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Dartford Crossing LIVE: Queen Elizabeth II bridge reopens after four-hour closure sparks huge M25 queues

Traffic queues stretched for several miles on the M25 with severe delays

Evening Standard

Amazon expands grocery products to same-day delivery shoppers

The investment into its online grocery business came amid a raft of announcements at an Amazon event in Dartford.

Evening Standard

Driver who killed four-year-old boy in pick-up truck crash cleared of murder

Peter Maughan died in June last year after the incident in Dartford, Kent.

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Dartford man charged with 33 sex offences across south London

The 58-year-old has been charged with rapes and sexual assaults which are said to have occurred over a 16 year period

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Dartford Crossing tunnel closed after lorry crash with drivers warned of delays

Drivers warned of delays after oversized lorry damages critical equipment in the tunnel

Evening Standard

Family ‘didn’t accept’ man stabbed with scissors died by suicide, court told

Police initially believed that there were no suspicious circumstances when Osaretin Oronsaye, 62, was found dead at his flat in Dartford in July 2025.

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'Excited to Kill': Chilling Details Emerge as Man Brutally Slaughters Woman Before Police Arrive

Ernestas Juska has been jailed for life after admitting he was 'excited to kill' before murdering family friend Nina Denisova in Dartford, Kent.

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Sir Mick Jagger shocks students with surprise trip back to his old school

The Rolling Stones frontman was a pupil at Dartford Grammar in Kent

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Sir Mick Jagger makes surprise visit to his old school

The Rolling Stones frontman was a pupil at Dartford Grammar in Kent.

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Sir Mick Jagger’s sweet message as he makes surprise visit to his old school

Sir Mick presented a trophy to the current Dartford Grammar basketball team, having played the sport himself at school in his early days

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EE phone shop staff left terrified by £250,000 robbery spree at London stores

The gang of robbers targeted EE stores at just before closing time

Evening Standard

Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’

Dartford representative James Buchan says ‘devastating’ immigration plans had created a lot of fear and anxiety

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Dartford Crossing and M25 have hour-long delays due to pedestrian and car fire

Southbound traffic on the crossing was blocked on Tuesday evening with delays in both directions

Evening Standard

Three men arrested in £20m drug bust

The arrests were made after the drugs were recovered from a lorry in Dartford, Kent.

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Sunder Katwala on race, patriotism and flag-waving: ‘The far right is vocal and angry because it is shrinking’

The director of British Future has spent his career trying to find common ground when it comes to race and immigration. He describes his own experience of racism – and why he’s still hopeful for the UK

Evening Standard

'Kangaroo' spotted in street by cab driver on school run in Dartford

A man was ‘shocked’ to find what he believed could be a kangaroo while doing a school run in Kent

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Dartford Crossing bridge closed after collision involving HGV

Traffic is being diverted away from the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge due to the collision, National Highways said

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New CCTV footage shows moment missing teenage girl, 16, was last seen in Dartford

Footage shows Lola Bignell in the Heath Road area of Dartford on Tuesday and appears to show that she has dyed her hair black

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Dartford Crossing fee rises are ‘revenue raiser’, motoring groups claim

Transport minister Lilian Greenwood announced fees for the crossing will rise from September 1.

Evening Standard

Motorists fume as fees at Dartford Crossing are set to soar by 40%

The announcement that prices at the crossing are set to rise from September 1 was met with criticism from drivers

Evening Standard

Dartford Crossing charge will rise in September, minister says

The Dartford Crossing is used by an average of more than 150,000 vehicles a day.

The Independent UK

Two men charged with murder after boy, 4, dies in pickup truck crash

A four-year-old boy died in a crash involving two pickup trucks in Dartford, Kent

Evening Standard

Two men charged with murder after boy, 4, dies in Dartford crash

Patrick Maughan, 53 and Owen Maughan, 27, will appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Two arrested after boy, 4, killed in Kent pickup truck crash

One-year-old baby girl also injured in crash near Dartford

The Independent UK

Heaven security guard cleared of raping woman in his car near venue

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, had been charged with raping the 19-year-old in the early hours of November 1 last year.

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