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Campaigners say lives could be destroyed if Lower Thames Crossing plans go ahead
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- Campaigners say lives could be destroyed if Lower Thames Crossing plans go ahead
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Campaigners say lives could be destroyed if Highways bosses don't extend the consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing.
It comes as 15 thousands people have given feedback to the proposals but officials say they're confident the plans will help boost Kent.
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- Kent Tonight - Tuesday 13th November 2018
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- 57:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Watch Kent Tonight for the latest news, sport, weather and features from KMTV.
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- Kent's set to receive more than £13 million to help fix the county's roads.
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Budget the Department for Transport's announced £420 million dedicated to the problem but have now revealed where it will be allocated.
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- Thanet MP Craig MacKinlay's trial into alleged election fraud continues
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Conservative MP is accused of breaking spending rules during the 2015 General Election.
Mr Mackinlay and his two assistants are said to have spent more than double the legal limit to see off former Ukip leader Nigel Farage's bid to win the South Thanet seat.
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- Ramsgate port could receive millions of pounds of funding thanks to Brexit.
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- 5:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Government plans to plough nearly 200 million pounds into the port and others as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
It's hoped new facilities could boost cross-Channel trade with Belgium and minimise any lengthy checks at Calais.
Cllr Harry Rayner from Kent County Council joined us in the studio
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- Kent Tonight - Monday 12th November 2018
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- 57:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Watch Kent Tonight for the latest news, sport, weather and features from KMTV.
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- Who should get priority parking ?
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A national motoring campaigner has sparked a social media storm by calling for parent and child parking spaces to be axed.
But, what do you think ? Who should get priority parking? We asked shoppers in Chatham to find out.
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- Thousands turned out across Kent to mark the centenary of Armistice day.
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sunday marked exactly one hundred years since the end of the First World War with memorial events taking place around the county to commemorate those who lost their lives in the conflict.
Tonbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat was in India to pay tribute to the millions from the Commonwealth who fought.
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- Brother of Maidstone car crash victim speaks out
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The brother of a man who died after being hit by a car in Maidstone says he wishes he never persuaded him to move to England.
Police have launched an investigation into Cristian Dumitru's death following the crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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- RAMSGATE PORT
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Ramsgate port could receive millions of pounds of funding thanks to Brexit
The Government plans to plough nearly 200 million pounds into the port and others as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
It's hoped new facilities could boost cross-Channel trade with Belgium and minimise any lengthy checks at Calais.
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- Team Talk - Monday 24th September 2018
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- 27:09
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Joining Harry Peet this week is Darren Young, football agent and Invictus Games hopeful. We also have a roundup of historic day for Kent cricket as they get promoted to the first division, as well as the highlights and reaction from football sites.
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- #Harvest18: The Year of Extremes
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- 12:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- KMTV's in depth look at 2018. The year snow, rain and heat struck Kent's agriculture industry. Who were the winners and losers? Cameron Tucker explores the year of extremes.
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- Medway group create special film ahead of Remembrance Sunday
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, a film's been created to pay homage to more than 100 Royal Naval sailors bombed in Chatham 100 years ago.
It's been created by the Royal Naval Association and the universities at Medway to remember those killed in the War.
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- Investigation into alleged racial abuse on Kent bus
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Arriva's investigating after Rochester school children were allegedly racially abused.
A mother's hit out at the bus company after her daughter was targeted on the 668 bus from Chalk to Rochester Grammar School.
Arriva says its now investigating.
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- Is palm oil bad for the environment?
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A University of Kent expert says Iceland's move to ban palm oil products from its stores could backfire.
It comes as the retailer's had its Christmas Advert which focused on palm oil's impact on orangutans was banned for being too political.
To talk more about this we were joined by Dr Jake Bicknell from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology from our Canterbury studios.
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- Steve Lovell and Gabriel Zakuani look ahead to FA Cup match
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Gillingham face national league side Hartlepool in the FA Cup tomorrow afternoon.
