In three incidents, 100 men, women and children had to be rescued as they attempted to cross the Channel in the dark this morning.

Friends are making a desperate appeal amid concerns for a father-of-two who has not been seen since last weekend.

A little over a week since 27 people drowned, another rescue operation was under way in the Channel.

A grandfather who mowed down a family on a zebra crossing, dragging a six-year-old girl down the road, has avoided jail.

New homes have been approved despite 30 objections from neighbours, who fear they will 'disturb' the 'aesthetics' of the area 'for the worse'.

A Kent bishop has lent her weight to a campaign by the Mothers' Union against violence towards women.

The Home Secretary is meeting her Italian counterpart to discuss illegal immigration after last week's mass deaths.

The writer of a popular annual pantomime has written a book about his exciting, dangerous and sometimes sad Falklands war experience.

The deaths of 27 men, women and children willing to risk everything was the worst Channel tragedy yet, but not everyone saw it that way.

A homeowner is demanding urgent checks after the frame of a new house has been erected "just steps" from her back door.

More than 100 community organisations gained £120,000 between them from a council winter grants payout.

A support hub has been set up by a council to help the long-term jobless in its district back into work.

Police are appealing for help in a search for a man who has been missing since Sunday.

TikTok videos showcasing the behind-the-scenes works of artisan butcher Lizzy Douglas have helped towards her latest national award.

A hairdresser's lockdown struggle opened the door to a new business venture.

Singers who won a national television competition are giving their first performance under a new name.

Plans for a town's cable car, which have been in the works for over a decade, are being scrapped for the time being.

People in a seaside town have staged a vigil to remember those who were drowned when a small boat capsized in the Channel last week.

Charity ambassadors who received royal recognition for their services to others switched on a town's Christmas lights.

Two mothers and each of their four children were among 27 people who died while crossing Channel to Kent.