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Apprentice star caught up in speeding case

Apprentice star caught up in speeding case

Ex-Apprentice star Stella English claimed her nanny was driving her courtesy car when it was caught speeding in Kent.

Kent man jailed for biggest ever cannabis smuggling plot

Kent man jailed for biggest ever cannabis smuggling plot

A man has been jailed after he helped import 28 tonnes of cannabis worth £80m - enough for everyone in the UK to have two joints.

Sex attack suspect charged with 22 more offences

Sex attack suspect charged with 22 more offences

A man accused of a string of sex attacks, assaults and robberies on women faces 22 further charges from across the county, it's been revealed.

Teen 'cool as a cucumber' as he robbed shop at gunpoint

Teen 'cool as a cucumber' as he robbed shop at gunpoint

A teenager who terrified a shop worker when he held him up with a loaded pistol has been jailed for more than three years.

Murder accused appears in court

Murder accused appears in court

A man accused of killing his work colleague James Wallington at a rubbish tip has appeared in court.

Call for action after worker suffocated by rubbish pile

Call for action after worker suffocated by rubbish pile

A coroner has demanded action after a worker suffocated to death when a rubbish pile fell on him, despite the efforts of colleagues to save his life.

Benefits cheat mum lied to pocket £7,000

Benefits cheat mum lied to pocket £7,000

A single mum-of-four has admitted pretending to be jobless so she could rake in thousands of pounds in benefits.

Bred to death - the pug that never stood a chance

Bred to death - the pug that never stood a chance

A woman is campaigning against puppy farming after buying a 12-week-old pug that was suffering horrific birth defects and had to be put down.

Man charged with gun possession after royal visit

Man charged with gun possession after royal visit

A man arrested by armed police less than an hour after the Duchess of Cambridge's visit has been charged with possession of a firearm.

Al Murray 'too overweight' for Kent parachute jump

Al Murray 'too overweight' for Kent parachute jump

The Pub Landlord has been forced to cancel his planned parachute jump into Kent - after being told he is too overweight.

Family raises cash for lifesaving doctors

Family raises cash for lifesaving doctors

A family has donated thousands of pounds to the doctors who saved their lives in the face of a rare genetic disorder.

Is Kent set for slug invasion?

Is Kent set for slug invasion?

Gardeners could be slugging it out with the slimy pests this summer as conditions favour the hermaphrodite molluscs.

Kent to benefit from more high speed train services

Kent to benefit from more high speed train services

The government has announced a £12 million investment in faster and more regular high speed train services to the Kent coast.

Man dies after swallowing 25 bags of cocaine in Peru

Man dies after swallowing 25 bags of cocaine in Peru

Twenty five bags of cocaine were recovered from the body of a Kent man found dead in his Peruvian hotel room.

Taxi driver banned after school run crash

Taxi driver banned after school run crash

A taxi driver has been banned after swerving across a road, hitting a car, and careering into the kerb several times while taking children to school.

DJ burgled homes at night to fund cocaine habit

DJ burgled homes at night to fund cocaine habit

A "creeper burglar" who broke into people's homes at night to fund his £1,000-a-week cocaine habit has been jailed for four years.

Relief as missing 15-year-old is found safe and well

Relief as missing 15-year-old is found safe and well

A teenager who has been missing for seven days is now back home with her family.

Unusual black animal spotted stealing fish

Unusual black animal spotted stealing fish

An unusual black animal has been spotted stealing fish from a garden pond today, sending Facebook users into a frenzy.

'Banksy' spotted - but is it the real thing?

'Banksy' spotted - but is it the real thing?

A new 'Banksy' painting has been spotted in Kent, but the work has not yet been confirmed as genuine by the elusive artist.

Fraudster claimed 'more psychiatric qualifications than Freud'

Fraudster claimed 'more psychiatric qualifications than Freud'

'Dr' Sarah Sims seemed the perfect candidate for the £50,000 a year post at a child care services group - but all was not as it seemed.

Court throws out Tory's Reckless claim

Court throws out Tory's Reckless claim

A court has thrown out an attempt by Conservatives to reclaim thousands of pounds the party spent promoting its former MP Mark Reckless.

Teen sentenced for burning flag with Jihadi bride's son

Teen sentenced for burning flag with Jihadi bride's son

A teenager has been sentenced after watching his friend - son of a woman who fled to Syria to join Isis - burn, urinate and spit on a Union Flag.

Friend records song for brain cancer victim

Friend records song for brain cancer victim

The friend of an 11-year-old boy who died from a brain tumour has released a song in his memory to raise awareness of the killer disease.

Van driver 'killed cyclist while texting'

Van driver 'killed cyclist while texting'

A van driver accused of killing a teenage cyclist by driving dangerously had been texting his lover at the time of the crash, a court has been told.

Schoolboy rugby player taken to hospital with neck injury

Schoolboy rugby player taken to hospital with neck injury

A teenager who was airlifted to hospital after a rugby tackle left him with neck injuries is still under observation.

Friends hold vigil for teen found dead on footpath

Friends hold vigil for teen found dead on footpath

Shocked friends have laid flowers and held a candlelit vigil in memory of a young man whose body was found on a footpath in a quiet Kent town.

Please recycle this car....

Please recycle this car....

A stunt involving a car and a large amount of clingfilm will no doubt leave one driver spending most of their day unwrapping their vehicle.

Family's horror after TV catches fire in child's bedroom

Family's horror after TV catches fire in child's bedroom

Youngsters were led to safety after a TV caught fire in a child's bedroom.

'Race laws should be scrapped': Farage

'Race laws should be scrapped': Farage

Nigel Farage has sparked anger after claiming bosses should be allowed to recruit on the basis of nationality - and race laws should be scrapped.

Op Stack should be 'national priority'

Op Stack should be 'national priority'

Operation Stack, and the nightmare traffic congestion which plagues Dover, should be declared a national strategic priority, an MP's warned.

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