The Gills haven't had the best of luck in the competition in recent years with defeats against Brackley a standout memory in fans's minds.
It's in the players and staff's minds too and speaking ahead of the game Steve Lovell said his side can't be complacent, but first here's captain Gabriel Zakuani who says they have to be careful as anything can happen.
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- Should drivers with 12 pts be allowed to stay on the roads?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Drivers with 12 pts on their licence are still behind the wheel in Medway.
That's according to road safety charity 'Brake' which found that 38 drivers in Medway have managed to dodge a ban after getting the points on their licence.
Drivers can keep their license if they convince a magistrate that they will face exceptional hardship if they lose it.
But what do you think? should drivers with 12 points on their licence be allowed to keep it? We asked residents in Rochester to find out.
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- Kent Tonight - Friday 9th November 2018
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- 27:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Watch Kent Tonight for the latest news, sport, weather and features from KMTV.
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- "Don't panic" say Eurotunnel
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Eurotunnel bosses have dismissed fears that post-Brexit travel could be disrupted at the border.
They've launched a campaign to try to reassure passengers who say they're confused about changes to customs arrangements as of March next year.
Kristina Curtis has been to Folkestone to find out more.
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- Sittingbourne remembers
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- More than 1000 victims of the First World War are at the centre of a new exhibition in Sittingbourne.
It's the culmination of six years work for the Historical Research Group who have uncovered new information about those from the area who lost their lives in the conflict.
Now a large memorial wall has been put up in the Forum Shopping Centre.
Poppy Jeffery has been to find out more.
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- KMTV Made for Kent
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- KMTV is Kent's only dedicated TV station covering the issues and programming that matter most to the county.
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- 100 mile veterans challenge underway
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A group of veterans are walking from Dover to Canterbury on the second day of a challenge to travel 100 miles to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
They set off on their journey from Belgium yesterday and arrived in Kent last night.
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- Olympic race walker gets locals moving
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sevenoaks star Tom Bosworth has been teaching students and carers how to race-walk to encourage people to get active.
The world-record breaker and commonwealth silver medalist visited Tonbridge Grammar school as the new Stepping Out ambassador.
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- New carbon-friendly homes planned for Canterbury
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Canterbury could soon be home to the UK's first fully sustainable eco-village.
A developer from the city has applied for permission to build 19 carbon-neutral houses on Goose Farm.
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- Roadwork chaos in Tonbridge delays commuters
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Roadworks in Tonbridge town centre are continuing to cause disruption to commuters.
Major works to improve the road outside the towns train station is doubling travel times for some passing through.
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- Folkestone supermarket destroyed by fire
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Residents described a fire which started in the cafe of Folkestone supermarket this morning as 'scary and shocking'.
Fire crews were called to Morrisons in the town shortly after 7:30am, where flames left much of the building in ruins.
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- Crews tackling the large industrial estate fire
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sean Axtell's footage shows fire crews at work
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- Fire crews at the scene on an industrial estate near Margate
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sean Axtell's footage shows fire crews at the scene near Margate
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- Huge fire on industrial estate near Margate
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Fire crews are battling a blaze on the Westwood Industrial Estate. Video: Emily Whittaker
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- Flares set off during World Cup celebrations in Maidstone
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- 0:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- England fans took their World Cup party to the streets.
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- England fans 'mob' Maidstone bus
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- England fans took their World Cup party to the streets of Maidstone.
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- England fans cheer as goal is scored at World Cup
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Video credit: James Nourse,
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- Footage shows England fans on the streets of Ashford after win at the World Cup.
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Paul on Politics - 2nd of March, 2018
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- 24:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- New walk celebrating life during the First World War
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- 100 miles for 100 years is inviting people around the county to learn more about those who fought in the war and what life was like in their towns.
Organiser Darrienne Price told us more.
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- Ex Ukip councillor on why he left party
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Leader of Thanet District council, Chris Wells and the chairman of Sittingbourne and Shepper UKIP, Richard Palmer have become the latest members of the party to leave after its leader Henry Bolton was sacked.
