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• Village solar system model shows planets and stars

  07-06-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  
  How a Kent village created a scale model of the solar system to help people understand space.
  
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• Kent's Billings anticipating 'feisty' Essex clash

  08-06-2026 16:13 via bbc.com
  
  Kent Spitfires' T20 Blast captain Sam Billings says he expects a "feisty" game against Essex on Tuesday.
  
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• Wooden throne carved in memory of girl, 7

  08-06-2026 15:40 via bbc.com
  
  The Halling community raised about £50,000 after Sofia Le Brunn-Healey died of a brain tumour.
  
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• Tributes paid to 'kind couple' killed in crash

  08-06-2026 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  Kent Police renew their appeal for information into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
  
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• Leak reveals fire stations marked for closure

  08-06-2026 12:58 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC has learned the five on-call stations that Kent Fire and Rescue Service is proposing to axe.
  
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• Classic Margate tour for Only Fools fans

  08-06-2026 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Jolly Boys Outing was a classic Christmas special from Only Fools and Horses.
  
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• Cyclist to cross globe after heart recovery

  08-06-2026 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  Tom Williamson is cycling around the world after passing out during an attempt to cross Britain.
  
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• Traffic restrictions extended outside more schools

  08-06-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  More than 33,000 fines are said to have been issued since the idea was introduced in March 2024.
  
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• T20 Blast round-up: Sussex beat Kent for second win

  07-06-2026 21:01 via bbc.com
  
  Australia all-rounder Beau Webster smashes the first T20 century of his career as Warwickshire Bears pick up their first win in the T20 Blast at Somerset.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury tours ambulance service

  07-06-2026 15:32 via bbc.com
  
  Dame Sarah Mullally pays a visit to an ambulance service centre in Gillingham.
  
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• 'Feisty' young lioness dies at Kent wildlife park

  07-06-2026 11:54 via bbc.com
  
  Amali, 2, developed a life-threatening intestinal obstruction, the safari park in Hythe says.
  
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• Only Fools fans can relive classic seaside trip

  07-06-2026 08:13 via bbc.com
  
  A new tour inspired by the 1989 Only Fools and Horses special lets fans follow the Trotters' trip to Margate.
  
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• Commemorative plaque honours World War Two hero

  06-06-2026 20:44 via bbc.com
  
  A Victoria Cross recipient who risked his life in World War Two is honoured with a plaque in Dover.
  
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• Events disrupted as high winds hit south coast

  06-06-2026 20:37 via bbc.com
  
  A Met Office yellow warning of high winds stretched from Selsey to Lydd in the South East.
  
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• Disturbance outside bar leads to two arrests

  06-06-2026 15:11 via bbc.com
  
  Two men in their 30s were injured and two others arrested after the disturbance in Maidstone.
  
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• A27 closed in both directions at Hove after crash

  06-06-2026 14:45 via bbc.com
  
  The A27 is closed near the Devil's Dyke roundabouts after a pedestrian was hit by a car, police say.
  
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• Warning for high winds across south coast

  06-06-2026 11:55 via bbc.com
  
  The Met Office yellow warning lasts until 1900 and stretches from Selsey to Lydd in the South East.
  
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• Patrol boat resumes after Brighton deaths in water

  06-06-2026 10:03 via bbc.com
  
  The boat, funded by Brighton & Hove City Council, will patrol the seafront from the end of June.
  
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• Misophonia sufferer says 'noises make me so angry'

  06-06-2026 10:02 via bbc.com
  
  The University of Sussex is running a randomised control trial into the neurological condition.
  
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• Fundraiser walk in memory of murdered couple

  06-06-2026 08:19 via bbc.com
  
  The family of a murdered couple take on 66-mile walk in their memory fundraising for Victim Support.
  
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• Gatwick Airport launches overnight train service

  06-06-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  
  Overnight trains will run between Gatwick Airport and Reading as a trial on Saturdays and Mondays.
  
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• Secamb paramedic to row around British Isles

  06-06-2026 08:13 via bbc.com
  
  Kit Nelson's team of rowers will be collecting data on marine environments during the challenge.
  
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• Late night and 'full throttle' - the World Cup watch parties going all out

  06-06-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, why not catch a bit of the action from a more surprising location?
  
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• T20 Blast round-up: Leics beat Sussex & Roses win for Yorks

  05-06-2026 23:32 via bbc.com
  
  A round up of Friday's T20 Blast action which included Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali inspiring Yorkshire to a 106-run win over Lancashire Lightning.
  
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• Plans to transform Brighton and Hove seafront unveiled

  05-06-2026 22:49 via bbc.com
  
  The city council says the seafront is facing pressures of ageing infrastructure and climate change.
  
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• War protesters filmed attacking factory, jury told

  05-06-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  Four people are accused of causing serious damage to the Moog factory near Wolverhampton last year.
  
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• Driver who killed two on M20 hard shoulder jailed

  05-06-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  Dr Habiba Hajallie and Lisa Webber died after Bilal Tahir crashed into them at 98mph in October 2022.
  
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• 'Summer chaos' fears as Operation Brock returns

  05-06-2026 18:21 via bbc.com
  
  Delays could be on the cards thanks to new EU border checks at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
  
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• How criminals use 'ghost plates' to travel UK undetected

  05-06-2026 17:41 via bbc.com
  
  An ex-police officer says illegal number plates are helping criminals evade justice.
  
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• Multiple stillbirths at troubled hospital trust

  05-06-2026 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust has registered 27 stillbirths in a 12-month period.
  
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