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Victim feels 'let down' by verdict on attack

Victim feels 'let down' by verdict on attack

A former director of a recycling company has kept his freedom, despite attacking his boss and leaving him with a head gash.

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Talks over ice rink in town park

Talks over ice rink in town park

Plans for an ice rink in a major park this Christmas are being discussed by council chiefs.

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Father stabbed in the heart

Father stabbed in the heart

A father killed on the doorstep of the block of flats where he lived was stabbed in the heart, an inquest revealed.

Football club 'burglar' made off with just £2

Football club 'burglar' made off with just £2

A man accused of breaking into a football club's bar to rob it of just £2 has failed to show up in court.

Missing teen found

Missing teen found

Police appealed to help try and find a missing 16-year-old boy.

How police numbers have fallen in Kent in the last nine years

How police numbers have fallen in Kent in the last nine years

Police officer numbers have declined significantly in Kent as the government comes under pressure to examine the issue amid a knife crime crisis.

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Schoolboy arrested after 'wielding knife in fight'

Schoolboy arrested after 'wielding knife in fight'

A schoolboy has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly wielding a knife in a fight.

Muslim convert jailed for terror plot

Muslim convert jailed for terror plot

A jihadi who called himself The Eagle and plotted to murder around 100 people outside a Disney store on London's Oxford Street has been jailed.

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Police and medics called to crash

Police and medics called to crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-car crash.

Three arrested after rubble thrown from bridge

Three arrested after rubble thrown from bridge

Three teenage boys have been arrested after six vehicles were hit by rubble thrown from a bridge over the A2.

Air ambulance called to crash

Air ambulance called to crash

Emergency services including the air ambulance have been called to a collision thought to involve a car and pedestrian.

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Prison workforce boosted by 15%

Prison workforce boosted by 15%

Prisons have seen staff numbers increase by an average of 15% in the last year as part of a national recruitment drive to tackle violence in jails.

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Fatal tree crash driver had taken cocaine

Fatal tree crash driver had taken cocaine

A 25-year-old man killed after crashing his car into a tree had been drinking and taking cocaine.

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Is this Kent's cheapest roast dinner?

Is this Kent's cheapest roast dinner?

A pub claims it could be selling the country's cheapest roast dinner at just £1 per person.

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Kent is nation's fastest-growing knife crime county

Kent is nation's fastest-growing knife crime county

Kent has seen the fastest rise in knife crime in the entire country, official figures reveal.

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Arson probe after plastic set on fire

Arson probe after plastic set on fire

An investigation has been launched into a suspected arson after a huge fire destroyed a large number of plastic fruit containers.

Women 'touched on top of leg' by man

Women 'touched on top of leg' by man

Two women were touched on the leg after being approached by a man in separate incidents in the same town.

Schoolgirl 'met flasher in alley'

Schoolgirl 'met flasher in alley'

A 15-year-old schoolgirl told a jury today of the moment she came face to face with a self-styled "naturist" accused of indecent exposure.

'He was carrying a knife and a knuckle duster'

'He was carrying a knife and a knuckle duster'

Two company directors had a punch-up which ended with one of them being attacked with a knife, a court heard.

Town still affected by 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Town still affected by 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

More than 35 years of mourning the victims of the Herald of Free Enterprise have not mended the tear in Dover's heart that the tragedy created.

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'The three worst words a wife can hear'

'The three worst words a wife can hear'

kmfm listeners sent their hilarious guesses for the three worst words a wife can hear after presenter Laura revealed her husband is in the doghouse.

James Jordan becomes favourite to win Dancing on Ice

James Jordan becomes favourite to win Dancing on Ice

Professional dancer James Jordan is the bookies' favourite to win ITV show Dancing on Ice this Sunday.

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Woman, 83, and her dog rescued from blazing bungalow

Woman, 83, and her dog rescued from blazing bungalow

A pensioner is recovering in hospital with burns after neighbours and firefighters rescued her and her pet dog from a blazing bungalow.

Sex attacker strikes again - on a child

Sex attacker strikes again - on a child

A sex predator, locked up indefinitely for attacking two women, struck again within months of being released into the community.

Travellers told to leave after 'nightmare' disruption

Travellers told to leave after 'nightmare' disruption

A court order for travellers to leave a village hall has been served today.

Drug dealers set up base at home of mum and daughter

Drug dealers set up base at home of mum and daughter

Two drug dealers who installed themselves in the flat of a mother and her teenage daughter have been jailed for a total of almost eight years.

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The ups and downs of Tesco in Kent over 100 years

The ups and downs of Tesco in Kent over 100 years

Tesco employs thousands of people across Kent but its relationship with the county has not been without controversy over its 100-year history.

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Shepherd Neame counts cost of finance deal

Shepherd Neame counts cost of finance deal

Britain's oldest brewer has seen a small rise in its underlying pre-tax profits - but fell into the red due to costs from its new finance agreement.

Council leader suspended over Tommy Robinson retweet

Council leader suspended over Tommy Robinson retweet

A Conservative council leader has been suspended from the party after he retweeted a tweet which defended the far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

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Hunt for knife-wielding vodka thief

Hunt for knife-wielding vodka thief

Police have released a CCTV image of a man following a theft at a supermarket where a man later pulled a knife on a shopper.

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