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Dole numbers on the rise

Dole numbers on the rise

The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in Kent has grown for the first time in 11 months.

Electric blanket fire

Electric blanket fire

An elderly woman had to flee from her home after her electric blanket caught light.

Corrie star backing pleas to help little Leo’s family

Corrie star backing pleas to help little Leo’s family

Dozens - including a TV star - have offered to lend help to a family whose young toddler was rushed to hospital after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

Gutsy mum confronts burglar threatening to kill girl

Gutsy mum confronts burglar threatening to kill girl

A mother who chucked a burglar out of her home as he threatened to shoot her 10-year-old daughter has been given a bravery award.

Teen cut free after crash

Teen cut free after crash

A teenage girl was cut free from a car and put on a spinal board after a single-car crash.

£100 million junction redevelopment planned

£100 million junction redevelopment planned

There’s good news on the horizon for the thousands of drivers who use a notorious roundabout.

Fraudster conned elderly woman out of life savings

Fraudster conned elderly woman out of life savings

A despicable rogue trader who fleeced an elderly woman out of her life savings by conning her into having unnecessary work has been jailed.

Spur of the moment TV spoof is Facebook hit

Spur of the moment TV spoof is Facebook hit

A former rugby player and coach has won an army of new fans after posting a video which displays his somewhat softer side.

Cars damaged and windows smashed by vandals

Cars damaged and windows smashed by vandals

Hooligans - thought to be football fans - ran rampage after a match, damaging cars and smashing windows.

Dieters' delight at new frozen food range

Dieters' delight at new frozen food range

Members of Slimming World stocked up on the group's new frozen food range in Iceland this morning.

Three-car crash closes road

Three-car crash closes road

Emergency services have been called to a three-car crash.

Prime Minister's 'blessing' for new grammar

Prime Minister's 'blessing' for new grammar

David Cameron appears to have given his blessing to plans for the first “new” grammar school in Kent.

Man returns home to find burglar leaving with jewellery

Man returns home to find burglar leaving with jewellery

A father returned home to find a burglar walking out of his property carrying stolen items... so he rounded up a posse to catch him.

Care home worker 'lured high-rolling gambler to his death'

Care home worker 'lured high-rolling gambler to his death'

A care home worker lured a gambler to his death before filming an accomplice stuffing £10 notes into his underpants, a court heard.

Protesters in 'huge' march against Ukip

Protesters in 'huge' march against Ukip

A march - touted as the biggest political event in Thanet in years - is planned to demonstrate against Ukip later this month.

Rugby players in dramatic motorway rescue

Rugby players in dramatic motorway rescue

Two rugby players and a club physio helped free a man and woman trapped upside down in the wreckage of a car.

Man stole thousands intended to pay for father's funeral

Man stole thousands intended to pay for father's funeral

A greedy son stole thousands of pounds from his late father’s estate then swiped more cash from his ill mother - but he's avoided jail.

Ed Sheeran backs single by Kent teen

Ed Sheeran backs single by Kent teen

Pop sensation Ed Sheeran has urged his legion of fans to download a poignant song by 14-year-old Rachel Ward.

Off-duty paramedic hailed heroine after M40 crash

Off-duty paramedic hailed heroine after M40 crash

A shy off-duty paramedic from Kent has been praised as a hero after helping out in a 33-vehicle smash on the M40.

Terrified mum and baby trapped as smoke fills flat

Terrified mum and baby trapped as smoke fills flat

A mother has told of her fears for her five-month-old baby after a cigarette sparked a blaze in a block of flats.

Protesters mount anti-Israel rooftop vigil

Protesters mount anti-Israel rooftop vigil

Pro-Palestine protesters have set up a rooftop vigil at a Kent firm - with one allegedly chaining herself to the gates.

Teens' deaths 'tore a hole in our hearts'

Teens' deaths 'tore a hole in our hearts'

The family of two teenagers killed in a tragic crash have spoken after losing them "in the most horrible way imaginable".

Bullet that killed Admiral Nelson on display

Bullet that killed Admiral Nelson on display

The bullet which killed Admiral Nelson is among the items on display in Kent to mark the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory.

Owner believes cat was kicked like a football

Owner believes cat was kicked like a football

A cat lover believes her pedigree pet was “treated like a football” when he suffered horrific injuries outside her home.

Village’s link to Abraham Lincoln

Village’s link to Abraham Lincoln

An unlikely link between an assassinated US president and a Kent village has been uncovered.

E-fit appeal after 'good Samaritan' stabbing

E-fit appeal after 'good Samaritan' stabbing

Police hunting a knifeman who stabbed a good Samaritan trying to stop a woman being attacked have released this efit.

Farage says fear prompted C4 programme

Farage says fear prompted C4 programme

Nigel Farage hit out at a Channel 4 documentary spoofing the first 100 days of a Ukip government... before it aired.

Fire crews tackle huge blaze near Kent rail station

Fire crews tackle huge blaze near Kent rail station

More than 30 firefighters have been fighting to bring a blaze next to a Kent railway station under control.

Police appeal for witnesses over village attacks

Police appeal for witnesses over village attacks

Investigators say they want to speak to a van driver and two women after a 17-year-old boy was pelted with rocks and stamped on in separate attacks.

Runaway horse causes delays on dual carriageway

Runaway horse causes delays on dual carriageway

Rush hour drivers were forced to avoid a runaway horse on a dual carriageway.

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