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Migrant crossings believed to have surpassed 40,000 this year after new arrivals

Border Force officials could be seen bringing groups of people into shore at Dover, Kent, over Saturday.

The Independent UK

Woman pedestrian dies after being hit by lorry when 'BMW stops on busy highway'

Police in Kent have launched an investigation after a woman was killed after being hit by lorry near the Dartford Crossing

Daily Mirror

What is the Manston asylum centre?

Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but struggled with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings

The Independent UK

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Channel crossings to the UK inching closer to 40,000 this year amid new arrivals

Groups of people were pictured at Border Force facilities in Dover, Kent, on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

Migrants at Manston to be vaccinated against diphtheria following spike in cases

The UK Health Security Agency said it is moving with the Home Office to vaccinate migrants at the Kent site against the disease.

The Independent UK

Lego-stealing gang of women make off with hundreds of pounds worth in second heist

CCTV cameras caught two women wearing denim shorts and a man entering a toy store. A woman believed to be in her mid-20s can be seen carrying a large box of toys out of the store without paying

Daily Mirror

Mum's shock after being charged 20p by primary school when son, 10, broke pencil

Because of Lennie-Lee Maguire's ADHD and autism, Lawn Primary School in Northfleet, Kent receive extra funding every year - but they still want to charge his family 20p to replace the pencil he broke

Daily Mirror

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Garage contents that spawned rock’s greatest guitars are auctioned

The garage in Chatham, Kent, was the workshop of Britain’s premier guitar-maker, the late Tony Zemaitis

The Independent UK

Woman planning her own funeral with 'cheapest coffin' says she'd 'go in a bin liner'

Beverley Rose, 75, from Kent, didn't want her children to stress about her funeral so she decided to plan it herself, and she wants a modest send-off followed by a terrific party a few months later

Daily Mirror

UK's best campsites and caravan parks revealed in AA Awards - see the full list

The UK's best campsites and caravan parks have been revealed including Lancashire, Wales, Belfast, Cumbria, Chronicle, Shropshire, Dorset, Kent, North Yorkshire, Devon - see the full list

Daily Mirror

Sunak: Home Secretary and I working ‘day and night’ to tackle Channel crossings

The number of people at the Kent site was down to 1,147 as of 8am on Wednesday, Home Office minister Lord Murray of Blidworth told the Lords.

The Independent UK

'Soppy' 15-stone giant puppy still missing after fleeing home during fireworks

A huge search is still underway for a giant 15-stone puppy who fled his home on Bonfire Night - his worried owner Joe Booth, from Kent, says Harry is a 'big softie' and scared of the rain

Daily Mirror

Manston holding facility: does the UK's treatment of asylum seekers violate the law?

A woman held at the Manston holding facility in Kent is taking legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The asylum seeker claims that she was held unlawfully in “egregiously defective conditions” at the centre. Her case is supported by the organisation Detention Action, and another case is being put…

The Conversation

Russia ‘slowly losing war’, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace tells Ukrainian troops training in Kent

Mr Wallace also said the UK does not fear reprisals from Russia for supporting Ukraine

Evening Standard

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Paul O'Grady appointed new role as deputy lieutenant of Kent

The broadcaster will begin carrying out ceremonial duties just three months after signing off from his BBC Radio 2 show

Daily Mirror

Manston migrant dragged away while shouting for help after 'being held for 30 days'

A man started shouting 'help' and waving towards members of the media outside Manston migrant centre in Kent. He was asked to stop shouting before being dragged away

Evening Standard

Manston: Migrant dragged out of view after shouting for help at processing centre

A PA news agency photographer was taking pictures at the Kent site when the incident took place

The Independent UK

Migrant dragged out of view after shouting for help at Manston processing centre

A PA news agency photographer was taking pictures at the Kent site when the incident took place

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Dover terrorist died from asphyxiation after hurling firebombs at immigration centre

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Andrew Leak, 66, is believed to have killed himself at a nearby petrol station after throwing two or three "crude" incendiary devices at the Western Jet Foil site in Kent

The Independent UK

Dover terror attacker found dead within minutes of firebombing migrant facility, inquest hears

Andrew Leak, 66, killed himself at petrol station after attacking reception centre for asylum seekers

Evening Standard

Watch: Immigration minister says population at Manston ‘back below 1,600’

The population at the Manston Migrant Processing Centre is “back below 1,600” with “over 2,300 people being placed in onward accommodation”, immigration minister Robert Jenrick has said. This comes as Business Secretary Grant Shapps stopped short of saying Home Secretary Suella Braverman followed the law in the treatment of asylum…

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps refuses to confirm whether Suella Braverman followed the law on migrants

A Cabinet minister has stopped short of saying Home Secretary Suella Braverman followed the law in the treatment of asylum seekers at the Manston processing centre in Kent.

The Independent UK

Risk of flooding as fresh heavy rain warning is issued for South East

The Met Office put out an alert covering an area stretching from Chichester, West Sussex, to Canterbury, Kent, from 11pm on Sunday to 10am on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Protestors brave heavy rain to demand closure of refugee detention centre

Demonstrators from Action Against Detention And Deportation chanted and banged metal pots to demand Manston migrant centre in Kent be shut down after becoming dangerously overcrowded in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of protesters call for closure of Manston asylum centre in Kent

Demonstrators gather outside facility at centre of political row over conditions and dangerous overcrowding

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