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Tributes to rugby player with 'big personality'

Tributes to rugby player with 'big personality'

Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of a popular rugby player.

Drivers experiencing major delays after accident on major Kent road

Drivers experiencing major delays after accident on major Kent road

A five-crash is causing disruption in a corner of the county already affected by major roadworks.

Fire crews race to early-morning blaze

Fire crews race to early-morning blaze

A fire has broken out in the basement of a four-storey block of flats.

Man assaulted and threatened with a gun

Man assaulted and threatened with a gun

Police have arrested three men after being called to a disturbance in a Kent seaside town.

More Tories jump ship to UKIP

More Tories jump ship to UKIP

A pair of councillors have defected to UKIP less than a week after an MP ditched the Conservatives.

Mother watched on with her children as her car was destroyed by fire

Mother watched on with her children as her car was destroyed by fire

Onlookers comforted a mum and her daughters as her car caught fire.

Singers from Kent make it through to X Factor live finals

Singers from Kent make it through to X Factor live finals

Judges Louis Walsh and Tulisa Constostavlos say yes to a band which has big connections to the county

Tories react to UKIP's lead in Rochester and Strood opinion poll

Tories react to UKIP's lead in Rochester and Strood opinion poll

An opinion poll has given Mark Reckless a nine-point lead over the Tories following his defection to UKIP.

Ex-Kent journalist pleads guilty to phone hacking charges

Ex-Kent journalist pleads guilty to phone hacking charges

A former Kent journalist has admitted involvement in phone hacking during his time as news editor at News of the World.

Mum who seduced boy, 14, jailed by appeal judge

Mum who seduced boy, 14, jailed by appeal judge

A woman handed a "soft" sentence for seducing a 14-year-old boy has now been jailed by an appeal judge who ruled her punishment was "unduly lenient".

Paint attack on sisters targeted in bucket threat

Paint attack on sisters targeted in bucket threat

Police are carrying out forensic tests on a bucket after sinister threats were daubed on it against two sisters.

Coming soon? Cinema plan unveiled

Coming soon? Cinema plan unveiled

Residents in a Kent town forced to travel more than 10 miles to get their film fix could soon have a cinema of their own, after plans were unveiled.

Major riot breaks out at prison

Major riot breaks out at prison

A prison officer is believed to have been stabbed in a riot that has broken out in a Kent jail.

Distressing delay in releasing body

Distressing delay in releasing body

A grieving family is launching a formal complaint after a hospital took a week to release the body of an 83-year-old great-gran.

Husband creates website for 'abysmal' NHS victims

Husband creates website for 'abysmal' NHS victims

A website has been set up for disgruntled NHS users by a husband and carer who has nursed his wife's open wound for more than a year

Major road closure already causing delays

Major road closure already causing delays

Drivers are already reporting delays in east Kent due to a plan to shut a dual carriageway every weekend for nine weeks.

The Banksy map of Kent

The Banksy map of Kent

Is there a Banksy - or a would-be Banksy - anywhere near you? Find out with our Banksy map of Kent.

This futuristic four-winged plane could soon be flying over Kent

This futuristic four-winged plane could soon be flying over Kent

A cargo aircraft capable of vertical take-offs and landings could be coming to a Kent airport if funding can be found to complete the project.

Two decades of missed chances to stop sex beast

Two decades of missed chances to stop sex beast

The victim of a predatory paedophile has criticised the missed chances that may have led to the conviction of his abuser - and saved his childhood.

I see a little silhouetto of a man

 I see a little silhouetto of a man

A Queen fan was left wondering, 'Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?' after the legendary frontman's face appeared... in a pile of coats.

Rogue trader caught after £27k of "shoddy" work expsoed

Rogue trader caught after £27k of "shoddy" work expsoed

A conman has been exposed after he bullied residents into paying him £27,000 for work worth around £270.

'Pork' sausage nearly 50% horse meat

'Pork' sausage nearly 50% horse meat

Dodgy bangers tested in a Kent shop contained nearly 50% horse meat, prompting a prosecution by trading standards.

Jobs at risk at long-running firm

Jobs at risk at long-running firm

Almost 50 workers face losing their jobs after an aviation firm running in Kent for more than half a century announced plans to close the business.

Body found in woodland

Body found in woodland

A body has been found after several police officers and the force helicopter were involved in a search in woodland today.

Appeal after bank robbery

Appeal after bank robbery

An appeal to find this man has been launched after a bank robbery at a Kent branch in a brazen daylight raid.

Second cat killed by wild dogs

Second cat killed by wild dogs

People were woken in the middle of the night by the piercing wail of a cat being attacked by a pack of three dogs.

Bloomin' expensive! Queen Vic's knicks up for auction

Bloomin' expensive! Queen Vic's knicks up for auction

Big bloomers worn by Queen Victoria are expected to fetch thousands when they go under the hammer at a Kent auction house.

Woman assaulted during attempted robbery

Woman assaulted during attempted robbery

Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted during an attempted bank robbery.

Teen with Dexter fixation jailed for schoolgirl's murder

Teen with Dexter fixation jailed for schoolgirl's murder

A teenager who murdered a schoolgirl before dismembering her body and trying to hide it has been jailed for 25 years.

Underage drink-drivers on the rise in Kent

Underage drink-drivers on the rise in Kent

Almost 100 underage drivers - some as young as 15 - have been caught over the limit on Kent's roads in the past five years.

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