A dad was left shocked when he found a rusty bolt at the bottom of his takeaway Coca-Cola.

A man fascinated with Native American culture recited an incantation in court as he appeared accused of threatening to stab people in a drunken row.

A bird that once looked destined to be Christmas dinner has had an operation to restore its eyesight.

Doctors believe a five-year-old with cerebral palsy will one day be able to walk by herself after undergoing a successful procedure in America.

A young boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

Police investigating an assault have taken a man in for questioning.

A man murdered his father over a trivial argument about a phone charger and stabbed his brother when he tried to intervene, a court heard.

Fire crews had to cut the roof of a van off to rescue the driver after his vehicle left the road and ended up in a ditch.

Kent is set to get a soaking this evening as the Met Office issues a severe weather warning for heavy rain, which could lead to flooding.

A white waxy substance which washed up on several Kent beaches has been confirmed as a "mineral oil" - but we are still being warned not to touch it.

A woman has been accused of stealing a five-figure sum from a Kent football club while working there.

A person has died after two vehicles collided on the M20 last night and one burst into flames.

Drivers are facing queues stretching back several miles this evening after a fuel spillage on the Dartford Crossing.

Evidence of drug-taking and trading after hours had led to a pub being shut down by police.

A man has told how firefighters battled to save his brother after he became trapped underneath his own car.

A prison inmate claims her cell mate - who is on trial for killing a man in his flat - confessed to her "several times" that she had committed murder.

A pharmacy has had its licence suspended by NHS fraud investigators after police swooped.

A council was forced to pay compensation to a motorist after the adhesive on a parking ticket damaged his windscreen.

A 19-year-old is alleged to have stabbed a man in the stomach following a row in an off-licence.

A Kent woman who sleeps in a chair in her front room because her bedroom is too cluttered featured on a BBC show this morning.