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Porn-sponsored football shirts given the 'blue' card

Porn-sponsored football shirts given the 'blue' card

University chiefs have got hot under the collar after a team proudly boasted a sponsor on their shirts... a porn site!

England call-up for Kent duo

England call-up for Kent duo

Kent youngsters Sam Billings and Adam Riley lot set to start the New Year in South Africa after being named in two provisional England Lions squads.

Jones to captain Gloucestershire

Jones to captain Gloucestershire

Former Kent gloveman Geraint Jones will replace Australian Michael Klinger as Gloucestershire captain in the LV= County Championship next season.

Canterbury grab draw from the jaws of victory

Canterbury grab draw from the jaws of victory

Canterbury threw away a 14-point lead to draw 36-36 at National League 2 bottom side Dings Crusaders on Saturday.

Only the Young survive... only just

Only the Young survive... only just

X Factor hopefuls Only the Young are through to the next stage - after narrowly surviving the sing-off.

Kent memberships on sale

Kent memberships on sale

Kent memberships for 2015 are appealing for fans wanting to catch Australia's opening game of the Ashes tour in Canterbury next June.

Win puts Canterbury Ladies second

Win puts Canterbury Ladies second

Canterbury Ladies moved into second place in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division with victory over Bowdon Hightown

Families plagued by rats

Families plagued by rats

Children are being kept awake at night by scratching noises as a plague of rats blights several families.

Italian nurses drafted in to plug shortfall

Italian nurses drafted in to plug shortfall

A Kent hospital trust is turning to Italy to help ease a shortfall in frontline medical staff.

Chihuahua family handed in to rescue centre

Chihuahua family handed in to rescue centre

A dogs' charity is looking to rehome seven Chihuahuas named after the famous Disney dwarfs.

Dings can only get better, warns Pratt

Dings can only get better, warns Pratt

Canterbury coach Andy Pratt is desperate to keep his side’s feet on the ground despite the end of their run of four straight National 2 South defeats.

Kent university staff vote for industrial action

Kent university staff vote for industrial action

University staff are set to take action over changes to their pensions after a nationwide ballot.

Bus carrying schoolchildren in crash

Bus carrying schoolchildren in crash

School bus and Jaguar car in smash which caused gridlock on city ring road this morning

Kent X-Factor stars remain on show

Kent X-Factor stars remain on show

It was a night of mixed emotions for the county's X-Factor contestants with one going straight through and the other going into the dreaded sing-off.

Greengrocer's agonising wait for police after attack

Greengrocer's agonising wait for police after attack

A trader was forced to wait for more than an hour for police after a gang of thugs beat him up - leaving him needing stitches.

Grieving mum-of-four wants justice for ‘love of my life’

Grieving mum-of-four wants justice for ‘love of my life’

Videos are all three-year-old Star has to remember her dad Callum Osborne, killed a month before she was born when a trench collapse buried him alive.

Exclusive: Guard rails row takes a new twist

Exclusive: Guard rails row takes a new twist

Railings at a controversial junction are not to be installed after county council U-turn.

Rush hour chaos after road collapses

Rush hour chaos after road collapses

Diversions have been set up after major route to a Kent hospital has been shut off due to a subsidence

City council to consider McDonald's 24-hour opening request

City council to consider McDonald's 24-hour opening request

They're not lovin' it. Residents worry that opening fast food restaurant further into the early hours will attract drunks and cause nuisance.

Immigrants in their 20s put in schools with young pupils

Immigrants in their 20s put in schools with young pupils

Male asylum seekers in their 20s have been placed in Kent's schools alongside young children after lying about their ages.

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