The parent company of Kent Reliance has revealed pre-tax profits have more than doubled as confidence returned to lenders in the housing market.

The voice coach who helped train Brit-award-winning Sam Smith to sing says his former protege no longer even returns his calls.

An engineer was not wearing a safety helmet when he was fatally injured by a 20ft telegraph pole, according to an eyewitness.

A brave bank customer prised a knife out of the hand of a would-be "bank robber", who allegedly targeted two branches within minutes of each other.

A landlord has been forced to pay out £15,000 after renting out damp an dangerous properties.dangerous and mouse-infested properties.

An academy trust pulls out of becoming a primary school's sponsor after governors and parents voted against the move.

A convicted pervert has been jailed again after attacking a teenage girl in a street.

British Superbike champion Shane Byrne opens the new headquarters for a lifesaving blood team.

Fire crews were called out on two separate incidents of elderly women who were stuck because of wheelchairs malfunctions.

A young mum panicked when a tall tree branch toppled onto her baby, trapped her in a pushchair.

Nigel Farage has vowed to quit as Ukip leader if he doesn't win his Thanet set - as it's revealed Mark Reckless donned disguises for secret meetings.

A blaze above a former shoe shop is believed to have been started deliberately.

The mum of premature triplets has praised hospital and charity staff who helped her and her family through a “nightmare” year.

She made it through the blind auditions and the battle rounds, but sadly Hannah Wildes lost out in the knockouts for The Voice.

Another act for this year's Castle Concerts has been announced...

A man has been jailed after he helped import 28 tonnes of cannabis worth £80m - enough for everyone in the UK to have two joints.

A man accused of a string of sex attacks, assaults and robberies on women faces 22 further charges from across the county, it's been revealed.

A woman is campaigning against puppy farming after buying a 12-week-old pug that was suffering horrific birth defects and had to be put down.

Fire crews rescued a woman stuck in a lift at a block of flats.

A pensioner is trying to reunite a set of First World War medals with an officer's family after finding them in a house that was to be torn down.