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A former champion boxer and Olympic hopeful was on licence from prison for witness intimidation when he beat a reveller to death, a court heard.
A banned driver who crashed into a teenage moped rider before fleeing the scene and leaving her for dead is behind bars.
A man and woman in their forties suffered from breathing in smoke after a fire took hold in a kitchen.
A bully who subjected young girls to an ordeal of rape and debauchery - even threatening to set one victim alight - has been locked up for 18 years.
Medway Hospital is one of 11 in the country to be 'buddied' up with top health teams... after a catalogue of failings was highlighted.
A brave cashier has been praised after courageously fighting off a female robber who attacked him with a kitchen knife in a 30-minute ordeal.
County councillors are set to come under huge pressure today to oppose controversial plans to close 23 children's centres across Kent.
A man in his 20s was stuck for two hours after becoming stuck in a potato harvester.
Kent's crime commissioner has supported calls today for "drunk tanks" to avoid packing police cells with nuisance binge drinkers.
A fashion retailer with several stores in Kent is being criticised for selling revealing clothing to girls as young as eight.
An 84-year-old man has been flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after his car overturned when it hit a lamppost today.
Several people - including two children - have been taken to hospital after a serious crash involving two cars this morning.
Music megastars including Sting, Kanye West and Kings of Leon wowed crowds on stage in Maidstone last night.
A tug has been brought in to remove a sailing barge which struck the Kingsferry Bridge at Sheppey this morning.
A pair of teenage boys have been discovered safe after a public appeal to find them, police said today.
Around 25 firefighters tackled a blaze at a marina clubhouse and cafe.
Business leaders say a boost in staff levels in small businesses shows "growing confidence".
Half of all cigarettes smoked in one town are illegal, a shock investigation has revealed.
A council has been criticised for launching efforts to woo a new ferry company to its port as it is still owed money by its troubled former operator.
A young man who stamped on his victim's head in a vicious attack has been locked up for seven years.
Detectives leading a large-scale search for a fat, bald sex attacker who has struck at least three times believe he could be married with children.
A crane driver was so angry at being cut up he dragged a motorist out of the car and smashed his fist into his face.
Children had an unusual visitor to their school gates today - when a lost chipmunk was discovered in the rain.
Forensic officers have been compiling evidence after a woman was raped in a car park.
Witnesses are being sought after a man was stabbed in the back with what is believed to have been a screwdriver during a street row.
A man sparked a three-hour siege with armed police after "totally losing control" when his suspicious girlfriend confronted him over text messages.
Two men are in custody today on suspicion of being involved in terrorism after police arrested them at the Port of Dover and seized ammunition.
A former headteacher slipped into a coma and died on a charity trip to Africa two months after a fall, an inquest was told.
Payday lender websites have been blocked on all Medway Council computers - including those at libraries - amid increasing fears of spiralling debt.
A judge had to take a second look after sending out 12 jury members to consider their verdict... to find 13 coming back in!
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