Strong winds are causing travel chaos this morning, with tailbacks around the QEII bridge, roads blocked and delays to ferry services.

A man has been charged with a child sex offence after he was arrested by transport police on suspicion of grooming a minor.

Suspended sentence for the wife of a Margate painter and decorator after she fiddled nearly £19,000 from the taxman.

A woman accused of urinating in front of pupils and parents at a special needs school has failed to appear at court twice.

The air ambulance has flown a man to hospital after two cars crashed.

A former Ukip councillor expelled for making racist comments has sparked further controversy by saying she could never be friends with a black woman.

Spring may have sprung, but anyone hoping for a warm and bright Easter break will be disappointed as forecasters predict wet and windy conditions.

A getaway driver who helped rob a businesswoman of £40,000 in her own home to pay off drug debts has been jailed for seven years.

A man accused of a series of sex attacks, robberies and assaults across the county has a total of 90 alleged victims, a court has heard.

Former teacher was not crushed to death by her beloved horses as inquest initially thought.

At least one Kent primary school is expected to be placed into special measures today - with another told it must improve.

Hospital bosses have admitted a "significant" health and safety failure after clinical waste was dumped in with dirty linen a total of FORTY times.

Firefighters spent almost three hours putting out a fire in a derelict house.

A racist thug who abused police officers had to be Tasered to stop him from lashing out and assaulting them.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of Victorian wooden floor blocks from an historic fort.

A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious injuries when he was knocked down on a busy road.

A mum says she was disgusted to find mould, stains and blood spatters in a holiday park apartment when she took her son on their first family getaway.

A man has died in a busy town centre, despite the efforts of emergency crews to revive him.

A teenager who tried to stop three young women from being assaulted was left with a broken jaw when the attackers turned on him.

Police are hunting a man who grabbed a woman round the throat and sexually assaulted her.