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Wayne May says he regularly finds horse skeletons, including those of foals

Seven horses nearly ran onto the Dartford Crossing as the number of dead and abandoned animals rise in Kent

The worsening problem of abandoned and mistreated horses around Dartford and north Kent is not only tragic animal abuse but also a serious risk to humans.

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Students at Leigh Technology Academy celebrate being in the top 100 most improved schools

GALLERY: See this week’s Gravesend and Dartford news in pictures

Welcome to the round-up of this week’s pictures, all of which feature in The Reporter - out tomorrow. Scroll through the multimedia gallery to the below-right to see the images.

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Marcus Innocent was found dead in Woolwich last November. Picture: Metropolitan Police Service

Dartford men Daniel Burgess and Perry Lee Sutton plead not guilty to murder of Marcus Innocent

Dartford men Daniel Burgess and Perry Lee Sutton were among nine defendants who pleaded not guilty to the murder of Marcus Innocent in court yesterday.

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Jeff Brantingham, anthropology professor at the University of California, Los Angeles,  displays a computer generated

Mapping crime before it happens

Futuristic technology which predicts where crime will hit is being trialled in north Kent, Anna Dubuis reports

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Local Election 2013 See all

Labour gains three out of five seats in Gravesham and holds one

Labour has gained three out of five seats in Gravesham and held one in the Kent County Council local election.

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Penguin Ricky the Rockhopper being weighed at London Zoo. The birds put on weight in preparation for the summer months. Picture: ZSL

London Zoo residents expect summer even if no one else does

Whisper it, but summer could be on its way - at least according to penguins at London Zoo.

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