Specially trained dogs have been used to help sniff out illicit cigarettes and tobacco.

The long Easter school holidays kick off this weekend, and there are dozens of events going on across Kent. Here's our guide:

A police dog was on hand as drugs and a kitchen knife were seized during an operation at a train station.

A 16-year-old boy is among those arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing near a shopping centre.

A man has been rushed to hospital after suffering what are thought to be stab wounds near a shopping centre.

There are many positives which have come from Britain's failure to leave the EU as planned today.

A group of volunteers are baking special treats for people who may have never celebrated their birthday.

R&B star Craig David will play a headline set at a music festival in Kent this summer.

A teenager is said to have assaulted two police officers after being arrested following a disturbance.

A distillery has achieved one of its green goals by becoming the first carbon-neutral establishment of its kind in the UK.

An animal lover in Kent has a licence to keep nearly 50 different species of dangerous snakes in their home, new figures reveal.

Kent Messenger's annual My Mum supplement lands this week, find out what day and which schools are taking part here.

It's more than 60 years since the closure of one of Kent's biggest visitor attractions - Maidstone Zoo.

From high teas and afternoon teas to steam train rides, one-off gifts and away days, here's how to treat Mum on Mother's Day this weekend.

A spaniel has risen to fame after winning an award for her tidy talents.

A safe hidden behind a reptile tank containing pet snakes has been found by officers searching a house.

A woman, who was trapped in an overturned car, has been pulled to safety by fire crews.

A new £20 million science centre at an independent boys' school is set to open as pupils prepare to meet NASA astronauts.

Another senior figure at a college group under investigation over its finances has stepped down.

Organisers of the cinema under the stars - Luna Cinema - have announced all their dates and screenings in Kent: