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Campaigner fury as circus 'churns up' field

Campaigner fury as circus 'churns up' field

The circus rolled into town this week, but campaigners are furious its trucks and lorries are churning up a field and destroying wildlife habitats.

Drug dealer jailed

Drug dealer jailed

A drug dealer found with more than £8,000 worth of cocaine during a police raid on his home has been jailed for more than four years.

Orlando returns to his roots

Orlando returns to his roots

Hollywood heartthrob Orlando Bloom returned to the Kent theatre where he caught the acting bug this week.

Hit-and-run driver hunted after cyclists knocked down

Hit-and-run driver hunted after cyclists knocked down

Three young cyclists have been taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle before the driver fled.

Riley gets taste for the Big Time

Riley gets taste for the Big Time

Adam Riley says receiving guidance from Shane Warne and training with the England team have given him “the itch” for international honours.

Cannibal fetish nurse guilty of plot to meet young girl

Cannibal fetish nurse guilty of plot to meet young girl

A nurse who revelled in disgusting cannibal fantasies has been found guilty of arranging to meet a girl after promising to behead and eat her.

CCTV image of suspected thief released by police

CCTV image of suspected thief released by police

Passenger has his pockets picked by opportunistic thief as he sleeps on a railway station bench.

Traders back Business Improvement District scheme

Traders back Business Improvement District scheme

A proposal to charge traders a levy to pay for city centre improvements is going ahead after more than 50% of businesses voted in favour of it.

Disabled couple's anger at losing adoption battle

Disabled couple's anger at losing adoption battle

A wheelchair-bound couple claim the only reason they have lost a battle to adopt their grandchildren is because of opposition from social services.

Harry Hill's selfie at graduation

Harry Hill's selfie at graduation

Comedian Harry Hill halted a graduation ceremony to take a "selfie" while receiving an honorary degree in Kent this week.

Bolinger: 'More Walter Mitty than Hannibal the Cannibal'

Bolinger: 'More Walter Mitty than Hannibal the Cannibal'

A nurse accused trying to meet, kill and eat a girl was 'more like a Walter Mitty character' than a gruesome movie cannibal, a court's heard.

Pensioner badly hurt in pile-up

Pensioner badly hurt in pile-up

A pensioner has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after four cars were involved in a crash.

Mum defends beauty pageant daughters after Facebook criticism

Mum defends beauty pageant daughters after Facebook criticism

A mum has come under fire on social media... because she enters her daughters into beauty pageants.

Puppy rescued from burning house

Puppy rescued from burning house

Fire crews pulled a dog from a smoke-filled home this morning after its owner left the oven on and sparked a blaze.

Man, 21, dies after falling 600ft from cliff

Man, 21, dies after falling 600ft from cliff

A climber who died when he fell 600ft down a mountain side has been named as a 21-year-old from Kent.

Axe selfie of nurse who 'plotted to kill and eat girl'

Axe selfie of nurse who 'plotted to kill and eat girl'

A shocking picture has emerged of a nurse posing with a huge axe he allegedly planned to use to behead a girl... before eating her.

Ward delighted after winning first trophy

Ward delighted after winning first trophy

Whitstable Town joint-manager Danny Ward is pleased with the way the Oystermen’s pre-season is shaping up.

Football day for brave Abbie

Football day for brave Abbie

The family of a brave tot in remission from leukaemia are holding a football match in aid of a cancer charity that helped them during her battle.

Nurse: 'I hid cannibalism fetish from wife and children'

Nurse: 'I hid cannibalism fetish from wife and children'

A nurse alleged to have claimed during internet chats to have eaten people kept his interest in cannibalism hidden from his family, a court heard.

Nurse 'wanted to murder girl, 14, with axe and eat her'

Nurse 'wanted to murder girl, 14, with axe and eat her'

A nurse bought an axe the day before he was due to meet a girl he had spoken to on the internet about murdering and eating her, a court heard.

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