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'I feel bad and guilty for what I have done'

'I feel bad and guilty for what I have done'

A man acted in a "mad, crazy, drunken moment" when he slipped dozens of anti-depressants in his pal's drink, a court heard.

High earners offered 'premiums' to lure them to council

High earners offered 'premiums' to lure them to council

Applicants for senior and six-figure salary posts at KCC are having their packages boosted to ensure posts are filled, it's been revealed.

600 jobs promised if business park gets the green light

600 jobs promised if business park gets the green light

Two companies are ready to expand at controversial M20 site close to Leeds Castle.

Beer and tennis anyone?

Beer and tennis anyone?

What unites wood panels, tennis, ship building and the Bahamas? Ask your MP.

Dig uncovers henge dating back 5,000 years

Dig uncovers henge dating back 5,000 years

A rare prehistoric henge, dating from the same time as Stone Henge, has been uncovered in an archaeological dig in Kent.

Extra drink-drive checks announced

Extra drink-drive checks announced

The Government has launched a £740,000 summer anti drink-drive campaign.

The best of old and new

The best of old and new

Lily and Aster Cottages, Ulcombe Road, Headcorn First chance to view the bespoke kitchens at this pair of Kentish cottages – £295,000

Firestarter torched flat... because she was having a bad day

Firestarter torched flat... because she was having a bad day

A troubled woman who set fire to a Victorian house where others lived was suffering from a rare personality disorder, a court heard.

Toddler locked in car

Toddler locked in car

A toddler had to be rescued by fire crews from a locked car outside a supermarket.

Sleeping pills slipped into dwarf's beer 'could have led to death': Court

Sleeping pills slipped into dwarf's beer 'could have led to death': Court

Dozens of anti-depressant pills slipped into the beer of a hard-drinking dwarf could have alone led to his death, a court's heard.

Driver, 22, dies after crashing into pole

Driver, 22, dies after crashing into pole

A young driver has died more than a week after his car crashed into a telegraph pole near Blean

Jobs in doubt as Eurotunnel ordered to stop cross-Channel ferries

Jobs in doubt as Eurotunnel ordered to stop cross-Channel ferries

Cross-Channel ferry operator Eurotunnel has been told to stop its My Ferry Link service within six months in a Competition Commission ruling.

Competition Commission blocks Eurotunnel's Dover ferry operation

Competition Commission blocks Eurotunnel's Dover ferry operation

Eurotunnel will have to stop operating ferry services at the port of Dover, after a shock decision by the Competition Commission.

Pastor arrested as part of Rwanda genocide investigation

Pastor arrested as part of Rwanda genocide investigation

A Rwandan man - now Pastor at an Ashford church - has been quizzed as part of an investigation into the country's 1994 genocide.

Sex infections soar by a third in Kent

Sex infections soar by a third in Kent

The number of sex infection cases in Kent has rocketed... and one area is particularly badly hit.

A tail of six toes

A tail of six toes

They may not be purrrfect but...

Round GB rowing team quit race after illness off Kent coast

Round GB rowing team quit race after illness off Kent coast

Two women have been forced to quit the round Britain rowing race after being hit by sea sickness!

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Channel Tunnel passengers were shocked to find a man -unconscious and half-naked on a train.

Tributes to 'one in a million' dad of two

Tributes to 'one in a million' dad of two

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a crash which killed a 46-year-old motorcyclist - named locally as Mobi King.

Walkout for hundreds of Kent government workers

Walkout for hundreds of Kent government workers

Jobseekers and benefit claimants are among those affected as government workers down tools in a day of industrial action today.

After Earth (12A)

After Earth (12A)

Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Zoe Isabella Kravitz & Sophie Okonedo.

Man stable in hospital after shooting

Man stable in hospital after shooting

A 24-year-old man was today stable in hospital after being shot with what's believed to be shotgun.

New style and interior for Nissan Micra

New style and interior for Nissan Micra

The new Nissan Micra has been updated with fresh styling, new technology and a significantly revised interior.

Olympian tests his metal... against a robot

Olympian tests his metal... against a robot

When it comes to challengers, there are not many on two legs faster than Olympian Adam Gemili. Just as well for BRIAN the robot.

Firefighters tackle blaze in lorry containing gas bottles

Firefighters tackle blaze in lorry containing gas bottles

Fire crews are venting gas from potentially explosive gas bottles on a blazing lorry.

Latest: Witness appeal after motorcyclist's death

Latest: Witness appeal after motorcyclist's death

Police have appealed for witnesses to a crash in Rainham, in which a 46-year-old man died.

'Earthquake' as Labrinth sends fans flying

'Earthquake' as Labrinth sends fans flying

Singer Labrinth caused a sensation at a summer ball when he knocked dozens of fans to the floor in a stage dive.

CCTV footage released in hunt for bank fraudster

CCTV footage released in hunt for bank fraudster

Police have released a CCTV video image of a woman they want to speak to about an attempted £5,000 cheque fraud in the Ashford branch of RBS.

Spike victim calls for danger to be removed

Spike victim calls for danger to be removed

A woman impaled on a metal spike during a night out in Rochester has spoken of her ordeal for the first time.

Hard times for burglar who thought he was Dickens

Hard times for burglar who thought he was Dickens

A burglar went on an orgy of drunken violence at a 15th Century listed home... thinking he was the author Charles Dickens!

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