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Farewell to top judge as she moves courts

Farewell to top judge as she moves courts

Tributes are being paid to top judge Adele Williams as she prepares to move to another crown court.

Would you buy a lump of stone for £7,000?

Would you buy a lump of stone for £7,000?

Two pieces of stone have sold at auction for nearly £15,000 - but these are not just any bits of rock.

Kent vets lift national crown

Kent vets lift national crown

Kent's over-60s held their nerve to win the national championship for the second time in four years.

Snow leopards find their feet in new home

Snow leopards find their feet in new home

Two snow leopards are exploring their new surroundings at a Kent wildlife park after moving into a new enclosure.

Kent release bowler Griffiths

Kent release bowler Griffiths

David Griffiths will not be offered a new deal after an injury-blighted three-year stint at the club.

Lab test chimps finally have a new home

Lab test chimps finally have a new home

A two-year battle to bring a troop of chimps from America to Kent was finally granted by a judge.

Description issued after girl, 15, 'raped in park'

Description issued after girl, 15, 'raped in park'

Detectives have issued a description of a suspect after a 15-year-old girl reported being raped in a children's play area.

Police investigate 'rape' of girl, 15

Police investigate 'rape' of girl, 15

Police have cordoned off a park after the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Blaze in 800-tonne haystacks

Blaze in 800-tonne haystacks

Hundreds of bales of haystacks caught light near a busy stretch of dual-carriageway.

Trains cancelled after vehicle strikes bridge

Trains cancelled after vehicle strikes bridge

Trains have been cancelled after a vehicle struck a bridge this evening.

No laughing matter as nitrous oxide stolen from hospital

No laughing matter as nitrous oxide stolen from hospital

Six nitrous oxide gas canisters - commonly referred to as laughing gas - have been stolen from a hospital.

Woman cut free after two-car crash

Woman cut free after two-car crash

Firefighters worked to free a woman trapped inside her car after an accident on a busy road this morning.

Car destroyed in driveway blaze

Car destroyed in driveway blaze

A Mercedes car was written off in a fire when it was parked on a driveway.

Cyclist air lifted to hospital following fall from bike

Cyclist air lifted to hospital following fall from bike

Police closed the road on a housing estate after a man fell off his bike, suffering suspected shoulder and head injuries

Mystery of hundreds of china elephants in village

Mystery of hundreds of china elephants in village

More than 1,000 tiny elephants have appeared around a small village in gardens, on signs and on top of cars - and nobody knows why.

Police urge students not to misbehave during freshers' week

Police urge students not to misbehave during freshers' week

Late night police patrols have been stepped up as thousands of new students arrive to party the night away.

Road closed after woman hurt in car crash

Road closed after woman hurt in car crash

A 19-year-old has been taken to hospital following a two car smash on a busy road

'Trophy hunting is good for lion conservation'

'Trophy hunting is good for lion conservation'

University of Kent professors have claimed that trophy hunting could be beneficial for the rapidly decreasing lion population.

Bake Off star signs deal with Channel 4

Bake Off star signs deal with Channel 4

Kent baker Paul Hollywood has agreed to host the show when it moves to Channel 4 - but co-presenter Mary Berry will not be joining him.

Teen's cheekbone fractured in gang attack

Teen's cheekbone fractured in gang attack

Police are hunting three men who attacked a teenager and a passerby outside a library.

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