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Kiss me Kent... or how we're inspiring the high street catwalks

Kiss me Kent... or how we're inspiring the high street catwalks

Forget Paris and Milan, one Kent town is fast becoming a fashion mecca.

Teens make history with first all-girl cathedral choir

Teens make history with first all-girl cathedral choir

A group of teenagers have broken an almost 1,000-year tradition to become the first to sing in an all-girl choir at Canterbury Cathedral.

Woman, 89, screams for help after being robbed in shopping centre lift

Woman, 89, screams for help after being robbed in shopping centre lift

Two people are being sought after an elderly woman screamed for help when she had her bag stolen with cash she had just withdrawn.

Four deny murdering young waiter

Four deny murdering young waiter

Four men accused of murdering a young Italian waiter in a flat above a Kent restaurant have today pleaded not guilty.

'I didn't get to say goodbye': Tears of shooting victim's wife at murder trial

'I didn't get to say goodbye': Tears of shooting victim's wife at murder trial

The widow of a father-of-two who died after a street shooting has broken down in tears at the trial of a man accused of his murder.

Kent's hidden homelessness crisis

Kent's hidden homelessness crisis

The number of people so desperate they are forced to sleep on the streets has shot up over the last two years, a leading charity has revealed.

‘We had no clue he was cultivating cannabis in blaze barn’

‘We had no clue he was cultivating cannabis in blaze barn’

A man died when a barn used to grow cannabis went up in flames, an inquest has heard.

Dog dies and teen injured in fire

Dog dies and teen injured in fire

A 17-year-old boy has been treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns after trying in vain to save his pet from a kitchen fire.

Crime-cutting CCTV camera hacked down on estate... after just two days

Crime-cutting CCTV camera hacked down on estate... after just two days

Vandals hacked down a CCTV camera with an angle grinder just two days after it was installed on an estate in a bid to reduce crime.

Neighbours fight for gypsies to stay on land

Neighbours fight for gypsies to stay on land

A gypsy family have been allowed to stay on a patch of land... after neighbours said they had improved the area.

Tragedy of hotel overdose death woman who was scared of ageing

Tragedy of hotel overdose death woman who was scared of ageing

A former school counsellor who was terrified of getting old killed herself with a drugs overdose in a hotel room, an inquest heard.

Police arrest suspect over Gillingham hit and run death

Police arrest suspect over Gillingham hit and run death

Police have made an arrest after the hit and run killing of John O'Donohue.

Killer jailed again after being caught with knife in sock

Killer jailed again after being caught with knife in sock

A convicted killer who stabbed his victim to death has been jailed... after being found with a blade in his sock.

Owners of dog electrocuted in 'live' puddle get payout

Owners of dog electrocuted in 'live' puddle get payout

Power giants have paid out thousands after a dog was electrocuted on a loose live wire.

Elderly woman punched in face after intruder breaks into home

Elderly woman punched in face after intruder breaks into home

An intruder broke a pensioner's nose when he forced his way into her home and then struck her in the face.

Sacked council worker steals thousands from car park machines

Sacked council worker steals thousands from car park machines

A council officer who lost his job monitoring car park meters plotted a scam to steal thousands by emptying the machines of £1 coins.

Refuse worker injured in dustcart accident

Refuse worker injured in dustcart accident

An investigation's been launched after a refuse crew member was seriously injured in an accident with a dustcart.

'I didn't stop fighting'

'I didn't stop fighting'

A woman has told a court she thought of staying alive for her children as she fought off a brutal rapist in an alleyway.

Couple appeal £6k fine over barking dogs

Couple appeal £6k fine over barking dogs

A pet owner is appealing a large fine over complaints about her barking dogs - claiming much of the noise came from other animals.

Murder probe continues after man mown down by car in street row dies

Murder probe continues after man mown down by car in street row dies

A murder investigation was continuing today after a man died after being dragged against metal railings in a hit-and-run.

Elderly man dies after falling ill at pub

Elderly man dies after falling ill at pub

A man in his 80s has died after emergency services were called to a pub over concerns for his health.

Father 'murdered after street shooting sparked by family row'

Father 'murdered after street shooting sparked by family row'

A father-of-two died after a shooting sparked by "bad blood" between two families, murder trial jurors have been told.

Long-distance mental health care is branded 'disgusting'

Long-distance mental health care is branded 'disgusting'

Vulnerable mental health patients have endured journeys of hundreds of miles for hospital treatment because no beds were available closer to home.

37st man: ‘I had to diet or die!’

37st man: ‘I had to diet or die!’

A hospital porter who ballooned to a massive 37 stone believes he has saved his life by ditching a daily diet of 20 pints of beer and 16 sausages.

Foster mum loses children after affair with convicted sex offender

Foster mum loses children after affair with convicted sex offender

A foster mother has had three children removed from her care after falling for a man online without realising he was a convicted sex offender.

Why taking legal highs is dicing with death

Why taking legal highs is dicing with death

This tin of beans has undergone more safety tests than drugs that can kill in an instant.

Killer's sentence extended after witness 'nobbling'

Killer's sentence extended after witness 'nobbling'

A convicted killer who used others to threaten key witnesses at his trial has had his sentence increased.

Guilty: Second conviction after man killed in city park attack

Guilty: Second conviction after man killed in city park attack

Jurors have today taken just two hours to convict a second man of the manslaughter of a rough sleeper - after his friend admitted the same charge.

Man sets himself on fire in field... before asking neighbours to ring 999

Man sets himself on fire in field... before asking neighbours to ring 999

A man who suffered from depression died after turning himself into a human fireball and then asking shocked residents to ring the emergency services.

Nursed back to health - and the wild

Nursed back to health - and the wild

A seal pup has been released back into the wild thanks to an animal sanctuary after being found ill and stranded for two days on a beach.

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