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Arrest after serious stabbing

Arrest after serious stabbing

A man is in custody following a Christmas Day stabbing which left a man with serious injuries in hospital.

Ambulance and fire crews called to supermarket

Ambulance and fire crews called to supermarket

Emergency services were called to a supermarket this morning when a shopper collapsed in the car park.

Millions raked in from hospital parking charges

Millions raked in from hospital parking charges

Staff, visitors and patients have been forced to pay millions in parking fees at hospitals in Kent in just one year, it has emerged.

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Court date for man accused of spitting in police officer's face

Court date for man accused of spitting in police officer's face

A man reported to have spat in a police officer’s face has been arrested and charged.

Man released without charge after making alleged racist comment during football match

Man released without charge after making alleged racist comment during football match

A 20-year-old man was alleged to have racially abused Ebbfleet United's player, Nathan Ashmore, during the final minutes of their Boxing Day fixture.

Cash-in-transit van hit in morning robbery

Cash-in-transit van hit in morning robbery

A police helicopter has been scrambled in the search for thieves who reportedly stole from a security van.

Festive activities cancelled after country park break-in

Festive activities cancelled after country park break-in

A Kent country park has been forced to cancel its festive activities after a break-in overnight.

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Teenagers arrested on suspicion of planning fuel theft

Teenagers arrested on suspicion of planning fuel theft

Two teenagers are in custody having been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal fuel.

Fire rips through garage and damages house

Fire rips through garage and damages house

Three fire engines were unable to prevent a blaze from tearing through a garage shortly after Christmas.

Body found in search for missing pensioner

Body found in search for missing pensioner

The body of a pensioner missing for seven months has been found by a member of the public on Boxing Day.

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Garden centre to be demolished

Garden centre to be demolished

Staff at a popular garden centre have been told when the business is to close to make way for a new multimillion-pound junction.

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Dad’s career change has designs on great success

Dad’s career change has designs on great success

Mohammed Sadik stopped working for a supermarket to open his own boutique in Gravesend.

'If it wasn’t for donor I'd be visiting her grave'

'If it wasn’t for donor I'd be visiting her grave'

A four-year-old girl had a dream Christmas with her family thanks to a life-saving liver transplant.

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Looking back at 2017

Looking back at 2017

Today we review the news between May and August - including a too-hot cross bun... and a 100ft Theresa May on the white cliffs.

Pub saved from closure scoops national prize

Pub saved from closure scoops national prize

A plucky band of villagers who saved their local pub from closure have been recognised for their efforts with a national award.

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Shock plan for 11,000 homes

Shock plan for 11,000 homes

A developer is seeking permission to build thousands of homes, a school, medical facilities and a sports area on farmland.

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Fraudster’s £10k iPhone haul in sophisticated scam

Fraudster’s £10k iPhone haul in sophisticated scam

A mobile phone conman engineered a sophisticated scam and when his accomplice was arrested, he snatched incriminating documents from the officer.

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Serious two-vehicle crash

Serious two-vehicle crash

A woman has been freed by fire crews after a 'head-on' crash on a major road.

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Car stuck on central reservation

Car stuck on central reservation

Emergency services have been called to the scene after a car ended up getting stuck on top of a central reservation.

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Night nurse pulled out vital equipment from disabled child

Night nurse pulled out vital equipment from disabled child

A nurse removed vital oxygen monitoring devices from a severely disabled child, putting the youngster's life in danger.

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Rising river levels prompt flood warning

Rising river levels prompt flood warning

A warning has been issued as the River Medway is expected to burst its banks amid heavy rain.

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Peter Pan stage show a panto smash

Peter Pan stage show a panto smash

Kent Online reporter John Nurden gives Peter Pan a big thumbs up

Thousands of ambulance call-outs over Christmas

Thousands of ambulance call-outs over Christmas

Ambulance crews faced "significant pressure" over the festive period - with staff responding to more than 6,000 call-outs.

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Scores left with no Christmas dinner after hotel power cut

Scores left with no Christmas dinner after hotel power cut

Scores of customers who had paid £92 each went hungry after a power cut which affected a four-star hotel took 15-and-a-half hours to fix.

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Kent hit with winter ice warning

Kent hit with winter ice warning

Road users are being told to take care and expect slippery patches to form as a warning for ice is issued.

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Women hurt in house knife attack

Women hurt in house knife attack

Two women have been injured after they were allegedly knifed by a man early this morning before he reportedly drove into the front of a house.

Cash stolen from ATM at railway station

Cash stolen from ATM at railway station

Thieves targeted a cash machine on Boxing Day morning.

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Man arrested on suspicion of making racist remarks to football player

Man arrested on suspicion of making racist remarks to football player

A 20-year-old man is alleged to have racially abused Ebbsfleet player Nathan Ashmore.

Baby killer died from morphine overdose

Baby killer died from morphine overdose

The inquest into the death of a woman who had been convicted of killing her own toddler has been opened and adjourned.

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'Technical fault' closes Dartford tunnel

'Technical fault' closes Dartford tunnel

One of the Dartford Crossing tunnels was shut this morning - with traffic queuing seven hours after a technical fault.

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