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Witnesses sought after gas canister crash

Witnesses sought after gas canister crash

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a lorry hit a police car before smashing into a barrier and overturning - leaving gas cylinders on the road.

Computer glitch causes X-ray delays

Computer glitch causes X-ray delays

A new computer system put in place at hospitals across Kent has led to a backlog of two weeks for patients awaiting the results of X-rays and scans.

Hospital put on special watch as one of worst in the country

Hospital put on special watch as one of worst in the country

Medway Maritime Hospital has been placed in special measures after a vast catalogue of failings was revealed.

Pair charged with raping woman

Pair charged with raping woman

Two men have been remanded in custody accused of raping a woman in Sittingbourne.

Man dies after fall from cliff

Man dies after fall from cliff

An investigation has been launched after a man plunged to his death from a clifftop.

Two charged after large drugs seizures

Two charged after large drugs seizures

Two men have been charged and a further two arrested after large quantities of cannabis and cocaine were found at a home.

Pensioner admits racist abuse

Pensioner admits racist abuse

An elderly woman has pleaded guilty to hurling abuse at Muslims outside a mosque, in the wake of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.

Dinghy couple in Gillingham helicopter rescue

Dinghy couple in Gillingham helicopter rescue

A couple who got stranded in a dinghy in mud on the River Medway in Gillingham had to be winched to safety by a helicopter.

Damning death rate report due

Damning death rate report due

Bosses at Medway Maritime Hospital are today braced for the publication of a report into more than 200 "unnecessary" deaths.

'Let's not delay Thames crossing'

'Let's not delay Thames crossing'

The man leading Kent County Council's call for a new Thames crossing east of Gravesend has said it would be a "waste of time" to put the idea on hold.

Pervert pensioner told child sex abuse victims to call him 'grandad'

Pervert pensioner told child sex abuse victims to call him 'grandad'

A perverted pensioner who groomed young boys for sex after plying them with alcohol and cigarettes has been jailed for more than eight years.

Child porn musician feels guilty....so gives himself up

Child porn musician feels guilty....so gives himself up

A musician who downloaded indecent images handed himself into police after having a pang of conscience.

River hero's brother: 'He saved me from drowning too'

River hero's brother: 'He saved me from drowning too'

The brother of a man feared dead in the Thames after battling to rescue a girl has today told how he also saved him from drowning as a youngster.

Show cancelled after Loose Women star's cancer diagnosis

Show cancelled after Loose Women star's cancer diagnosis

Actress Lynda Bellingham says she is "devastated" after having to postpone a theatre run in the county because of her battle with cancer.

Tragic swimmer's appeal tops £80,000

Tragic swimmer's appeal tops £80,000

TV star David Walliams is among thousands who have donated to an appeal following the tragic death of swimmer Susan Taylor.

CCTV shows unprovoked attack in pub garden

CCTV shows unprovoked attack in pub garden

This image could help catch the bully who repeatedly punched and kicked a man who brushed past him in a pub car park.

Driver avoids jail after reversing over and killing elderly woman

Driver avoids jail after reversing over and killing elderly woman

A grandmother has been banned from driving after killing a woman by reversing over her at speed in Bluewater's car park.

Beery me! Overturned lorry sheds load of beer in M20 crash

Beery me! Overturned lorry sheds load of beer in M20 crash

A stretch of the M20 was shut in both directions when an overturned lorry shed its load of beer across the carriageway this afternoon.

Chaos as lorry smashes into barrier

Chaos as lorry smashes into barrier

Commuters have been enduring long delays on the A249 after a lorry carrying gas canisters went through the central reservation.

Drug addict jailed for frenzied knife attack

Drug addict jailed for frenzied knife attack

A man has today been jailed for 15 years for trying to murder his friend by lashing out with a knife... when he gave him the time.

Dad's 200 units of booze claim in forgery case

Dad's 200 units of booze claim in forgery case

A father told a court how he drank 200 units of alcohol each week to drown out his money worries.

Teen glassed outside holiday park

Teen glassed outside holiday park

A 19-year-old man was seriously assaulted in a bottling outside a holiday park in Dymchurch.

Kent's 84 county councillors claim £1.8m in expenses

Kent's 84 county councillors claim £1.8m in expenses

More than 80 councillors elected to Kent County Council have shared a £1.8m expenses pot, it's been revealed.

Lane hogger spots police... and stops dead in the M20 fast lane

Lane hogger spots police... and stops dead in the M20 fast lane

A driver who spotted police as he hogged the fast lane of the M20 took dramatic action... he stopped!

World's largest passenger aircraft comes to Manston

World's largest passenger aircraft comes to Manston

Manston Airport has today welcomed the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft - British Airways’ first Airbus 380.

Premiership boss soaks up sun in Kent... with egg, chips and ice cream

Premiership boss soaks up sun in Kent... with egg, chips and ice cream

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas popped to the Kent coast to soak up the sun - and proved he's developed a taste for a classic English dish.

Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Chatham Historic Dockyard

Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Chatham Historic Dockyard

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Chatham's Historic Dockyard later this month, it has been revealed today.

Thousands would lose homes under Grain airport plan

Thousands would lose homes under Grain airport plan

Two thousand people would lose their homes under plans for the world's biggest airport at Grain, according to a study commissioned by Boris Johnson.

'Zoos are no longer viable': zoo boss Damian Aspinall

'Zoos are no longer viable': zoo boss Damian Aspinall

A Kent wildlife park boss says he has no intention of closing Howletts or Port Lympne... despite saying zoos should be phased out.

A little corner of Kent that is forever... Scottish!

A little corner of Kent that is forever... Scottish!

If you go down to the woods today you could be in for a huge surprise.

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