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Kent gets festive for Christmas Jumper Day

Kent gets festive for Christmas Jumper Day

It's Christmas Jumper Day - and the whole county is getting into the spirit.

'My nightmare at finding clingfilm-bound lover dead'

'My nightmare at finding clingfilm-bound lover dead'

A man accused of killing a chef by wrapping him in clingfilm in a kinky sex session gone wrong has told a court he thought it was "perfectly safe".

Council rejects compulsory purchase of Manston

Council rejects compulsory purchase of Manston

Councillors have decided against plans for a compulsory purchase order for Manston airport, dealing a devastating blow to the fight to keep it open.

Sewermen's Christmas carol is pants!

Sewermen's Christmas carol is pants!

Christmas sing-songs have really gone down the pan - after sewermen recorded a version of We Three Kings in a sewer... complete with giant poo!

Sheppey Crossing closed as high winds hit Kent

Sheppey Crossing closed as high winds hit Kent

The Sheppey Crossing has been closed in both directions as high winds hit the county.

Vandals destroy nursery Christmas lights

Vandals destroy nursery Christmas lights

Scores of youngsters will miss out once again after after their nursery’s Christmas lights were vandalised for the second year in a row.

Vet's suicide by lethal injection

Vet's suicide by lethal injection

A vet took his own life by injecting himself with a drug used to put down animals, because he feared debts would force him to close down his surgery.

Charges dropped in kinky sex trial

Charges dropped in kinky sex trial

Jurors in the clingfilm sex game trial have been told they now only need to decide if a P&O chef died because of two men's negligence.

Hat's the way to celebrate Christmas!

Hat's the way to celebrate Christmas!

Have you herd? The cows and drover sculptures on one of a towns busiest roundabouts have been given a festive makeover.

Primary schools on target in league tables

Primary schools on target in league tables

One in four Kent primary school fared better than the standards set by government, league tables released today reveal.

Heirlooms stolen while elderly owner at hospital

Heirlooms stolen while elderly owner at hospital

Police are appealing for information after precious family heirlooms were stolen from an elderly woman's home while she was at hospital.

Owners devastated after cats shot

Owners devastated after cats shot

Two women have been left distraught after their cats were shot with air rifles – killing one and leaving another seriously injured.

Rise in 'drunk walking' road accidents

Rise in 'drunk walking' road accidents

Kent is second only to London for the number of drunk people killed or injured on England's roads.

Titan's ex-owner banned from keeping animals

Titan's ex-owner banned from keeping animals

A pitbull terrier has been put down and his owner banned from keeping animals after she neglected him and left him with a bad skin condition.

Farage attacks Brand ahead of Question Time clash

Farage attacks Brand ahead of Question Time clash

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has already launched a verbal attack on Russell Brand ahead of their appearance on a Kent edition of Question Time tonight.

Man cut out of car after crash

Man cut out of car after crash

A car crashed into the central reservation of the A249 this morning.

Pink-haired drug dealer hid £2.4k of heroin in armpit

Pink-haired drug dealer hid £2.4k of heroin in armpit

A pink-haired teenager caught hiding 243 wraps of heroin in her armpit has been told her drug-dealing is ruining a Kent seaside town's reputation.

Tributes to popular judge

Tributes to popular judge

Judges, barristers and court staff paid tribute to popular judge Antony Balston, who has died.

We're going to need a smaller boat!

We're going to need a smaller boat!

A father and son spent six years building their own 38ft boat in their back garden - but then had to hire a crane to lift it out to sea.

Former Gurkha convicted after street brawl 'fled to Nepal'

Former Gurkha convicted after street brawl 'fled to Nepal'

A former Gurkha and restaurant boss escaped Britain rather than face trial for his part in a street brawl involving a kukri and a brick.

Charles Dickens' post box back in service

Charles Dickens' post box back in service

A post box that was specially made for Charles Dickens has today been re-commissioned, more than two decades after it was taken out of service.

Bomb squad called as high street evacuated

Bomb squad called as high street evacuated

Officers have evacuated a high street after reports a suspicious package has been discovered.

Gay couple's landmark wedding

Gay couple's landmark wedding

A gay couple have become the first in the county to convert their civil partnership to a marriage, after a new law was passed.

Look Who's coming

Look Who's coming

Tourists heading to the proposed Paramount resort in Kent could find themselves on a Doctor Who rollercoaster or Little Britain water ride.

Ferry delays as high winds batter Kent

Ferry delays as high winds batter Kent

Ferry services have been disrupted as high winds lash Kent ahead of expected freak storms and gales.

Five people escape blazing house

Five people escape blazing house

Families had to be evacuated and emergency workers from the British Red Cross were also drafted in to help after a house fire in Gravesend.

Funeral parlour will cover costs for tragic mum-of-three

Funeral parlour will cover costs for tragic mum-of-three

A funeral parlour offered to provide a free ceremony for a mum-of-three who died from a brain tumour just months after she was given years to live.

Power problems wipe out panto

Power problems wipe out panto

One of Kent's biggest pantos, whose stars include 'Dirty Den', was cancelled tonight following a power outage.

Fairytale Christmas for little girl who lost her dad

Fairytale Christmas for little girl who lost her dad

A six-year-old girl facing her first Christmas without her dad was left speechless after the Elf Service made a very special delivery.

Girl describes moment flasher exposed himself

Girl describes moment flasher exposed himself

A 17-year-old girl has warned others not to walk alone after a man subjected her to a terrifying ordeal as she made her way home.

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