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strong winds continue to batter Kent with multiple flood warnings in place and commuters told to expect travel delays.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/whats-on/news/that-s-a-wrap-this-season-s-local-gift-guide-316280/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="That’s a wrap: this season’s local gift guide" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="A8WA56I26I4T0SI1PJ7K.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/A8WA56I26I4T0SI1PJ7K.jpg" alt="That’s a wrap: this season’s local gift guide"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>That’s a wrap: this season’s local gift guide</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Discover unique gifts from Kent’s magnificent makers to give to your friends and family this Christmas.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div 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<div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Can your foodie favourites beat last year’s Kent & Medway Food & Drink Award winners?</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">If you think your local pub or restaurant is the best in Kent, get your nominations in for the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/@bnil"><img src="/_assets/newsletter-promo-banner-web_the-briefing_desktop.jpg" class="img-responsive"/></a> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <div class="mpu"> <span id="p_mpu1" class="UQOPFR" style="width: 300px; height: 250px;" data-provider="3" data-devices="dt" data-format="['mpu1',300,250]"></span> <span id="p_mpu1_mobile" class="UQOPFR" style="width: 300px; height: 250px;" data-provider="3" data-devices="m" data-format="['mpu1',300,250]"></span> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="LocalComps"></div> <script 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stores hit the market</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Six branches of DIY giant Homebase are up for sale after the chain fell into administration.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/whats-on/news/15-santa-s-grottos-to-visit-this-christmas-316163/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="16 Santa’s grottos to visit this Christmas" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="WV38ZUM6O1YC5VJ0Z6ZW.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/WV38ZUM6O1YC5VJ0Z6ZW.jpg" alt="16 Santa’s grottos to visit this Christmas"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>16 Santa’s grottos to visit this Christmas</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Take the kids on a magical trip to see Santa at these wonderfully festive grottos.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/kent/news/commuters-warned-to-brace-for-monday-rail-disruption-316385/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Commuters warned of Monday morning rail disruption" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="35PW0RWNMZZ4HK2JWWV5.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/35PW0RWNMZZ4HK2JWWV5.jpg" alt="Commuters warned of Monday morning rail disruption"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>5</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Commuters warned of Monday morning rail disruption</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Trains are being cancelled or revised for the start of the week as the impact of Storm Bert continues.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <div class="mpu"> <span id="p_mpu2" class="UQOPFR" 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have unveiled plans for big changes - triggering a wave of public support.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/whitstable/news/waiter-chased-after-phone-misunderstanding-before-alleyway-309467/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Waiter chased after ‘phone misunderstanding’ before alleyway stabbing" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="2613WJTQYG6Q3E0MU7RE.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/2613WJTQYG6Q3E0MU7RE.jpg" alt="Waiter chased after ‘phone misunderstanding’ before alleyway stabbing"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Waiter chased after ‘phone misunderstanding’ before alleyway stabbing</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A man on trial accused of a joint knife attack on a waiter claims he only gave chase after a ‘misunderstanding’ over a missing phone.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/herne-bay/news/dad-who-took-cocaine-on-holiday-still-had-drug-in-system-whe-316188/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="ZWL1CDBXMFNMZ79C80DI.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/ZWL1CDBXMFNMZ79C80DI.jpg" alt="Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A decorator who says he snorted cocaine on holiday was pulled over by police days after getting back and found to still have the drug in his system.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/herne-bay/news/kent-d-day-veteran-turns-100-316290/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Kent D-Day veteran turns 100" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="41XZYX30NHTGBC6B7XRK.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/41XZYX30NHTGBC6B7XRK.jpg" alt="Kent D-Day veteran turns 100"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Kent D-Day veteran turns 100</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A grandad who in June walked along the Normandy beaches 80 years after taking part in D-Day has marked his 100th birthday.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/kent/news/drought-tropical-diseases-and-catastrophic-flooding-welco-316242/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Drought, tropical diseases and catastrophic flooding - welcome to Kent in 2080" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="SCKCPQ5KSXD0SW72LS24.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/SCKCPQ5KSXD0SW72LS24.jpg" alt="Drought, tropical diseases and catastrophic flooding - welcome to Kent in 2080"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Drought, tropical diseases and catastrophic flooding - welcome to Kent in 2080</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Kent could be hit by tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue fever within decades if climate change continues to worsen, a new study has found.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/kent/news/travel-disruption-due-to-icy-conditions-as-cold-snap-grips-k-316132/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Travel disruption due to icy conditions as cold snap grips Kent" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="OQCP7YL1RYO1DC1ZJ7I0.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/OQCP7YL1RYO1DC1ZJ7I0.jpg" alt="Travel disruption due to icy conditions as cold snap grips Kent"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>15</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Travel disruption due to icy conditions as cold snap grips Kent</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">People are warned to expect travel disruption as a cold snap grips Kent, causing potentially hazardous conditions on the roads.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/herne-bay/news/i-carried-on-playing-guitar-during-eight-hour-brain-surgery-316115/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <div class="VideoButton"> <i class="fa fa-play fa-lg"></i> </div> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="55G60S6UHBEJXX4C6C0O.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/55G60S6UHBEJXX4C6C0O.jpg" alt="‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A musician who played his acoustic guitar during an eight-hour operation to remove a brain tumour says it was a “fascinating” experience.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/herne-bay/news/corner-shop-stripped-of-booze-licence-after-selling-restrict-316100/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 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