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My friendship with Great Train robber

My friendship with Great Train robber

A Kent author has spoken about his unusual friendship with Ronnie Biggs on the 50th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery.

Student's tragic plea before suicide: 'Take my organs'

Student's tragic plea before suicide: 'Take my organs'

A depressed university student wrote a harrowing message on her wrist before taking her own life.

Go-ahead for technical college

Go-ahead for technical college

Plans for a multi-million pound technical college for up to 600 students in north Kent has been been approved.

Work set to begin on 6,000-home site

Work set to begin on 6,000-home site

A long-awaited development to bring more than 6,000 homes is set to get under way soon after planning approval last night.

Equal rights activists in lather over car wash's 'sexist' offer

Equal rights activists in lather over car wash's 'sexist' offer

A car wash has landed in hot water amid claims it's sexist for offering discounts to women only.

Man stabbed in back in 'racist' attack

Man stabbed in back in 'racist' attack

A man who stabbed a Polish stranger in the back in a "cowardly and racist" attack in a row over a cigarette has been jailed.

Walk ends in horror after pack of killer dogs attacks

Walk ends in horror after pack of killer dogs attacks

A woman and her dog suffered serious bite wounds and needed medical treatment after three killer dogs attacked them on a walk.

House damaged in petrol bombing

House damaged in petrol bombing

Forensic officers have been examining a house badly damaged in a petrol bomb attack early today.

Manhunt for serial sex attacker

Manhunt for serial sex attacker

A serial sex attacker is on the loose in Ashford... as police link three assaults on lone women.

Victim's anger as evil priest spared jail for molesting altar boy

Victim's anger as evil priest spared jail for molesting altar boy

A former altar boy assaulted by a Catholic priest more than 20 years ago has spoken of his devastation after he avoided a prison sentence today.

Council leader: 'We might never get back £3.3m'

Council leader: 'We might never get back £3.3m'

A council leader has admitted he is not optimistic about recouping the £3.3million owed by the collapsed ferry company Transeuropa.

Girl, 13, loses two front teeth in crash with cyclist

Girl, 13, loses two front teeth in crash with cyclist

A schoolgirl has had her two front teeth knocked out after being hit by a cyclist.

Passers-by rushed to help gunshot victim

Passers-by rushed to help gunshot victim

People desperately tried to help a man who died after being shot in the street, a murder trial has heard.

Teen volunteers in acid attack horror

Teen volunteers in acid attack horror

Two young women working at an orphanage for a Kent volunteer agency have been injured in a horrific acid attack.

Jude Law spotted filming in Kent

Jude Law spotted filming in Kent

A Hollywood film starring Jude Law is being shot on a Russian nuclear submarine moored in Kent... with fans trying to catch a glimpse of the A-lister.

Airman electrocuted in 'tragic accident' on railway tracks

Airman electrocuted in 'tragic accident' on railway tracks

A young man found dead on a Kent railway line in what is believed to have been a tragic accident has today been named as an American airman.

Parents rescues teens from sea

Parents rescues teens from sea

Two teenagers were rescued by a parent last night after they swam into trouble off the Whitstable coast.

Man rescued after bridge plunge

Man rescued after bridge plunge

A young man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after falling from a bridge into the River Medway early today.

Oh beer! Lorry carrying beer goes up in flames on A2

Oh beer! Lorry carrying beer goes up in flames on A2

This is the moment a lorry full of cans and bottles of beer was engulfed by a fireball on the A2.

Suspect bailed after ATM ram raid

Suspect bailed after ATM ram raid

A man has been arrested and bailed after ram raiders used a stolen digger to rip two cash machines from a supermarket.

Is ghostly maid roaming historic hall?

Is ghostly maid roaming historic hall?

Paranormal investigators are convinced an author's picture of a "haunted" historic hall has captured a ghostly maid in the window.

'Wicked' teen locked up after raping vulnerable girl

'Wicked' teen locked up after raping vulnerable girl

A teenager is behind bars after tricking a 16-year-old virgin into his home and then raping her.

Fatal beating 'was like something out of a horror film'

Fatal beating 'was like something out of a horror film'

A dad of five was 'being used as a punch bag' when he was set upon in a late-night attack that was to prove fatal, a court heard.

Road cameras called into question

Road cameras called into question

Kent Police are being urged to review how they use automatic number plate recognition technology after another force was ordered to dismantle cameras.

Swarms of jellyfish plague swimmers

Swarms of jellyfish plague swimmers

Swimmers have been stung off the Kent coast despite warnings of a high number of jellyfish in our waters.

Man helps police after woman's death

Man helps police after woman's death

An elderly man is assisting police with their inquiries today after a 79-year-old woman was discovered dead at a house.

Rivals' dispute led to death threats

Rivals' dispute led to death threats

A fall-out between two business pals led to a “misguided” youngster threatening to take deadly revenge.

Eye in the sky: Photographer snaps perfect halo around sun

Eye in the sky: Photographer snaps perfect halo around sun

An amateur photographer has captured the spectacular sight of the sun surrounded by a mysterious halo... like a giant eye gazing down from the sky.

Major alert on KLM flight at Manston

Major alert on KLM flight at Manston

Dozens of firefighters surrounded a KLM plane at the centre of a major alert on the runway at Manston airport last night.

Gallery's one millionth visitor will have a special reason to celebrate...

Gallery's one millionth visitor will have a special reason to celebrate...

The man or woman who claims the title of the millionth visitor through the Turner Contemporary's doors will be well set to celebrate.

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