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• Renewed appeal in baby murder probe 30 years on

  03-04-2025 11:16 via bbc.com
  
  The body of a baby, dubbed "Baby April" by police, was found at a lake in Ashford in 1995.
  
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• Look who's coming to town

  15-05-2025 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  David Walliams talks to Adam Dowling about his love of writing books.
  
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• 'Our cat was lost - then next door's floor meowed'

  15-05-2025 15:44 via bbc.com
  Leia was missing for three weeks before neighbours heard her meowing under their new floor.
  
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• Kent sign Ball on loan from Somerset

  15-05-2025 14:05 via bbc.com
  Kent signed fast bowlers Jake Ball and Alfie Ogborne on short-term loan deals from Somerset.
  
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• Deal cat survived on beer and bugs

  15-05-2025 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Leia had been missing for 3 weeks. Kelly Cooper explains what happened.
  
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• Boki the bear re-joins friends after brain surgery

  15-05-2025 11:07 via bbc.com
  In October Boki became the first brown bear in the world to undergo brain surgery for hydrocephalus.
  
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• Men's group aims to 'break mental health stigma'

  15-05-2025 11:02 via bbc.com
  The Proper Blokes Club challenges any stigma attached to men who talk about mental health.
  
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• South East buildings win architecture awards

  15-05-2025 10:57 via bbc.com
  Brighton Dome's Corn Exchange and Sheerness Dockyard Church are among the Riba awards winners.
  
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• Baby death NHS trust reaches 'turning point'

  15-05-2025 10:40 via bbc.com
  NHS maternity units at Ashford and Margate have changed CQC ratings from inadequate to good.
  
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• Time capsule will raise funds for Leas Cliff Lift

  15-05-2025 07:11 via bbc.com
  People are being offered the chance to leave their names and messages in a time capsule on the lift.
  
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• Wild choughs spotted in Kent after two centuries

  15-05-2025 07:09 via bbc.com
  The birds were reintroduced to Kent in 2023, 200 years after becoming extinct in the county.
  
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• Farmer's yield concerns after no 'meaningful rain'

  14-05-2025 19:27 via bbc.com
  The Environment Agency warns of a "medium risk" of summer droughts in May.
  
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• M25 reopens after waste lorry crash arrests

  14-05-2025 17:18 via bbc.com
  Surrey Police are asking any witnesses to the crash on Wednesday morning to come forward.
  
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• 'Trapped' residents face more roadworks delays

  14-05-2025 15:35 via bbc.com
  Loose Road will be shut until 1 June while essential gas mains works take place
  
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• Long-serving Ehmer to leave Gillingham

  14-05-2025 14:00 via bbc.com
  Long-serving Gillingham defender Max Ehmer is to leave the League Two club.
  
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• Man jailed for 12 years for fatal motorway crash

  14-05-2025 12:54 via bbc.com
  Sensenal Amaglo, 42, has been jailed for 12 years and three months for the fatal crash in Kent.
  
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• Maidstone: 'Imprisoned' by roadworks

  14-05-2025 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Road closures linked to utility work have shot up by 56% in Kent.
  
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• Campaign to target new volunteers at hospice

  14-05-2025 11:19 via bbc.com
  The Heart of Kent Hospice is hoping more people will sign up as part of UK Volunteers Week.
  
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• Smith throws two nine-darters before final whitewash

  13-05-2025 20:29 via bbc.com
  Ross Smith demolishes Brendan Dolan 8-0 as he wins the 16th Players Championship of the year - having thrown two nine-darters on the way to the final.
  
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• Raducanu's Rome run ended by classy Gauff

  12-05-2025 19:14 via bbc.com
  Emma Raducanu's encouraging Italian Open run ends in the last 16 as Coco Gauff proves too much of a step up in class.
  
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• Glamorgan romp to one-sided win over Kent

  11-05-2025 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  Glamorgan bowl Kent out for 176 in their second innings to claim victory by an innings and 161 runs.
  
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• Whitstable beat Whyteleafe to win FA Vase

  11-05-2025 16:34 via bbc.com
  
  Whitstable Town come from behind to beat AFC Whyteleafe and win the FA Vase thanks to an extra-time goal from Ronald Sithole.
  
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• Raducanu fights back to set up Gauff match in Rome

  11-05-2025 16:01 via bbc.com
  Emma Raducanu fights back to beat Veronika Kudermetova and set up an intriguing fourth-round meeting with Coco Gauff at the Italian Open.
  
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• New lost and found system sees more items returned

  11-05-2025 15:53 via bbc.com
  
  Southeastern returned almost 25% of the19,000 items recovered from trains and stations in 12 months.
  
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• Hospice garden transformation by Chelsea designer

  11-05-2025 13:36 via bbc.com
  Joshua Fenton will complete his garden at ellenor in Northfleet after he has displayed at Chelsea.
  
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• Wembley final a 'dream come true'

  11-05-2025 13:32 via bbc.com
  Whitstable Town FC and AFC Whyteleafe are taking each other on in the FA Vase final at Wembley.
  
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• I'll confront impact of migrants - new Kent leader

  11-05-2025 11:39 via bbc.com
  Reform UK's Linden Kemkaran says she wants to reduce the impact of "illegal migration" on residents.
  
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• Kent urged to report 'aggressive' bug sightings

  11-05-2025 08:06 via bbc.com
  The invasive species poses a "significant threat" to local wildlife and ecosystems, says one expert.
  
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• UK’s noisiest amphibians making ‘remarkable comeback’ in South Downs - Guardian Series

  11-05-2025 04:52 via news.google.com
  UK’s noisiest amphibians making ‘remarkable comeback’ in South Downs  Guardian Series
  
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• Dizzee Rascal makes surprise appearance in Margate

  10-05-2025 15:27 via bbc.com
  It comes after a free beachfront concert by the rapper was cancelled last minute.
  
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