Dozens of people were left stunned to witness bright lights 'perform acrobatics' over Kent in a UFO sighting, secret X-Files revealed today show.

Police have called off the search for a missing pensioner after a body was found in woodland this morning.

A security guard turned lifesaver when he rushed to the rescue of a toddler who stopped breathing and turned blue in the middle of a shopping centre.

A man missing from his Gravesend home has been found safe, police said today.

A peahen surprised staff and customers when it appeared inside a town shop.

Dad John Dighton has taken part in a gruelling Iron Man contest to raise funds into brain tumour research.

An adventurer who is planning to cycle 18,000 miles in six months is due in Dover this weekend.

An adventurer who is planning to cycle 18,000 miles in six months is due in Dover this weekend.

A woman who had been reported missing from Dover has been found safe and well.

A young adventurer has completed a mammoth trip down the Thames - with her dad.

A quirky trend started by a mysterious crusader has brought smiles to faces across Sheppey.

A vicar has reassured worried Islanders after pews were removed from a church.

A disabled woman mocked for riding a mobility scooter is pleading for an end to a vile campaign of abuse that has left her daughter feeling suicidal.

Kmfm listener Jeff Banks was quick of the mark – winning a big cash prize just three days into the radio station’s competition.

Dieting Debbie Carter battles temptation every day – she makes and sells her own chocolates, and they’re going down big in Parliament.

The government has written to Gravesham council to confirm it will not be challenging the decision on the controversial plans.

Maidstone and Weald Samaritans received more than 12,500 calls last year.

The issues behind the headlines as another packed edition of the KM is out

The outcome of a robbery at Simmond's the jewellers, in Deal High Street, is outlined on the front page of this week's East Kent Mercury.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 72-year-old man who went missing after meeting a friend yesterday.