South East news

• A look back at Kent's biggest stories of 2025

  25-12-2025 08:50 via bbc.com
  A plane crash in West Hythe andCanterbury"dining and dashing" were among Kent's biggest stories.
  
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• The time bombs in the new Archbishop of Canterbury's in-tray for 2026

  25-12-2025 01:18 via bbc.com
  Many of the big issues which troubled Justin Welby’s time in office remain unresolved.
  
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• Woman dies in Christmas Eve crash on M2

  24-12-2025 23:00 via bbc.com
  Police are appealing for information after a crash on the M2 in which a woman in her 20s died.
  
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• Lee from Steps performing in Kent pantomime

  24-12-2025 18:00 via bbc.com
  The pop singer is starring in Sleeping Beauty at the Central Theatre in Chatham.
  
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• 'Crops not concrete' campaigners fight 170 new homes

  24-12-2025 16:42 via bbc.com
  The group say the development would put pressure on local amenities.
  
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• The turkey voting for Christmas, as a dinner guest

  24-12-2025 15:01 via bbc.com
  The lucky bird will enjoy the day with her vegetarian owner David Brooker.
  
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• What to look out for in EFL's Boxing Day programme

  24-12-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport takes a look at five things to keep an eye on in the EFL's Boxing Day fixture list
  
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• Baby born at 23 weeks 'looked like a little mouse'

  24-12-2025 13:46 via bbc.com
  Baby Kilian's mum has thanked staff at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford for the care they have been given.
  
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• EFL Quiz of the Year: Who has been breaking records in 2025?

  24-12-2025 13:06 via bbc.com
  From record-breakers to dire financial situations, there's been much to talk about in the English Football League in 2025 - but do you remember the finer details?
  
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• Miracle baby will spend first Christmas at home

  24-12-2025 12:06 via bbc.com
  Sixteen-month-old Ellie was born at just 23 weeks and weighed only 444 grams.
  
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• Risk of no water at Christmas remains in Hastings

  24-12-2025 10:42 via bbc.com
  Southern Water says thousands could lose supply later but "progress" was being made with repairs.
  
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• Train driver spreads joy with festive hats

  24-12-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  Matthew Staniforth creates a new hat every Christmas and this year's is covered in orange tinsel.
  
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• Winnie-the-Pooh brings 100 years of fame to Ashdown Forest

  24-12-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  Events will take place in Sussex to mark the famous bear's centenary.
  
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• Landowner 'helpless' after waste dumped on site

  24-12-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  The landowner says a lack of action over waste dumped on his field in Faversham is "outrageous".
  
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• Christmas lunch about giving people 'fabulous day'

  24-12-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  Tonbridge Baptist Church and Parkview Community Centre will host lunch for people who are alone.
  
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• Fire crews tackling blaze at city hotel

  23-12-2025 18:10 via bbc.com
  The hotel has been evacuated and no injuries have been reported, the fire service says.
  
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• Work to stop lido 'falling into sea' is confirmed

  23-12-2025 18:03 via bbc.com
  Residents have been pushing for the building to be restored to its former glory.
  
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• Writer's joy at two Christmas hits 30 years apart

  23-12-2025 17:43 via bbc.com
  Richard Stannard had festive number ones for the Spice Girls in 1996 and Kylie in 2025.
  
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• 'Prolific' burglar jailed for £3k crime spree

  23-12-2025 17:12 via bbc.com
  George Dunn discharged himself from hospital after a serious car crash to continue his crimes.
  
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• Residents drive down memory lane with model cars

  23-12-2025 17:09 via bbc.com
  Copperfield Court residents say the diecast models have allowed them to reconnect with their pasts.
  
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• Man who set his own flat on fire is jailed

  23-12-2025 15:51 via bbc.com
  Ryan James started two fires in his flat before locking the front door and walking away.
  
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• Snakes, scorpions and geckos discovered in luggage

  23-12-2025 15:32 via bbc.com
  A charity has helped rescue more than 360 animals found in suitcases and containers this year.
  
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• M20 reopens after removal of contraflow system

  23-12-2025 12:57 via bbc.com
  Operation Brock had been put in place to ensure traffic flowed smoothly at the start of the Christmas getaway.
  
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• New infant feeding service open to help families

  23-12-2025 12:11 via bbc.com
  Kent County Council says the programme is due to start in January 2026.
  
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• Snapchat 'predator' jailed for abusing teens

  23-12-2025 11:36 via bbc.com
  Inam Khan groomed the girls online before travelling hundreds of miles to assault them, police say.
  
