Firefighters had to remove the roof of a car to free a trapped woman after a crash.

It has survived Hitler’s bombs, takeovers, industrial strikes, competition and threats from other media - today the Mercury is 150 years old!

A driver caught attempting to smuggle 17 illegal immigrants found something else unexpected in the back of his lorry - two undercover reporters.

A 10-year-old girl who lost her father to stomach cancer has had her hip-length hair chopped off to raise money for the hospice that cared for him.

A pressure group has attacked councils for holding 'non-essential' assets including a wet fish stall and model railway.

A child was taken to hospital after plunging through a roof of an empty property.

Relatives of Danny Wallis have released a loving tribute in memory of the 29-year-old after he was allegedly murdered at his flat.

Police have issued images of two men they want to speak to after "considerable" damage was caused to a railway ticket machine.

Teachers have been slammed for turning away dozens of "incorrectly dressed" pupils - including one youngster wearing skinny trousers.

An investigation has revealed more dogs are stolen in Kent than anywhere else in the country - and the majority are never reunited with their owners.

A 23-year-old man is still in custody on suspicion of murder - while a woman's been released and a man bailed after a body was found.

Kent is being battered by strong winds and heavy rain - but this rubber duck in full Archbishop regalia seems to be enjoying the unseasonable weather.

A Kent prison guard has been jailed after being found guilty of misconduct for selling stories about inmates to a tabloid newspaper.

Services continue after a train crashed into a tree that had fallen onto the line.

A woman hit and killed by a Eurostar train was 32 and from Chatham, police have confirmed

A crash involving a high-sided trailer just after the Sheppey Crossing has partially blocked the road.

Baby Jack grew to the size of a one-year-old in just ten weeks.

Police, paramedics and an air ambulance have been called out following fears for a man's welfare this afternoon.

Police have defended the actions of an officer who restrained a teenage girl accused of kicking him in the groin as he tried to stop an attack.

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