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Police deny Brexit chaos reports

Police deny Brexit chaos reports

A leaked document suggests police leave in Kent could be cancelled and officers pulled in on rest days if the UK crashes out of Europe.

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Update: MP avoids 'censure'

Update: MP avoids 'censure'

One of Kent's MPs has avoided potential action for supporting groups that have criticised Labour's stance on anti-Semitism.

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Darling Buds farm on market for £3m

Darling Buds farm on market for £3m

The iconic Darling Buds of May farm has gone on the market.

Police helicopter helps snare 'thief'

Police helicopter helps snare 'thief'

A police helicopter was spotted hovering over a town centre as officers looked for a man who was wanted on suspicion of theft.

Trio threatened man with gun

Trio threatened man with gun

Three men involved in a street fight terrified a teenager when an imitation gun was pointed at his head.

Car stuck on motorway embankment

Car stuck on motorway embankment

Emergency services recovered a car after it came off the motorway and ended up on an embankment.

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Teens robbed at 'gunpoint'

Teens robbed at 'gunpoint'

Police are hunting a 'gunman' after two boys were robbed of their mobile phones in a village.

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Teen facing jail for stabbing dad on his doorstep

Teen facing jail for stabbing dad on his doorstep

A stabbing victim thought he was going to die after being attacked as he confronted vandals.

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Hundreds mourn brave teenager

Hundreds mourn brave teenager

Friends and family have remembered a popular pupil who inspired more than £300,000 of community fundraising as he battled a brain tumour.

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Fall in child arrests 'due to police cuts'

Fall in child arrests 'due to police cuts'

Cuts to police budgets are behind a two-thirds fall in the number of children arrested in Kent over the last eight years, according to a councillor.

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Huge lorry fire shuts motorway

Huge lorry fire shuts motorway

The M20 has been reopened after a lorry burst into flames.

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Man 'wore transparent trousers' in shop

Man 'wore transparent trousers' in shop

A man has been charged with indecent exposure after allegedly being seen wearing transparent trousers in a town centre store.

Wheels and Fins ends with a SharaBANG

Wheels and Fins ends with a SharaBANG

Indie band The Libertines wowed the crowds as they curated the final day of the Wheels and Fins Festival.

Prison drug problem is increasing

Prison drug problem is increasing

The number of drugs including spice found by staff in a prison has rocketed over the last five years.

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Man charged after fire at hospital

Man charged after fire at hospital

A man has been charged with arson after a fire at a hospital.

Armed police arrest man

Armed police arrest man

A 20-year-old man is in custody after being arrested by firearms officers on suspicion of possessing a weapon.

'I could have lost my son'

'I could have lost my son'

A distraught mother has urged parents to be vigilant after her son was stabbed and robbed as he made his way home from a meal with friends.

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Kooky canines appear across town

Kooky canines appear across town

A number of giant, decorated model dogs have appeared across a town centre as part of an art trail.

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'Drug driver' crash leaves pensioner in hospital

'Drug driver' crash leaves pensioner in hospital

An elderly man was rushed to hospital following a crash on a main road in which a teenager was arrested.

Plans submitted for centre's £15m facelift

Plans submitted for centre's £15m facelift

Plans for a huge town centre regeneration have taken a step forward after the developer applied for permission to regenerate a shopping centre.

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Hospital parking charges petition handed to No.10

Hospital parking charges petition handed to No.10

A campaign group calling for hospital parking charges to be scrapped will present a petition to Downing Street today.

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Queues after M2 crash

Queues after M2 crash

Traffic was queuing on the M2 after an accident.

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Classroom tribute after teacher's death

Classroom tribute after teacher's death

A school has rallied to ensure a popular teacher who died of cancer will not be forgotten.

'If you can't get help, keep trying'

'If you can't get help, keep trying'

A mum who lost two sons to suicide has urged people to talk about their mental health on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Programme will feature frenzied murder

Programme will feature frenzied murder

A new documentary on the Crime & Investigation channel will feature a Greenhithe murder this evening.

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Widow stranded in US after sudden death of husband

Widow stranded in US after sudden death of husband

A grieving mother-of-two is stranded in The States after her husband collapsed and died in front of her and her daughter.

Emergency services scrambled after police notice gas smell

Emergency services scrambled after police notice gas smell

Police, engineers and the fire service have been called to deal with gas leak.

Lorry search finds haul of 20 guns

Lorry search finds haul of 20 guns

A check on a vehicle arriving in Dover with a cargo of photocopying paper turned up guns, ammunition and drugs.

Broken down train halts journeys

Broken down train halts journeys

A failed train has seen services between two Kent towns suspended for part of this evening

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Southeastern launches manhunt to find missing wedding suit

Southeastern launches manhunt to find missing wedding suit

Southeastern has taken to Twitter in a bid to help stricken couple reunite with a wedding suit

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