Two pupils have contracted scarlet fever and another is suspected to have the infection after an outbreak at a Kent school.

A grandad died when he suffered three heart attacks - two days after doctors told him chest pains were from a 'muscular injury'.

A Thanet MP has promised to fight for the future of the area and its workers... after the shock closure announcement of Manston airport.

A property was surrounded by armed police and a road shut off last night after reports a man was seen wielding a gun.

A blaze swept through a barn overnight which, at its height, saw more than 20 firefighters tackling the flames.

A major road was closed off this morning after a man is believed to have threatened to jump off a bridge.

A yob and his friend attacked a woman before throwing a Molotov cocktail at another home in a 'day of madness'.

A lawyer who spent thousands of pounds of his clients' money - including to re-pay a personal loan - has been struck off.

A council has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after workers painted new white lines on a potholed road - then covered them over.

A woman has been banned from keeping animals for five years after her cat was found with a severely cancerous ear.

Commuters are facing disruption to their journeys home after a man was hit and killed by a train in Kent this afternoon.

A witness has told how he thought a gun had been shot when a car careered off a road and ploughed into a bush, narrowly missing his vehicle.

Police are hunting two men said to have set a homeless man alight - leaving him with serious burns.

A man who has admitted filming up schoolgirls' skirts in supermarkets has now confessed to abusing girls.

The cause of a disgusting smell plaguing the air in a Kent town today has been revealed...

Kent Police has been fined after documents and tapes containing 'extremely sensitive and confidential information' were left in a disused station.

A cheeky teen won a dare today when he persuaded Prince Charles to pose for a selfie on a visit to Kent.

As many as 150 jobs are at risk under shock proposals to close Manston Airport after new owners decided it does not have a long-term future.

A man is to appear in court charged with abducting a 14-month-old boy as police continue to look for the youngster's father.

A golf buggy has been dumped in a river after being taken from a club by three men celebrating St Patrick's Day.