A pensioner who viewed images of children being raped on his computer has avoided a jail sentence after a judge heard he has cancer.

Victoria Love, who has links to Kent, was last seen 48 hours ago.

Witnesses are sought to a hit-and-run crash which left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.

A collapsed manhole cover has forced the closure of a lane on a road used by thousands of commuters.

A woman allegedly raped by a Tory aide in a Kent MP's Westminster office spoke to the press hours after the attack, a court heard.

Councillors are to discuss creating a new town council for Kent tonight.

Inquest proceedings have been opened after a rugby player died in hospital following a car crash.

A teenager who was banned from his school's production after wandering off on a field trip was later found hanged.

A family-of-five and their dog fled their home in the early hours after a fire broke out.

The owner of a pier cafe says a disagreement over opening hours is the reason he is leaving the prime site at the beginning of January.

Two criminals are facing prison after they repeatedly punched a man in the head, threatened him with a knife and tied him up with duct tape.

Officers investigating organised crime say they have made eight arrests on suspicion of immigration offences.

Police are hunting a delivery driver who allegedly flashed residents while visiting homes in a Kent town.

Smoke and flames could be seen pouring from the windows of a house after it caught fire.

A popular coffee chain has announced it is opening another store in Kent next year.

A 20-year-old woman will stand trial over the death of a cyclist who was killed in a crash as he took part in an organised bike ride.

Tumble-dried laundry is thought to be behind a fire at a pub in the early hours.

More children are attending good or outstanding schools in Kent according to Ofsted - but education in one part of the county is falling behind.

The number of people on unemployment benefits increased across Kent in November, official figures show.

A bacteria which can cause a potentially fatal disease has been discovered in 11 water outlets at a Kent hospital.