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Polly Billington MP is wearing a red shirt and grey jacket. She is standing on Westminster Green with the Houses of Parliament in the background

MP calls public meeting over anti-social behaviour

Polly Billington calls a meeting after police introduced dispersal orders in Broadstairs.

A large Dreamland sign on the side of the scenic railway at the amusement park in Margate

Man dies after being taken ill at music festival

The man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital in Margate where he subsequently died, police say.

The Dreamland sign below a wooden rollercoaster

Dreamland drum and bass event halted over 'heat'

Dreamland posted on social media, saying "it was just too hot" so it had to close the event early.

A picture of Broadstairs beach taken from a bird's eye view.

Police given extra powers to target disorder

Kent Police first introduced dispersal orders last weekend in a bid to curb antisocial behaviour.

A group of police officers walking away from the camera wearing high-visibility jackets.

Dispersal order extended over anti-social behaviour

The dispersal orders grant police additional powers to instruct people to leave specific areas.

A generated image of what the new site is expected to look like. It is a two-storey building with dark wooden cladding on the outside and large glass windows at the front.

RNLI reveals plans for new modern lifeboat station

It will be built on the site of the existing station and construction will start in September.

A seagull flying against a blue sky.

Bird flu case confirmed in gull on Kent coast

Thanet District Council says a case of bird flu has been confirmed in Botany Bay, near Margate.

A sleeping baby in a pink onesie and a black bobble hat.

'Rare' for baby's injuries to be accidental

Thomas Holford, 24, from Ramsgate, is accused of murdering his daughter, who died aged 14 months.

A baby wearing a pink babygrow with blue stars and dark pint hears on it. She is asleep while lying on a pink blanket and wearing a black hat

Murder trial told baby hurt by 'violent shaking'

Thomas Holford, 24, is accused of murdering his daughter Everleigh Stroud, who was five weeks old.