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Pensioner convicted of running brothel

Pensioner convicted of running brothel

A pensioner has been convicted of helping to run a brothel, after claiming she was just the cleaner.

Travel firm 'suspended' over backpackers' deaths

Travel firm 'suspended' over backpackers' deaths

A Vietnamese tour company which led three Brits on a deadly canyoning activity has been suspended amid claims its safety equipment failed.

Blackburn back on air with message for fans

Blackburn back on air with message for fans

Tony Blackburn returned to the airwaves today on kmfm .. and had a special message for fans.

Hundreds join protest against crossing plans

Hundreds join protest against crossing plans

People from across North Kent turned out for a rally in protest at plans to build a new Thames crossing, east of Gravesend.

Impatient customer smashes fast food franchise window

Impatient customer smashes fast food franchise window

The door of a McDonald's restaurant in a town centre was smashed by a customer earlier today

Hospitals trust faces growing debt crisis

Hospitals trust faces growing debt crisis

East Kent’s hospitals trust is running at a £4 million-a-month shortfall and looks set to go to the government for a bailout.

'I'm not going to leave my car for a month'

'I'm not going to leave my car for a month'

Car valet Dave Law is going to be spending an entire month inside a Land Rover.

Crowds rush to find Ant and Dec's secret sofa

Crowds rush to find Ant and Dec's secret sofa

TV crews were on hand to film excited hopefuls who descended on the sofa for Saturday night show

This is you, mum!

This is you, mum!

Our popular My Mum supplement is returning in the next few days, is your child's school one that took part? Check here.

Fire crews called after eggs left too long

Fire crews called after eggs left too long

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a house fire where they discovered something different

Man trapped in car after motorway crash

Man trapped in car after motorway crash

Firefighters used cutting equipment to free a man trapped in a car after a crash which closed one lane of a motorway for several hours.

'Last original paratrooper' dies aged 95

'Last original paratrooper' dies aged 95

A war veteran thought to be the last of the original paratroopers has died.

Man falls from car park roof

Man falls from car park roof

A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from a multi-storey car park.

Police appeal for accident witnesses

Police appeal for accident witnesses

Pedestrian taken to London hospital after car collision

Folk duo miss out on Eurovision glory

Folk duo miss out on Eurovision glory

Dulcima pipped by duo Joe and Jack in live tv showdown to find UK act for this year's contest

Missing London teens 'could be in Kent'

Missing London teens 'could be in Kent'

An appeal has been made to find two south London teenagers who are thought to be in Dover.

School Race for Life

School Race for Life

A teenager who started boarding school the day after her mother was diagnosed with cancer is organising a Race For Life around the school.

Tour guide questioned over traveller's death

Tour guide questioned over traveller's death

A tour guide is allegedly being questioned by the police over the safety of an activity in Vietnam which claimed the life of a much loved Deal man.

Kmfm gives away £1,000

Kmfm gives away £1,000

Kmfm has given away £1,000 in the Thousand Pound Friday competition

'Serious or life-threatening cases only' as A&Es struggle

'Serious or life-threatening cases only' as A&Es struggle

Kent's A&E departments struggling to cope with demand have appealed to patients to stay away unless they have serious or life-threatening conditions.

School issues warning after man follows child

School issues warning after man follows child

A primary school has warned parents to be on their guard after a man approached a mum and her child and followed them.

Thug jailed for life for 'utterly bizarre' attacks on women

Thug jailed for life for 'utterly bizarre' attacks on women

John Guscott showed no reaction as he was jailed for life for more than 50 'utterly bizarre' attacks on women and girls.

Criminal mastermind in hospital

Criminal mastermind in hospital

Mastermind behind a multi-million pound jewellery heist allegedly in intensive care ahead of his sentencing.

G4S to sell children's services following abuse allegations

G4S to sell children's services following abuse allegations

Just weeks after footage emerged of staff appearing to use excessive force, G4S has announced it is selling its children's services business.

Former Kent MP wants UK to leave EU

Former Kent MP wants UK to leave EU

Ex Conservative party leader Michael Howard says a British vote to leave the EU could shake Europe's leaders out of their "complacency".

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

A giant statue of whom could be built at a Kent university? And what has been spotted near several Kent towns?

Fall in speeding prosecutions due to Operation Stack

Fall in speeding prosecutions due to Operation Stack

Operation Stack has been blamed for a 16% fall in speeding prosecutions due to drivers stuck in delays last summer.

Fare-dodging teenage racist jailed

Fare-dodging teenage racist jailed

A teenage racist who threatened a railway worker's family, stole a boy's bike and assaulted his father and brother has been jailed.

Mugger may never be freed after knife attacks on students

Mugger may never be freed after knife attacks on students

A knife-wielding drunk who had been freed on parole from a life sentence robbed and stabbed two university students.

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