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<p>Police have been called to a school twice in one week</a> amid concerns over a group of young people intimidating pupils in the area.</p><p>The secondary’s head teacher has now written to parents saying it is not the only local school that the group is targeting.</p><p>Also in today's podcast, activists have blockaded access points into a Kent weapons factory</a> by lying across the road and locking themselves to gates.</p><p>Eight pro-Palestine protestors claim they have “successfully shutdown” the site in Sandwich they say is sending military equipment to Gaza. </p><p>More than 5,000 fare-dodgers a month are being hit with bumped-up £100 fines by Southeastern</a> for not buying a rail ticket.</p><p>The train company revealed it received nearly £2.5m last year from penalty fares given to commuters who failed to purchase a valid ticket.</p><p>The boss of a barber shop destroyed just days before it was set to open</a> says he is more determined than ever to make the business a success. </p><p>The business  in Hythe High Street was left with its windows smashed in and frames knocked down after a car reportedly hit the front of the property.</p><p>And Papa Johns is to shut 43 restaurants across the UK including two in Kent.</a></p><p>The takeaway business confirmed plans to axe the “underperforming” locations after launching a review at the start of the year.</p><p> </p>