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Margate mum and daughter living in fear after moving into council home infested with fleas and mice
Margate
Lucy says she is forced to live in one room with her young daughter due to the pests
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Mum claims boob job 'saved her life' after implants helped reveal cancerous lump
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Tayla Gardiner was showering when she felt something wrong in her right breast
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Sussex man who cheated death left homeless after yurt explodes
Sussex
The 63-year-old was in hospital after collapsing with a blood clot near his heart when farmers called to tell him his Mongolian yurt was on fire and had exploded
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Kent teen, 16, left to 'bed-rot' by care team after Margate pier jump, claims family
Margate
Jack Dolan suffered severe brain damage after jumping from the pier last June
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Patients dying unnecessarily because of NHS scan failures, Health Ombudsman says
Gillingham
In cases referred to the PHSO, the NHS trusts involved have often failed to acknowledge or identify their mistakes
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'Lost HGVs keep causing damage, costing us thousands - we're fed up'
Ashford
Frustrated locals are calling for more signage to stop drivers from mistakenly entering their quiet road
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'He touched so many lives': Tribute to son and brother, 21, killed in A299 crash
Thanet
More than £11,000 has so far been raised in his memory
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'I mistook a stroke for a headache and the pill may have caused it'
Health
Phoebe O’Shaughnessy was just 21 at the time - and was left unable to walk or talk
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Mum of poisoned Orpington lawyer fears she'll never know who is to blame for her death
Orpington
Simone was one of a number of people taken to hospital after an incident in Vang Vieng, Laos
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'I wanted to have a bit of peace and quiet' - Why JLS' JB Gill chose family farm life in Kent
Sevenoaks
The singer-turned-farmer says the countryside is a place for everyone to enjoy
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Fiona Phillips' new book to show how life with Alzheimer’s 'can still bring joy'
Real Life
The Kent-born journalist announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia
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'Heartbroken' bride-to-be fears she's lost thousands after Kent venue goes into administration
Thanet
Charlotte said she'd grown up thinking she would get married at her 'dream venue'
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Dartford dog lucky to be alive after vets find two basketball-sized growths
Dartford
Warning: A graphic image is included in this article
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Orpington mum and daughter left homeless after 'heartbreaking' house fire
Orpington
Laura says they've lost the majority of their belongings
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'We're swapping the UK for Asia - we can't stand the weather and fear of knife crime'
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Diana Auria also blamed expensive housing and what she feels are high taxes
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'I left a plug on in my kitchen, then my house went up in flames and it killed my cat'
Tunbridge Wells
The homeowner has now issued a warning to others
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Mum calls for wearable cameras in residential schools claiming son with autism was physically abused
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She is 'heartbroken' thinking about what her son may have endured
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Gran £75k in debt bought £20k salon 'on a whim' and made £1.5million
Kent News
Sarah had been battling bad fortune from an early age and left school with no qualifications, but now she is an inspiration
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The tiny Kent village rocked by the unsolved murder of school girl Sheila Martin
Crime
Sheila Martin tragically died in 1946, and her killer has never been found
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'I was ready to die for a stranger - now I hope to convince others to do the same'
Ramsgate
George Cannon, from Ramsgate, said the selfless act boosted his confidence as a young man
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Dartford woman left paralysed after contraceptive implant got stuck so deep doctors couldn't remove it
Dartford
Danielle said she'd never get the implant again
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I'm making Boxing Day dinner for 14 in five air fryers - it's cheaper and faster
Christmas
Beverley was converted to air fryers when her son bought himself the kitchen gadget in 2022
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Mum's Christmas dinner warning after goose fat burns on feet leave her needing skin grafts
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WARNING: This article contains images some may find distressing
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Boy, 4, with leukaemia delivers Christmas gifts to poorly children in hospitals
Orpington
He returned to the hospitals that treated him to hand out presents
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