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  1. Yorkshire bowlers put Kent on back footpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Yorkshire take a 114-run first innings lead after bowling out Kent for 265 on day two at Canterbury.

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  2. Pope & Foakes star with bat for Surreypublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    England pair Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes both score unbeaten half-centuries to put Surrey in a strong position against Leicestershire.

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  3. Suicidal asylum seeker 'left at ex-Army barracks'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Inspectors found "serious safeguarding concerns" at Napier Barracks in Kent, report shows.

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  4. Police detain suspect after man escapes custodypublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    A man wanted on "suspicion of escaping lawful custody" has been held by officers in Margate, Kent.

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  5. 'We need more funding for cancer research'published at 06:09 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Matthew has been shielding for most of the last year due to his mother's cancer.

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  6. Root falls early but Yorkshire take commandpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Joe Root falls cheaply but Adam Lyth's 97 helps Yorkshire take command on day one of their County Championship game against Kent.

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  7. Sussex take control despite Carlson tonpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Sussex take control in Cardiff reaching 99-0 in reply to Glamorgan's 285, of which Kiran Carlson made an unbeaten 127.

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  8. Babes in the Wood killer's ex 'lied on oath'published at 18:16 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Jennifer Johnson is accused of lying about key evidence at her ex's first murder trial in 1987.

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  9. Moment family reunites at care home after a yearpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Eileen Fuller met her great-grandchildren for the first time in 15 months at her Sittingbourne home.

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  10. Home Office 'accepted Covid risk' at asylum camppublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Only "relatively young people in good health" were sent to Napier Barracks in Kent, court hears.

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  11. Asylum-seeker barracks 'squalid and unsafe'published at 16:56 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Conditions at Napier Barracks in Kent breached asylum seekers' human rights, High Court hears.

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  12. Gang 'recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat'published at 14:06 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    A boy tells how he replied to an advert on Snapchat and was groomed to sell drugs at the age of 14.

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  13. Concerns as asylum seekers move to barrackspublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    About 70 people are moved from hotels in London and Sussex to the Napier Barracks asylum centre.

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  14. Long-running train guard dispute finally endspublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Guards on South Western Railway had fought plans for drivers to operate the doors on new trains.

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  15. Burglar missing from open prison is foundpublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Zain Hussein was serving a four-year sentence for burglary and causing serious injury while driving.

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  16. Driver leads police on high speed pursuitpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Police had to use their car to block Andrew Smith as he drove the wrong way onto the A27.

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  17. Reopening zoos will be 'stimulating' for animalspublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Drusillas Park in East Sussex is preparing to welcome visitors after months of closure.

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  18. PCC elections 2021: Who is standing in Surrey?published at 12:52 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    The elections for police and crime commissioners will take place across England and Wales on 6 May.

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  19. Potential £3.5m boost for leisure centrespublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Freedom Leisure took over leisure centres across Somerset from April 1 on a 15-year deal.

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  20. Learning disability support charity 'a lifeline'published at 06:07 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Three learning disability support centre users describe the impact of closures during the pandemic.

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