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Navy and RAF escorts Russian 'skulking ship of shame'

Navy and RAF escorts Russian 'skulking ship of shame'

A Russian aircraft carrier task group is passing through the English Channel escorted by the Royal Navy and RAF.

Paedophile pensioner jailed

Paedophile pensioner jailed

A sick pervert who subjected five children to a catalogue of abuse over four decades has been handed a long prison sentence.

Hatchet attack felt like 'being struck by lightning'

Hatchet attack felt like 'being struck by lightning'

A man who claims he was "savagely" attacked with a hatchet by his actor cousin says the blows felt like he had been struck by lightning.

Sweet success for Louis

Sweet success for Louis

An entrepreneurial teenager has taken his sweet treats to be tried and tested at a popular farmers market.

VIDEO: Police car and taxi collide

VIDEO: Police car and taxi collide

A dashcam has captured the moment a patrol car collided with a taxi as it pulled out of a police station on an emergency call.

Young woman found dead in student digs

Young woman found dead in student digs

Police were called following the death of a 20-year-old student.

Jail for thug who attacked police officer with knife

Jail for thug who attacked police officer with knife

A violent thug has been locked up for savagely attacking a police officer with a knife.

Sex attacker 'jumped on woman's back in car park'

Sex attacker 'jumped on woman's back in car park'

Two women have relived the moment a knifeman wearing a stocking over his head subjected them to terrifying daytime sex attacks in car parks.

M25 traffic clears after earlier crash

M25 traffic clears after earlier crash

Traffic tailed back for miles after a crash on the M25.

Police chase ends in several patrol cars damaged

Police chase ends in several patrol cars damaged

A police pursuit along a motorway ended in a suspected stolen vehicle hitting several patrol cars - injuring three officers.

Blaze drama as house goes up in flames

Blaze drama as house goes up in flames

An elderly woman was given oxygen after a two-storey house caught fire.

Delays after moped crash

Delays after moped crash

Drivers are told to expect long delays after a crash between a car and moped on a busy town road.

Back to Rochester for BBC’s Flog It!

Back to Rochester for BBC’s Flog It!

People are being urged to bring their antiques to be valued by Flog It's experts at Rochester Cathedral today.

Care home damned for many failings

Care home damned for many failings

A care home has been put into special measures after inspectors found staff there couldn't keep residents safe in an emergency.

Former Gills star dies

Former Gills star dies

Former Gills defender Dave Shipperley has died at the age of 64.

Loan sharks helping ‘make people homeless’

Loan sharks helping ‘make people homeless’

Experts say victims of illegal money lending can face eviction and be pushed to the brink of suicide.

‘Save our iconic shelters’ plea

‘Save our iconic shelters’ plea

A charitable trust is being set up to raise money to restore what campaigners say is a vital part of a village's history.

CCTV appeal in hunt for hammer-wielding robbers

CCTV appeal in hunt for hammer-wielding robbers

Police have released CCTV pictures after an elderly shopkeeper was threatened and punched by three hooded men armed with a hammer.

Council back down on Millwall move

Council back down on Millwall move

Plans that could have forced Millwall to seek out a new home in north Kent have been scrapped after a huge public backlash.

Drugs cuckoo caged

Drugs cuckoo caged

A promising footballer who became a "cuckoo" in Kent - where a dealer takes over a house and then recruits drugs runners - has been jailed.

Drunken thugs jailed for robbing disabled man of 40p

Drunken thugs jailed for robbing disabled man of 40p

Two thugs have been locked up for robbing a wheelchair-bound man of loose change in an attack branded "bullying of the worst kind" by a judge.

Ice and fog warning issued

Ice and fog warning issued

Rush hour drivers beware - a severe weather warning means hazardous fog and ice conditions on the roads this morning.

In court: the latest results

In court: the latest results

Find out who has been named and shamed this week in Kent's magistrates' courts.

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a man in his 50s was stabbed in the chest in a late-night attack.

More homeless seeking shelter from churches

More homeless seeking shelter from churches

Demand for winter shelter by the homeless in Gravesend has already soared past last year's figures.

Random ‘attacks’ in busy shopping precinct spark arrest

Random ‘attacks’ in busy shopping precinct spark arrest

A 23-year-old man is being quizzed by police following reports he almost crashed into a Waitrose before assaulting passersby.

Slow down! Wrong speed limit sign installed

Slow down! Wrong speed limit sign installed

Highways teams have removed a new speed limit sign wrongly installed on a road in Tenterden.

Suspected drug dealers named

Suspected drug dealers named

Police have arrested 18 people as part of a year-long investigation into the suspected large-scale distribution of heroin and cocaine.

Teen who fled to Kent after party murder is locked up

Teen who fled to Kent after party murder is locked up

A 17-year-old boy who stabbed a friend to death at a birthday party before going on the run in Kent has been locked up.

VIDEO: Train derailment misery to last for rest of week

VIDEO: Train derailment misery to last for rest of week

Some train services in Kent are likely to be disrupted for the rest of the week after a train derailed.

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