Four Kent authorities have agreed to investigate merging into a single body spanning the entire east of the county.

A Russian aircraft carrier task group is passing through the English Channel escorted by the Royal Navy and RAF.

A sick pervert who subjected five children to a catalogue of abuse over four decades has been handed a long prison sentence.

The council that serves you could merge with up to four others as one of the biggest political shake-ups in decades is mooted.

A man charged with burglary and assault has been added to Kent's most wanted list.

A housing shortage, sub-zero temperatures and vulnerable people homeless on Shepway's streets. What are the issues and how are they being tackled?

A recycler who kept thousands of tons of mattresses in a business park is accused of storing too many.

Donations have poured in after the family of a man severely brain-damaged in a crash asked for help.

The police are still trying to trace the driver of a stolen car after it crashed into a doctor's surgery.

Temperatures are only expected to reach a high of 2°C or 3°C across Kent as the big freeze continues.

Heavy rain across the county turned to sleet and snow.

An investigation has found a 'chafed' wire could have caused a plane to crash into the sea in a matter of minutes, killing its pilot.

Snow and flooding has lead to chaotic scenes across Kent tonight.

Fire engines, ambulances and police were called to a swimming pool at a holiday park after reports that a man in his 40s inhaled chlorine.

A witness appeal has been launched by police after a woman who was walking her dog got hit by a car, causing her serious injuries.

A migrant found dead in the back of a lorry may never be formally identified, an inquest heard.

Photos have emerged of a dog chasing and attacking a horse and its rider on a beach, as police launch a hunt to find the owner.

A man has been injured after a crash involving three cars this afternoon.

A mother has spoken of her family's grief as her son lays in a hospital bed brain damaged after a major car crash more than four months ago.

A vulnerable man who went missing has been found safe.