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• My promise to donor who saved my life at Christmas

  23-12-2025 06:56 via bbc.com
  Joe Russell was "on the verge of death" before a transplant - now he is campaigning to help others.
  
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• Frustrated drivers hope for end to landslip queues

  23-12-2025 06:56 via bbc.com
  Three years after a landslip, residents and businesses are fed up with a single-lane traffic system.
  
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• Campaign launched to save popular snooker centre

  23-12-2025 06:56 via bbc.com
  The Victoria Snooker Centre is facing possible closure under council redevelopment plans.
  
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• M20 closed overnight to remove contraflow system

  22-12-2025 18:52 via bbc.com
  The project has been divisive due its cost and disruption on surrounding roads.
  
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• County lines drug dealer jailed for five years

  22-12-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  Ammar Hroub, 25, was found guilty of offences relating to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.
  
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• Second arrest over damage during refugee debate

  22-12-2025 17:27 via bbc.com
  The council says it was discussing making the area a "district of sanctuary" for refugees.
  
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• The street that had no post for four weeks

  22-12-2025 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Residents in Northfleet say they didn't get any letters for almost a month.
  
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• British mother detained in Iran shares pain in poem

  22-12-2025 15:45 via bbc.com
  Lindsay Foreman is being held in Tehran's infamous Evin prison alongside her husband.
  
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• Three boys in court after teen fatally stabbed

  22-12-2025 14:42 via bbc.com
  A 16-year-old boy faces a murder charge, as two boys aged 14 and 16 deny conspiracy to commit GBH.
  
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• PC made 'repugnant and misogynistic' comments

  22-12-2025 11:50 via bbc.com
  Louis Russon made several sexual comments about female officers and members of the public.
  
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• RSPCA asks knitters to help pets this winter

  22-12-2025 10:52 via bbc.com
  "Every pet deserves warmth, comfort and care," an RSPCA spokesperson said.
  
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• Elderly residents without post for four weeks

  22-12-2025 10:06 via bbc.com
  Members of a Northfleet retirement community are angry they did not receive any letters for weeks.
  
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• Plans for 75 homes to be decided in the New Year

  22-12-2025 07:07 via bbc.com
  Objections to the plans include affecting air quality, biodiversity and burdening local services.
  
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• Supply 'too reliant' on one asset, says water firm boss

  20-12-2025 20:59 via bbc.com
  South East Water wants to expand output capacity after Tunbridge Wells issues, says David Hinton.
  
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• IT issues cause Christmas getaway delays at Dover

  20-12-2025 16:07 via bbc.com
  The delays, which lasted into the afternoon, were described as "absolute chaos" by one traveller.
  
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• Gymnastics coach returns to work after paralysis

  20-12-2025 14:57 via bbc.com
  Ollie Pearce, from Maidstone, is coaching again a year after injuring his spine in a fall.
  
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• Effigy display replaces annual Brighton parade

  20-12-2025 11:45 via bbc.com
  The annual Burning the Clocks parade in Brighton is taking a fallow year before returning in 2026.
  
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• 'Why I kept a wrapped Christmas gift for 20 years'

  20-12-2025 10:00 via bbc.com
  Jamie Barnard died in his sleep 19 years ago after a night out, just days before Christmas Day.
  
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• Barracks used for housing asylum seekers closes

  20-12-2025 09:57 via bbc.com
  Napier Barracks, a former military site, will be handed over to a property developer for housing.
  
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• 'The night mum was murdered will haunt me forever'

  20-12-2025 08:08 via bbc.com
  Lucie Lambourne says finding her mother had been killed by her cousin will "haunt her" forever.
  
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• Strictly saved me, says Balvinder Sopal

  20-12-2025 08:05 via bbc.com
  The EastEnders actor says being on the dance show was a "healing experience".
  
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• Weapons seized and 40 arrested in drugs raids

  19-12-2025 21:09 via bbc.com
  Officers find imitation firearms, knuckledusters and thousands in cash as they target county lines.
  
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• Man guilty of cousin's axe murder

  19-12-2025 19:32 via bbc.com
  In a tribute Rita Lambourne's family have described her as a "cherished presence".
  
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• Former Sussex University student jailed for rapes

  19-12-2025 18:59 via bbc.com
  The 26-year-old showed a sense of entitlement and not the "slightest remorse", the judge said.
  
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• 'Reckless' cousins jailed over fatal crash

  19-12-2025 18:29 via bbc.com
  Tryon Francois and David Francois swapped seats in the Ford Transit van before the fatal crash.
  
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