A young man who feared being labelled a "nonce" has been locked up for raping a 12-year-old girl - after revealing on Facebook what he had done.

A couple who fell out amid rumours of cheating could become the first to tie the knot on the Jeremy Kyle Show after making up on the live show.

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The Davies Commission's interim report has not considered using any of Kent's current airports to deal with the South East's capacity problem.

A married policeman has today been acquitted of misusing his position to try to persuade several women to have sex with him, but could face a retrial.

Eurostar will extend its service to the region next year and plans to run trains all-year-round if the trial is a success.

A Kent pensioner has been discovered beheaded in an African apartment as a woman in her 30s is arrested on suspicion of the machete murder.

An investigation was launched today when a man died after emergency services were called to a block of flats.

Families are being urged to take extra care with cooking tonight as firefighters walk out for four hours.

A travel services company has earned an exclusive long-term commercial contract with the national agent after buying a company for more than £2m.

Dozens of people are to lose their jobs in Kent after it was announced the remaining stores of rental chain Blockbuster are to close.

An electricity transformer that was due to travel through east Kent last weekend will now be moved this Saturday.

Firefighters were called after fire struck a roof at the Brockhill Park school near Hythe.

Police have searched a massage parlour called Pussycats today as part of an investigation into alleged trafficking and other offences.

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Homeless Alan Richardson has been sentenced to nearly eight years after groping a woman he was robbing at knifepoint.

Businesses in Folkestone are backing the plans for next year's airshow by sending their 'own' planes into the sky

A PC accused of pestering women for sex has told a court he texted a victim of crime about spending a night in bed - but said there was no "end goal".

A 318-tonne transformer - the length of six double decker buses - is still at Dover Docks, after a major operation to drive it through Kent stalled.

The former head honcho of Domino's Pizza is to become chief executive of Saga next year.