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Sir Patrick Vallance today insisted that the current crop of Covid-19 vaccines should work against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Kent and has now become the dominant strain in England. Offering hope that Britain’s inoculation drive won’t be in vain, No10’s chief scientific adviser claimed evidence suggests the highly-infectious variant will be susceptible to … Read more
This is the moment a man is grabbed by the throat and pepper sprayed in the face during an altercation about ‘breaking lockdown’. The incident, which took place in Ashford, Kent, allegedly began after officers stopped the man on his way home from a food shop because he had multiple occupants in his car. During … Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech say their Covid vaccine will work against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Kent and has now become the dominant strain in England. Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said he expected all the current vaccines to work against it but said there were still ‘question marks’ over the variants … Read more
The highly-infectious coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 which emerged in Kent in September 2020 had reached the US by November 6, new research shows. It is thought to have mutated inside a single patient in England struggling with a critical case of Covid-19 which forced the virus to adapt, changing its genetic code. University of Arizona researchers … Read more
Ministers are drawing up plans to fine Europe-bound lorry drivers £150 if they enter Kent without a negative Covid-19 test in a bid to keep borders flowing smoothly post-Brexit. Around 60 per cent of lorry drivers, or 2,400 a day, are understood to be arriving at the UK-EU border without having taken a test, despite … Read more
Extremely rare and endangered greater horseshoe bat is spotted for the first time in 100 years in Dover Castle’s ‘Horseshoe Passage’ in Kent The elusive mammal was found by Claire and Toby Munn of the Kent Bat Group By coincidence, it was found in the castle’s Napoleonic-age ‘Horseshoe Passage’ Experts have been hunting for bats in … Read more
Wanted: Britain’s first BISON rangers as herd of the massive mammals is released into woodland in Kent Two people are being recruited to manage UK’s first herd of bison in Kent woods Herd of European bison are being released into Blean Woods near Canterbury Four of the massive mammals will roam through 500 acres of … Read more
The Bachelorette’s Angie Kent says her skin is the ‘worst it’s ever been’ as she uses an Instagram filter to blur her imperfections By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:59 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 00:04 GMT, 14 January 2021 Former Bachelorette Angie Kent has never shied away from discussing her skin … Read more
Up to 40 asylum seekers living at Britain’s first migrant camp in Kent today went on hunger strike and are sleeping outdoors in protest at conditions inside. Many migrants gathered outside the barbed wire-topped fence at Napier Barracks in Folkestone at around 1pm chanting ‘freedom!’ and waving banners. There have been reports of suicide attempts within … Read more
Lost truckers are clogging up a small village because the government is giving them the wrong postcode for their new Brexit lorry park. Frustrated residents living in Mersham near Ashford, Kent, have seen their narrow country lanes blocked by HGVs that have been given incorrect directions. Around 30 lorries arrived in the village since the … Read more