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Father 'confessed' to breaking baby's leg

Father 'confessed' to breaking baby's leg

A mother has claimed her partner admitted he may have caused a fracture to their tragic baby’s leg months after he died.

Woman dies after falling from bridge onto carriageway

Woman dies after falling from bridge onto carriageway

Police have confirmed a woman in her 50s has died after she fell from a bridge onto the road below.

Thieves laughed as they fled with stairlift

Thieves laughed as they fled with stairlift

A disabled woman's been left "extremely distraught and nervous" after thieves swiped her stairlift and fled.

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Fewer claim unemployment benefits

Fewer claim unemployment benefits

Dole queues shrank drastically across Kent last month.

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Woman kept as 'slave'

Woman kept as 'slave'

A man kept a woman as “a slave” making her work at a local restaurant before pocketing her wages, it has been alleged.

Teachers to patrol bridge after attack

Teachers to patrol bridge after attack

Teachers are set to patrol a footbridge near a secondary school until the end of term after a teenager was left covered in blood in a daylight attack.

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Man stabbed after car crash

Man stabbed after car crash

A man was rushed to hospital after being stabbed when he was attacked by a group following a car crash.

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Third corn fire hits in two days

Third corn fire hits in two days

More standing corn has been destroyed after the county's third cornfield blaze in two days.

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Travel chaos as Little Mix perform in Kent

Travel chaos as Little Mix perform in Kent

Fans have told of their frustration after being caught up in huge delays trying to leave Little Mix's Kent show.

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100 years... and 100 miles

100 years... and 100 miles

In a moving commemoration of 100 years since the end of the First World War 100 veterans will march through Kent.

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Baffling diversion as road shuts

Baffling diversion as road shuts

Drivers are being asked to take a 25-mile diversion... when a short stretch of road shuts for improvements.

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Sign song set to be internet hit

Sign song set to be internet hit

A deaf mum is poised for internet stardom after recording a musical hit in sign language.

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Warning after pensioner loses £1,000 in 'anti-ageing pill scam'

Warning after pensioner loses £1,000 in 'anti-ageing pill scam'

Charity bosses have issued a warning after a vulnerable 78-year-old was conned out of £1,000 for anti-ageing pills she didn't want.

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Video: Firms disappointed by slow sinkhole repairs

Video: Firms disappointed by slow sinkhole repairs

Business say they're suffering after a huge sinkhole closed a major road in May, which is yet to be re-opened.

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Video: Have you had enough of the sun?

Video: Have you had enough of the sun?

Kent's heatwave is showing no signs of disappearing, but is the sticky heat getting a bit too much now? We asked shoppers...

Crash blocks lane near busy shopping district

Crash blocks lane near busy shopping district

One lane was blocked after a car hit railings.

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Too hot to teach?

Too hot to teach?

A secondary school has closed early today... due to hot weather.

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Busy carriageway shut after crash

Busy carriageway shut after crash

A driver was taken to hospital after a crash shut a stretch of the A299.

mcch takes on 100-mile challenge

mcch takes on 100-mile challenge

Fundraisers will complete a gruelling 100-mile bike ride to raise money for a mental health charity.

Serial 'flasher' strikes

Serial 'flasher' strikes

Police are hunting a man in jogging bottoms believed to have carried out a series of indecent exposures in woodland.

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VIDEO: There's a new tiger in town

VIDEO: There's a new tiger in town

A Sumatran tiger weighing 125kg is the latest arrival at a Kent zoo.

Road shut as woman falls from bridge onto carriageway

Road shut as woman falls from bridge onto carriageway

Police closed a road in both directions after a woman fell from a bridge onto the carriageway.

Bogus buyer stole car during test drive

Bogus buyer stole car during test drive

A man is reported to have driven off in a car he was pretending to buy.

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Hundreds of laughing gas canisters dumped near play area

Hundreds of laughing gas canisters dumped near play area

Hundreds of nitrous oxide canisters were dumped next to a children's play area over the weekend.

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Deadly hemlock found at roadside

Deadly hemlock found at roadside

A cordon is place after a highly poisonous plant was found growing at the side of the M20.

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Stud farm served with injunction

Stud farm served with injunction

The owners of a stud farm have been served with a High Court injunction by a district council preventing them from building on the site.

VIDEO: Experts uncover rare shipwreck

VIDEO: Experts uncover rare shipwreck

Archaeologists in Kent are excavating the only known medieval shipwreck in the south east.

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Thug swipes cash from luxury hotel

Thug swipes cash from luxury hotel

Staff at a luxury hotel were threatened by a hooded yob who stole cash and a mobile phone.

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Tearaway terrier attacks bargain hunters at boot fair

Tearaway terrier attacks bargain hunters at boot fair

Police are investigating after reports six people were attacked by a small brown terrier at a popular boot fair.

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Heritage railway defies vandals to get back on track

Heritage railway defies vandals to get back on track

Members of the public dug deep in a "quite extraordinary" response to the wrecking of a carriage on an historic steam line.

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