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Arrest as police crackdown on illegal cars and vans

Several cars were seized by police following a clampdown on unsafe and illegal vehicles.

Thousands more homes without water after supplies cut to 7,000 on hottest day

Thousands more homes are without water after the supply to 7,000 households was cut off on the hottest day of the year.

Nine jailed after small boat crossing left four dead and four people never found

A people smuggling gang has been jailed for more than six decades over a small boat crossing which left several people dead.

Two men arrested after ‘knives brandished’ following car crash

A pair of men have been arrested on suspicion of affray following an alleged altercation after a crash between two cars.

Police appeal to find missing girl

Police are concerned for the welfare of a teenage girl who has gone missing.

Plans for 277 homes, new hotel and leisure centre in historic town centre

Plans for hundreds of homes, a new hotel and a leisure centre have been described as an “exciting opportunity” for a medieval market town.

Air ambulance spotted landing in field

An air ambulance was spotted in a field this evening following reports of a medical incident.

Burglars jailed after threatening to ‘shoot up’ family forced to hide upstairs

A terrified family barricaded themselves inside a bedroom when three balaclava-clad men broke in and threatened to “shoot up” their home.

Sports centre expansion at garden centre approved to meet demand for ‘padel craze’

Plans for an indoor sports centre extension on a garden centre site have been approved despite fears it would “urbanise” the green belt.

‘Free’ home-to-school taxi bill is ‘absolutely enormous’ says Reform leader

Kent County Council’s new leader has pledged to find savings after revealing the bill for ferrying some children to school is nearly at £100m.

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