A 21-year-old man has been jailed after subjecting his girlfriend to a prolonged and sustained period of abuse.

Plans for a new secondary school in Kent have been approved despite concerns over the risks posed by cars on surrounding roads.

Part of a railway station was closed off last night after a boy suffered stab wounds.

A town centre bouncer described as a gentle giant has died just three months after being diagnosed with cancer.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to send a woman dying of cancer to America.

Crowds flocked to the opening of a new state of the art supermarket, which opened 12 months after the original burnt down.

Four people were taken to hospital following a chemical leak near a farm.

Shopping centre bosses have cut the ribbon to the new expansion of a designer outlet centre following two years of construction.

A bank cashier fraudster who stole more than £8k from elderly customers has vowed to pay it back - with the help of his grandmother.

Doctors thought a mum was a hypochondriac before finding out she had a growth the size of a football which had sprouted clumps of hair in her tummy.

A £2.27million grant from the People's Postcode Lottery has helped the National Trust buy land and boost wildlife on the White Cliffs of Dover

A 20-year-old student who was described as kind, caring and thoughtful walked in front of an oncoming train, an inquest has heard.

Almost 60 people have been treated after a major chemical leak this evening.

It's been a day of "smiles and laughter" after the longest-reigning living monarch paid a visit to Kent.

A new budget hotel has officially opened as part of a multi-million pound riverside development.

A beautician has spoken out after Facebook banned her page when she shared a picture of a semi-nude model to raise awareness of breast cancer.

A convicted murderer's latest attempt to overturn his life sentence for a double murder in Kent more than 20 years ago has been turned down.

Watch the moment a drug dealer rammed into a police car after dragging an officer along the ground in a botched attempt to escape.

A mural has been blessed two years after the death of a 17-year-old who had been battling a rare form of cancer.

Piers Morgan, Martina Navratilova and Katie Hopkins have joined the debate after a transgender player was named Kent's women cricketer of the year.