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Three arrests after daylight cash snatch

Three arrests after daylight cash snatch

Police have bailed three men as the investigation continues into a robbery of thousands of pounds at a village club.

Careful now, this game of bowling could be dangerous...

Careful now, this game of bowling could be dangerous...

Bowling club members have slammed "bonkers" new health and safety rules that mean they need to fill in risk assessment forms.

'Da Vinci helped fit my gastric band'

'Da Vinci helped fit my gastric band'

A mother has dropped four dress sizes after gastric bypass surgery... carried out by a state-of-the art robot called Da Vinci.

Postman misses out on dream sporting role to child abuser

Postman misses out on dream sporting role to child abuser

A postman has spoken of his disappointment at learning he was overlooked to carry the Olympic torch in favour of a man later convicted of child abuse.

Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in A249 crash

Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in A249 crash

A 43-year-old man is being treated in a London hospital after a rush-hour accident.

Sex attacker gets into woman's car before 'assault'

Sex attacker gets into woman's car before 'assault'

A woman screamed after a sex attacker got in her car and forced himself upon her in what's been described as a "disturbing" assault.

Homes demolished after subsidence on trouble-hit estate

Homes demolished after subsidence on trouble-hit estate

Families are being forced to move out of their homes as they're demolished and rebuilt... after subsidence in dozens of new houses.

Pensioner: 'I won't pay council tax as hedge blocks light'

Pensioner: 'I won't pay council tax as hedge blocks light'

A pensioner who has waged an eight-year battle over a neighbour's hedge is now vowing to take her fight to the courts.

Sonic screwdrivers at the ready... the Doctor Who show's in town

Sonic screwdrivers at the ready... the Doctor Who show's in town

A big 3D screening of a Doctor Who special is coming to a cinema near you... and you're invited!

X Factor's Tamera makes Stacey's 1D dream come true

X Factor's Tamera makes Stacey's 1D dream come true

Boy band One Direction found it was the little things that made a special little girl happy when they met cancer sufferer Stacey Mowle.

Police cordon off city centre after body found in public toilets

Police cordon off city centre after body found in public toilets

The body of a man in his 40s has been discovered in the public toilets in a city centre.

Man charged over robbery bid at bank after armed police swoop

Man charged over robbery bid at bank after armed police swoop

A man has been charged with trying to rob a bank after armed police swooped on a city centre and recovered an imitation firearm.

Yule not believe it! World record for elves broken in town centre

Yule not believe it! World record for elves broken in town centre

More than 900 people dressed as elves have descended on a town centre today - breaking a Guiness World Record.

Teacher out celebrating birthday is shot in arm in drive-by attack

Teacher out celebrating birthday is shot in arm in drive-by attack

An investigation is under way after a young woman was shot in the arm in a terrifying random drive-by attack while out celebrating her birthday.

Jail for truck driver who killed 'greatly missed' dad in crash

Jail for truck driver who killed 'greatly missed' dad in crash

A driver has been jailed after his truck struck and killed a 'football-mad' vintage car owner after it broke down on the A2.

Woman charged over murder of man found half-naked on beach

Woman charged over murder of man found half-naked on beach

A woman has been charged with perverting the course of justice over the murder of a man found dead and naked from the waist down on a beach.

New owner's shock at store's grim past

New owner's shock at store's grim past

A man has spoken of his shock at taking the keys for his new shop... before discovering it had been the scene of a murder inquiry just weeks earlier.

Pervert butcher jailed after child sex shame exposed by Olympic torch glory

Pervert butcher jailed after child sex shame exposed by Olympic torch glory

An ex-butcher has today been locked up for three years for child abuse dating back three decades after he was recognised carrying the Olympic torch.

Rifleman locked up after ordering boys onto knees at gunpoint

Rifleman locked up after ordering boys onto knees at gunpoint

A teenager is behind bars after forcing boys aged 10 and 11 onto their knees and threatening them.

Council watchdog members quit after 'secrecy and corruption' claims

Council watchdog members quit after 'secrecy and corruption' claims

Four members of a council's watchdog committee have quit after their report into standards of behaviour was heavily criticised.

Sacked oil trader: 'I'm a scapegoat!'

Sacked oil trader: 'I'm a scapegoat!'

An oil trader sacked from his £140k job because he was 'too hungover to attend meetings' in Singapore has hit back at his ex-bosses.

Man found dead on heath named

Man found dead on heath named

Details have been released about a man whose body was found on a heath by a passer-by.

Shoplifter's disgust at being punched in face by police officers

Shoplifter's disgust at being punched in face by police officers

A young thief who collapsed when he was repeatedly punched in the face by policemen has spoken of his shock after video of his ordeal emerged.

BMW driver, 32, dies in crash with Fiat

BMW driver, 32, dies in crash with Fiat

A driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash after his car crossed the carriageway and hit another.

Driver dies after crash on M25

Driver dies after crash on M25

Police are investigating a crash in which a 39-year-old Renault van driver died when his vehicle overturned on a slip road.

Injured cyclist in 'stable' condition

Injured cyclist in 'stable' condition

A man who suffered head injuries after colliding with a 4x4 this morning, is responding to treatment.

Fraud couple told to prepare for prison

Fraud couple told to prepare for prison

A finance manager and her husband have been told to prepare for jail over a £360,000 fraud after sentence was adjourned as an "act of compassion".

Doctor Who fan time travels back to first episode

Doctor Who fan time travels back to first episode

In the list of memorabilia any Doctor Who fan would fight to own Jason Onion's keepsake is right up there.

Ex-college boss awarded £24k after winning unfair dismissal case

Ex-college boss awarded £24k after winning unfair dismissal case

A former college faculty head subjected to "an intimidating, hostile and offensive" environment has been awarded £24,000 after winning a tribunal.

Mapping Kent's Doctor Who history

Mapping Kent's Doctor Who history

As Doctor Who marks its half century, did you know that many episodes were filmed in the county? Find out where...

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