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The Latest Breaking News from Maidstone

UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest finds

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma despite doctors’ concerns

The Guardian - UK

Non-smoker fined £433 for dropping cigarette butt in Manchester

Steve Jones was hundreds of miles away in Maidstone arranging family funeral at time of alleged offence

The Guardian - UK

Reform councillor says small boats migrants are from ‘unenlightened cultures’

During a Kent County Council meeting in Maidstone, Cllr Linden Kemkaran used words like ‘hordes’ and ‘invade’ to describe male migrants.

Evening Standard

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‘Chainsaw-wielding’ man shot by police named by family member

The shooting happened at around 9pm close to The Park Gate Inn in Hollingbourne, near Maidstone on Monday.

Evening Standard

Watchdog to investigate police shooting of man with chainsaw in Kent

IOPC says officers feared man was also carrying explosive device during incident near Maidstone

The Guardian - UK

Banana shortage hits several Tesco stores across UK

Customers faced empty shelves in shops across Maidstone, London, Bournemouth and the Isle of Sheppey

The Independent UK

Locals in uproar as ban on whistles at local football pitch lifted by council

Locals say they can hear the shouting in every room in the house whenever the pitch is being used

The Independent UK

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Footage shows moments before police officer was allegedly stabbed

Robert Jenner, 50, is on trial accused of the attempted murder of Police Constable Sean Quinn in Maidstone, Kent.

Evening Standard

Teenage girl dies and boy rushed to hospital after horror crash in Maidstone

The incident occurred on the A249 at around 6.45pm on Saturday, when a white Toyota Hilux hit a road barrier and overturned.

Evening Standard

Man, woman and dog die following horror BMW crash in Kent

Collision happened in Bearsted, near Maidstone, Kent Police say

Evening Standard

Body found in park in search for missing 17-year-old girl

Body found in Mote Park in Maidstone

The Independent UK

Escaped emu Rodney taken home by police after knocking on door with beak

The emu, named Rodney, was spotted wandering around the Maidstone area of Kent on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Wife’s heartbreak as pub landlord husband stabbed to death days after wedding anniversary

Woman known to Hare and Hounds publican Matthew Bryant arrested on suspicion of murder in Maidstone, Kent

The Independent UK

‘Pink, pink and more pink’: care home celebrates first anniversary in style

Maplewood Court in Maidstone, Kent, marked its first year with a ‘pink party’ featuring feather boas, top hats and a drag queen.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Police officer flown to London hospital after being stabbed in Maidstone

Kent Police say the officer is in a ‘serious but stable’ condition

Daily Mirror

'I was fined £25 after binmen damaged my wheelie bin during collection'

Tim Spencer fumed when his bin was returned with a broken lid and Maidstone Borough Council told him he would have to pay £25 to have it replaced

Daily Mirror

Nurse 'stopped from voting at end of long shift' as Tories told to scrap photo ID rules

Voter ID rules introduced by the Tories meant thousands were turned away at polling stations. Officials in Maidstone in Kent said 137 people arrived without acceptable photo ID

Daily Mirror

Family living in hotel after housing association blame cats for leak that caused hole

Stacey Sell, 39, has been staying at a Premier Inn with her partner Mark Thwaites and her two children for two weeks since the leak caused their ceiling to collapse in Maidstone, Kent

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Daily Mirror

SAS troops bawled out for wearing baseball caps, sporting beards and needing haircuts

Troops in Maidstone, Kent, were seen wearing a baseball caps with long hair and beards in a recently shared photo - a breach of the Army's strict dress code

Daily Mirror

'Joke' town where locals say no-one can drive in or out - and it's 'absolute hell'

Motorists have spoken out about the traffic chaos in Maidstone, near the Lockmeadow area, with residents complaining they are unable to leave their homes due to the gridlocked roads

Daily Mirror

Mum 'unable to sleep' and at breaking point from seeing 10 mice a day in infested flat

Mum-of-two Cassie Locke, 31, from Maidstone, has told how she is at "breaking point" claiming to see up to ten mice a day in her home while having a phobia of the rodents

Daily Mirror

Blundering armed cops swarm town over 'gun' - but it was teenage girls having water fight

Police, including firearms officers, attended the scene on Week Street in Maidstone and seized two water pistols after they received reports of a person in possession of what looked like a handgun

Nottingham Post

Notts County player ratings vs Maidstone as O'Brien hat-trick seals dramatic win

Notts County news from NottinghamshireLive as we rate the Magpies players following their 5-2 win over Maidstone

Daily Mirror

Drivers' fury after cars are plastered with 'impossible to remove' leaflets

Furious motorists in Maidstone, Kent were forced to spend ages getting the adverts removed from their windscreens after the flyers to promote a local car wash business became stuck

Daily Mirror

Fury as police force classes rape and sexual assault as 'non-emergency' crimes

Kent Police were criticised after a poster went up at Maidstone police station listing rape and sexual assault as non-emergency crimes alongside anti-social behaviour

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