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Moment knife raider threatens cashier in terrifying store robbery

Moment knife raider threatens cashier in terrifying store robbery

A CCTV image of the moment a knife-wielding robber threatened a woman in a terrifying raid has been released by detectives.

Car ploughs into woods off A21... after four injured in pile-up

Car ploughs into woods off A21... after four injured in pile-up

A pile-up on the A21 left four people injured - just hours before firefighters had to rescue the occupants of a car that crashed on the same road.

Homes across Kent remain on flood alert despite calm after storm

Homes across Kent remain on flood alert despite calm after storm

As residents survey the damage caused by gale-force winds and heavy downpours, hundreds of homes across Kent remain at risk of flooding today.

Drink-driving mum puts blame for seafront car crash on new diet

Drink-driving mum puts blame for seafront car crash on new diet

A mother-of-two knocked back five half-pints of cider before getting behind the wheel of her car - and then blamed a new diet when she crashed.

Mould-ridden flat no place to recover

Mould-ridden flat no place to recover

A mother-of-three wants action as her daughter recovers from a broken leg and jaw - in a flat plagued with damp and mould.

UKIP worker vows to take legal action after dog attack

UKIP worker vows to take legal action after dog attack

A UKIP leaflet deliverer who was attacked by a dog who bit her through a letterbox is now planning to sue the owner.

Woman, 25, fights off 'masked sex attacker after dawn assault'

Woman, 25, fights off 'masked sex attacker after dawn assault'

A young woman says she screamed and elbowed a masked sex attacker when she was grabbed in a dawn assault today.

Armed raiders hold up village Post Office

Armed raiders hold up village Post Office

Firearms officers are hunting two men who carried out a raid on a village Post Office today with what is believed to have been a handgun.

Bomb scare at Royal Mail delivery office

Bomb scare at Royal Mail delivery office

A suspect package at a Royal Mail delivery office sparked a bomb scare this morning - days after explosives were sent to two Kent Army offices.

Man crushed under wheels of coach

Man crushed under wheels of coach

A man has been taken to hospital with a serious leg injury after being crushed under the wheels of a coach.

Angry family sue health trust over grandad's hospital death

Angry family sue health trust over grandad's hospital death

The family of a man who died of pneumonia after falling out of bed twice in just days on a heavily-understaffed hospital ward are suing the NHS.

Bizarre theft of 100 trees outside restaurant puzzles owner

Bizarre theft of 100 trees outside restaurant puzzles owner

A restaurant owner spent £700 on planting more than 100 conifers - only for them all to be dug up and stolen by a brazen thief.

Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

A sleuth dog that uses his super-sensitive snout to sniff out stray and lost dogs is in line for a top Crufts award.

Jail for driver after pensioner killed in crash on her way to church

Jail for driver after pensioner killed in crash on her way to church

A driver who caused the death of a woman on her way to church when his car spun onto the wrong side of the A2 has today been locked up for two years.

Yarnold triumphs with Olympic gold

Yarnold triumphs with Olympic gold

Kent's Lizzy Yarnold won Great Britain’s first gold medal of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on Friday.

Parents bid to clear coma son's name

Parents bid to clear coma son's name

A devastated family are trying to piece together how a man arrested on suspicion of burglary ended up unconscious and still in a coma nine weeks on.

Doctor spared jailed after lying to cover up learner driver wife's car crash

Doctor spared jailed after lying to cover up learner driver wife's car crash

A hospital doctor has avoided prison after lying to police that he was driving when his uninsured wife crashed into a parked Jaguar.

Loved-up couples share a romantic Valentine's meal... at Subway

Loved-up couples share a romantic Valentine's meal... at Subway

Subway was the food of love for three loved-up couples, who celebrated Valentine's Day with a foot-long at the sandwich joint.

Tragic biker who died after being hit by car named as soldier

Tragic biker who died after being hit by car named as soldier

A man who died after he came off his motorbike and was hit by a car has today been named as a serving soldier.

Security company fined £20k after worker's carbon monoxide death

Security company fined £20k after worker's carbon monoxide death

A security company has been fined £20,000 after a security guard was killed when he was overcome be carbon monoxide fumes at a disused nursing home.

Seven 'illegal immigrants' arrested

Seven 'illegal immigrants' arrested

Home Office officials are to question seven suspected illegal immigrants arrested near a town centre industrial estate today.

Boy held over 'sex attack' on teenager

Boy held over 'sex attack' on teenager

A teenager has been arrested after reports of a sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl in a subway.

Horses are being rescued from flooded fields

Horses are being rescued from flooded fields

Action has been taken to rescue 23 horses living in flooded fields after at least four were found to have died. Warning: graphic image.

Revealed: Huge M2 hole is chalk well

Revealed: Huge M2 hole is chalk well

Highways bosses have confirmed a hole that has swallowed up part of the M2 is actually a chalk well, as investigations continue to repair the chasm.

Dramatic collapse at old theatre site

Dramatic collapse at old theatre site

A huge gaping hole has been left in the back of a former theatre under renovation after a dramatic collapse last night.

Northern Ireland terror probe goes on after Army explosives alert

Northern Ireland terror probe goes on after Army explosives alert

Investigators examining suspected explosive devices sent to Army careers offices in Kent are today focusing on a link to dissident Irish Republicans.

Ex-charity boss jailed for fleecing thousands from vulnerable pair

Ex-charity boss jailed for fleecing thousands from vulnerable pair

A former charity manager who committed a "grave breach of trust" by stealing almost £14,000 from two vulnerable people in her care is behind bars.

Furry tail ending for abandoned pups

Furry tail ending for abandoned pups

Love is all around as four days-old puppies abandoned in a slipper box at Christmas have found loving owners for Valentine's Day.

Why love is the only way as Kent named Britain's most romantic place

Why love is the only way as Kent named Britain's most romantic place

As lovers celebrate Valentine's Day, Kent has been named Britain's most romantic area - click here for the county's top 10 slushy place names.

How to keep the kids entertained this week

How to keep the kids entertained this week

Half-term doesn’t have to be about computer games and Cbeebies. There’s plenty going on all across the county so – here’s our pick of the best.

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