Doctors from Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley signed almost 100 fit notes, on average, every day in the last financial year.

Department store giant and high street staple House of Fraser has been rescued hours after it announced its intention to call in administrators.

Children as young as 10 are being recruited to peddle drugs as London gangs target vulnerable youngsters.

A photographer's body was found in his burning flat after he drank himself to death, an inquest has heard.

A giant transformer will be transported across the Dartford Crossing tonight, potentially causing delays for motorists.

A town centre road which was blocked both directions because of a crash has now fully reopened.

An electrical fault in an appliance is thought to have been the cause of a fire at a home during the early hours of this morning.

A hidden camera helped capture a woman stealing from a man in his 80s.

A woman in her 70s was airlifted to hospital where she later died following a crash on a main road.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash which closed a road for hours.

The Kent Air Ambulance and police were called out to residential street earlier this morning.

A charity has launched a campaign to raise awareness of vulnerable people being exploited by gangs in so-called county lines operations.

A drive-by thief who targeted women late at night and stole their handbags has been jailed

Six men have been found guilty of trying to smuggle Albanian migrants into the UK after their boat broke down off the Kent coast.

Armed police were scrambled to a leafy village road after a person said they had been threatened with a gun.

A man sparked an armed response after he allegedly revealed a gun during an assault at a service station.

A drunken thug who purposely rammed his Range Rover into a man in a car park told police his driving "wasn't the best".

A thug hurled vile abuse at a judge as he faced a long sentence for aggravated burglary and robbery - both while carrying a knife.

Former X Factor star Jamie Paul 'JJ' Hamblett from boy band Union J has been announced as the star of this year's panto.

A waste and recycling centre which has been closed since April after a blaze ripped through the building, will reopen next Monday.