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The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Banksy artwork in Kent ‘destroyed by contractors who had no idea it was by him’

‘It made me feel sick realising it was a Banksy’, a worker demolishing the building reportedly said

Evening Standard

Elderly couple come home to find flytippers have dumped over 80 tyres on their driveway

Hugh Cunningham and his wife Diane were left "angry and astonished" after returning to their home in Upper Harbledown, near Canterbury, Kent and discovering the dumped load

Daily Mirror

Plantwatch: rare species flourish in Swanscombe wasteland

Area in Kent has more threatened species than any other brownfield site in UK – but its future is at risk

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Crufts 2023: Assistance dog and devoted owner clinch coveted crossbreed crown

Francesca Cairns, from Sheerness in Kent, and her 23-month-old spaniel Delila grabbed top spot at Scruffts, the competition for non-pedigree dogs at the world’s greatest dog show

Wales Online

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The Guardian - UK

Manhunt for teen gang who hurled trolley down escalator badly hurting man in 80s

A man in his 80s suffered head injuries after a teenage gang of boys threw a shopping trolley down an escalator at an Asda store in Kent and police are appealing for witnesses as they hunt the culprits

Daily Mirror

Millionaire wins fight to stop construction of neighbours' house which 'looks too suburban'

Interior designer Glenn Kinnersley and his wife Donna fell out with photographer neighbour Paul Dixon and his wife Angela over their plans to build a "suburban" style barn conversion on their property in Kent

Daily Mirror

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Police hunt gunman as rare white stag shot dead with high velocity rifle in Kent woods

Officers from the Kent Police Rural Task Force are investigating the incident after the male deer was found dead in Cobham Woods near Gravesend - the second killing in a matter of weeks

Daily Mirror

Two people charged with murdering one-year-old boy during lockdown

Jack Benham, 34, and Sian Hedges, 26, are accused of murdering the child on November 28 2020 in the village of Hernhill near Faversham, Kent.

The Independent UK

‘We could have saved Sarah,’ says victim of Wayne Couzens’s indecent exposure

Met police were told of flashing incident days before officer abducted and murdered Everard

The Guardian - UK

Met police ‘sorry’ Wayne Couzens wasn’t arrested for indecent exposure

Senior officer says Couzens’ flashing crimes ‘brings shame on all of us’ as former constable sentenced to 19 months in prison for three incidents of indecent exposure before he raped and murdered Sarah Everard

Evening Standard

Wayne Couzens to be sentenced for indecent exposure

The former Metropolitan Police officer, 50, is already serving a whole life jail sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard, 33.

The Independent UK

The wonders of the Weald: glorious places to visit in Kent

The historic houses, stunning gardens, vineyards and arboreal treasures of this verdant county make for a perfect English escape

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock wanted to 'frighten the pants' off public with new Covid variant, WhatsApp messages show

Latest set of WhatsApp exchanges show how Mr Hancock and others discussed how to use an announcement about the Kent variant of the virus to scare the public

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Evening Standard

Lifeboats dispatched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in English Channel

Three lifeboats have been launched from the coast of Kent after a fire broke out on a ferry in the English Channel.

Daily Mirror

Black NHS midwife sues after colleagues told to 'check their bags' on her last day

Olukemi Akinmeji successfully took her former NHS employers to court over racism she experienced at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, where a colleague joked staff should 'check their bags' as she left

Daily Mirror

Couple 'fed up of traffic' swap UK home for grand French château - saving £230,000

Husband and wife, Heidi and Anthony Muir, have saved £230,000 by swapping their semi-detached family home in Kent for a grand nine-bedroom château in France - where there's much less congestion

The Independent UK

Shocking footage shows mass brawl at girls’ secondary school in Kent as Black student attacked

The school said students have been excluded after the incident

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‘We’ve rediscovered the joy of reading’: how customers are rescuing UK bookshops

A bookseller in Kent has gone viral after tweeting a picture of her empty shop. Here, other retailers explain how they are surviving – even thriving – when many people are counting every penny

Daily Mirror

Two new mums died of herpes contracted after giving birth 6 weeks apart in same NHS trust

Both women underwent caesarean sections at hospitals run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, with the same surgeon and midwife involved in the care of both women

Evening Standard

Bankrupt council wants huge Elizabeth line extension through Essex and Kent

The extension would support new homes and jobs, Thurrock Council says

Daily Mirror

UK town compared to war zone as police seize samurai swords and fireworks thrown at cars

This month a national survey of 100,000 people labelled Kent's Chatham as the 39th worst town in England - but many of the town's residents are now pushing back

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan urges PM to fund Ulez scrappage scheme for home counties

The Mayor of London wrote to the Prime Minister asking him to provide financial support for people in locations such as Surrey and Kent.

Daily Mirror

UK beach issues 'do not swim' warning for entire YEAR after bacteria alert

Faecal matter has been detected at St Mary's Bay on Romney Marsh in Kent by the Environment Agency meaning people are advised not to swim there throughout 2023

Daily Mirror

Couple £44,000 worse off after botched garden work leaves foundations of house showing

Despite being charged huge sums, the couple said their house in Kent has been left in a worse state than it was when the work started, with the foundations of their house showing

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