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Shame of teen over bowling alley sex crime

Shame of teen over bowling alley sex crime

A teenager who had been in the country for just four months is now on the sex offenders’ register after touching girls at a bowling alley.

Tyre death firm fine appeal fails

Tyre death firm fine appeal fails

A tyre firm has failed to get a £1 million fine cut following its conviction for health and safety failures that led to the death of a young fitter.

'Dangerous road' gets more backing for change

'Dangerous road' gets more backing for change

A petition to get a crossing on a road which has claimed several lives has had some extra weight thrown behind it after councillors backed the scheme.

Journalists are your eyes and ears...even at inquests

Journalists are your eyes and ears...even at inquests

New guidance from chief coroner on how to treat the media at inquests is to be applauded.

Lucky kmfm listener starts weekend with an extra £1,000

Lucky kmfm listener starts weekend with an extra £1,000

No tricks - one lucky listener has received a £1,000 treat thanks to kmfm's Thousand Pound Friday.

Police chopper in overnight frantic search

Police chopper in overnight frantic search

Helicopter sent up after alarm raised over missing person.

Police close road after medical emergency

Police close road after medical emergency

Three ambulances and an ambulance car were called to a medical emergency shortly before 9am.

Review: Vanity Bites Back

Review: Vanity Bites Back

Helen Duff's portrayal of Jill Grainger as an eccentric wannabe TV chef whose styling harks back to a 1950s housewife is delightfully unhinged.

Teenager stabbed in stomach

Teenager stabbed in stomach

A man is in hospital after he was injured after a row broke out with a group of men.

Ukip leadership contenders at odds over future for Manston

Ukip leadership contenders at odds over future for Manston

Frontrunners in Ukip leadership race set out their stall over Manston

VIDEO: Gas leak closes car park leading to mayhem

VIDEO: Gas leak closes car park leading to mayhem

A council has justified a ticket blitz on rogue parking, saying drivers cannot just "abandon" cars to go shopping.

Man 'found dead in campervan'

Man 'found dead in campervan'

Police are at the scene after a man was reportedly found dead in a campervan at an industrial estate following concerns for his welfare.

VIDEO: Firefighters tackle blaze in village

VIDEO: Firefighters tackle blaze in village

Plumes of black smoke can be seen in a village tonight after a garden, three sheds and a van went up in flames.

Fines for drivers using phones plummet by 95%

Fines for drivers using phones plummet by 95%

The number of drivers fined for using their mobile phones at the wheel in Kent has "fallen off a cliff" - dropping by almost 4,000 in five years.

'They've been stabbed lol' - murderer's accomplice

'They've been stabbed lol' - murderer's accomplice

A pregnant teenager who helped hide a murder weapon after two people were brutally killed joked about the stabbings on Facebook just hours later.

Crackdown on late-night nuisance drivers

Crackdown on late-night nuisance drivers

Police are cracking down on nuisance drivers having late-night gatherings in car parks in two Kent districts.

Crackdown targets 2,700 illegally-parked lorries

Crackdown targets 2,700 illegally-parked lorries

Police and highways officers have dealt with more than 2,700 HGVs parked unsafely and illegally on Kent's roads since a crackdown began last December.

Creepy barber locked up

Creepy barber locked up

A creepy barber with a fixation for blondes has been jailed after launching a year-long campaign of harassment against three women.

Gun fanatic hid stash of weapons in Screwfix shed

Gun fanatic hid stash of weapons in Screwfix shed

A worker has been locked up after stashing two working guns in a shed at a Screwfix store.

Pair fined for illegal disposal of wood near dual carriageway

Pair fined for illegal disposal of wood near dual carriageway

Two men who showed a “blatant disregard for the environment” when they illegally disposed of mounds of wood have been fined.

Witness to Lee Rigby death found hanged

Witness to Lee Rigby death found hanged

A troubled and isolated man, who witnessed Lee Rigby being hacked to death, was found hanged, an inquest heard.

Police investigating fruit thefts charge two men

Police investigating fruit thefts charge two men

Two men have been charged after thousands of pounds of fruit was stolen from farms.

Cop 'did not die accidentally during drug-fuelled sex game': pathologist

Cop 'did not die accidentally during drug-fuelled sex game': pathologist

A policeman did not die by accident after a neck leash momentarily slipped during a sex game, a pathologist has told a murder case jury.

Kent sees alien ladybird invasion

Kent sees alien ladybird invasion

Alien harlequin ladybirds are invading Kent gardens - and they could threaten our native species.

Thug poured bleach over ex-lover after bust-up

Thug poured bleach over ex-lover after bust-up

A furious man poured bleach over his ex-lover in a row over a man staying at their home.

Ukip councillor quits planning role in Manston row

Ukip councillor quits planning role in Manston row

Councillor stands aside as planning committee chairman after video shows him vowing to block housing plans to help Manston airport campaign.

'I was not enjoying it'

'I was not enjoying it'

An ex-teacher accused of groping a sleeping woman on a train claimed in court he had no sexual motive in touching her.

Fire at converted barn

Fire at converted barn

Three fire crews were called to a rural house fire.

Girl needs 24-hour care after being hit by car

Girl needs 24-hour care after being hit by car

An 11-year-old girl will remain in full leg cast until Christmas after suffering severe injuries when she was hit by a car.

Motorcyclist could hold vital clues to fatal crash

Motorcyclist could hold vital clues to fatal crash

Officers investigating a crash which killed a young motorcyclist are appealing for another biker to come forward.

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