A 19-year-old has been flown to a London hospital with serious injuries after a horse accident in a rural Kent village.

Motorists have reported being held up by two unlikely Christmas shoppers on the road - heading towards the Running Horse roundabout!

Animals whose stories we have featured looking for new homes have happy endings to round off the year.

Little chihuahua found alive and well after a cross-county trek over several days having gone missing in what her owner says is a Christmas miracle.

Susan Olsen lay on top of her six-month-old terrier Robbie to shield him as bigger dogs tore into him.

A family is desperate for information after their young puppy was snatched from outside their village home by a man in a van.

A dog is back with his foster carers after a seven-hour rescue operation to free him from a hole in a cliff face.

A dog owner has issued a heartfelt plea for help finding her little chihuahua which went missing at the weekend.

Golf club bosses have announced they will not kill any more foxes on their land, after a public outcry.

RSPCA appeal for a home for Ethel after she was found squashed into a guinea pig cage and abandoned in an alleyway.

Eddie the emu - one of a pair at a Kent attraction - has been struck by a car and killed after escaping his enclosure.

Talking parrots, marmoset monkeys, an owl called Noodle and a pig with arthritis are all moving into a pub garden, as a couple create their own zoo.

Two women have been left distraught after their cats were shot with air rifles – killing one and leaving another seriously injured.

A golf club has confirmed that a number of foxes have been shot on the course due to "general damage, trails and excrement" left behind.

An animal rescue centre in Kent will receive a number of festive hampers after being chosen as a company's Christmas charity.

A cat owner is delighted after her pet which was missing for four days returned home.

An abandoned dog with a skin condition is hoping to find a new owner in time for Christmas.

New research at a goat sanctuary in Kent has determined how to tell if goats and other livestock are satisfied with their lot - we kid you not.

The RSPCA in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells is looking for dog lovers who could foster a dog saved from being put to sleep.

A spider that can potentially kill a human has been taken to a rare breeds centre after being found in a back garden.