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'How can any business afford an extra £1k per month?'

'How can any business afford an extra £1k per month?'

The cost of living crisis has claimed another victim after spiralling expenses saw a businesswoman call time on her much-loved tea room.

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Inmate threw hot water over guard and beat him with kettle

Inmate threw hot water over guard and beat him with kettle

An inmate at a Kent prison threw hot water over a guard before beating him with a kettle because he was upset at prison conditions.

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Lights, camera, Margate!

Lights, camera, Margate!

One town has taken a lead role in a growing list of high-profile TV shows and films - here's how you can walk in the footsteps of the stars.

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Work begins on £13m health hub

Work begins on £13m health hub

Work on a new £13.5 million medical practice, that plans to include a GP practice, a minor injury unit, x-ray services, has started.

Three-vehicle crash closes busy road

Three-vehicle crash closes busy road

A crash between a van and two cars has lead to a road being closed for five hours.

'My mum has saved lives by losing hers'

'My mum has saved lives by losing hers'

Julia James' son has said she told him she saw a "weird man" loitering near where she was killed while her daughter says her death has saved others.

Motorbike crash closes main road

Motorbike crash closes main road

Rush hour traffic was delayed after a crash involving a car and a motorbike shut a road between two towns.

Activists barge in on business secretary's lunch

Activists barge in on business secretary's lunch

Climate campaigners disrupted a business lunch, being attended by special guest, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, over rising energy costs.

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'I was giving them easier shift' Bridge flasher speaks out

'I was giving them easier shift' Bridge flasher speaks out

A woman who exposed herself to drivers on a motorway bridge has defended her actions - by saying she was giving hauliers "an easier shift".

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How technology helped catch PCSO's killer

How technology helped catch PCSO's killer

As Callum Wheeler is found guilty of murder, we look at how smartphones, an Apple Watch and dashcams helped track him down and bring him to justice.

Callum Wheeler: From reclusive outsider to murderer

Callum Wheeler: From reclusive outsider to murderer

A 22-year-old who brutally bludgeoned a PCSO to death has been found guilty of murder. But who is he, and what drove him to kill an innocent stranger?

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'I love her so much' Family's tribute as 'loner' guilty of PCSO's murder

'I love her so much' Family's tribute as 'loner' guilty of PCSO's murder

The family of a beloved PCSO bludgeoned to death on a dog walk have paid tribute to her after her killer was convicted of murder.

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Teen teams up with Prince Harry

Teen teams up with Prince Harry

A Kent teenager is joining Prince Harry to help make the internet safer for children around the world.

GCSE and A-Level pupils 'disadvantaged by Covid'

GCSE and A-Level pupils 'disadvantaged by Covid'

GCSE and A-Level pupils face tougher exams this year due to a lack of experience caused by Covid restrictions, a headteacher has said.

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Heart-warming truth behind Polish 'love' signs

Heart-warming truth behind Polish 'love' signs

The mystery over handwritten Polish signs put up across a town has been solved.

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'Rape was clearly on killer's mind', jury told

'Rape was clearly on killer's mind', jury told

Jurors have heard Callum Wheeler - accused of murdering PCSO Julia James - was 'highly sexualised' and had rape 'plainly' on his mind.

Teenager knocked off bike died of head injury

Teenager knocked off bike died of head injury

A teenager who died after being knocked off his bicycle by a car died from a head injury, an inquest has heard.

Man bottled in face taken to hospital

Man bottled in face taken to hospital

A man has been taken to hospital after being hit in the face with a bottle during a fight.

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Two arrests after man suffers serious head injury in pub attack

Two arrests after man suffers serious head injury in pub attack

Police have made two arrests after a man was left with a serious head injury following an attack outside a pub.

Street votes for housing development potentially divisive

Street votes for housing development potentially divisive

Plans to introduce 'street votes' on house extensions could lead to tensions between neighbours, according to the leader of one council.

Concerns for breeding birds

Concerns for breeding birds

Campaigners opposed to a controversial seafront development have expressed their fears for pairs of breeding birds nesting on the site.

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NHS prescription charges to be frozen to help 'ease' cost of living

NHS prescription charges to be frozen to help 'ease' cost of living

The cost of an NHS prescription is being frozen for 2022, the government has announced, which says it will help ease the cost of living.

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Moment car inferno holds up commuters

Moment car inferno holds up commuters

A dramatic car inferno caused lengthy hold ups at a busy motorway junction.

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Huge estate planned for narrow country lane

Huge estate planned for narrow country lane

Residents are fuming after discovering an estate of 650 houses is planned for fields behind their homes.

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Biker captured driving wrong way down M20

Biker captured driving wrong way down M20

A reckless motorcyclist has been caught on camera driving in the wrong direction down a motorway hard shoulder.

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Harry Styles to read a Cbeebies Bedtime Story

Harry Styles to read a Cbeebies Bedtime Story

Singer Harry Styles will take a tour break in favour of a sit down on the Cbeebies sofa later this month where he will read the Bedtime Story.

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Mystery holes appear in Kent park

Mystery holes appear in Kent park

Bosses are scratching their heads after a series of mystery holes have begun appearing across a Kent coastal park.

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Climate protesters force 'Russian oil tanker' to make U-turn

Climate protesters force 'Russian oil tanker' to make U-turn

Climate protestors have been arrested after forcing a tanker carrying Russian diesel to do a U-turn in the Thames.

End of line for the shop that dressed royalty

End of line for the shop that dressed royalty

A tailors with links to royalty and Dickens is to close after 180 years

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Everything you need to know about The Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend

Everything you need to know about The Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend

From street parties to pageants, music concerts to RAF flypasts - here's everything you need to know to enjoy June's giant Jubilee party.

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