Temporary traffic lights which plunged the Isle of Sheppey into chaos have been temporarily removed to ease gridlock, Kent Highways has confirmed.

An entire community virtually ground to a halt today after KCC began roadworks to remove a traffic island.

A pier has been closed and a road is blocked as high winds and rain lash the county.

Drivers came to a standstill on a busy motorway after an accident.

Drivers using a key road this morning are facing heavy rain, ice and flooding.

The Dartford tunnel has reopened after being closed twice to allow emergency repairs to be carried out.

A car and van have crashed into a tree, which partially blocked a busy road earlier.

A ferry heading to Kent has run aground as it tried to leave the Port of Calais in bad weather.

Train journey's have been disrupted after a fallen tree blocks the line.

Police have confirmed that closed lanes on the M20 have now been re-opened after a collision.

A road was partially blocked after a bus ploughed into a building in a town centre.

Police have confirmed that a man has died after a car crash in the early hours of this morning.

Four people have been taken to hospital after a serious collision.

A road is partially blocked and a woman aged in her 70s is receiving treatment by paramedics.

A woman had a lucky escape when an out-of-control car careered across the central reservation of a dual carriageway and ploughed into oncoming traffic

A rural road was closed after reports of a two-car crash, while police diverted traffic.

A road has been closed after a pedestrian was allegedly run over at a crossing.

Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene of a two car crash along a busy road.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a car accident.

Police have closed a road following a 'serious' accident involving pedestrian and a vehicle.