We spoke to Richard Palmer about why he thought it was time to leave the party.
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- Call for council to end fees for street parties
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Kent County Council are being urged to get rid of charges to hold a street party for this spring's Royal Wedding.
Currently requesting to close a road in the county for an event can cost more than £500.
Ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's big day in May party-goers are asking for those fees to be lifted.
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- Is university too expensive?
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted UK students face one of the most costly systems of tuition in the world.
She's announced an independent review of higher education fees and student finance to see what should change.
So are university fees to high? We asked shoppers in Rochester and students in Medway.
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- Meet Kent's four pawed firefighter in training
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Kent Fire and Rescue Service has a new recruit - Buzz the dog.
The cocker spaniel is going to be helping out with duties from finding casualties to checking areas are safe. He's being trained at the base in Maidstone.
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- University staff announce a month of strikes
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Staff at University of Kent have announced a month of strikes after plans for hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cuts to pensions were revealed.
The announcement at the Canterbury campus comes after both local MP Rosie Duffield and over two thousand students said they support the strike action.
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- Under what circumstances should pupils be taken out of school?
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Figures released from the Ministry of Justice show that nearly 650 parents have been taken to court for their children's unauthorised school absences in Kent and Medway.
The department for education's guidelines say that children are only allowed out of school in term-time in exceptional circumstances but some parents have been guilty of going on term-time holidays.
So are there any reasonable situations when pupils can be taken out of school and should schools soften their approach on truancy? We asked shoppers in Maidstone.
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- Gillingham v Walsall match preview
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Gillingham manager Steve Lovell looks ahead to the weekend's League One contest with Walsall
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- Zoe Cairns talks Snapchat redesign
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- 2:56
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- More than a million people have signed an online petition calling on Snapchat to reverse its redesign.
In a controversial redesign, the company swapped the stories and messages functions for content shared by celebrities and news outlets.
Snapchat had aimed to make their app more accessible and attractive to new users, but many have complained it's become more difficult to navigate.
Social media expert Zoe Cairns joined us in the studio to talk about the new move.
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- WW2 guest commemorated in Kent
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- 5:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A memorial of a World War Two veteran was unveiled near Maidstone today.
Peter Pease was only 22 when his Spitfire crashed in Kingswood during the Battle of Britain.
Today, on what would've been his 100th birthday, the carved granite tribute was unveiled in the village.
Aviation historian Robin Brooks, from the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar then joined us in the studio to talk about the tribute and the RAF's role in the Battle of Britain.
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- Increase in missing children in Kent
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Shocking figures obtained by KMTV reveal a dramatic increase in the number of children in care who have gone missing in Kent within the last three years.
The exclusive figures show that the cases of missing children in care in Kent has gone up by almost one thousand. The majority of cases involve children aged between 13 and 15 years old.
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- Saved by the bell?
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A petition to make the bells ring again at St Peter's Church in Sandwich has gained more than 4,000 signatures.
The bells chimed four times an hour for nearly 240 years, before being silenced after a noise complaint.
A decision on its future could also lead to a landmark ruling, giving councils new powers in such cases.
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- How many ready meals should you eat in a week?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A study by the British Medical Journal has found that eating processed foods every day raised the risk of cancer by 23 per cent.
The high-fat and high-salt content foods were also found to make women more likely to develop breast cancer.
How many ready meals do you think it is acceptable to eat in a week? We asked shoppers in Chatham.
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- World's first audio confectionery shop opens in Herne Bay
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sweet sol combines creating cards and buying sweets with recording a heartwarming message for your loved one.
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- Special Valentine's Day messages
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- It's Valentine's Day and we asked shoppers in Rochester how long they've been with their partner and gave them the chance to deliver their own special Valentine's message.
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- Researchers working to help athletes
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Researchers at the University of Kent have been studying the way people breathe when they exercise.
The goal is to help athletes improve their performance and understand how everyone else could otherwise improve the way they breathe in and out.
