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Terror as knifeman holds up store

Terror as knifeman holds up store

This is the terrifying moment a robber wielding a weapon held up a corner shop.

Peter Andre comes to town

Peter Andre comes to town

Fans flocked to a residential street in Kent in the hope of spotting Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre.

Drugged up driver rammed police car

Drugged up driver rammed police car

A drugged up driver injured two police officers as he tried to ram his way out of trouble in a stolen car after being boxed in following a chase.

Fountains turned off after man 'washes out container of urine'

Fountains turned off after man 'washes out container of urine'

A popular public water feature had to be turned off for cleaning after a man allegedly used it to wash out a container of his urine.

Motorway reopens after crashes

Motorway reopens after crashes

Two crashes on the same stretch of road caused long tailbacks.

Pensioner badly hurt in town centre 'hit and run'

Pensioner badly hurt in town centre 'hit and run'

A woman in her 70s has been left seriously injured after being knocked down by a car, and the occupants fled.

Maggots fall from pub's ceiling

Maggots fall from pub's ceiling

A popular town centre Wetherspoon's pub has confirmed pest controllers have been called after maggots fell from the ceiling.

Progress for under-sea electricity link project

Progress for under-sea electricity link project

Work on a major project to channel electricity under the sea between east Kent and Belgium is on track to finish in 2019.

Appeal after sex festival death

Appeal after sex festival death

Police investigating the death of a man at a festival campsite are not treating it as suspicious.

'It was like War of the Worlds'

'It was like War of the Worlds'

Residents were woken by brilliant white flashes of light and "deafening" thunder claps as a freak storm passed over Kent.

Bus driver caught skipping red light

Bus driver caught skipping red light

Dash cam footage shows a bus failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing as it left Kent's biggest shopping centre.

Homeless man's 'bedroom' in cemetery

Homeless man's 'bedroom' in cemetery

A double bunk-bed complete with duvet set, a food pantry and broom, and even a fireplace complete with a hearth sits atop graves in one Kent cemetery.

Renewed appeal after fatal crash

Renewed appeal after fatal crash

Police want to speak to the drivers of vehicles in the area around the time a woman in her 60s died in a head-on crash.

Kent comic's joke makes Fringe top 10

Kent comic's joke makes Fringe top 10

A sharp one-liner from Kent stand-up Mark Simmons has been ranked among the best at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival.

Seal pup takes a rest next to fisherman

Seal pup takes a rest next to fisherman

This is the moment a tuckered seal pup swam to shore and mingled with fisherman on the Kent shingle.

Dog dies in fire which gutted disused leisure centre

Dog dies in fire which gutted disused leisure centre

It's been revealed a nine-month-old dog died in a blaze which ripped through a former sports club - as experts investigate the cause.

Firms may overlook pupils with new GCSEs

Firms may overlook pupils with new GCSEs

Pupils leaving school with new-style GCSE grades may have their CVs overlooked because employers are confused by the system, business leaders warned.

County to see more GPs in bid to plug shortfall

County to see more GPs in bid to plug shortfall

More GPs are set to be recruited from overseas as the NHS aims to plug a shortfall in Kent and Medway.

Car fire on M20

Car fire on M20

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a car, which closed one lane of a motorway.

Serial pervert admits two sex attacks

Serial pervert admits two sex attacks

A serial pervert who previously avoided being put on the sex offenders' register for assaulting a woman has now admitted two further attacks.

Child neglect cases rocket by 70%

Child neglect cases rocket by 70%

A charity has called for government action following figures showing hundreds of youngsters in Kent have been living in danger.

Hospital pharmacy gave baby out-of-date medicine

Hospital pharmacy gave baby out-of-date medicine

An investigation has been launched after a poorly four-month old baby was given medicine six months past its use-by date by a hospital's pharmacy.

The Hit List hosts GCSE surgery ahead of results day

The Hit List hosts GCSE surgery ahead of results day

It's natural to be nervous before you, or a loved one, picks up exam results but help is at hand with kmfm's The Hit List.

Wife's disgust at dying husband's treatment

Wife's disgust at dying husband's treatment

The wife of a terminally-ill cancer patient says she is disgusted by how her husband has been treated by a doctors surgery.

60 tonnes of straw bales ablaze

60 tonnes of straw bales ablaze

Firefighters are still at the scene of a hay fire which started last night in Bredhurst.

Road blocked after crash

Road blocked after crash

Emergency services were sent to the scene of a two-car collision that shut a main road in both directions.

Massive fire at former sports ground

Massive fire at former sports ground

Six fire engines were called to the scene of a major fire that saw residents from around 50 homes evacuated.

Cyclist crash causes delays

Cyclist crash causes delays

A crash involving a cyclist caused long delays on a busy route through the county.

Police dog helps trap drink driving suspect

Police dog helps trap drink driving suspect

A suspected drink driver has been charged after he was found in the bushes of a motorway roundabout by a police sniffer dog.

Man given oxygen after chip pan fire

Man given oxygen after chip pan fire

A man has been given oxygen after breathing in too much smoke when a chip pan went up in flames in his kitchen.

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