treatment

We Got This Covered · Jun 22

69yo man sentenced to 13-and-a-half years for child SA and possessing 17,000 child abuse images

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The Independent UK · May 18

Lorry driver was on video call to his wife when he killed father-of-two in motorway crash

Zvonko Tomisa, 58, hit Arran McManus’s car in standstill traffic on the M20 in Kent on November 25 last year

The Times of India · May 13

Man arrested on suspicion of rape after woman alleges assault near church in Maidstone

Kent Police have arrested a 50-year-old man in Maidstone. He is suspected of raping a woman. The alleged assault occurred at two locations on Saturday evening. Police are investigating the incident. They are appealing for witnesses with CCTV or dash cam footage. Increased police patrols are visible in the area.…

The Times of India · May 11

UK teaching assistant jailed after abusing vulnerable children at Kent school

In a shocking case from Kent, a 47-year-old teaching assistant, Danuska Pullia, has received a four-year prison sentence for her acts of child cruelty. Pullia was found guilty of physically and emotionally abusing several vulnerable students under her care. The investigation was sparked by alarming reports from her colleagues, leading…

The Independent UK · Apr 30

Three teenagers locked up over beach killing of man they accused of being a paedophile

A statement from Alexander Cashford’s parents described him as a ‘kind, friendly and compassionate person’

Evening Standard · Apr 25

Teenage boys among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Gravesend

Kent Police officers received reports a teenage girl had been raped at a private property in Gravesend

The Independent UK · Apr 25

Three teenagers among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Kent

Kent Police officers received reports on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Apr 3

Murder investigation after teenager stabbed to death in seaside town

The man died at the scene on Belmont Road near the town’s cricket and football clubs

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