All news on the topic: Kent

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Baby girl fights for life after attack by ’XL Bully’ dog
A baby girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being bitten by an ‘XL Bully-type’ dog in Kent.
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Girl, 12, third child arrested on suspicion of arson over ex-Debenhams fire
A 12-year-old girl has become the third child to be arrested on suspicion of arson following a blaze at a former Debenhams in Kent.
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Passenger dies as 30ft wave strikes Spirit of Discovery during massive storm
The Spirit of Discovery, operating for Saga Cruises, sailed her maiden voyage on July 10, 2019 after Camilla, Suchess of Cornwall, christened it at the Port of Dover in Kent
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Thames crossing delayed after planning costs exceed those of the world’s longest road tunnel
The 14 mile project was first proposed in 2009, and would connect Kent and Essex through a road and tunnel beneath the River Thames to reduce congestion.
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A Labour councillor has been arrested for inciting murder during the riots in the UK
A Labour councillor has been arrested by the Met Police and suspended from the party for calling on far-right protesters’ throats to be ‘cut’.
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British Army releases statement after serving soldier ’repeatedly stabbed’ in Kent
A soldier has sustained serious injuries in a stabbing near Brompton Barracks between Chatham and Gillingham in Kent today - the knifeman was said to have ’licked’ the blade
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Small clue leads to the downfall of £2,500,000 cannabis empire
A man has been jailed after his DNA was matched to a blood stain at a storage container where £2.5million worth of cannabis was stored.
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Teenager ’attempts to kill worshippers’ in knife attack at Sikh temple in Kent
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after worshippers at a Sikh temple were attacked.
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Two pensioners in their 90s found dead in seaside town as police investigate
Police in Kent are investigating after two elderly people were found dead at a property in Sandwich, a port town in Kent - officers have launched an investigation into the tragedy
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Kent: 25 workers ’poisoned’ at Swaleside prison by ’inmates working in staff canteen’
Workers were allegedly given the narcotic by "prisoners working in the staff canteen" at HMP Swaleside in Kent, with a union demanding a "full investigation".
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King Charles caught in dispute over proposal for development of 2,500 homes, endangering historic villages
King Charles proposed plans to build the 2,500 homes on farmland near Faversham, Kent, but these schemes have upset locals who fear historic villages will be ’swallowed up’