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Teens lay in wait before brutal attack on men

Teens lay in wait before brutal attack on men

Two teenage gang members hid “in the shadows” before pouncing on three victims in a park for their own “perverted amusement”.

Spitfires fixtures revealed

Spitfires fixtures revealed

Find out the Kent Spitfires fixtures for next summer here.

Father and son tackled violent shoplifter

Father and son tackled violent shoplifter

A have-a-go hero who was once arrested for attacking an intruder has again taken the law his own hands - this time by tackling a violent shoplifter.

Original members of UB40 set to perform in Kent

Original members of UB40 set to perform in Kent

Grammy Award winners UB40 are coming to Kent on a reunion tour next year.

Veteran athlete's shock England call

Veteran athlete's shock England call

Margaret Connolly describes herself as just an average runner but her marathon exploits have so far earned her a national title and an England vest.

Question mark hangs over future of east Kent hospitals

Question mark hangs over future of east Kent hospitals

Some hospitals in east Kent will be downgraded to make way for a super site.

Family appeal for help to find missing man

Family appeal for help to find missing man

A father-of-two has not made contact with his family or friends since Thursday.

Katie Hopkins wades into school talk row

Katie Hopkins wades into school talk row

Controversial columnist Katie Hopkins has waded into the row over a school's decision to cancel a talk by a right-wing journalist.

Stranger follows schoolgirls SEVEN miles home

Stranger follows schoolgirls SEVEN miles home

Two sisters were forced to run in fear as a strange man followed them home.

School talk cancelled after counter-extremism concerns

School talk cancelled after counter-extremism concerns

School bosses have pulled the plug on a planned talk by controversial Alt-Right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos following security fears.

Family of OAP found hours from death thank rescuers

Family of OAP found hours from death thank rescuers

The family of a pensioner discovered close to death after surviving three nights in a freezing roadside ditch have thanked those who helped find her.

Travellers set up new camp

Travellers set up new camp

Travellers have moved vans and caravans onto a former garden centre site.

Man, 34, dies in public toilets

Man, 34, dies in public toilets

Desperate attempts were made to revive a man found face down in public toilets.

Marc Traylor left to self medicate despite illness and violence

Marc Traylor left to self medicate despite illness and violence

A weapons-obsessed paranoid schizophrenic who launched a frenzied knife attack on his daughter was allowed to self-medicate at home.

'Man shot homeless ex-soldier in face in random attack'

'Man shot homeless ex-soldier in face in random attack'

A 26-year-old man used a sawn-off shotgun to murder a homeless old soldier "simply because he may have wanted to kill somebody", a court has heard

Student kitchen destroyed in cooking blaze

Student kitchen destroyed in cooking blaze

A block of student flats has been left uninhabitable after fire, caused by unattended cooking, ripped through the building.

Student hit by bus at university

Student hit by bus at university

A woman has been hit by a bus on a university campus.

Kent to play in West Indies

Kent to play in West Indies

Kent will play in the West Indies' domestic 50-over competition early next year.

City road partially blocked after crash

City road partially blocked after crash

Queues are building on a main route into a Kent city this morning following a collision between two vehicles.

Handbags stolen in home break-ins

Handbags stolen in home break-ins

Handbags containing cash and cards have been stolen in two break-ins in the same road.

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