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Patients wait 11 hours in filthy conditions at troubled hospital

Patients wait 11 hours in filthy conditions at troubled hospital

Kent's largest hospital has been slammed in a damning report after inspectors found A&E patients waiting more than 11 hours in filthy conditions.

Salesman admits stealing £2k from vulnerable woman of 90

Salesman admits stealing £2k from vulnerable woman of 90

A door-to-door salesman who took advantage of a kindly 90-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer by stealing £2,000 has been spared jail.

Sky without limits for teen as one of Britain's youngest helicopter pilots

Sky without limits for teen as one of Britain's youngest helicopter pilots

A teenager's feet are still in the clouds after becoming one of Britain's youngest helicopter pilots - and qualified to teach others to fly.

Ex-school lab technician jailed for trying to lure boy of 14 for sex

Ex-school lab technician jailed for trying to lure boy of 14 for sex

A perverted former school lab technician who met a young boy on an internet chatroom before trying to entice him to his home for sex has been jailed.

Man in intenstive care after pond rescue

Man in intenstive care after pond rescue

A man flown to hospital after being rescued from a pond today is in intensive care.

Drunken thugs attack innocent ferry passengers 'like animals'

Drunken thugs attack innocent ferry passengers 'like animals'

Yobs behaved "like animals" when they launched a vicious attack on a family enjoying a ferry crossing - including punching a boy in the face.

Four-legged guest of honour at funeral

Four-legged guest of honour at funeral

The beloved horse of a woman who lost her battle with cancer joined mourners at the side of her grave today.

Probe into police response to teen's disappearance before body found

Probe into police response to teen's disappearance before body found

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the response by officers to the disappearance of a teenager later found dead.

Warning after two schoolgirls approached by suspicious man

Warning after two schoolgirls approached by suspicious man

A school has issued a warning after two girls were approached by a suspicious man - amid fears pupils are befriending strangers on social media.

Investigation after teen stabbed in alley

Investigation after teen stabbed in alley

Witnesses are being sought after an 18-year-old man was stabbed in an alleyway last night.

Teenager becomes new youth tsar a year after Twitter debacle

Teenager becomes new youth tsar a year after Twitter debacle

A 19-year-old has today been appointed Kent's youth commissioner almost a year after the original appointment collapsed over offensive Twitter posts.

Hedgehog paralysed after being kicked 'like a football' by yobs

Hedgehog paralysed after being kicked 'like a football' by yobs

A hedgehog has paralysed back legs and is badly bruised after being kicked "like a football" by a gang of teenage boys.

Family of driver who died when truck overturned set to take legal action

Family of driver who died when truck overturned set to take legal action

Relatives of a father killed when the cement mixer truck he was driving overturned off a motorway are set to pursue legal action, an inquest heard.

Cruel thieves steal hundreds of pounds from charity that helps seriously ill

Cruel thieves steal hundreds of pounds from charity that helps seriously ill

Cruel thieves have targeted a charity shop that helps seriously ill people - for the second time.

Driver accused of causing councillor's death in head-on crash

Driver accused of causing councillor's death in head-on crash

A man was almost twice the drink-drive limit when he lost control of his car and killed a veteran councillor in a head-on crash, a court heard.

How to grow your own Andy Murray

How to grow your own Andy Murray

Tennis ace Andy Murray is being given another honour - by a Kent grower who is unveiling a plant named after him to the world.

Warning as dangerous dogs 'brought into Kent for illegal fighting rings'

Warning as dangerous dogs 'brought into Kent for illegal fighting rings'

Killer dog breeds illegal in Britain are being brought into Kent by gangs for dangerous fights, the RSPCA has warned.

Man jailed after biting and strangling victim in horrific attack

Man jailed after biting and strangling victim in horrific attack

A man who bit and strangled a victim in a sustained and unprovoked attack after a night of drinking and smoking cannabis has been jailed.

Teens locked up for racist attack on man who stood up to them

Teens locked up for racist attack on man who stood up to them

Two teenage thugs who punched and kicked a stranger to the ground in a racist attack for standing up to them for throwing snowballs are behind bars.

Teenagers held over attack in car park

Teenagers held over attack in car park

Three 17-year-olds have been arrested after a man suffered multiple injuries in an alleged attack in a supermarket car park.

Fourth man charged over death of gran found dead in shop

Fourth man charged over death of gran found dead in shop

A man has appeared in court today charged with preventing the lawful burial of a woman found dead in a shop two weeks after going missing.

Technical hitch halts first crown court appearance of murder suspect

Technical hitch halts first crown court appearance of murder suspect

A technical fault has led to a man accused of murdering a schoolgirl in an alleyway in 1993 not appearing in court today.

The Choo Choo! Rock star Daltrey backs model railway museum

The Choo Choo! Rock star Daltrey backs model railway museum

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced he is supporting a campaign in Kent... for a model railway museum.

Tragedy of sleeping teenager crushed to death in storm

Tragedy of sleeping teenager crushed to death in storm

A teenager was crushed to death when a 30ft tree fell on the caravan she was sleeping in while her mum's home was renovated, a coroner heard today.

Kent student tastes Oscars success

Kent student tastes Oscars success

A former Kent student helped space thriller Gravity win an Oscar for special effects last night.

'Best friend pushed me down stairs'

'Best friend pushed me down stairs'

A young woman has told how she was pushed down stairs by her best friend who grabbed her round the throat when they fell out.

Kent's home-grown Hollywood director misses out at Oscars

Kent's home-grown Hollywood director misses out at Oscars

A former Gravesend Grammar School pupil failed to take a gong in Los Angeles.

Murder trial defendant 'arranged for friend to put pressure on witness'

Murder trial defendant 'arranged for friend to put pressure on witness'

A man standing trial for murder arranged for a friend to ring a prosecution witness to try to get him to change his evidence, jurors have been told.

Four-year ban for £100k Bentley crash driver more than twice drink limit

Four-year ban for £100k Bentley crash driver more than twice drink limit

A man twice the drink-drive limit when he smashed a luxury Bentley worth more than £100,000 into a garden wall has been disqualified - again.

Injection farce at hospital 'put teacher's life in danger'

Injection farce at hospital 'put teacher's life in danger'

A haemophiliac patient claims a hospital is putting lives at risk by not having vital medication available.

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