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Head teacher reports parent to police for 'harassment'

Head teacher reports parent to police for 'harassment'

A parent faces a potential police probe over allegations of harassment linked to the grammar's unpopular plan to convert to an academy.

Nigel Farage: We followed rules on election spending

Nigel Farage: We followed rules on election spending

Ukip's leader says he is confident the party's campaign spending complied with the law.

Nine suspected migrants found

Nine suspected migrants found

Nine suspected migrants have been discovered in the back of a lorry.

Predatory paedophile gets 22-year extended sentence

Predatory paedophile gets 22-year extended sentence

Two women have finally received justice 30 years after alleging they were abused.

Swerving lorry driver caught 'fiddling' at the wheel

Swerving lorry driver caught 'fiddling' at the wheel

Police pulled over a driver after spotting his lorry swerving on a motorway - to find he was "fiddling" behind the wheel.

Teens and horses injured in dog attack

Teens and horses injured in dog attack

Two teenage girls and their horses were left injured and terrified after a vicious dog attack. Warning: graphic images.

Ukip leader makes surprise visit

Ukip leader makes surprise visit

Nigel Farage was campaigning in Sittingbourne High Street ahead of the referendum on whether Britain will stay or leave the EU.

Men missing after three-car crash

Men missing after three-car crash

Police are searching for three people who disappeared after a three-vehicle collision that brought traffic to a standstill on a Kent motorway.

Dreamland to be free to enter

Dreamland to be free to enter

Dreamland has announced it will now be free to enter in the biggest change at the theme park since it reopened a year ago.

Man denies murder of 'burglary victim'

Man denies murder of 'burglary victim'

A man has denied murdering a pensioner during a burglary - and another violent raid in which he allegedly went armed with a hammer and taser.

Training cancelled as washing hung from goalposts

Training cancelled as washing hung from goalposts

Young footballers were left disappointed when their training was cancelled - because travellers had hung their clothes to dry on the wooden frames.

Arrest after man hit by car

Arrest after man hit by car

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of a serious assault after a pedestrian was hit by a car and badly injured.

Vote leaves! Ukip battle bus battered by branches

Vote leaves! Ukip battle bus battered by branches

Ukip leader Nigel Farage didn't bank on low branches as he travelled into Kent on an open-top bus today, as part of the Brexit campaign.

Football club worker stole £15k - but won't pay back a penny

Football club worker stole £15k - but won't pay back a penny

A football club finance worker who stole £15,000 by pocketing cash 40 times over a 10-month period won't have to pay it back - because she's in debt.

Ex-soldier found dead in tent killed by 63 shotgun pellets

Ex-soldier found dead in tent killed by 63 shotgun pellets

A former soldier discovered dead in a tent had been blasted with a shotgun and left to decompose.

Heroin dealer jailed after being found with crack pipe

Heroin dealer jailed after being found with crack pipe

A 21-year-old dealer is behind bars after police discovered heroin, needles and a home-made crack pipe.

Pubs to be bought in £13.4m deals

Pubs to be bought in £13.4m deals

Beer and pub company Shepherd Neame is to take over 13 ale houses within a month.

Inadequate prep school told to improve safety

Inadequate prep school told to improve safety

A private school rated "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors has been told to take immediate action to improve safety for pupils.

Councillor calls for action after 'drink-driver' crash destroys wall

Councillor calls for action after 'drink-driver' crash destroys wall

A man has been charged with drink-driving after a car smashed through a wall just metres from a row of houses.

Boss tells workers how to vote on EU

Boss tells workers how to vote on EU

A company boss has been accused of scaremongering after trying to persuade his staff to vote to stay in the EU.

Boy born with brain damage to get millions

Boy born with brain damage to get millions

A boy badly brain-damaged at birth has won a multimillion-pounds damages package at the High Court.

Celebrating our dads

Celebrating our dads

It's Father's Day on Sunday... but did you know the celebration was invented by a woman - and it's the fifth-largest card sending day?

Stranded sailor meets men who saved him after boat fall

Stranded sailor meets men who saved him after boat fall

A father-of-four left clinging to a buoy for two hours in pitch black after falling out of his boat has met the men who saved his life.

Catch the match at work

Catch the match at work

Bosses hoping to watch England v Wales can keep an eye on their emails by working at free office space where the game will be shown.

Dozens of floral tributes left to roof fall teen

Dozens of floral tributes left to roof fall teen

The girl in her mid-teens who died after she fell from a supermarket roof, has been named locally.

Driver crashes after heart attack

Driver crashes after heart attack

A man was taken to hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack and crashing his car into a lamppost.

Lesbian couple 'nervous' as they travel to Orlando

Lesbian couple 'nervous' as they travel to Orlando

A lesbian couple from Kent who got married in Florida say they are nervous to visit Orlando today, following the mass shootings.

More chances for locals to play on stage

More chances for locals to play on stage

Local musicians have been auditioning to play at the Dartford Festival and the response has been so good two further heats have been added.

Nothing gets in their way

Nothing gets in their way

Thousands of people had a huge amount of fun completing the country’s biggest obstacle course when it came to Brands Hatch.

Orlando shooting: 'A reminder we must celebrate our differences'

Orlando shooting: 'A reminder we must celebrate our differences'

America's worst mass shooting in history tragically coincided with a successful LGBT Pride parade which drew thousands of supporters.

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