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• Repair works following sinkhole to continue into weekend

  Repair works to a town centre road – which was closed off due to a sinkhole – are to continue into the weekend.

• Warning issued after men ‘signalled to child to get into car’

  A school has issued a warning to parents following reports two men signalled for a child to get into their car.

• ‘We’re really proud’: Young pilots fly completely electric aircraft from France to Kent

  A group of young pilots has become the first to take a completely electric-certified aircraft across the Channel from France to Kent.

• Opening date revealed for American retailer’s new Bluewater store

  Abercrombie & Fitch is set to open its second store in the county at Kent’s largest shopping centre.

• Man accused of attempted murder rang brother minutes later saying he’d ‘messed up’

  A man on trial for repeatedly stabbing ​his step-brother in a row over tidying his room ​phoned his older brother moments after seeking advice.

• Dramatic moment trailer bursts into flames on motorway

  This is the moment a trailer burst into flames triggering gridlock on a busy motorway.

• ‘We wouldn’t be leaving if it wasn’t being torn down’

  The husband-and-wife team behind a beloved tearoom say they are “disappointed” to be leaving a shopping centre 10 years after moving in.

• Kent's ‘best foodie town’ hailed in Michelin restaurant guide

  A town branded “king of the Kent coast” has been praised by the Michelin Guide as it lands a spot on its top 10 seaside foodie destinations list.

• 'I was ambushed': Ex-KCC cabinet member says leadership 'focused on soundbite politics'

  A county councillor claims he was “ambushed” by Reform UK’s top table at County Hall who he says are “focused on soundbite politics”.

• ‘We’ve not heard from them for six months - our family has been torn apart’

  The son of a woman detained with her husband in Iran for the past six months is yet to hear from her and says his family has been “torn apart”.

• ‘Disgusting and smelly’ multi-storey car park set for £750,000 facelift

  A “disgusting” 1970s multi-storey car park blighted by vandalism is set for a £750,000 makeover.

• Coastguard responding to ‘multiple incidents’ in Channel

  The coastguard is responding to “multiple incidents” off the Kent coast this morning.