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Un-bee-lievable! Swarm sets up home in velociraptor's jaws

Un-bee-lievable! Swarm sets up home in velociraptor's jaws

A dinosaur bit off more than it could chew when a swarm of bees set up home - in its mouth - at a Kent wildlife park.

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Crews tackle fire in industrial building started by electrical fault

Crews tackle fire in industrial building started by electrical fault

Firefighters have been called to a blaze at an industrial building.

'Wedding addict' couple spend £40k on three weddings

'Wedding addict' couple spend £40k on three weddings

A loved up couple - dubbed Mr and Mrs Right - spent more than £40,000 to get married three times.

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'No one can prepare you for seeing your baby hooked to machines'

'No one can prepare you for seeing your baby hooked to machines'

A couple spent just 20 minutes with their newborn son before he was taken to get life-saving heart surgery.

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Crews battle football-pitch sized blaze

Crews battle football-pitch sized blaze

Forty firefighters were sent to tackle a large fire which raged on into the night and claimed a hectare of scrubland.

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Grandmother, 92, died in care home in 'unwitnessed incident'

Grandmother, 92, died in care home in 'unwitnessed incident'

Family of a 92-year-old who died following an unwitnessed incident at a residential home call for improved standards in the care sector.

Children at risk of choking at 'chaotic' pre-school

Children at risk of choking at 'chaotic' pre-school

Ofsted inspectors found children were at risk of choking at a "chaotic" pre-school, with youngsters standing on chairs and wandering unnoticed.

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'Game on': School starts teaching pupils Esports

'Game on': School starts teaching pupils Esports

A secondary school in Kent is among the first in the country to start offering its pupils a post-16 qualification in Esports and competitive gaming.

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Jealous stalker terrorised ex and broke into her home

Jealous stalker terrorised ex and broke into her home

A 'Jekyll and Hyde' taxi driver and dad-of-five harassed his ex-partner at home, work and in messages and phone calls after their relationship ended.

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Mum calls for barbecue beach ban after son's horror fall

Mum calls for barbecue beach ban after son's horror fall

A mum says 'there was blood everywhere' after her son cut his foot on a disposable barbecue buried in the sand at a beach. Warning: graphic image.

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Take a look inside 'flatpack' home on market for £3m

Take a look inside 'flatpack' home on market for £3m

The unique design of this German-manufactured six-bedroom home makes for a truly striking property.

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'Naked Carpenter' went to police station in transparent pants

'Naked Carpenter' went to police station in transparent pants

A serial sex offender dubbed 'the Naked Carpenter' was released from prison only to immediately go to a police station wearing transparent pants.

Dumped Cluckle Brothers looking for home

Dumped Cluckle Brothers looking for home

Two cockerels called Paul and Barry Cluckle are looking for a home after being abandoned.

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Robber hit shopkeeper with cricket bat during raid

Robber hit shopkeeper with cricket bat during raid

A raider who attacked a shop worker with a cricket bat has been locked up.

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Tributes to young father after A249 bridge fall

Tributes to young father after A249 bridge fall

There has been an outpouring of grief following the death of a 22-year-old who was hit by a lorry.

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Teen cyclist seriously hurt in crash

Teen cyclist seriously hurt in crash

A teenage cyclist is in a serious condition in hospital after being involved in a collision with a car.

Fire crews tackling 'building site' blaze

Fire crews tackling 'building site' blaze

Fire crews are at the site of a blaze believed to be on a building site near the A2.

Police manhunt after high street brawl

Police manhunt after high street brawl

A manhunt has been launched after a high street food stall was damaged during a night-time brawl.

1,000 free whoppers at new Burger King

1,000 free whoppers at new Burger King

A long-awaited drive-through is giving away 1,000 burgers to celebrate its opening.

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Millions to get more money in their pay packets from this month

Millions to get more money in their pay packets from this month

Millions of workers are expected to see their take-home pay increase from this month thanks to changes to National Insurance contributions.

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Boy, 16, in court over park murder bid

Boy, 16, in court over park murder bid

A 16-year-old has appeared in court charged with stabbing a young footballer in broad daylight.

'The tip is cleaner than our eyesore road'

'The tip is cleaner than our eyesore road'

Residents forced to live among crumbling garages and piles of dumped waste for decades are pleading with a council to clamp down on flytippers.

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Pensioner helped by 'angel on earth' at petrol station

Pensioner helped by 'angel on earth' at petrol station

A nan who is living 'hand to mouth' due to the cost of living crisis was left overwhelmed by a kind stranger who paid for her fuel.

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Supermarket puts security tags on baby milk

Supermarket puts security tags on baby milk

A chain has resorted to tagging baby milk as prices rise amid the cost of living crisis.

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Teens kicked man in head in senseless spate of attacks

Teens kicked man in head in senseless spate of attacks

A man in his 60s dragged to the ground and kicked in the head was among several people 'going about their business' who were brutally assaulted.

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Scorching 30C temperatures to hit Kent

Scorching 30C temperatures to hit Kent

High pressure is going to bring very hot dry weather to Kent over the next week with some forecasts warning of the potential for another heatwave.

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Spillage causing tailbacks near tunnel

Spillage causing tailbacks near tunnel

There are delays on the approach to the Dartford Tunnel due to reports of a lorry dropping some of its cargo.

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£25m leisure centre overhaul back on the agenda

£25m leisure centre overhaul back on the agenda

Plans to demolish and replace an ageing leisure centre as part of a multi-million pound project are due to be voted on.

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'Dogs, cats and rabbits are being dumped all over the place'

'Dogs, cats and rabbits are being dumped all over the place'

An animal rescue is housing 140 cats while another is running out of food donations as people struggle to afford to look after their pets.

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Hit-and-run driver Googled 'body found'

Hit-and-run driver Googled 'body found'

A man was thrown into a skip after being hit by a speeding mum who drove off after the crash and later Googled the crime.

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