A ship laden with potentially explosive cargo remains at anchor off the Kent coast - despite being due in Malta on Friday.

The government is offering a six-year contract worth £521 million to run two centres for people seeking asylum who cross the Channel in small boats.

We visited the Kent landmark many Brits think should be classed as one of the Wonders of the World, rivalling the Taj Mahal and Christ the Redeemer.

A total of 142 asylum seekers crossed the Channel to the UK in two boats following a break of five days without any crossings.

A “Jekyll and Hyde” rapist who terrorised women and girls for more than 23 years has been convicted.

Long-awaited changes to European border rules have been pushed back again, this time until next year.

Hundreds of people are sharing the amazing moment they captured the stunning Northern Lights as they illuminated the skies over Kent.

A furious mum-of-four says she would rather go to prison than pay a £170 parking fine.

Several packages believed to be full of Class-A drugs have washed up on the Kent coast, prompting a National Crime Agency probe.

Inspectors have slapped a nursery with an ‘inadequate’ rating after cracked glass and sharp gaps in windowpanes were not made safe.

Furious residents are calling on a council to scrap controversial roadworks that are set to shut four town centre streets over the next five months.

Residents have hit out over “unacceptable” repairs made to sunken town centre paving, branding the work a “joke”.

Take a trip along Kent’s rivers and see if you can spot a herd of seals this autumn

A “no-swim” warning has been removed from a Kent beach after testing showed the water quality had returned to an acceptable level.

Police are hunting a fugitive who imported firearms through Kent and failed to show up at court.

A town’s oldest tavern with a vibrant history dating back to the 18th century has gone on the market for more than half a million pounds.

Having grazed the hills above a town for almost three decades, a “local celebrity” has died sparking tributes from animal lovers.

Four people have died in “two tragedies” in the Channel, including a two-year-old boy who was “trampled to death”.

A father-of-seven who had his licence stripped away was spotted behind the wheel of his sister’s works van twice by the same police officer.

A terrified mum fears a wild fox which repeatedly smashes through the cat flap to snuggle on her sofa could attack her children.