Firefighters in Folkestone dealt with five callouts throughout the night, including to a lightning strike at the home of a young family.

Police are warning beach-goers to be on their guard, after the theft of a bag near East Cliff in Folkestone.

A professional genealogist related to Kate Middleton has today revealed hundreds of people across Kent will have close family ties to her child.

A veteran rugby player died after being tackled at the end of a match, an inquest has heard.

A large-scale police hunt was launched for a knifeman after reports of an attack in Folkestone last night.

An ex-BBC employee has been jailed after keeping his terrified neighbours up all night by shouting, swearing and repeatedly howling like a wolf.

Owners on a busy street where a concrete block fell on a woman may now be sent safety letters, it's been revealed.

A man has today been jailed for 15 years for trying to murder his friend by lashing out with a knife... when he gave him the time.

A 19-year-old man was seriously assaulted in a bottling outside a holiday park in Dymchurch.

Fires were started at two properties in Church Street, Folkestone in the early hours.

Fire crews from Folkestone were called to a blaze at Church Street in the early hours of this morning

A young man died when he became unwell after being restrained by four police officers in the street, investigators revealed today.

A man has collapsed and died moments after being spoken to by police in a Folkestone street.

Police have released a CCTV image of a youth they want to speak to in connection with an assault on a bus.

An elderly couple were lucky not to be hurt after a freak fire involving an electric blanket... and a restless night's sleep.

A lorry driver was kicked and punched on the road by a car passenger.

Three decades since Scottish twins The Proclaimers burst on to the music scene, they are still going strong - and coming to Kent

Firefighters were called to Folkestone Harbour when a large plume of black smoke billowed into the sky this afternoon.

The bluesy drawl of Canada's Ben Caplan is coming to Folkestone next Wednesday, when he performs at the town's Home Ground, in the Old High Street.

The organisers of the Folkestone Fish Festival have announced their decision to cancel large parts of the event, in the face of bad weather.