A Kent charity is at the heart of operations to support victims of the Nepal earthquakes.

The Conservatives have kept control of Shepway District Council but Ukip have won seven seats.

Conservative Damian Collins has defended his Folkestone and Hythe seat with an increased majority, as Ukip finished second.

Voters in Folkestone and Hythe are going to the polls to elect the new MP and councillors. Here's our summary of how you can follow the vote with us.

Celebs, scandals, protests and gaffes - the 2015 election campaign in Kent was nothing if not eventful. We bring you the most memorable moments...

An artist's new charity work includes a double image of the Old Lighthouse.

Following popular event featuring American artist Spencer Tunick last year, a Folkestone gallery is attempting to bring Turner winner Gillian Wearing.

Sci-fi fans will descend on Folkestone this weekend for a comic con following the huge success of previous years and will be boosted by Doctor Who.

A proud dad has described how two children helped swimming pool staff save a woman's life when her heart stopped.

Workers at a Nepalese restaurant have found that their loved ones have survived last week's earthquake.

More and more fundraising events are rapidly being organised in Folkestone and Hythe for earthquake victims.

A father has admitted causing the death of his seven-year-old son and seriously injuring his wife and two other children in a crash.

Nepalese communities in Kent will come together tonight to pay their respects and pray for the victims of the tragic earthquake in their homeland.

Police were called this afternoon over concerns for the welfare of a woman standing on the wrong side of motorway bridge railings.

The chief executive of a Kent arts foundation hit back at claims that Folkestone's gold dig was a plea for help to escape poverty.

Popular head teacher Mario Citro leaves Pent Valley after superhead Jon Whitcombe is brought in to take over school.

Watch the dramatic moment a serial burglar breaks into a celebrity antiques dealer's store - as the culprit is given a long stretch behind bars.

A poster for Tory election candidate Damian Collins has been defaced with a moustache in the style of Adolf Hitler.

Cross-channel rail operator Eurostar says its revenues dropped by £12m in the first quarter of 2015 in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Fellow truckers were arrested over the death of a drunken Polish driver killed by a lorry at a service station, an inquest heard.