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A GP is urging parents to make sure their sons and daughters are vaccinated against measles, amid warnings that hundreds of thousands of children across the UK are missing out on the injections.Fake news online is being partly blamed for a drop in the number of youngsters getting immunised.Unicef says half-a-million didn’t get the first MMR jab over an 8-year period.Their figures show last year cases of the potentially deadly disease trebled in England to nearly a thousand.Health experts reckon 1,300 children here in Kent are at risk, and catch-up clinics are being offered across the county next month for any who haven’t been vaccinated.
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A Kent teenager who has learning difficulties is recovering after being attacked during a day out with friends over the Easter weekend…
18 year-old James Lane from Tankerton was kicked and punched during the unprovoked assault while he was in Whitstable on Sunday.
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We’ve been speaking to a mum and dad from Ramsgate who want to raise awareness of the condition their baby son died of.Wesley Gibson was born in October 2017 with a hole in his heart, and the structure of it was back to front.He died in hospital 16 months later.
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We’ve been hearing from the mum of a Folkestone woman who took her own life less than a year after having a baby.39 year-old Rebecca Kruza started suffering from anxiety and insomnia after giving birth to her son Henry in October 2016.She visited her GP 12 times over the following eight months, and was given various medications and therapy.But her mum Lyn Richardson found her dead at her home in Alkham near Dover in June 2017.Her family are now campaigning to try and make sure all new mums get the support they need, especially if they start to struggle with mental health issues.
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Churches and cathedrals in Kent are being urged to toll their bells in a show of solidarity with Notre Dame.
It’s as the French Prime Minister announces a competition amongst international architects to design the spire of the famous cathedral following Monday’s fire.
Also, hear from the owner of a medical detection dog that’s been given an animal OBE.
We’re in for a mini heatwave this Easter weekend – and the Dover manager has been speaking about saving the club from relegation and turning them into a full-time outfit.

We’ve been getting reaction to the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris…
Flames tore through the 12th century building last night – burning through the spire and roof.
The French president has announced an international fundraising campaign to rebuild the iconic landmark with two of France’s richest families pledging 300 million Euros.
Plus, parents are finding out which primary school their child will be going to in September and roads bosses still haven’t found a site for a lorry park in Kent.

Our top story today is all about plans being put forward in England to prevent tenants being kicked out of their homes without a good reason.
Section 21 orders allow landlords to give renters eight weeks’ notice to get rid of them at the end of their contract.
It’s hoped the changes will bring an end to so-called “no fault” evictions in England and reduce the number of families, in particular, who end up homeless.
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The adoptive mum of a Kent toddler who had to have both his legs amputated, after being abused by his birth parents, has criticised a serious case review .
Paula Hudgell from West Malling adopted Tony who was just five weeks old when he suffered life changing injuries.
But a report has found there was “no evidence” to suggest social workers missed signs of abuse during early contact with Tony’s biological family.
 
His birth mum and dad are serving 10 years in prison for child cruelty.

The Kent mum of a severely epileptic girl has told km-fm she’s overwhelmed and emotional after getting a prescription for cannabis oil…
Nine year-old Teagan Appleby from Aylesham can have up to 300 seizures a day and her mum Emma’s been fighting to get her stronger treatment.
Cannabis medication she got from the Netherlands was confiscated when she arrived back in the UK last week – but Emma says she’s now hopeful again.
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One of the world’s most famous fashion photographers has taken photos of children at a hospice in Kent as part of a major exhibition…
Demelza Kids is being staged at Bonhams in London in a bid to raise awareness of the charity and the work they do.
Juergen Teller was invited to meet youngsters at their centre near Sittingbourne as part of the project.
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