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Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo review – a gender-swapped Moby-Dick

A runaway orphan from coastal Kent is the protagonist in this tightly plotted reimagining of Herman Melville’s whaling classic

The Guardian - UK

Easter getaway drivers told to expect reduced speeds for 13-mile traffic system on M20 motorway

National Highways said the measures are in place manage traffic in case of delays at Channel ports

The Independent UK

Operation Brock deployed in Kent ahead of Easter getaway

National Highways said the contraflow was in place at 6am on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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Work under way to clear illegal waste dumped at Kent beauty spot

Hoads Wood was described as an ‘environmental disaster’ by local people after it was buried under landfill waste.

The Independent UK

‘A tree zoo’: endangered conifers a living legacy of Kent pinetum’s centenary

Bedgebury national pinetum has become a vital ark for rare evergreen trees, which are often unfairly maligned

The Guardian - UK

Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their 'forever home' at UK sanctuary

The animals were rescued by the Wild Animals Rescue Centre, run by Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian woman who has saved hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals.

Euronews

Animal sanctuary opens ‘forever home’ for five lions rescued from Ukraine

Cam Whitnall, managing director of The Big Cat Sanctuary, said they are relieved ‘to have these lions safe and settled’ in Kent.

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Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm

Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns

The Guardian - UK

UK’s longest road tunnel to link Kent and Essex

UK’s largest ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved

The Independent UK

Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government

Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project

The Guardian - UK

Lower Thames Crossing between gets go-ahead from Heidi Alexander to ease hellish jams and 'unlock growth'

Construction could start next year, with the new road expected to open in the early 2030s

Evening Standard

UK’s largest-ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved

Lower Thames Crossing is a 2.6-mile tunnel under River Thames linking Kent and Essex

The Independent UK

Company has contract to house asylum seekers removed

Stay Belvedere Hotels houses people waiting for asylum decisions in 51 hotels in England and Wales, as well as the Napier Barracks in Kent.

Evening Standard

Museum burglars convicted of plot to murder £54m Securitas robber in his east London home

Paul Allen, now 47, was left paralysed for life after six shots were fired into his kitchen

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The Independent UK

Three guilty of plot to murder £54m Securitas robber Paul Allen

Paul Allen was paralysed for life after shots were fired at his large detached rented home in east London in 2019.

Evening Standard

Santander reveals location of all 95 branches to be closed

Almost a quarter of its network will shut this summer

Louder

You can stick your Manchester and stick your London: here’s 10 reasons why Essex is responsible for the UK’s best ever artists (as decided by an Essex boy)

Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!

Evening Standard

Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat

A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection area.

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The Independent UK

Boki, the first brown bear to have brain surgery, making ‘remarkable’ recovery after breakthrough case

He’s looking ‘brilliant, happy and healthy’ following the development, keepers say

The Guardian - UK

Police recover body from Thames in search for Kent pub shooting suspect

Police inform family of man suspected of murdering Lisa Smith on Valentine’s Day, after car abandoned on bridge

Evening Standard

Body found in Thames in search for Valentine’s Day shooting suspect

Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough, was shot dead in Knockholt near The Three Horseshoes pub just after 7pm on Valentine’s Day, Kent Police said.

The Independent UK

Migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel

Pictures show people wearing life jackets coming ashore in Dover, Kent after disembarking from a Border Force boat on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Sixth consecutive day of migrant small boat arrivals across English Channel

The latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March

Evening Standard

Patients ‘told to soil themselves’ in busy A&E – report

A CQC report has been published about the care of A&E patients at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The Independent UK

First came the £3m museum heist, then the murder plot, court hears

They carried out a brazen museum heist before career criminal’s shooting, jurors told

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