A woman is set to make her dreams come true by representing Kent in the Miss Mermaid UK finals in September.

Weather experts have revealed Kent has recorded the UK's hottest temperature of the year.

Helen Whately has been named the Conservative Party's new vice-chair for women.

Kent's record-breaking temperature of 38.5C could be topped this week, according to Met Office experts - here's what happened on that day in 2003.

Police are investigating reports that a man threatened rail users before running away.

A man in his 60s who was injured in a crash last night has died.

The A2 has reopened both ways after a crash involving a lorry and a roadsweeper.

Thousands descended upon the Kentish coast this weekend to celebrate the humble oyster.

A town recreation ground is getting a complete makeover after winning £1.6m in funding.

Emergency crews are dealing with a crash on a busy road.

A young man who had been on dialysis has died while waiting for surgery.

A crash left a man trapped in his car.

A family fear years of progress for their autistic twins could be destroyed by a planned solar farm.

Drivers are being asked to take a 25-mile diversion... when a short stretch of road shuts for improvements.

A Sumatran tiger weighing 125kg is the latest arrival at a Kent zoo.

Archaeologists in Kent are excavating the only known medieval shipwreck in the south east.

Shocking pictures reveal the aftermath of a motorway crash which happened this morning.

Traffic stretched back five miles on the M2 after a car ended up on its roof following a collision with another vehicle.

A crash between a motorbike and a car on the M2 caused delays for motorists heading coastbound.

Latest figures reveal huge drop across most of Kent's districts as youngsters finally turn their back on tobacco.