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Persistent street beggar lives in semi-detached house

Persistent street beggar lives in semi-detached house

A grasping beggar lay in doorways pretending to be homeless to scrounge "huge" sums of money - before going home every night to a comfortable house.

Four locked up for life after beating man to death

Four locked up for life after beating man to death

Four murderers have been locked up for life today after beating a man to death with baseball bats before dumping his half-naked body on a beach.

Thieves 'embarrassed' after breaking into wrong house

Thieves 'embarrassed' after breaking into wrong house

At least five men left a home empty handed after being confronted by homeowners who they wrongly thought were drug users.

Colleague fined after teen crushed in horror forklift accident

Colleague fined after teen crushed in horror forklift accident

A forklift truck driver has been prosecuted after a teenager needed reconstructive surgery when he was crushed by a half-tonne heater.

Armed police swoop as man pulls gun near primary school

Armed police swoop as man pulls gun near primary school

Police scrambled armed officers when a man was seen to pull out a weapon just yards from a school.

Heartbreak as dad-of-two dies after theatre collapse

Heartbreak as dad-of-two dies after theatre collapse

A woman has told of the agonising moment she had to tell her young children she could not bring their father home after he died suddenly.

New hope ahead of Manston airport protest

New hope ahead of Manston airport protest

Campaigners will gather outside Manston airport in protest at closure plans as it emerges US bidders are seeking a new meeting with its owner.

Car overturns in town centre

Car overturns in town centre

A woman has escaped serious injury after a car overturned in a town centre, causing long delays for commuters.

Posh couple from Gogglebox put Salutation up for sale

Posh couple from Gogglebox put Salutation up for sale

A couple known as the 'posh ones' from Channel 4's Gogglebox have put the Salutation on the market for £3.5million.

Missing prisoner charged with armed raid on building society

Missing prisoner charged with armed raid on building society

A man who went missing from a Kent prison is to appear in court charged with an armed raid on a building society.

Boy ‘lucky to be alive’ after crash

Boy ‘lucky to be alive’ after crash

The father of a four-year-old boy trapped in a crumpled car after being hit by a foreign lorry says he is lucky to be alive.

Felix from the flames...

Felix from the flames...

Two cats have been saved by firefighters in a dramatic rescue.

Brave boy returns to class after fighting back from brink of death

Brave boy returns to class after fighting back from brink of death

A little boy who was left fighting for his life after an allergic reaction to medication has finally been able to return to school.

Emotional farewell to popular Kayleigh

Emotional farewell to popular Kayleigh

Poignant songs chosen by Kayleigh Duff filled the chapel as hundreds of mourners wearing pink said their final farewells to the brave young mum today.

Family forever tormented by gran's brutal murder

Family forever tormented by gran's brutal murder

The grieving son of a woman brutally murdered by two shop workers has spoken exclusively of his family's trauma after the pair were convicted.

Festival spearheads campaign to stamp out legal highs

Festival spearheads campaign to stamp out legal highs

A family-based festival is leading the way in banning potentially lethal legal highs from the summer event.

Driver hurt after crashing into tree

Driver hurt after crashing into tree

A busy road is now open in both directions after a driver hit a tree head-on just before rush hour.

Truck catches fire on motorway

Truck catches fire on motorway

An inferno engulfed this truck as motorists drove past just feet away on a busy motorway carriageway.

'Perfect storm' led to death of man after row with bouncers

'Perfect storm' led to death of man after row with bouncers

A Saga worker died at the firm's Christmas party after a perfect storm of factors following a row with two bouncers, a manslaughter trial has heard.

Weapons cache found at rundown home

Weapons cache found at rundown home

Bomb disposal experts are sifting through a rundown house where a man died earlier this week, after weapons and ammunition were discovered.

'We might never know why shop workers killed loving gran'

'We might never know why shop workers killed loving gran'

The man who led the hunt for a grandmother's killers says their "wall of silence" means it might never be known why they committed murder.

Guilty: Pair convicted of pensioner's brutal murder

Guilty: Pair convicted of pensioner's brutal murder

Two men have today been convicted of murdering a pensioner found dead in a shop basement with brutal injuries.

Crash and oil spill closes A21

Crash and oil spill closes A21

A stretch of the A21 has been shut for several hours after a crash between two cars caused a large oil spill.

Bogus police officer steals cash from elderly man

Bogus police officer steals cash from elderly man

A man pretending to be a police officer has stolen £120 from an elderly man.

Miracle as wedding song wakes mum from coma

Miracle as wedding song wakes mum from coma

A devoted husband helped wake his wife from a coma after a severe stroke by repeatedly playing her a song they danced to on their wedding day.

Pictured: Moment Skull Cracker arrested after four days on run

Pictured: Moment Skull Cracker arrested after four days on run

This is the moment a fugitive prisoner known as the Skull Cracker was arrested after fleeing a Kent prison - as he is questioned over an armed raid.

Long delays after car overturns at Dartford Crossing

Long delays after car overturns at Dartford Crossing

Commuters have been facing heavy congestion on the M25 in Kent after a car overturned at the Dartford Crossing.

Blaze at docks warehouse

Blaze at docks warehouse

More than 20 firefighters have spent two hours tackling a machinery blaze in a warehouse at Chatham Docks.

Ex-marine beaten up with walking stick at home

Ex-marine beaten up with walking stick at home

A pensioner was knocked out when he was savagely clubbed with a walking stick in an unprovoked attack in his garden.

Mum's anger after autistic boy told to 'shut up' in restaurant

Mum's anger after autistic boy told to 'shut up' in restaurant

A mum was forced to walk out of a restaurant after a fellow diner told her autistic son to 'sit down and shut up'.

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