All news on the topic: Rochester and Strood

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Horror as pregnant teacher dies after classroom collapse weeks before due date
Courtney Fannon and her unborn little girl Hadley Jaye passed away after the special education teacher collapsed in the classroom during school hours a month before her due date
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77 MPs demand Speaker Lindsay Hoyle quits after Gaza vote - see full list
The number of MPs who say they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reached 77, up from 71 on Friday amid anger over last week's Gaza ceasefire vote
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Woman heartbroken after mastiff-type dog attacks her Jack Russell in street
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Jack Russel Wilfie, 12, was mauled by a Mastiff-type dog in Rochester, Kent, as his owner and other people attempted to prise him from its jaws
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Teen stabbed off-duty officer in McDonald's after being asked innocent question
Harvey Smalling threatened to “knife” his victim in a branch of the fast food chain in Strood, Kent, following a minor altercation over his food order before following him outside
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Missing woman who vanished after partying on New Year's Eve found dead
Jennifer Hicks was last seen partying in a bar to welcome in 2024. But two days later the 33-year-old was found dead near a train track, and authorities are trying to understand what happened
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Hundreds of protesters go to weapons factory calling to 'stop arming Israel'
At around 7am this morning, activists arrived outside BAE Systems in Chatham, Rochester, blocking its entrance and holding banners aloft which read "stop arming Israel" and chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"
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Hundreds visit site of downed Sycamore Gap tree after man plants sapling nearby
Kieran Chapman, from Westerhope, planted the sapling tree on Friday night to "try and restore people's faith in humanity" after the famous tree was vandalised
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Snoring 'key to dementia and stroke diagnosis' - you may not know you're at risk
Snoring is incredibly common, and it's usually nothing to be worried about - but it could actually be raising your risk of Alzheimer's disease in later life, scientists have warned
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Mum killed boyfriend's chihuahua by hurling it 30ft out of third-floor window
Kayleigh Smee, 33, threw her partner's eight-year-old dog Prince out the window of a third storey flat in Rochester, Kent, causing it to break its neck, a court heard
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Brooks Koepka believes PGA Championship win "sparked energy" into LIV Golf
Brooks Koepka became the first LIV Golf player to secure a major title at the PGA Championship since its inception this summer, and he believes it has given the breakaway circuit a real boost
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Legendary commentator Jim Nantz takes aim at LIV Golf during PGA Championship
Jim Nantz made a joke at the expense of LIV Golf and two-time major champion Dustin Johnson during the first round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill on Thursday
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Woman wanted in hit-and-run that killed student flees to Thailand after death
Ben Kable was on his way home from a New Year's Eve Party in Oakland County, Michigan, US, when he was hit by a car and killed. Investigators say they pieced together fragments of Tubtim 'Sue' Howson's car left at the scene