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UPDATE: Missing girls found safe and well

UPDATE: Missing girls found safe and well

Two girls, aged nine and 10, who were missing from their home, sparking a huge search, have been found.

Bogus builder conned couple out of life savings

Bogus builder conned couple out of life savings

A fraudster has been jailed after conning a couple out of their £25,000 life savings - the money for their granddaughter's wedding.

Beautiful game proved to be a match for diamond couple

Beautiful game proved to be a match for diamond couple

Their marriage has its roots firmly on the football pitch and now tops the league when it comes to longevity.

'He left this world doing something he truly loved'

'He left this world doing something he truly loved'

The friends and family of a man who lost his life after coming off his bike have paid emotional tribute to him.

Tributes after top surgeon dies in ski tragedy

Tributes after top surgeon dies in ski tragedy

A family is devastated after top surgeon Bill Choi was killed while skiing off piste in a French resort.

Kent man sets new world record for rowing Atlantic

Kent man sets new world record for rowing Atlantic

Despite capsizing three times and suffering back injuries, a Kent man has set a new Guinness world record for rowing the Atlantic in the fastest time.

Appeal after biker seriously hurt in M2 crash

Appeal after biker seriously hurt in M2 crash

A motorcyclist is fighting for his life today after being seriously injured in a motorway crash.

Bolt found in fish and chips

Bolt found in fish and chips

A fish and chip shop has apologised after a woman found a metal bolt in her takeaway

Extreme vodka challenge blasted by health experts

Extreme vodka challenge blasted by health experts

A Kent man who filmed himself downing a litre of vodka in just over a minute has been blasted by health experts as the dangerous challenge could kill.

Huge pall of smoke covers town

Huge pall of smoke covers town

A dark plume of smoke can be seen for miles over a town.

Two arrested after pensioner bludgeoned to death

Two arrested after pensioner bludgeoned to death

Police are quizzing two men over the violent death of a popular bird breeder following an early morning raid in a tiny village.

Delays following ambulance crash

Delays following ambulance crash

A crew member was taken to hospital after an emergency ambulance crashed this morning.

Five arrested after assault

Five arrested after assault

Four men and one woman were arrested after an alleged assault.

Is this the South east's most violent jail?

Is this the South east's most violent jail?

A Kent jail recorded more disciplinary incidents than any other in the south east last year, including outbreaks of violence.

Police swarm quiet village

Police swarm quiet village

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a swarm of emergency services descended on a quiet village.

Prison officer burnt after teen throws hot water

Prison officer burnt after teen throws hot water

A prison officer was left with a scalded face after a teenager threw hot water at him in a young offenders institute.

Residents fear fly-tippers have dumped asbestos in alley

Residents fear fly-tippers have dumped asbestos in alley

Flytippers are making life a misery for residents of a street where they fear criminals may have dumped dangerous asbestos.

Serious assault in car

Serious assault in car

A 46-year-old man suffered deep cuts and bruises after allegedly being repeatedly punched in the face.

'Devil worshippers' blamed for inverted crosses

'Devil worshippers' blamed for inverted crosses

Satanic worshippers could be behind the uprooting of three wooden crosses - which were left planted upside down.

Woman hurt in 'window fall'

Woman hurt in 'window fall'

Police are investigating after a woman was found unconscious outside her home after a suspected fall from a window.

A2 blocked after van engulfed in flames

A2 blocked after van engulfed in flames

A burning van blocked the A2 this evening.

Are thousands of vulnerable children needlessly criminalised?

Are thousands of vulnerable children needlessly criminalised?

Thousands of vulnerable children could be needlessly criminalised each year for offences as minor as breaking a cup, a charity claims.

Seven years' treatment for disease 'she didn't have'

Seven years' treatment for disease 'she didn't have'

A woman given chemotherapy and steroids to treat lupus for seven years has been told the shock news... she might not have it after all.

Vaccines 'not stored properly' at inadequate GP surgery

Vaccines 'not stored properly' at inadequate GP surgery

A GP surgery has bee rated inadequate after inspectors found blank prescriptions were not kept securely and vaccines improperly stored.

Victim of paedophile Cub leader awarded £48k

Victim of paedophile Cub leader awarded £48k

The victim of a paedophile Cub leader who kept diaries of the abuse he inflicted on young boys has been awarded £48,000.

Kent schools chief blasts his party's plans to make all schools academies

Kent schools chief blasts his party's plans to make all schools academies

The politician in charge of Kent schools at odds with his own party on academy plan

Yobs try to cause telephone box blast

Yobs try to cause telephone box blast

A mini-explosive that vandals tried to set off in a phone box turned out to be a dud.

Two dead and two injured after altercation

Two dead and two injured after altercation

Two people have been found dead and another two injured following a suspected stabbing.

Suspect bag sparks bomb scare

Suspect bag sparks bomb scare

Police taped off a section of a busy pedestrian shopping street after a suspect bag was spotted next to a bench.

Motorway delays due to overturned van

Motorway delays due to overturned van

Motorists are experiencing long delays after an incident on the coastbound M20.

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