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Matt Hancock wanted to 'frighten the pants' off public with new Covid variant, WhatsApp messages show

Latest set of WhatsApp exchanges show how Mr Hancock and others discussed how to use an announcement about the Kent variant of the virus to scare the public

Wales Online

Lifeboats dispatched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in English Channel

Three lifeboats have been launched from the coast of Kent after a fire broke out on a ferry in the English Channel.

Evening Standard

Black NHS midwife sues after colleagues told to 'check their bags' on her last day

Olukemi Akinmeji successfully took her former NHS employers to court over racism she experienced at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, where a colleague joked staff should 'check their bags' as she left

Daily Mirror

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Couple 'fed up of traffic' swap UK home for grand French château - saving £230,000

Husband and wife, Heidi and Anthony Muir, have saved £230,000 by swapping their semi-detached family home in Kent for a grand nine-bedroom château in France - where there's much less congestion

Daily Mirror

Shocking footage shows mass brawl at girls’ secondary school in Kent as Black student attacked

The school said students have been excluded after the incident

The Independent UK

‘We’ve rediscovered the joy of reading’: how customers are rescuing UK bookshops

A bookseller in Kent has gone viral after tweeting a picture of her empty shop. Here, other retailers explain how they are surviving – even thriving – when many people are counting every penny

The Guardian - UK

Two new mums died of herpes contracted after giving birth 6 weeks apart in same NHS trust

Both women underwent caesarean sections at hospitals run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, with the same surgeon and midwife involved in the care of both women

Daily Mirror

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Bankrupt council wants huge Elizabeth line extension through Essex and Kent

The extension would support new homes and jobs, Thurrock Council says

Evening Standard

UK town compared to war zone as police seize samurai swords and fireworks thrown at cars

This month a national survey of 100,000 people labelled Kent's Chatham as the 39th worst town in England - but many of the town's residents are now pushing back

Daily Mirror

Sadiq Khan urges PM to fund Ulez scrappage scheme for home counties

The Mayor of London wrote to the Prime Minister asking him to provide financial support for people in locations such as Surrey and Kent.

The Independent UK

UK beach issues 'do not swim' warning for entire YEAR after bacteria alert

Faecal matter has been detected at St Mary's Bay on Romney Marsh in Kent by the Environment Agency meaning people are advised not to swim there throughout 2023

Daily Mirror

Couple £44,000 worse off after botched garden work leaves foundations of house showing

Despite being charged huge sums, the couple said their house in Kent has been left in a worse state than it was when the work started, with the foundations of their house showing

Daily Mirror

New base to unite Wozair's Hull industrial acquisitions as it steps up scale of operations

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialists to be brought together after two city deals in four years for Kent team

Birmingham Post

East Malling explosion: Three injured after fireball blast at block of flats

The three people who were injured in the incident in East Malling, Kent were treated for burns and breathing difficulties after the blast

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The Independent UK

Tory MPs defend former minister Green after rejection as election candidate

Damian Green failed to win selection for the new Weald of Kent constituency.

The Guardian - UK

Damian Green rejected as Tory candidate for Weald of Kent

Deselection fuels speculation that those deemed responsible for Boris Johnson’s exit are being targeted

The Independent UK

Senior Tory Damian Green rejected as candidate in next election

The former deputy prime minister was not selected as the Conservative candidate for the new Weald of Kent seat.

Daily Mirror

County lines drugs gang preying on inmates inside youth prison, inspectors reveal

Young inmates at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution in Rochester, Kent, have helped arrange for drugs to be thrown over the walls or dropped by drones. A source said this raises security concerns

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The Independent UK

Banksy Valentine’s Day Mascara artwork to be relocated to Margate’s Dreamland

The real-life freezer incorporated within the piece was removed twice in the days after it was discovered in Margate, Kent.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK’s missing child refugees put to work for Manchester gangs

Police focus search for asylum seekers abducted from hotels run by the Home Office on an organised crime area dubbed ‘counterfeit alley’

Daily Mirror

Pub dubbed 'longest Homes Under Hammer project ever' could finally reopen after 14 YEARS

The Old Cottage Pub in Margate, Kent, was built in 1650 and in use until 2007 before being snapped up on Homes Under the Hammer, and put back together over the next 14 years

Daily Mirror

Heartbreaking tributes pour in for mum and sister found dead by son in his burger van

Tributes have poured in for a mum and teen daughter who were tragically discovered dead inside a burger van this week while trying to decorate it for a family birthday

The Guardian - UK

Kent council returns freezer to Banksy’s Valentine’s Day artwork

Local authority in Margate said it had removed installation to make it safe

Daily Mirror

'I'm embracing my grey hair at 58 - I get so many compliments and I love it'

Sara Saunders, 54, from Kent, saves herself £120 a year by ditching hair dye and embracing her grey locks - she says it's fascinating to see how her body ages naturally

The Independent UK

Murder victim’s family ‘disgusted’ by BBC portrayal of The Gold killer

Stephen Cameron, 21, was killed by Kenneth Noye in Swanley, Kent, in 1996 on an M25 slip road

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