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Stefano Biagini looks at the camera, we can see his head and shoulders. He has a grey roll neck jumper on under a dark blue coat. Behind him there are leaves and a tree visible. He has red hair and fair skin.

'My cancer was 0.1mm away from spreading'

What Stefano Biagini thought was a scratch on his back turned out to be a malignant melanoma.

A view of the sea over Whitstable and surrounding countryside, which campaigners say will be blocked by a new housing development.

Housing development approved over local opposition

Some local residents say the proposed 220-property estate will destroy a "unique" coastal view.

A man with greying hair wearing a black t-shirt and sunglasses is holding a tennis racquet and standing next to the fence of a tennis court. Behind him, people are playing tennis.

Tennis club to train 10 underrepresented coaches

Infinity Tennis has secured more than £10k in funding to train people from diverse backgrounds.

An aerial view showing the Redsands forts in the middle of the sea. There are seven of them and they are octagonal shaped structures rising out of the water on long metal legs. They are brown and rusting and a small boat is in the water near to them.

Kent mum prepares for sea forts swim challenge

Rebekah Kefford says she is hoping to complete the swim back to the Kent coast in about six hours.

Children sat around a table at a breakfast club

Kent schools among first for breakfast club scheme

Eleven schools from across Kent will be part of a £7m initial rollout of free breakfast clubs.

A coastguard volunteer inside a lifeboat station.

RNLI volunteer celebrates 51 years of service

Mike Judge, 69, first volunteered at RNLI Whitstable in 1974 as an 18-year-old.

A google map image of Lismore Road in Whitstable, on which an air weapon was discharged overnight.

Man arrested after air weapon discharged

A Ministry of Defence explosive ordnance team has attended and an investigation is under way.

Fred Jackson stands on a beach in front of a large wooden structure and with the sea visible in the background. He is wearing dark sunglasses and a black zip up hoodie.

'Certain sounds can bring me to my knees'

Tinnitus affects 7.6 million people in the UK, according to the charity Tinnitus UK.

A man with a faint beard staring at a camera for a police mugshot

Victims rally to help jail fraudulent tradesman

Lewis Blake, a window shutter installer, took deposits totalling £65,000 from 89 different victims.