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Council's £300k cash bonuses to staff

Council's £300k cash bonuses to staff

A council has handed out bonuses of more than £300,000 to staff in less than two years, it's been revealed.

Council's Twitter account hacked

Council's Twitter account hacked

Council chiefs were left red-faced after an official Twitter feed was hacked.

Teen flown to hospital after bike fall

Teen flown to hospital after bike fall

A teenager is being treated in a London hospital for potential pelvic injuries after falling from his bike.

Masked men storm home in 'frightening' ordeal

Masked men storm home in 'frightening' ordeal

Several men barged their way into a home in an attempted burglary after one of them posed as a police officer.

Woman injured in bus crash

Woman injured in bus crash

Emergency services descended on a high street this evening after a woman was injured in a crash with a bus.

Delays clear after crash near bridge

Delays clear after crash near bridge

Motorists were stuck in slow moving traffic on multiple roads after a crash.

Ex-Christmas lights boss denies rapes

Ex-Christmas lights boss denies rapes

A former chairman of a town's Christmas lights association has appeared in court accused of serious sex offences.

Man injured in hit and run

Man injured in hit and run

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car which then left the scene.

Blair fights Dover seat

Blair fights Dover seat

A Labour General Election candidate is called Blair but it's not the famous one.

Pervert secretly filmed couples having sex

Pervert secretly filmed couples having sex

A man who installed CCTV for a living has been jailed - after using the cameras to spy on couples in intimate acts.

Wetherspoons hotel extension plan revealed

Wetherspoons hotel extension plan revealed

A pub chain has revealed plans to convert disused rooms back into en-suite hotel accommodation at a listed town centre pub

Woman due in court over double stabbing

Woman due in court over double stabbing

A woman has been charged with wounding with intent after two women were stabbed.

Young cyclist seriously hurt in hit and run

Young cyclist seriously hurt in hit and run

A boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a car - whose driver did not stop.

Six arrested after armed police descend

Six arrested after armed police descend

Six people have been arrested after armed police were called to a residential street.

Man punched and kicked in head by robbers

Man punched and kicked in head by robbers

Police are hunting a gang of robbers who punched and kicked a man in the head in a violent alleyway attack.

Delays clear after car and motorcycle crash

Delays clear after car and motorcycle crash

Earlier delays have now cleared following an accident on a busy road.

Van driver who caused pensioner's death walks free

Van driver who caused pensioner's death walks free

A van driver found responsible for the death of a pensioner who was knocked down as he crossed the road has avoided jail.

Car flips on motorway

Car flips on motorway

A car flipped onto its roof in a crash on a busy motorway, causing delays.

Health and beauty store closing down

Health and beauty store closing down

A popular health and beauty store will be closing down next month, with staff who work there being relocated to other branches.

Man slashed in estate attack

Man slashed in estate attack

Police were called to a city estate to reports a man had been injured in an assault.

Man critical after being run over by own car

Man critical after being run over by own car

A man who was seriously injured while attempting to bump start his own car remains in a critical condition.

Consultation handling ‘scandalous’ say campaigners

Consultation handling ‘scandalous’ say campaigners

The Government may have been misled on the amount of opposition to a Lower Thames Crossing, after the views of 13,000 people were counted as 14.

Arson arrest after two rescued from flat blaze

Arson arrest after two rescued from flat blaze

Firefighters used a ladder to rescue a man from a windowsill as flames swept through a block of flats following a suspected arson attack.

Biker fights for life after van crash

Biker fights for life after van crash

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after a serious crash involving a van.

Man jailed for 30 years for killing French jogger

Man jailed for 30 years for killing French jogger

A Kent man has been jailed for 30 years for stabbing a jogger to death in southern France.

Bone mystery sparks alert

Bone mystery sparks alert

Badgers unearthed what was initially thought to be a human bone at a cemetery.

Council worker busted by paedophile hunters

Council worker busted by paedophile hunters

A former primary school teacher who helped vulnerable children in care has admitted arranging to have sex with a 15-year-old boy.

Hospital to close fertility clinic

Hospital to close fertility clinic

A fertility clinic which has helped thousands of couples to have babies is set to close, it's been revealed.

Vandal brags on Facebook as he walks free from court

Vandal brags on Facebook as he walks free from court

A man who crashed his brother’s car into the side of a pub bragged on Facebook “I’m a free man” just minutes after stepping out of court.

Vulnerable patients sent hundreds of miles from home

Vulnerable patients sent hundreds of miles from home

Health chiefs have admitted spending £12 million sending Kent patients to private hospitals as far away as Darlington.

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