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MPs reject all Brexit options

MPs reject all Brexit options

Despite having eight options to choose from, MPs failed to back any of the alternative arrangements to the Breixt deal.

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Driver flees vehicle during police pursuit

Driver flees vehicle during police pursuit

Police forced a van off the road after its driver fled the vehicle whilst it was still moving.

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Chef likes to 'feel cannabis' before buying

Chef likes to 'feel cannabis' before buying

A chef claimed his DNA was on blocks of cannabis found inside a prison because he smokes so much he likes to feel it before he makes a purchase.

PM won't stay past Brexit

PM won't stay past Brexit

Theresa May has told MPs she will not stay on as prime minister once the Brexit deal is delivered

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Crash halts Op Brock traffic

Crash halts Op Brock traffic

Drivers faced up to 60 minute delays after a lorry crashed near Operation Brock's contraflow system.

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Carer electrocuted on train tracks after taking drugs at rave

Carer electrocuted on train tracks after taking drugs at rave

The body of a carer, who attended a rave, was found lying across railway tracks by runners, an inquest heard.

Four arrests after suspicious death

Four arrests after suspicious death

Four people have been arrested after the death of a man in his 30s.

Town exposed to flooding risk as safety gate stays open

Town exposed to flooding risk as safety gate stays open

People were put in danger of being flooded, it has been revealed, because road resurfacing work meant floodgates could not be closed.

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Restaurant closes but 'will be back'

Restaurant closes but 'will be back'

A Caribbean restaurant which closed today plans to make a swift return.

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The 28 takeaways with zero or one hygiene ratings in Kent

The 28 takeaways with zero or one hygiene ratings in Kent

Hundreds of people are ordering their Chinese or pizza from takeaways with a zero or one rating for food hygiene.

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Popular restaurant and farmers' market burgled

Popular restaurant and farmers' market burgled

A window was smashed and cash was stolen during a night-time burglary at a high-end farmers' market.

Man jailed for burgling BP garage

Man jailed for burgling BP garage

A 44-year-old has been jailed for stealing cash from a service station and breaking into two homes.

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Migrants in small boat brought ashore

Migrants in small boat brought ashore

A group of 14 migrants have been brought ashore after they were seen floating inland in the English Channel.

MPs reject all alternative Brexit options

MPs reject all alternative Brexit options

MPs fail to back any alternative arrangements to the Prime Minister's Brexit deal after fighting to take control of Britain's EU exit.

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Police appeal for missing boy

Police appeal for missing boy

Officers have released an image of a missing boy, who is believed to have travelled to Kent from Scotland, in an attempt to find him.

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McDelivery coming to town

McDelivery coming to town

Takeaway lovers now have another way to get fast food delivered to their door.

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Gills make six-figure profit

Gills make six-figure profit

Gillingham's financial accounts show profit for the second successive season.

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Burglar caught by pet camera

Burglar caught by pet camera

A 20-year-old burglar has been jailed after he was caught red handed by a pet-monitoring camera stealing from a home.

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Woman found dead at hotel

Woman found dead at hotel

Police have left the scene of a hotel where a woman was found dead this morning.

Suspected dealer to go on trial after police chase

Suspected dealer to go on trial after police chase

A suspected drug dealer will go on trial next month after he was arrested following a police chase.

MP's Brexit U-turn ahead of crucial votes

MP's Brexit U-turn ahead of crucial votes

A politician who resigned to vote against the government's Brexit deal is the latest to decide to back it.

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MI6 and Bletchley Park translator honoured after death, aged 101

MI6 and Bletchley Park translator honoured after death, aged 101

The funeral has taken place of a centenarian who helped translate German intelligence codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.

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Man arrested after women 'touched' on leg

Man arrested after women 'touched' on leg

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after two women were reportedly sexually assaulted on the same day.

'Nightmare' as lorries block village twice in two days

'Nightmare' as lorries block village twice in two days

Parish councillors are trying to get road markings changed to stop lorries getting stuck in a village.

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Lorry park takeover for new tunnel works

Lorry park takeover for new tunnel works

Highways bosses are to turn a lorry park near a popular cafe into a temporary base as they prepare to start work on a tunnel linking Kent and Essex.

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Ex-pub owner fined £8,000

Ex-pub owner fined £8,000

The former owner of a village pub has been prosecuted for contaminating a sewer network.

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This'll put a spring in your step

This'll put a spring in your step

The world's biggest bouncy castle is set to spring back in to the county for Easter.

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Restaurant closes in town centre

Restaurant closes in town centre

A Caribbean restaurant has closed just six months after opening.

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Cigarette haul worth £2m in tax found in lorry

Cigarette haul worth £2m in tax found in lorry

A Polish lorry driver has been jailed for trying to smuggle cigarettes into the UK in a fraud which would have denied the taxman more than £2 million.

Hammer attacker cleared of attempted murder

Hammer attacker cleared of attempted murder

A jilted father who attacked his ex-partner with a claw hammer has been found not guilty of attempted murder but jailed for a lesser offence.

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