An accident involving four cars caused two lanes to close on the A2 at Gravesend.

A man has been sentenced after plunging a plastic knife into the neck of a fellow inmate at a prison - which then needed to be surgically removed.

A thug invited to stay at a woman's house after being thrown out by his lover repaid her by raping her and strangling her until she passed out.

Two Kent men arrested following a multimillion pound jewellery heist at Hatton Garden in London remain in custody today.

Defeated Rochester and Strood Ukip MP Mark Reckless set to replace Suzanne Evans.

They say the UK can sometimes see four seasons in one day - today thunderstorms, hail and sunshine hit Kent in a matter of hours.

A man who savagely beat his drinking buddy to death outside a village church may have his sentence extended.

A woman who died after suffering severe burns when her house caught alight was trapped due to severe osteoporosis, an inquest heard.

A lorry driver convicted of killing of a well-known folk singer by driving dangerously has publicly apologised to his family for causing his death.

A damning report has criticised a council's streetlights switch-off consultation as flawed and lacking in transparency.

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after five cars were torched in separate attacks.

A walk in a country park turned into an emergency dash to the vets when a labrador was bitten on the face by a snake.

Terrified staff fled as a gunman stormed into pizza takeaway.

From drains to handcuffs, a bike to a clothes airer, here are the 10 strangest places Kent residents, and animals, have got themselves stuck.

A musician had to be taken to hospital after attempting the world's longest drum roll.

A woman is being treated by ambulance crews after being hit by a car.

A woman on the brink of death says she experienced vivid hallucinations of Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre at the pearly gates of heaven.

Emergency services were called to rescue a woman who had climbed on to a hospital roof and had been spotted "running around".

A policeman on his way to work resuscitated an 11-year-old boy after he became unconscious on a bus.

Delays are expected into the evening after signalling problems affecting trains into London.