A baby was among four people hospitalised, after a fire broke out in a family home in Folkestone early this morning.

Glam rockers The Darkness are celebrating 10 years since the release of their debut album with a UK tour which arrives in Kent this week

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A thieving pub chef has avoided prison after running up £5,000 of debts after stealing his trusting grandmother's cheque book.

Firefighters were called to a reported chemical leak at the Channel Tunnel site at Cheriton, which turned out to be minor.

Crews tackle fire in Folkestone that ripped through kitchen this morning

Kent has seen its first rise in crime for five years as the chief constable reveals the force might no longer send officers to every offence.

A cocaine-fuelled lover has walked free after subjecting his girlfriend to several violent attacks 'because he wasn't ready to be a father'.

Two women hacked at a DJ's throat and repeatedly stabbed him in the chest before lying about him trying to rape one of them, a jury has heard.

A man's had his stereo equipment seized after playing reggae music so loud in his flat it could heard nine doors away.

A thief was tackled to the ground by members of the public after he swiped a purse from a woman

A getaway vehicle rolled onto its roof following an alleged £30,000 cannabis burglary.

Four women have told a court how a policeman investigating crimes phoned and texted them asking for sex.

A married policeman used the force computer to approach several women for sex, a court heard.

Police are warning motorists after a spate of thefts from cars across Folkestone

Police seized a number of cannabis plants and equipment at a property in Folkestone

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A coastal hotel has formed a partnership with local producers for its new eating destination.

A teenage girl has told police she was grabbed around the waist by a man who picked her up and carried her down the street in a terrifying ordeal.

Police are hoping to piece together the final hours of a man beaten to death as he slept in a car park.