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�鶹Լ�� football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on This Country star and Fulham fan Charlie Cooper in this week's Premier League predictions.

MK Dons move out League One's relegation places after registering their first away win since September at Gillingham.

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Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned about Richard Wall who has gone missing from Crawley.

He left home after a family disagreement at 21:00 BST on Wednesday and hasn't been seen since.

Officers say he's not responding to texts or messages on his social media pages.

A minute’s applause was held ahead of tonight’s Gillingham v MK Dons fixture as a tribute to �鶹Լ�� South East's sports reporter Neil Bell who died earlier this month.

The airport worker was airlifted to hospital with serious ankle and foot injuries.

A disabled woman from Gillingham who has won a lengthy battle to have her full benefits reinstated is urging people in similar circumstances not to give up.

Deborah Brown said she felt “broken” when she was denied enhanced funding under the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system, and says she has exhausted her savings to keep the specially-adapted car she had bought under the previous benefits system going.

Her situation attracted a lot of support from people in the area, some of whom donated money to help her.

But after waiting a year to appeal against the assessors’ decision, Ms Brown, who suffers from Ataxia - a debilitating neurological disorder - has been told her payments will be restored.

Ms Brown said she felt relieved after the appeal decision, and she sent a message to others in similar situations: “Don’t give up. I feel they are putting so many obstacles in people’s way that they are hoping that people will give up.”

Sue Millman, chief executive of the Ataxia Association, said: “During three months of last year, 65% of people were winning those appeals, which clearly suggests that the system was broken.”

The Department for Work and Pensions said it aimed to ensure all PIP claimants felt they had been fairly treated and promised to “continue working with our assessment providers to ensure people receive high quality assessments”.

It added: “Since PIP was introduced 2.9m decisions have been made, 9% have been appealed [against] and 4% have been overturned - often because further evidence has been provided.”

The airport worker was airlifted to hospital with serious ankle and foot injuries.

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Inquests have been opened into the deaths of five people who died after a helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon.

Three died at the scene of the crash on 10 February - Becky Dobson, her boyfriend Stuart Hill and his brother Jason Hill, all from Worthing in West Sussex.

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Jonathan Udall, 31, from Brighton, and his wife, Eleanor Udall, nee Milward, who were on honeymoon in the United States, died from burns after the accident.

Their friend Jennifer Barham, 39, was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield opened inquests into the five deaths on Wednesday and adjourned proceedings until 2 October.

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to fly the iconic Spitfire?

Now you can find out at a museum in Kent.

Former wartime bomber pilot Gerry Abrahams was guest of honour at the launch of a Spitfire simulator.

A council still aspires to hit its 55% recycling target within two years - despite being more than 10% under the figure.

Medway Council's action plan, published in 2005, says the council should hit the 55% mark by 2020 but its current overall rate is 42.8% - a 0.1% increase year-on-year.

Sarah Valdus, head of waste services, told last night's regeneration, culture and environment overview and scrutiny committee: "We have done a lot of work to try and keep that percentage where it is.

"Nationally, recycling rates have stalled and it's not just us coming across this issue - it's across the whole country.

"We're doing everything we can to promote recycling and we will continue to have that as a high priority for next year."

Kent firefighters were sent to nearly 2,500 false alarms caused by automatic systems in the county last year.

A Freedom of Information request has revealed crews were sent out more than once a week in some areas to automatic fire alarms, only to discover there was no fire.

The worst offending places were Gravesend, Northfleet and Gillingham.

In a bid to reduce wasted time, Kent Fire and Rescue Service call handlers often call ahead to locations where an alarm has been triggered to confirm if there is a fire.

Gravesham Central had the most false alarms, with firefighters sent to the area 70 times in 2017.

Kent County Council hopes its plans will help those over the age of 18 become more independent.

A young actress from Kent was chosen to be the first ever voice of the doll in Britain.

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Plans for 1,800 new homes in Surrey have been approved.

Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has given the go-ahead to the planning application for the development on the site of the former Dunsfold Aerodrome in Waverley.

It's currently home to Dunsfold Business Park, which will also expand.

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An elderly woman is in a serious condition in a London hospital after being hit by a van in Kent.

The woman, who's in her 90s, was hit by a Volkswagen Transporter in Queen Street, Deal, at 18:15 BST on 28 March.

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She was airlifted to hospital.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage.

Thieves steal 44 canaries and leave more killed and so badly injured they have to be put down.

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New CCTV images have been released in the search for missing 15-year-old Leah Hazelton.

Leah, from Selston, was last seen in Nottingham on Saturday afternoon. She has links to London, Derbyshire, Kent and the West Midlands.

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The Swedish teens hoping a move to Sussex will kick-start their football careers.

Helen Lederer is joined by fellow comic Angela Barnes from Kent.

With entertaining chat, hilarious banter and brilliant stand-up comedy.

Warning: Contains strong language and adult themes.