A businessman has unveiled plans to open Kent's first five-star spa hotel, which he hopes will rival some of the world's best.

Kent County Council says it is operating within the rules in fining parents who take children out of school during term time.

Smokers are being asked to answer questions by putting their cigarette butts in a 'yes' or 'no' bin to tackle littering as part of a pilot scheme.

A woman in her 60s was found dead after police and ambulance crews were called to a house amid concerns for her welfare.

As the hunt continues for an escaped armed robber, we reveal the number of prisoners - including a killer - still on the run from Kent's prisons.

A mother who has lived in the UK for more than 50 years after coming here aged just four is facing deportation to South Africa.

Police have charged a 26-year-old man with murder following the discovery of a decomposed body.

Emergency services including the air ambulance rushed to a seafront after a man fell at a care home.

Why did the RSPB warn people against rescuing baby birds this week? And what has Asda started tagging?

A vineyard has signed a deal with an agent in the USA to distribute its wines across the pond after picking up two more world-renowned awards.

A man restrained a catapult-wielding yob by sitting on him until police arrived, after catching the youth firing at goslings.

A year after having a kidney transplant, Ryan Brett from Rainham, has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and completed a gruelling 66-mile run.

A lack of staff means a mental health hospital is failing to provide proper care, according to one of its own patients.

A violent thug stabbed a man in the back with a pair of scissors at a barbecue just after being released from prison, and punched a woman unconscious.

A convicted murderer jailed for life for killing a war veteran went on to launch a series of sex attacks after being released from prison early.

Youngsters have been warned not to trespass into derelict former hospital buildings after concerns were raised about health and safety

Fire crews rushed to a town centre industrial estate this afternoon to help a woman in her 60s out of a window.

Two lorry drivers who swapped their trailers on a motorway slip road will be disciplined by their company for the dangerous manoeuvre.

Eight suspects have been taken into custody after police investigating an organised crime network stormed homes in a series of raids.

Police were called in as angry parents staged a protest outside school after the last day of term was cancelled for Year 11 pupils over prank fears.