A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a stabbing.

A man has today been acquitted of murdering a father-of-two shot in the street as well as trying to kill his nephew and brother.

A housewife bitten on the foot by a false widow spider while she was in bed is back in hospital after failing to make a full recovery.

Councillors say cuts to government funding are making it increasingly difficult to balance the books

Get your Monday edition of the Medway Messenger - out in the shops today.

Children under the age of nine are among thousands of people who have been admitted to hospital with alcohol-related issues in the past two years.

A dive training centre is on fire and firefighters are working to stop it spreading

Dodger the dog has had another narrow escape - after swallowing a whole corn on the cob... for the SECOND time.

Emergency services called to Gillingham after a motorcyclist came off his bike

A mum undergoing chemotherapy is shaving her head for charity and her daughter has pledged to have her precious locks shaved off at the same time.

A three-year-old boy born with a misshapen head has endured six hours of grueling surgery to transform his life.

Crews from Medway and Strood were called out to two electrical fires and a lorry fire

A schoolgirl has been taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car this afternoon.

He might not be instantly recognisable, but actor Robbie Humphries starred in a famous TV commercial - can you guess which one?

A 25-year-old accused of murder after a father was killed in a hit-and-run crash has been refused bail.

The widow of a motorcyclist killed in a crash has spoken of her heartache after an inquest could not establish why he lost control of his bike.

A girl was punched in the face by a masked man who leapt from a car as she walked home from school.

We launch our chosen charity the Royal Voluntary Service (formerly WRVS) this week - and it needs your help.

People living in Rainham will live five years longer than people who live just a few miles away in the centre of Chatham, according to new data.

The chairman and chief executive of Kent's biggest hospital - placed in special measures last year - are both to leave, it has been announced.