Are vandals who etch their initials on our historic monuments going to be fêted in years to come, asks our columnist.

A driver accused of causing death by driving without due care after a young dad was killed has appeared in court for the first time.

A suspect has appeared in court after jewellery was swiped from several homes in suspected distraction burglaries.

A world-famous Kent castle is opening a new major visitor experience next week.

The head of a grammar ranked by a school directory website as Kent’s top secondary has revealed why he is stepping down after almost eight years.

A four-story hub promising to boost investment and jobs has been given the stamp of approval.

Anxious residents fear falling water quality will "kill" their coastal town if people are warned not to swim in the sea.

Armed police were called after a man brandished a BB gun along a seafront and started shouting that he would shoot someone.

A man who sexually abused his four-year-old niece died after falling down a staircase while drunk, an inquest has heard.

Port of Dover bosses are warning of an “exceptionally busy” summer, with cross-Channel traffic set to increase by almost a third.

Four people have drowned after their boat capsized while trying to cross the Channel, the French coastguard has confirmed.

A prison officer took mobile phones, sim cards and chargers into a jail and gave them to an inmate, magistrates have been told.

A father who bombarded his ex-partner with hundreds of texts and arrived at their former home unannounced has been banned from contacting her.

A pothole-ridden street – a key road in and out of a housing estate – will be closed for two days while repair works are carried out.

Part of the M20 will shut tonight as Operation Brock returns ahead of the summer holidays.

Officers seized more than 3,000 cigarettes and 1,000 illegal vapes during a huge operation to crackdown on organised criminal gangs.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out the first steps to establishing a new UK border security command to tackle people-smuggling gangs.

Bosses at a high street shopping mall have allayed fears the centre will be demolished to make way for flats.

Visitors at a busy garden centre could be in for a distinct change of scenery after bosses won a long-fought tussle to build homes on site.

Plans have been submitted to convert the former site of vets into housing after the firm's £1 million move to a new venue.