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The NHS test-and-trace failings that contributed to UK’s 2020 Covid Christmas

Gaps in contact-tracing and confused public health advice meant many infectious people not told to isolate

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-hit Manston centre visited by European torture monitor group

A ‘rapid reaction visit’ was carried out the site in Kent between November 25 to 28

Evening Standard

High Speed None: Eurostar and Southeastern trains cancelled after breakdowns on line

Trains sent to help with overhead line repairs have themselves broken down

The Independent UK

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Charities call for Windrush-style inquiry into Manston asylum failings

Letter from 44 charities urges independent investigation into ‘appalling’ treatment of people at Kent processing centre

The Guardian - UK

Residents forced to evacuate their homes after discovery of 'wartime explosives'

Bomb disposal experts from the Ministry of Defence are en route to the home in Canterbury, Kent to deal with the wartime ammunition

Daily Mirror

Whitstable Pearl season 2 — where to watch, trailer, cast, plot, episode guide, and everything we know

Our guide to Whitstable Pearl season 2 with Kerry Godliman back as Kent's amateur sleuth Pearl Nolan.

WhatToWatch

Refugee children sent on arduous 20-hour flight from Kent to Outer Hebrides

The journey was said to be necessary due to the time it takes for the Home Office to issue such children with the travel authorisation documents allowing them to fly.

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Asylum seekers with diphtheria symptoms will be taken to 'isolation centres', minister says

The Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said those with symptoms will remain at the Manston migrant centre in Kent or be transported to isolation centres after the UKHSA confirmed an 'increase' in cases of the disease

Daily Mirror

Diphtheria risk for public ‘very low’ despite rise in asylum seeker cases

Steve Barclay said hundreds of migrants were vaccinated before being moved out of the Manston processing centre in Kent.

The Independent UK

England superfan who's been to nine World Cups gives his verdict on Qatar experience

Terry Matson, from Kent, is in Qatar for the World Cup, having watched FIFA tournaments in Spain, USA, France and several other countries over the past four decades

Daily Mirror

Latest stop on iconic Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour is revealed as it sets off from London

The truck tour started on Friday at Bluewater shopping centre in Dartford, Kent, before heading to Sainsbury'sin Beckton, east London for both Saturday and Sunday

Daily Mirror

‘Parts of town are just destroyed’: the ghost shops of Kent in pictures

In his stark images of closed, boarded-up businesses, photographer Martin Amis challenges us to notice and reflect on what we’re fast losing

The Guardian - UK

Stagecoach bus driver leaves girl, 19, stranded alone at stop after card declined

Danielle Allen, from Kent, was left in tears and fearing for her safety after trying to board the 11pm bus home and not being allowed to board when her card was declined

Daily Mirror

Lorry driver's left furious after Costa Coffee worker refuses Scottish banknote

Jonathan Owens accused the branch in Maidstone, Kent of 'ostracising an entire country' by refusing the banknote and described the attitude of staff at the outlet as 'racist'

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Daily Record

Costa staff branded ‘racist’ after refusing to accept Scottish bank note from lorry driver

Jonathan Owens was left “extremely embarrassed” as he attempted to pay for two bottles of coke at a branch in Maidstone, Kent, on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Manston asylum centre death may have been caused by diphtheria

Home Office says follow-up PCR test was positive and they are offering vaccinations to people at the Kent facility

Tribune News Service

Dude, where's my catalytic converter? Probably back in the supply chain

SEATTLE — Tow truck driver Edgar Plata spent most of a recent Monday as he often does these days, picking up the pieces after a spree of catalytic converter thefts.

The Independent UK

Black Deer festival announces Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams among first wave on 2023 lineup

The festival will take place in June in Eridge Park in Kent

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The Independent UK

Wall uncovered during Westminster restoration may mark original course of Thames

Experts say the wall is likely to be at least 700 years old and is made from Kentish ragstone.

The Guardian - UK

Cold comfort Kent: where small-boat arrivals receive a fraying welcome

From Dover harbour to Marston and Napier barracks, the UK is offering asylum seekers who cross the Channel a very mixed reception

Daily Mirror

Support groups call for 'urgent action' after death of migrant at Manston centre

A migrant staying at the Manston detention centre in Kent died on Saturday morning, the Home Office said before issuing their "heartfelt condolences" over the death

Inverse

DNA study debunks a long-held theory about how ancient Britons lived

This paper found that about 76% of the genetic ancestry in the early medieval English population we studied originated from what is today northern Germany and southern Scandinavia – continental northern European (CNE).

The Guardian - UK

Kent Tory councillor pictured in blackshirt at far-right event

Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after photos emerged of him at 2013 event that he says he attended ‘in spirit of curiosity’

Evening Standard

Manston: Man staying at migrant processing centre dies in Kent hospital

A man staying at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent has died in hospital after becoming unwell, the Home Office has said.

The Independent UK

Man held at Manston asylum processing centre dies in hospital

The asylum seeker arrived in the UK on a small boat a week ago

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