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Thug who headbutted bouncer avoids jail

Thug who headbutted bouncer avoids jail

A violent thug headbutted one bouncer - leaving him with a £4,000 dental bill - and grabbed another by the crotch as he was thrown out of a club.

Boy, 11, hit by car

Boy, 11, hit by car

A young boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

Family's shock as ex-police officer killed by own car

Family's shock as ex-police officer killed by own car

A man has told how firefighters battled to save his brother after he became trapped underneath his own car.

'I can pull trust out of special measures'

'I can pull trust out of special measures'

In his first interview, the new chief executive of a troubled health trust says he can turn its fortunes around.

Driver's payout after parking fine damaged car

Driver's payout after parking fine damaged car

A council was forced to pay compensation to a motorist after the adhesive on a parking ticket damaged his windscreen.

Tonnes of material destroyed in rubbish blaze

Tonnes of material destroyed in rubbish blaze

Firefighters tackled a blaze which destroyed 10 tonnes of rubbish - including tyres, mattresses and carpets.

Lorry 'ploughs into electricity pole'

Lorry 'ploughs into electricity pole'

A major road is closed causing lengthy rush hour tailbacks due to a crash involving a lorry.

New deal for Billings

New deal for Billings

England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings has signed a contract extension at Kent.

OAP 'killed by own car'

OAP 'killed by own car'

A man in his 70s died in a 'tragic accident' after becoming trapped beneath his car on a sloping driveway.

Billings set for IPL auction

Billings set for IPL auction

Kent star Sam Billings is one of just three England players included in the long list ahead of next week's Indian Premier League auction.

Heartbreak as dogs feared snatched on country walk

Heartbreak as dogs feared snatched on country walk

A family fears two spaniels have been taken after vanishing on a walk in the woods.

Hospital: We won't turn drunk patients away

Hospital: We won't turn drunk patients away

Health bosses have denied reports that intoxicated patients are to be denied treatment at a hospital.

Coach driver charged over double death crash

Coach driver charged over double death crash

A woman said to have been involved in a crash which left two people dead has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

'Towering pylons will scar the countryside'

'Towering pylons will scar the countryside'

Three Kent MPs have spoken out against plans for 70 "monstrous" electricity pylons stretching for 12 miles through the east Kent countryside.

Appeal to catch robber who ran off with letters

Appeal to catch robber who ran off with letters

Police have issued an image of a man they are hunting after a postwoman was assaulted and had letters stolen.

Police appeal after alleged hotel assault

Police appeal after alleged hotel assault

A witness appeal has been launched after a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with facial injuries following an alleged assault.

Repair work starts after car smashes into gas main

Repair work starts after car smashes into gas main

Engineers are fixing a gas main today after a car left the road and ploughed into school gates, sparking a gas leak.

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a zombie apocalypse

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a zombie apocalypse

Paris, Rome, or the middle of a zombie apocalypse, armed with a light sabre? Here's how Sam Ryman's perfect proposal played out...

They say they've never really been into cycling...

They say they've never really been into cycling...

This summer two friends will leave Kent on an 18,000 mile journey around the world on a tandem.

Security guard stabbed in Sainsbury's

Security guard stabbed in Sainsbury's

A female security guard was stabbed at a supermarket after confronting a shoplifter as he tried to flee with a bottle of whiskey.

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