Kent news

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General news from the BBC web site:

Rare medals worth £45,000 stolen Engraved medals worth £45,000, including a St George Cross, that were awarded to an Essex woman's grandfather are stolen from her home.

Boy's pond death ruled accidental The death of a three-year-old in a neighbour's garden pond was accidental, a coroner rules.

MP calls high-speed train debate A Kent MP is to host an adjournment debate in Parliament about the impact changes to rail services have had on commuters.

Appeal to restore Dickens' chalet A £100,000 appeal is launched to save the wooden chalet in Kent in which Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations.

CCTV in cabs to curb racist abuse CCTV is to be installed in the taxis of an East Sussex town's cab company to try to stop racist attacks on drivers.

Warning by pyramid scam victims A warning is made by the Welsh victims of a £34m pyramid scam warn others to avoid falling for such schemes.

How do you recycle a jumbo jet? It can take 12 weeks and a lot of elbow grease, but planes are recycled when they are too old or not needed anymore. How is it done?

MPs query coalfields revival plan A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.

Fraudster ran £34m pyramid scheme A professional gambler is found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam which targeted people on low incomes.

Memorial service for lead scout Hundreds of mourners attend a memorial service for a lead scout who was killed in a hiking expedition in Scotland.

Stand-off ends as man arrested Police storm a flat in Kent and arrest a man who barricaded himself inside the property for 18 hours.

Cash stolen in ram raid on bank Boxes of money are stolen in a ram raid on a bank in Chippenham during a cash delivery.

Pyramid boss targeted communities A businessman is found guilty of theft after running a £34m "pyramid" scheme which conned people in south Wales.

Somali hope for Chandlers release Somalia's president says efforts are being made to release a Kent couple held by pirates at the "earliest possible date".

Watches stolen in jewellers raid A jewellers in Kent is targeted by raiders who smash a window and grab watches.

Stand-off closes town centre road Homes are evacuated and a road is closed after a man barricades himself into a flat in a Kent town centre.

Pc to face court over fatal crash A police officer is expected to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash in Kent last year.

First class - what's the point? MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?

Talks plea on airport 'confusion' Medway councillors demand a face-to-face meeting with the mayor of London about plans to build an airport in the Thames Estuary.

New Year's Day twin dies aged 102 A woman believed to be one of the oldest twin sisters in Britain dies in Cornwall at the age of 102.

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