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Dramatic rise in carbon monoxide poisoning

Dramatic rise in carbon monoxide poisoning

The number of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in children, reported to doctors at A&E, has shot up by more than 1,000%.

Horrific wildlife cruelty at beauty spot

Horrific wildlife cruelty at beauty spot

Badger setts have been burned out, rabbits shot and a fox cub's neck broken at a protected beauty spot.

Student with depression history found hanged in woods

Student with depression history found hanged in woods

A college student left a grim message on Facebook just hours before his body was discovered in woodland, an inquest heard.

Take two bags – or face fine

Take two bags – or face fine

Dog walkers will soon face an £80 fine for not having at least two waste bags on them to pick up after their pets.

Road shut both ways after crash

Road shut both ways after crash

Drivers were urged to avoid a road - after it was shut both ways following a crash.

Southeastern services getting back to normal

Southeastern services getting back to normal

A signalling problem has been rectified, with trains running the line "with caution".

Second arrest after assault

Second arrest after assault

Police have arrested a second person on suspicion of assault after an 18-year-old was left with a fractured eye socket.

London gang duo locked up

London gang duo locked up

Two London gang members who travelled to supply drugs have been jailed for more than nine years between them.

MP defends £22k researcher offer

MP defends £22k researcher offer

A Kent MP has defended accepting an offer from a lobbying organisation to fund a researcher's post.

£100k cannabis farm found

£100k cannabis farm found

A cannabis farm worth £100,000 has been discovered in West Kingsdown woodland.

Vicar: 'I will forgive thieves who smashed up our church'

Vicar: 'I will forgive thieves who smashed up our church'

A vicar will “forgive” the would-be-thieves who smashed their way into an historic church, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Tobacco worth £220,000 smuggled in peanuts

Tobacco worth £220,000 smuggled in peanuts

A lorry driver tried to evade customs officers by hiding illegal tobacco in a consignment of peanuts.

Driver charged after roundabout crash

Driver charged after roundabout crash

A suspected drink driver has been charged by police after crashing into traffic lights at a roundabout.

Diner revived after restaurant collapse

Diner revived after restaurant collapse

Restaurant waiting staff had to perform CPR treatment on an elderly customer who had collapsed while waiting for a table.

Fears for missing heavily pregnant woman

Fears for missing heavily pregnant woman

Officers are searching for a heavily pregnant woman who is believed to have made her way to Kent.

Murder accused in court after man dies of head injury

Murder accused in court after man dies of head injury

A man and a woman have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man found half-naked with head and facial injuries in the stairwell of flats.

Pervert exposed himself to dog walker

Pervert exposed himself to dog walker

Police are hunting a pervert who has been exposing himself to people in a park.

Dame Vera backs move to protect White Cliffs

Dame Vera backs move to protect White Cliffs

The Forces' Sweetheart is supporting a £1 million appeal to safeguard a section of the iconic White Cliffs of Dover.

Pervert locked up over sick images

Pervert locked up over sick images

A pervert has been locked up for a year after being found with more than 400 indecent images of children.

Inquest opens after mum killed in crash

Inquest opens after mum killed in crash

An inquest into the death of a mother of one who died following a crash has opened.

Coward punched stranger from behind

Coward punched stranger from behind

A cowardly thug who punched a man from behind in a "senseless and entirely unprovoked" assault has been jailed.

Trio in court accused of murder

Trio in court accused of murder

Three people are due to appear in court charged with murder following the death of a man at a block of flats.

Emergency response after woman collapses in town centre

Emergency response after woman collapses in town centre

Paramedics, police and firefighters were called to the county council's headquarters after a woman collapsed.

Gas cloud likely came from ship

Gas cloud likely came from ship

A gas cloud which enveloped large swathes of the coast over the bank holiday likely came from a ship, police have said.

Rees-Mogg’s mother-in-law bags bottle of booze signed by Boris Johnson in Tory tombola

Rees-Mogg’s mother-in-law bags bottle of booze signed by Boris Johnson in Tory tombola

A bottle of champagne signed by Boris Johnson and raffled off during a summer Tory tombola was won by the mother-in-law of Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Three men rescued from sinking dinghy

Three men rescued from sinking dinghy

Three men were rescued by the RNLI after their dinghy started taking in water a mile offshore.

Second arrest after Kent mum shot in Brazil

Second arrest after Kent mum shot in Brazil

Brazilian police have arrested a second man after a Kent mum was shot in front of her husband and children.

Man hit by van suffers serious injuries

Man hit by van suffers serious injuries

A man is in a serious condition in hospital with a head injury after being knocked down by a van.

Delays clear after M20 after car fire

Delays clear after M20 after car fire

Drivers faced rush hour delays after a car burst into flames on the M20.

Kent schools to start term without head teacher

Kent schools to start term without head teacher

Kent County Council is set to discuss a recruitment crisis as 40 schools start term without a head teacher.

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