A troubled mother was let out of a mental health unit by a member of staff unaware she had been suicidal, an inquest heard.

A man has been bailed and another released without charge after a serious assault in a town centre.

After 243 days of "stalking" Gary Barlow and travelling across the country, one Take That superfan's dream came true... at her 40th birthday party.

Youngsters at a primary school destroyed by fire will have to be ferried by bus to a neighbouring site while it's rebuilt.

A carer stole almost £10,000 of cash and jewellery from vulnerable people she should have been caring for.

The number of missing people reported in Kent has fallen, but for one mum the pain is still raw.

A teacher has been spared being struck off after a disciplinary panel found he had an "inappropriate" relationship with a girl.

Water tests carried out at a swimming pool after dozens of visitors fell ill have come back clear - but the samples were taken following cleaning.

A vengeful arsonist doused the front door of a home in petrol and set it alight in the dead of night as a mother and her two children slept inside.

Officers are investigating after a car followed two men and a woman as they walked towards a town centre.

Dozens of potentially lethal weapons including rifles and shotguns have been handed in to police as part of a two-week gun amnesty.

A police chopper was searching for a 34-year-old man in the early hours of this morning.

The jury has retired in the trial of a man accused of murdering a PC, dismembering his body and dissolving it in acid after a 'sex game gone wrong'.

A Kent councillor has volunteered in a final push to try and elect Hillary Clinton to the White House.

A man has been flown to hospital with chest and stomach injuries after an assault at a Kent prison.

A fast food restaurant which closed after a maggot fell on a customer's head had earlier served up a mouldy takeaway, it's emerged.

A new kindergarten was officially opened with a visit from a superhero and a princess.

Fears are growing for a 73-year-old dementia sufferer last seen two days ago, as temperatures plummet below zero and torrential rain batters Kent.

Specialist search teams are scouring woods for a 73-year-old dementia sufferer last seen two days ago.

An inquisitive cat who went missing after jumping into the back of a mattress delivery van has returned home after more than two months.