The scene of the fatal house fire

Mother dies a week after husband in blaze

A mother has become the second victim of a house fire which also killed her husband.

Sharon Parnell died in hospital at the weekend following the blaze at her home in Main Road, Longfield, on December 29, which also claimed the life of husband Fred....

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 The entrance to Margate FC's Hartsdown Road ground

Dozens of fans clash at derby match

More than 30 football fans clashed with stewards following the New Year derby game between Margate and Dover Athletic. Kent...

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Snow turns Kent white

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Arctic temperatures and a layer of snow left Kent resembling a winter wonderland on Monday. The prolonged frozen spell transformed...

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The Clangers

How to create a Pogle - dance in a farmyard!

His work touched the hearts of generations of schoolchildren. But the death of Oliver Postgate last month left Bagpuss and...

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Port of Dover

Port jobs transferred to private firm

The first 68 jobs of a possible 190 at the Port of Dover have been transfered to a private company....

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Budding starlet - Ellie Kendrick, starring in a Maidstone production of Much Ado in 2003

Former Kent pupil to star in TV drama

A former Kent schoolpupil is to star in a BBC Drama series about Anne Frank this week. Ellie Kendrick, 18,...

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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill said Gillingham gave his side a big test. Picture: Matthew Walker

O'Neill praises spirited Gills

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill praised Gillingham’s spirit following his side’s 2-1 win in the FA Cup third round tie at Priestfield on Sunday.

James Milner converted a controversial late penalty to give the Premier League side victory, after Simeon Jackson had equalised an earlier strike by the England under-21 international....

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James Milner celebrates scoring his second of the game from the spot.

Stimson frustrated at costly penalty decision

Gillingham 1 Aston Villa 2 Gillingham manager Mark Stimson felt the decision to hand Aston Villa a decisive late penalty...

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Mark Stimson took pride in the defeat to Aston Villa

Gills v Villa - post-match press conference audio

Gillingham manager Mark Stimson said he was proud of his players following their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the...

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Simeon Jackson enjoyed testing himself against Premier League players such as Zat Knight

Sweet and sour feeling for Jackson

Simeon Jackson netted his 12th goal of the season in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa, but the...

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Video special: the Gills' big day in the cup

A packed Priestfield Stadium watched Gillingham run Premier League heavyweights Aston Villa all the way in their FA Cup third...

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St John Ambulance Kent members wearing uniforms spanning from the 1890s to the 1990s pose with an old wheeled stretcher. Picture by John Weshtrop

St John Ambulance - still healthy after all these years

These pictures show how far first aid has come in the last 100 years. One, thought to have been taken in Kent in 1890, shows St John nurses and possibly some dignitaries sitting in front of a group of nursing...

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Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Alexandra Maria Lara, David Kross

The Reader

Based on the award-winning novel by Bernhard Schlink, The Reader follows a man as he tries to come to terms with the Holocaust. We first...

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Farewell to Woolies

Shoppers across the country are getting ready to say a fond farewell to Woolworths. All 807 of the UK outlets will close by January 5, 2009. ...

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