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Leigh Santamaria sat in the drivers seat on a train. She is wearing a black blazer and looking directly at the camera.

Mother lands dream job after 10-year career break

Leigh Santamaria left her career as a legal PA to care for her daughter with learning disabilities.

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Woman arrested for doing citizen test in disguise

The Home Office says the woman went to test centres in disguise while wearing wigs.

Black and white kitten curled up in a cat basket that looks like an old television set

Abandoned kittens find new home at cat cafe

Seven abandoned kittens have found a new home at a cat cafe in Chatham.

A CGI image of proposed Lower Thames Crossing between Gravesend and Tilbury.

Government supports Lower Thames Crossing

Rachel Reeves says the government will work with private sector to deliver key infrastructure.

Traffic queuing on the A282 in rain, below a gantry with large green signs

Five in hospital after Dartford tunnel crash

Several vehicles collide in the northbound Dartford Crossing west tunnel.

Two firefighters with torches inside a smoke-filled building.

Outbuilding fire believed to be deliberate

Nobody was injured in the blaze in Sheerness, but the cause is believed to be deliberate.

Becca looks at the camera in a selfie taken in a car. She has long blond hair and is wearing dark rimmed glasses and a white t-shirt.

Thousands spent on private ADHD medication

ADHD UK says people are turning to private treatment because they cannot wait.

A blue Southeastern train with a yellow front and an small orange stripe on the side of the front of the train.

Southeastern announces upgrade of fleet

The train operator said the 36 units due for an upgrade entered service in 2004.

CGI image of a large road in the middle of grasslands which then goes beneath a river, running horizontal across the fields

Businesses call for Lower Thames Crossing approval

Eighty businesses have joined together to call for the government to approve the plans.