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The Queen visits Kent today

The Queen visits Kent today

Kent is looking forward to its second royal visit in a matter of weeks today as the Queen unveils a new Battle of Britain centre.

Bid for immediate street light switch on rejected

Bid for immediate street light switch on rejected

An attempt to get street lights across Kent switched back on immediately has failed.

Dealers jailed after raids uncover £65k of class A drugs

Dealers jailed after raids uncover £65k of class A drugs

Seven drug dealers have been jailed for a total of 15 years after a series of police raids uncovered cocaine, heroin and crack worth £65,000.

Woman attacked in own home during horrific robbery ordeal

Woman attacked in own home during horrific robbery ordeal

Three men have been jailed after punching a woman in the face during a terrifying robbery at her home.

‘I’ll sue police over £38k gold they lost’

‘I’ll sue police over £38k gold they lost’

A shop owner says she was forced out of business after police 'lost' £38,000 worth of jewellery they took as evidence.

'Can you direct me to the Leas Cliff Hotel?'

'Can you direct me to the Leas Cliff Hotel?'

Tourism signs have begun popping up in Folkestone - but there's a glaring error on them.

Range Rover stolen in fiery attack on a forecourt

Range Rover stolen in fiery attack on a forecourt

Police are investigating a break in at a car sales company where arsonists destroyed a mobile office and some nearby cars - before stealing a vehicle.

Girl pinned to wall and sexually assaulted

Girl pinned to wall and sexually assaulted

Police have released this efit of a man believed to have pinned a teenager against a wall by the neck and sexually assaulted her.

Salesman steals from elderly cancer sufferer

Salesman steals from elderly cancer sufferer

Salesman Alexander Steine, who has 78 previous convictions, lied his way into the home of a vulnerable elderly lady and stole from her purse.

Trains halted after person spotted on tracks

Trains halted after person spotted on tracks

Southeastern trains were halted after a person was thought to have trespassed onto the line.

Was Ed Miliband in Kent? We can't tell you!

Was Ed Miliband in Kent? We can't tell you!

Labour leader Ed Miliband's spokesman has refused to say if he was in Kent for "operational reasons" - despite photographic evidence of his visit.

Massive German bomb detonated in Kent

Massive German bomb detonated in Kent

The county was shaken by a big explosion as a huge bomb unearthed on a London building site was detonated in a Kent quarry today.

Daylight break-in at reverend's home

Daylight break-in at reverend's home

Thousands of pounds worth of goods have been stolen after a reverend's house was burgled.

'I need to know the truth about my mum’s death'

'I need to know the truth about my mum’s death'

Mystery still surrounds the death of a Kent grandmother on Gran Canaria 18 months ago - her daughter is fighting for answers.

Mum who hit clubber with heel of shoe spared jail

Mum who hit clubber with heel of shoe spared jail

A mum of two has avoided prison after attacking another clubber with the heel of her shoe.

Ambulance in crash with school bus

Ambulance in crash with school bus

A bus driver has suffered minor injuries after a crash with an ambulance this afternoon.

Body of man discovered at beach

Body of man discovered at beach

Police have identified the body found at the foot of St Margaret's cliffs as a 60-year-old man from Essex.

Clarkson sacking means Kent show goes down in history

Clarkson sacking means Kent show goes down in history

An episode of Top Gear filmed in Kent will be the last shown during Jeremy Clarkson's reign on the BBC show - after he was sacked today.

Mum slices thumb on broken glass in shopping

Mum slices thumb on broken glass in shopping

A mother is furious after she sliced her thumb on broken glass that was in her online Tesco shopping delivery.

Ban for neighbour who waged poo campaign

Ban for neighbour who waged poo campaign

A man who waged a hate campaign involving defecating on his victims' doorstep has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Warning: graphic images.

Man charged after four-hour armed police operation

Man charged after four-hour armed police operation

Armed police closed off a road for four hours over concern for a welfare of a man - who was then arrested and charged with wasting police time.

Mum's horror as violence erupts at family pub

Mum's horror as violence erupts at family pub

A mum was forced to seek medical help for her children after a man allegedly sprayed mace and glassed a barmaid during a brawl at a family pub.

School fined £10,000 after boy hit by shotput

School fined £10,000 after boy hit by shotput

A Kent school has been fined £10,000 after a pupil almost died when he was hit in the head with a shotput during a PE lesson.

Pervert who sparked 10-hour roof stand-off is jailed

Pervert who sparked 10-hour roof stand-off is jailed

A pervert who attacked a teenage boy - and then sparked a 10-hour stand-off when he climbed onto a rooftop to escape police - has been jailed.

Why Manston never took off

Why Manston never took off

Kent County Council has revealed Manston airport lost more than £100 million under private ownership and said it is time for a "B Plan" for the site.

Bomb team called to graveyard

Bomb team called to graveyard

An unexploded Second World War bomb has been found in a graveyard.

Former squaddie jailed for attempted rape of a child

Former squaddie jailed for attempted rape of a child

A paedophile who regarded a child sex attack as "akin to a speeding or shoplifting offence" has been jailed.

Revealed: Kent's under-performing schools

Revealed: Kent's under-performing schools

Almost 25% of Kent schools - and a third of those in Medway - are not good enough according to the latest Ofsted figures. We've mapped the worst.

VIDEO: Man speeding at 142mph with child in car

VIDEO: Man speeding at 142mph with child in car

Video footage has captured the moment a man was caught speeding at more than 140mph with a terrified six-year-old child in the car.

Harriet Yeo to replace expelled Ukip candidate

Harriet Yeo to replace expelled Ukip candidate

Labour defector Harriet Yeo is to be the new Ukip candidate in Folkestone and Hythe, it's been revealed.

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