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'You're fired!': Apprentice candidate barred from running firm over £12k fraud

'You're fired!': Apprentice candidate barred from running firm over £12k fraud

A man who told makers of The Apprentice he would have no regrets at committing fraud has been banned from running a company after a £12,000 VAT scam.

Redundancy fears amid another high street administration

Redundancy fears amid another high street administration

Shoe retailer Barratts says it is not ruling out job losses and store closures in the county as it calls in administrators.

Alert as boy, two, found on his own

Alert as boy, two, found on his own

Police were called after a two-year-old boy was found on his own in a road by someone living nearby.

Family 'overwhelmed' at support after dad dies in car park attack

Family 'overwhelmed' at support after dad dies in car park attack

A family have paid a touching tribute to 'always smiling' dad Tim Clayton, as a man appears in court accused of his murder.

Woman, 23, arrested after man stabbed

Woman, 23, arrested after man stabbed

A young woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a man was found in a car park with a knife wound to his leg.

Cash-strapped future lies ahead for clairvoyant who conned £114k

Cash-strapped future lies ahead for clairvoyant who conned £114k

A medium who falsely claimed up to £114,000 in benefits could not have predicted her fate... after avoiding a spell behind bars.

Harvesting a flavour of the Med...

Harvesting a flavour of the Med...

A corner of Kent is forever Mediterranean... thanks to the country's first natural olive grove.

Man appears in court charged with murdering estranged wife

Man appears in court charged with murdering estranged wife

A man has been remanded in custody today accused of murdering the wife he ran a micropub with in a seaside town.

Pair held after perfume raid on chemist

Pair held after perfume raid on chemist

Two people have been arrested after perfume thieves smashed their way into a pharmacy this morning.

Smoke billows across A2 after yard goes up in flames

Smoke billows across A2 after yard goes up in flames

Plumes of smokes could be seen for miles after a breaker's yard caught fire.

Boy arrested after knife found at school

Boy arrested after knife found at school

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of taking a knife into a school for children with learning and behavioural difficulties today.

Anger as Gills fail to hold minute's silence

Anger as Gills fail to hold minute's silence

Gillingham FC chairman Paul Scally has blamed an "oversight" on the club not holding a minute's silence before a game to honour the war dead.

Pensioner killed after being knocked down on way back from shops

Pensioner killed after being knocked down on way back from shops

A sprightly pensioner died after being hit by a motorbike on his way home from collecting the winnings from a bet, it has emerged.

Tamera's X Factor dream continues

Tamera's X Factor dream continues

Student Tamera Foster is through to the next round of the X Factor after being described as having "star quality" by the judges.

Girl's shyness cured... by skunk

Girl's shyness cured... by skunk

An eight-year-old girl has found a solution for her shyness that is heaven scent - a pet skunk.

Outrage as teacher 'cuts off labels' from schoolgirl's shoes

Outrage as teacher 'cuts off labels' from schoolgirl's shoes

A mother is furious after a teacher allegedly cut off the labels from her daughter's shoes... because they did not fit the school's uniform policy.

Patient's phone call to hospital costs £8

Patient's phone call to hospital costs £8

A patient was left stunned when a single call after his hospital appointment was cancelled doubled his usual monthly phone bill.

Veterans' chance meet after 50 years

Veterans' chance meet after 50 years

As Kent marks Remembrance Day to honour the fallen, two Army veterans have told how they were reunited by chance after almost 50 years.

Horse equipment thefts trigger police warning

Horse equipment thefts trigger police warning

Horse owners are warned to keep their equipment safe following a spate of thefts reported in West Kent.

Suspected drink-driver arrested after car flips over

Suspected drink-driver arrested after car flips over

A woman was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car flipped onto its roof in an early-morning crash.

Kent falls silent to remember our heroes

Kent falls silent to remember our heroes

The county fell silent today as wreaths were laid at war memorials across Kent in Remembrance Sunday services to honour the fallen.

Girl fights for life after lorry crash

Girl fights for life after lorry crash

A nine-year-old girl is fighting for her life today after suffering serious head injuries in a crash between a lorry and a car.

Pensioner killed after being hit by motorbike named

Pensioner killed after being hit by motorbike named

A pensioner who was killed after being hit by a motorbike in Walderslade has been named as 89-year-old Richard Kane.

Husband accused of murdering his micropub boss wife

Husband accused of murdering his micropub boss wife

A man has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his wife, who ran a micropub with him in a seaside town.

Bikers to pay respects on M25

Bikers to pay respects on M25

Thousands of Kent bikers are today expected to unite to create the world's biggest "poppy" around the M25 to honour the fallen.

Broken bones and stranded pensioners on 'forgotten road'

Broken bones and stranded pensioners on 'forgotten road'

Angry people living on a treacherous road full of potholes are blaming it for broken bones and leaving the elderly too afraid to leave their homes.

Couple keen to press on with vineyard

Couple keen to press on with vineyard

A corking new business is planning to transform part of the Kent countryside into a winery to produce high-quality sparkling wine.

Dad jailed for setting fire to house with children inside

Dad jailed for setting fire to house with children inside

A man who told his girlfriend she would not escape alive before setting fire to a house with their two children inside has been locked up.

Labour of love to create bundles of joy

Labour of love to create bundles of joy

This sleeping baby looks like a newborn girl, but all is not as it seems...

Ex-nurse caught up in cannibal plot trial appears in court

Ex-nurse caught up in cannibal plot trial appears in court

A man arrested after his name emerged in the cannibal plot trial of a US policeman has today appeared in court accused of a string of offences.

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