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Police patrols at school after schoolgirl was grabbed by man

Police patrols at school after schoolgirl was grabbed by man

Police will be carrying out patrols near a school this week after a man tried to pull a girl towards a car.

Police appeal after alleged hotel assault

Police appeal after alleged hotel assault

A witness appeal has been launched after a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with facial injuries following an alleged assault.

Calls for 'proper' asylum procedures after Calais stormed by migrants

Calls for 'proper' asylum procedures after Calais stormed by migrants

The Freight Transport Association is urging authorities to get a grip on the migrant crisis, after Calais was forced to close

Repair work starts after car smashes into gas main

Repair work starts after car smashes into gas main

Engineers are fixing a gas main today after a car left the road and ploughed into school gates, sparking a gas leak.

Shed fire in Gillingham

Shed fire in Gillingham

A blaze took hold in a shed after smouldering logs were put inside

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a zombie apocalypse

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a zombie apocalypse

Paris, Rome, or the middle of a zombie apocalypse, armed with a light sabre? Here's how Sam Ryman's perfect proposal played out...

Regular barred from pub after moaning about loos

Regular barred from pub after moaning about loos

A retired military policeman says he's been barred from his local pub... where he’s been a regular for more than three decades.

They say they've never really been into cycling...

They say they've never really been into cycling...

This summer two friends will leave Kent on an 18,000 mile journey around the world on a tandem.

New train to help commuters

New train to help commuters

A high-speed train service has been timetabled to help commuters in east Kent after cracks in a sea wall forced closure of a major line into London.

UKIP falls short in by-election as Labour breathe a sigh of relief

UKIP falls short in by-election as Labour breathe a sigh of relief

The first test of UKIP's standing in Thanet - what does defeat tell us

Port of Calais has re-opened after migrants stormed a ship

Port of Calais has re-opened after migrants stormed a ship

The Port of Calais has re-opened after having to close when migrants got on board a cross-Channel ferry

Man flown to hospital after being knocked down

Man flown to hospital after being knocked down

A heavy police response has been sent to a road in Rochester after a man was knocked down while walking.

Distressed girl turns up at police station

Distressed girl turns up at police station

Police are trying to find out the movements of a teenage girl before she arrived at a police station in a worried state.

Driver flees after five-car smash

Driver flees after five-car smash

Police are looking for two men after a car crashed into five vehicles parked at the roadside.

Horse breaks free and falls into swimming pool

Horse breaks free and falls into swimming pool

A horse which broke free from its stables ended up in a swimming pool and was spotted when a homeowner left for work.

Calls for more safety signs after girl swept out to sea

Calls for more safety signs after girl swept out to sea

A councillor has backed calls for more safety signs at a coastal spot where a girl was swept out to sea.

Pensioner died after 'routine procedure'

Pensioner died after 'routine procedure'

Failure to pass on medical records was just one of a number of factors that led to the death of a pensioner, who went in for a 'routine procedure.'

Pub regulars rally to help family of cancer sufferer Lee

Pub regulars rally to help family of cancer sufferer Lee

Pub regulars have come together to raise funds for a friend diagnosed with a rare cancer.

Rejected by Poundland for failing drawing test

Rejected by Poundland for failing drawing test

A woman says she missed out on a job at Poundland because she failed a drawing test.

Rescued Dachshund puppies named after Steph and Dom

Rescued Dachshund puppies named after Steph and Dom

Two Dachshunds named after Gogglebox's Steph and Dom were saved by the Dogs Trust after an attempt to smuggle them into the UK.

Inmate helped run gun racket... from his prison cell

Inmate helped run gun racket... from his prison cell

A serving Kent prisoner helped run an illegal gun operation - sourcing weapons for the criminal underworld using an illicit phone.

Security guard stabbed in Sainsbury's

Security guard stabbed in Sainsbury's

A female security guard was stabbed at a supermarket after confronting a shoplifter as he tried to flee with a bottle of whiskey.

Primary school head jailed for downloading sick images

Primary school head jailed for downloading sick images

A former primary school head teacher has been jailed for downloading hundreds of indecent images of children.

Six figure fine for trust after man's hoist death

Six figure fine for trust after man's hoist death

An NHS trust must pay out more than £130,000 after an elderly patient died after falling from a hoist at a nursing home.

Police hunt man who tried to lift schoolgirl's skirt

Police hunt man who tried to lift schoolgirl's skirt

Police have issued a warning after a pervert tried to lift a schoolgirl's skirt as she walked through an alleyway.

Road closed after sinkhole opens

Road closed after sinkhole opens

Residents at a housing block have been left unable to leave their car park after a sinkhole opened up in the road.

Family homeless after devastating house fire

Family homeless after devastating house fire

A distraught mum has told how a fire ripped through her home of 20 years, destroying almost all her family's belongings and leaving them homeless.

Hospital defends hiring doctors accused of killing mum

Hospital defends hiring doctors accused of killing mum

A hospital trust says it did nothing wrong in hiring two doctors now at the centre of a manslaughter case after the death of a teacher in childbirth.

Woman grabbed as she walked through field

Woman grabbed as she walked through field

Police are investigating a report that a man tried to grab a woman in a secluded field.

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

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