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  1. Rain blamed as lorry park misses Brexit deadlinepublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020

    Sevington lorry park will be ready to hold HGVs but the customs clearance site will not be finished.

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  2. GPs complain of delays in receiving virus vaccinepublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020

    Doctors are having to cancel vaccination appointments because the doses haven't arrived as planned.

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  3. Unlikely friendship forms after woman leaves notepublished at 00:04 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020

    Louise Harman wrote a note to a man who had been leaving flowers on the same spot every two weeks.

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  4. What has changed since the tiers came in?published at 00:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2020

    Many tier three areas have falling infection rates but the virus is spreading elsewhere.

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  5. Hospital payout for woman's false cancer diagnosispublished at 18:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020

    Janice Johnston will receive £75,000 after 18 months of chemotherapy for a cancer she never had.

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  6. Murder accused 'did not take any drugs'published at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020

    Daniel Appleton denies murdering his wife and a 76-year-old woman in Sussex last year.

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  7. Man convicted of lover's drug money murderpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020

    Nelly Myers, 58, was found dead at her home with severe head injuries last December,

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  8. Eight asylum seekers missing from barrackspublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020

    Those missing from the site can have their asylum claims withdrawn, the Home Office says.

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  9. Homeless man camps in woods for five monthspublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2020

    A homeless man has spent five months living in woods because "it's safer than the streets".

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  10. Gulf War 'human shields' call for new inquirypublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    Passengers who were taken hostage say they should never have been allowed to land in Kuwait.

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  11. M20 barrier test as Brexit disruption loomspublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    Operation Brock is one of a series of traffic flow plans to deal with HGVs if disruption hits Kent.

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  12. Why UK protesters are supporting Indian farmerspublished at 00:05 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    Car rallies have been held in Leicester and London to raise awareness of the protests in India.

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  13. Pupils in hotspots urged to get tested for Covidpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Secondary schools in the worst-affected parts of London, Kent and Essex will be offered tests.

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  14. Heathrow to shut Terminal 4 until end of next yearpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

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    Airport operator Heathrow has said it will keep Terminal 4 closed until the end of next year as the pandemic continues to affect travel.

    The company said passenger numbers at the airport fell 88% in November "as travel restrictions and a second lockdown took their toll".

    Based on forecasts and current traffic, it said it would extend the closure of Terminal 4 until the end of 2021.

    Heathrow shut the terminal in May during the first national lockdown.

    It led to airlines such as Air France, Etihad and KLM moving to Terminal 2.

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  15. Killer 'exploited victim's lockdown goodwill'published at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Daniel Styles "tormented" Phillip Bagwell after moving into his home during lockdown, a court hears.

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  16. Plans halted to remove council's child servicespublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    West Sussex County Council was making "remarkable" improvements, Ofsted inspectors said.

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  17. Factory staff test positive after Covid-19 deathspublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Mass Covid testing at a factory near Dover where two staff died has led to further positive tests.

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  18. Heathrow to shut Terminal 4 until end of next yearpublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    The airport operator says passenger numbers fell sharply following a second lockdown.

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  19. Covid tests for secondaries in 'concerning' areaspublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    All 11 to 18-year-olds in the worst-hit areas told to get tested, whether they have symptoms or not.

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  20. Council given new powers to fine lorry driverspublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    HGVs parked illegally on Kent's roads could be clamped to tackle possible queues.

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