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Stunning footage and pictures of spectacular Red Arrows display in Kent

Stunning footage and pictures of spectacular Red Arrows display in Kent

The Red Arrows put on another amazing display in the skies above Kent today as they performed at a town’s annual airshow.

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‘Mum and Dad would have held hands under the water and quietly slipped away’

‘Mum and Dad would have held hands under the water and quietly slipped away’

TV presenter Phil Spencer has paid tribute to his parents after their car toppled off a bridge and into a river on their Kent estate.

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Crook found with thieving toolkit facing lengthy spell behind bars

Crook found with thieving toolkit facing lengthy spell behind bars

Police found bolt croppers, false licence plates, an axe and a device to reprogram car key fobs in a cocaine addict’s Ford Focus.

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Road to be shut until 2025 as village expansion continues

Road to be shut until 2025 as village expansion continues

A road near a railway station will be shut for 17 months for the ‘safety of the public and workforce’ as building works continue.

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Second day of ULEZ protests after bringing traffic to standstill

Second day of ULEZ protests after bringing traffic to standstill

Protesters have taken to the roads to share their annoyance at plans to expand the ULEZ scheme to all of London.

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Fans gutted as Lionesses miss out on World Cup glory

Fans gutted as Lionesses miss out on World Cup glory

A tearful Alessia Russo summed up the devastation shared among fans after dozens went to her first club to watch England’s World Cup final defeat.

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Where and when to see the Red Arrows in Kent today

Where and when to see the Red Arrows in Kent today

The RAF’s display team will be gracing the skies above the county with a host of other aircraft on show including Spitfires and Lancaster bomber.

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Flats block blaze started by e-scooter

Flats block blaze started by e-scooter

Emergency crews were called to a flat block blaze which is believe to have been started by a motorised scooter.

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Drifter dodges driving ban – as petrolheads blast lack of Kent track

Drifter dodges driving ban – as petrolheads blast lack of Kent track

A BMW driver whose car was seized by police after he was seen “drifting” around public roads is to undertake a third safer driving course.

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Frail gran told by council to clear rubbish dumped in her garden

Frail gran told by council to clear rubbish dumped in her garden

A widow was told by council workers she would have to remove a heavy bag of waste from her garden herself – even though someone else dumped it there.

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‘It still haunts me that I couldn’t tell him the bus was heading straight for him’

‘It still haunts me that I couldn’t tell him the bus was heading straight for him’

A year on from a crash in which a man was killed by a bus, a witness says it is awful that there has yet to be an explanation for the tragedy.

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‘We do not attempt to trace them’

‘We do not attempt to trace them’

Two-thirds of all parking tickets issued to foreign-registered vehicles go unpaid, it has emerged.

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Where it all started for World Cup Lioness

Where it all started for World Cup Lioness

How Kent’s own Alessia Russo went from watching her brother from the sidelines to shining in football’s biggest tournament.

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TV host’s parents killed in tragic crash on Kent farm

TV host’s parents killed in tragic crash on Kent farm

The parents of television host Phil Spencer have been killed in a tragic accident on the Kent farm he grew up on.

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Inside the derelict music hall abandoned for eight years

Inside the derelict music hall abandoned for eight years

New pictures reveal the state of a run-down former wedding venue, which lost its licence following a spate of anti-social behaviour.

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‘It’s too late for my son, but perhaps we can help others’

‘It’s too late for my son, but perhaps we can help others’

A heartbroken mum is urging people to talk about their mental health after her 15-year-old son took his own life.

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Window fitter who crashed van and fled 'confused by four pedals'

Window fitter who crashed van and fled 'confused by four pedals'

A window-fitter who crashed his van into the back of another and fled the scene had become “confused by four pedals”.

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Paedophile ‘storms out of trial’ before being found guilty

Paedophile ‘storms out of trial’ before being found guilty

An inmate appearing via video link refused to return for his trial where he was convicted of abusing two children.

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‘Stop-start’ traffic on Crossing approach

‘Stop-start’ traffic on Crossing approach

Long queues are forming on the approach to the Dartford Crossing following reports of earlier problems.

Chicken shop to change ‘garish’ sign after complaints

Chicken shop to change ‘garish’ sign after complaints

A fast-food joint in the middle of a historic town is to change its sign after protests from conservationists over its ‘flamboyant’ frontage.

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Railway stations renamed for the Lionesses

Railway stations renamed for the Lionesses

As England’s Lionesses prepare for the World Cup final, some stations around the county have shown their support.

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Body found in river in search for missing mum

Body found in river in search for missing mum

A body has been found in the search for a 55-year-old woman reported missing earlier this week.

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Holidaymakers warned of ferry queues and delays at port

Holidaymakers warned of ferry queues and delays at port

Travellers hoping to get away to Europe via Dover are facing long delays owing to processing times and queues at the busy port.

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Man arrested after alleged ‘sex act’ at railway station

Man arrested after alleged ‘sex act’ at railway station

A man has been arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency after allegedly performing a sexual act at a railway station.

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Controlling bully blinded girlfriend in one eye in attack with TV remote

Controlling bully blinded girlfriend in one eye in attack with TV remote

A “cold and calculative bully” who terrorised multiple girlfriends and left one of them half-blind has been sentenced to almost a decade behind bars

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David Lloyd eyes major ‘spa garden and sauna’ expansion

David Lloyd eyes major ‘spa garden and sauna’ expansion

A major gym chain has drawn up plans to ramp up its spa offering and add five different types of sauna to one of its leisure suites.

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‘I once confidently predicted mobile phones would never catch on’

‘I once confidently predicted mobile phones would never catch on’

Is size really everything? For smartphones it seems to be – but we can’t make our minds up whether bigger or smaller is better.

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‘I swapped Audi for push bike after drink-driving hell’

‘I swapped Audi for push bike after drink-driving hell’

A drink-driving bank worker pulled over after her car was spotted swerving across a road told magistrates she’d swapped it for a bike.

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‘Our landlords can’t afford rising rates – now we’re losing our homes’

‘Our landlords can’t afford rising rates – now we’re losing our homes’

Families and hard-working professionals have told how they face being evicted – as rising mortgage rates force landlords to sell up or hike rents.

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Residents’ anger at ‘inconsiderate’ drivers who go wrong way up road

Residents’ anger at ‘inconsiderate’ drivers who go wrong way up road

Frustrated residents say they have to reverse into oncoming traffic as people drive the wrong way down the access road outside their homes.

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