People were woken by loud thunder as heavy rain and dramatic storms hit Kent - with one property going up in flames following a lightning strike.

Detectives believe this man is linked to the theft of money from a bingo hall.

Fire crews were called to a Lidl supermarket today after a toddler got trapped in a trolley.

Marks & Spencer is to open another M&S Foodhall in this Kent town, we can reveal.

Nervous teenagers across the county will find out their grades today as GCSE results are released.

Firefighters were called out to tackle a huge crop fire in a field the size of 12 football pitches.

Schools in Ashford are celebrating great results today

When James Adams got his parking bill through, he was pretty sure his weekly shop had taken less than 858 years.

A Kent church is hoping to use its position as a Pokemon Go hotspot to entice new members.

A fire involving a combine harvester has broken out in a field near to the grounds of a luxury hotel.

A woman who was found dead in a pond behind a hotel has been named.

Police have released these images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the theft of a Chihuahua.

Fire crews have been called after residents reported seeing smoke rising from fields off a rural lane

Kent rail travellers face further disruption after unions announced there will be a further 48-hour strike on Southern services.

The name of a Kent school was changed on Wikipedia by an anonymous user as an unusual tribute to Harambe, the gorilla shot dead in May.

Passers-by were stunned when they spotted a 'body' lying in a Kent churchyard - but all was not as it seemed.

Police were called after two cars crashed. Both cars were damaged but no injuries were reported

A new survey has revealed the happiest place to live in Kent - and also the towns at the bottom of the pile.

A young woman was cut free from her car after it crashed into the central reservation of the M20.

Police and ambulance crews were called after receiving reports of concern for the welfare of a person near a major road.