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Secrets of England’s ‘most haunted village’ revealed in new research

More than a dozen ghosts are claimed to haunt the village

The Independent UK

Research uncovers the truth about the ‘most haunted’ village in England

Ghosts said to haunt the Kent village include the Hanging Schoolmaster and the Screaming Man of the Clay Pit.

Evening Standard

Crawley denies Green debut county victory with Glos

Cam Green's English county debut for Gloucestershire has ended in a tense draw, the Australian denied by Ashes foe Zak Crawley who steered Kent to survival.

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Man confirmed dead after crossing Channel in small boat

Death is second reported in two days, as data shows record number of people have crossed Channel so far this year

The Guardian - UK

Missing child found wandering on M25 just metres from moving cars, police say

Emergency services were alerted to reports of the child walking on the hard shoulder in Kent

Evening Standard

'Despicable' North London man who snatched bag from 92-year-old pensioner by pretending to pet dog jailed

Jerry Maughan, 25, has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after snatching the pensioner’s possession in Kent

Evening Standard

Winner of £10,000-a-month National Lottery prize has week left to stake claim

The winning ticket in the Set For Life draw was bought in the Sevenoaks area of Kent on October 24 2024.

Evening Standard

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Winner of £300,000 National Lottery prize has just one week left to claim

Could it be you? Prize for winning ticket bought in Kent last year is yet to be claimed

The Independent UK

The ghostly allure of Dungeness, Kent

It’s an arid and mysterious place, yet it’s precisely these charms that captivate visitors – and our writer

The Guardian - UK

Sanctuary confirms snow leopard’s fourth pregnancy

Laila is part of the breeding programme for the endangered species at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent.

Evening Standard

Colin Whitaker obituary

Vet who reported the first cases in Britain of what became known as mad cow disease, or BSE, in the late 1980s

The Guardian - UK

US tourist arrested in seaside town ‘because he didn’t understand UK laws’

Holidaymaker, reportedly from an open-carry US state, had UK weapons laws explained to him by officers

The Independent UK

People held at UK asylum centre sue government for human rights breach

Asylum seekers detained at Manston in Kent say they were kept in unsanitary tents during infectious disease outbreak

The Guardian - UK

County cricket day four: Middlesex v Lancs, and Essex v Surrey end in draws – as it happened

Join Tanya Aldred for updates as the first round of the County Championship comes to a close

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London leaver: 'Kent offers us a completely different lifestyle – and it doesn’t cost anything'

Forced out of London by rising rents, this family found their dream home thanks to a tired spelling mistake

The Independent UK

Port of Dover £6m upgrade makes room for world’s largest cruise ships

Larger cruise ships could be on their way to the Kent coast

Evening Standard

Police hope DNA advances will crack case of baby found dead at lake 30 years ago

The child, who was named ‘Baby April’, was found in Ashford, Kent, on April 3 1995.

The Guardian - UK

Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo review – a gender-swapped Moby-Dick

A runaway orphan from coastal Kent is the protagonist in this tightly plotted reimagining of Herman Melville’s whaling classic

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The Independent UK

Easter getaway drivers told to expect reduced speeds for 13-mile traffic system on M20 motorway

National Highways said the measures are in place manage traffic in case of delays at Channel ports

Evening Standard

Operation Brock deployed in Kent ahead of Easter getaway

National Highways said the contraflow was in place at 6am on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Work under way to clear illegal waste dumped at Kent beauty spot

Hoads Wood was described as an ‘environmental disaster’ by local people after it was buried under landfill waste.

The Guardian - UK

‘A tree zoo’: endangered conifers a living legacy of Kent pinetum’s centenary

Bedgebury national pinetum has become a vital ark for rare evergreen trees, which are often unfairly maligned

Euronews

Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their 'forever home' at UK sanctuary

The animals were rescued by the Wild Animals Rescue Centre, run by Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian woman who has saved hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals.

Evening Standard

Animal sanctuary opens ‘forever home’ for five lions rescued from Ukraine

Cam Whitnall, managing director of The Big Cat Sanctuary, said they are relieved ‘to have these lions safe and settled’ in Kent.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm

Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns

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