A discount chain has taken the unusual step of lobbying residents in a bid to get a new £9m superstore approved – against planners' advice.

A 41-year-old with an air pistol who brazenly shot at a pizza shop window in broad daylight was caught on camera by a member of staff.

A masterplan has revealed how a 2,500-home garden village and business park creating 850 jobs would look, as the plans go live.

A “sick” knife-wielding trucker repeatedly stabbed fellow drivers after a football match in a terrifying ordeal at a lorry park.

An award-winning actress has become a patron of the campaign to restore a historic seaside funicular lift.

A nuclear submarine veteran was left with a rare condition which makes him feel no pain after suffering a stroke while sailing.

A road was shut after an accident this evening.

A leading nature conservation charity has been targeted by criminals three times in a matter of weeks.

A landslip stopped all services running between two railway stations this evening.

A mum says rising energy bills coupled with the cost of getting her son to London for cancer treatment have left her unable to afford to eat.

The production team from a popular Netflix show booked out an entire Kent hotel while filming a "secret" episode nearby.

A café co-owned by Libertines frontman Carl Barât has closed - having traded for just one year.

A retreat by the government on controversial housebuilding targets has been given a cautious welcome by council leaders and Kent MPs.

A guardian angel who risked her own life as she tried to stop a teenager being assaulted has been awarded a medal for her bravery.

An office block that once hosted a county and family court is being considered as a possible venue for housing people seeking asylum.

The vandalism inside a long-empty department store has been revealed - as the door to the shop has been forced open again.

A town centre was brought to a standstill after a lorry carrying a giant swimming pool got stuck.

A drugs trafficker helped investigators uncover his own organised crime group after sending a picture of his dog that showed his partner's number.

A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a lorry on a busy dual carriageway.

A head teacher has issued a warning to parents after a pupil contracted Strep A, following a worrying number of serious cases in young children.