A large-scale emergency response involving police and the coastguard helicopter was launched after a mother and son went missing on marshes.

A team of 25 firefighters were battling to control a blaze which broke out on an old Thames sailing barge.

An animal charity worker’s caravan being used for trips away with her disabled mum has been stolen and torched.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a man died after he was hit by a car on a busy dual carriageway.

A transgender minister has spoken of the struggle to be free to be herself that saw her hide her true identity for more than four decades.

A council has confirmed plans to build an ice rink over the festive season.

Fire crews were called to a former school site in the early hours of this morning to tackle a blaze.

A 61-year-old woman was was taken into custody after a pensioner was found with stab wounds.

A thug who killed his girlfriend's baby as she sat back and let him inflict catastrophic injuries has been beaten by inmates in jail, it has emerged.

Christmas lights are starting to sparkle across the county. Make sure you grab a slice of the festive fun with our guide to switch-ons near you.

A charity is planning a fundraising event which will see other eateries drum up funds to help the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Historic England has announced 11 of the county's war memorials will be listed as part of commemorations marking the First World War.

People will turn out across Kent this weekend to remember the people who sacrificed their lives for our country.

A council has forced volunteers to dig up much-loved flower displays in a memorial garden - just days before Remembrance Sunday.

Two men are in custody thanks to the nose of police dog called Eli.

Plans have been unveiled to blanket 890 acres of farmland with solar panels as part of a £400 million project.

A man who killed his friend and neighbour in a brutal and frenzied hammer attack in a row over "something silly" has been jailed for life.

A "blustering bully" taxi driver who held a Channel 4 correspondent prisoner in his taxi before knocking her down over a trivial row has avoided jail.

A pensioner who denied bludgeoning a friend to death with a hammer has been convicted following a trial.

There a long delays on a busy A-road following a crash this morning.