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Students set 'heroic' record by drinking 5,000 Jägerbombs

Students set 'heroic' record by drinking 5,000 Jägerbombs

Boozy students have been praised as "heroic" after downing thousands of Jägerbombs - but event organisers deny it promotes binge drinking.

Huge delays after key road closed in crashes

Huge delays after key road closed in crashes

Two crashes closed off Thanet Way this morning, causing traffic tailbacks for miles.

Man commits chilling attack just days after release from jail

Man commits chilling attack just days after release from jail

A robber is back behind bars after a terrifying attack with his brother - just nine days after a parole board ruled he no longer posed a threat.

Gas leak as workmen hit major pipe

Gas leak as workmen hit major pipe

Homes were evacuated this afternoon, after workmen hit a major gas main pipe and caused a leak.

Man charged after woman, 21, stabbed in back at store

Man charged after woman, 21, stabbed in back at store

A man's due in court after a young shop worker was stabbed in the back at a store.

Police step up patrols after sex attacks

Police step up patrols after sex attacks

Women are urged to be vigilant after a man who exposed himself grabbed and punched a teenager in one of two sex attacks.

Students evacuated after university blaze

Students evacuated after university blaze

Fire crews have praised quick-thinking university staff after students were evacuated in a blaze which threatened to engulf digs.

Teens make history with first all-girl cathedral choir

Teens make history with first all-girl cathedral choir

A group of teenagers have broken an almost 1,000-year tradition to become the first to sing in an all-girl choir at Canterbury Cathedral.

Commemoration to Robin Leigh-Pemberton will mark his dedication to Kent

Commemoration to Robin Leigh-Pemberton will mark his dedication to Kent

Lord Kingsdown will be remembered with great fondness at Canterbury Cathedral of which he was a passionate supporter.

Lottery win for Whitstable woman

Lottery win for Whitstable woman

A lucky lottery winner who celebrates her birthday this week won almost £8,000 in a charity draw - a week after she entered.

'I couldn't cuddle dying partner'

'I couldn't cuddle dying partner'

A pensioner's told how she was prevented from hugging her partner as he died... because police were at his bedside.

Flood warning for villages along the River Nailbourne after heavy rain

Flood warning for villages along the River Nailbourne after heavy rain

Residents living alongside the River Nailbourne from Barham to Wickhambreaux have been warned to expect floods.

37st man: ‘I had to diet or die!’

37st man: ‘I had to diet or die!’

A hospital porter who ballooned to a massive 37 stone believes he has saved his life by ditching a daily diet of 20 pints of beer and 16 sausages.

Jackknifed lorry causes delays

Jackknifed lorry causes delays

A lorry has jackknifed on a busy stretch of road this morning, causing rush hour delays.

New operator sought for under-fire Faversham Hop Festival

New operator sought for under-fire Faversham Hop Festival

Local people with professional help are best placed to run festival, insists director David Thompson as Swale Borough Council invites bids.

Shock as popular Darren dies suddenly

Shock as popular Darren dies suddenly

Family and friends of Strode Park client Darren Brazier, 31, have paid tribute to the sports fan, describing him as "the life and soul of the party".

Teenage skier Knight picked for Winter Paralympics

Teenage skier Knight picked for Winter Paralympics

Visually impaired teenager Millie Knight has been called up to represent Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.

Guilty: Second conviction after man killed in city park attack

Guilty: Second conviction after man killed in city park attack

Jurors have today taken just two hours to convict a second man of the manslaughter of a rough sleeper - after his friend admitted the same charge.

Nursed back to health - and the wild

Nursed back to health - and the wild

A seal pup has been released back into the wild thanks to an animal sanctuary after being found ill and stranded for two days on a beach.

Coroner hit with formal warning over tragic teen's inquest delays

Coroner hit with formal warning over tragic teen's inquest delays

A coroner has been officially reprimanded after a teenager's family complained it took her more than five years to complete an inquest into his death.

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