Nine performances of a sold-out pantomime, performed by ex-Royal Marines, have been cancelled due to illness among the cast.

Emergency services were called out, and one person was treated by paramedics, when a blaze erupted at a set of homes for older people.

A district has gained more than £170,000 in a Government grant to help people such as rough sleepers and the elderly.

New measures are being introduced to stop adults 'masquerading as children' in an attempt to 'abuse' the asylum seeker system, the Home Office says.

A flood warning and alerts were issued in Kent as high spring tides and strong winds were expected.

Bus services have been cancelled across four Kent towns due to driver absences.

A beer glass scribed with heartfelt messages is among the tributes left at the scene of a crash.

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers crossed the Channel to the UK on board small boats over the last 12 months, figures reveal.

The former matrimonial home of a shamed ex-MP who claimed universal credit has sold for a handsome profit.

Flood alerts have been issued across parts of Kent as large tidal surges are expected.

Plans are afoot to demolish and replace the past home of a disgraced former MP but neighbours say the road can't take the traffic.

A road was closed after a motorcycle collided with a property.

A man who works for a train company has submitted plans to turn an old carriage into a two bedroom home.

Fire crews were called after a stray firework struck a building causing it to catch fire during New Year's Eve celebrations.

Two families are facing the New Year without knowing what has happened to loved ones who have been missing for weeks.

A Kent bishop, in her New Year Message, says Covid can't be beaten before everyone on the planet gets their jabs.

A bus operator has warned growing levels of Covid-related absence and an ongoing driver shortage could force it to scale back timetables.

Asylum seekers who land on Kent's beaches will be triaged at an airport before being processed, the Home Office has confirmed.

A service which supports older people in the community is appealing for more people to volunteer their time to combat loneliness in the new year.

Refugees crossing to Kent in small boats appear to have been subdued by poor weather conditions, with few attempts for the past three days.