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Rush hour trains disrupted due to icy tracks

Rush hour trains disrupted due to icy tracks

Commuters are still facing disruption this evening after trains were delayed or cancelled - due to icy rails.

Safety campaigners voice street lighting fears

Safety campaigners voice street lighting fears

Personal safety charity The Suzy Lamplugh Trust is backing a proposed return to all-night street lighting as council chiefs meet to discuss the issue.

Woman fakes cancer to cheat boyfriend out of thousands

Woman fakes cancer to cheat boyfriend out of thousands

Charlotte Roche gained the pity of her new boyfriend by claiming she had cancer, then cheated him out of thousands of pounds.

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WATCH: Today's news on KMTV

Things don't always pan out...

Things don't always pan out...

The Gravesend pancake race was bigger and better than ever, the stakes were high, and the losers devastated.

VIDEO: Car fire in town centre

VIDEO: Car fire in town centre

Firefighters have extinguished a car fire in a busy high street.

Man arrested after damage at cathedral

Man arrested after damage at cathedral

A cross, candle sticks and an old Turkish carpet have been damaged by an alleged vandal at Rochester Cathedral.

Teen left with third degree burns

Teen left with third degree burns

A teenager felt like her face was on fire, 'burning and blistering' her skin, and she is blaming a beauty mask.

Three Kent courts to close

Three Kent courts to close

Three courts across the county will be closed, the government has today announced.

Three teens arrested after boy hurt in city centre 'attack'

Three teens arrested after boy hurt in city centre 'attack'

Three youths have been arrested after a boy suffered head injuries in an alleged assault which left a city centre partially closed.

VIDEO: Joker's assault charge after pizza 'prank' on rival

VIDEO: Joker's assault charge after pizza 'prank' on rival

Internet prankster Discoboy has been charged with assault after an incident involving a pizza with rival star Jack Jones.

University boss’s bill of £26,000 for travel

University boss’s bill of £26,000 for travel

Flying almost exclusively in first or business class, a university vice-chancellor racked up a bill of more than £26,000 for flights.

'Wasted graft' for countryside dream

'Wasted graft' for countryside dream

Families who worked hard to move from Gravesend to the countryside in Shorne fear the proposed Lower Thames Crossing could ruin it all.

Hundreds of attack claims against police

Hundreds of attack claims against police

Police have investigated more than 500 assault claims lodged against Kent officers - but just 16 were upheld, it's been revealed.

Treasurer stole cash meant for school computers

Treasurer stole cash meant for school computers

A school treasurer has walked free from court after helping herself to more than £7,000 earmarked for computers for pupils.

Huge queues on motorway after crash

Huge queues on motorway after crash

A crash has clogged major road arteries at rush hour - causing long delays and extended journeys.

MP takes issue with his Kent colleagues over migrant camp claims

MP takes issue with his Kent colleagues over migrant camp claims

Thanet South MP Craig Mackinlay says claims that mgrant camps could be seen in Kent are wrong

'There is life after scars'

'There is life after scars'

When she was just nine, Jane Healy suffered severe burns in a freak accident. But the brave mum has overcome the trauma and launched a skin treatment.

Council budget approved with 4% tax hike and £80m cuts

Council budget approved with 4% tax hike and £80m cuts

County councillors have approved a budget including a 4% tax hike and £80m in cuts in the face of protests at County Hall today.

Meet the latest tool in the fight against... bed bugs

Meet the latest tool in the fight against... bed bugs

Flick, a five-year-old labrador-cross, has been enlisted by a pest control firm to help sniff out bed bugs.

Pupils' tributes to teacher found dead at home

Pupils' tributes to teacher found dead at home

Pupils have drawn pictures and shared memories of much-loved teacher Caroline Andrews, found dead at her home last week.

Arrest made in 'kissing' assaults

Arrest made in 'kissing' assaults

Police hunting for a man who tried to kiss women in the street have made an arrest.

Crash victim still critically ill

Crash victim still critically ill

A biker who suffered major injuries in a crash yesterday, remains in intensive care in hospital.

Huge crowds expected at anti-Britain First march

Huge crowds expected at anti-Britain First march

More than a thousand people are expected to march against Britain First today after the far-right group demonstrated outside a mosque.

Investigation into children's home continues

Investigation into children's home continues

Former residents of a church-run children's home, dogged by abuse allegations, are being urged by the Bishop of Rochester to get in touch.

Lorry driver arrested after serious M25 crash

Lorry driver arrested after serious M25 crash

A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing a serious accident, which left four hurt and part of the M25 closed for several hours.

Man rescued after falling from scaffolding

Man rescued after falling from scaffolding

A worker has been rescued after falling from scaffolding and becoming trapped.

Man seriously injured in two assaults on same night

Man seriously injured in two assaults on same night

Police want witnesses after a man was left needing surgery for serious facial injuries following two town centre attacks on the same night.

Three including toddler injured in Tesco smash

Three including toddler injured in Tesco smash

Three people have been injured, including a toddler, after a crash in a supermarket car park.

Uni chief's £26,000 on luxury flights

Uni chief's £26,000 on luxury flights

The head of University of Kent spent three times more than her counterparts on business and first class air travel.

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