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Stopping Eurotunnel services overnight 'would hit UK economy'

Stopping Eurotunnel services overnight 'would hit UK economy'

Channel Tunnel bosses are warning the government they will sue if they are forced to stop overnight services to stem the migrant crisis.

Drivers win U-turn on 'flipped-over' parking tickets

Drivers win U-turn on 'flipped-over' parking tickets

Motorists given a parking fine even though they had displayed a ticket - facing downwards - may get refunds in one part of Kent.

More than 40% of hospital trust staff bullied at work

More than 40% of hospital trust staff bullied at work

Almost half of the workforce at a Kent hospital trust have reported bullying.

Man jailed after trying to give mum pint with pill in

Man jailed after trying to give mum pint with pill in

A mum-of-four’s drink was spiked with a hallucinogenic drug as she danced in a bar.

Former drug tsar's granddaughter jailed for crack dealing

Former drug tsar's granddaughter jailed for crack dealing

A granddaughter of former government drugs tsar Keith Hellawell has been jailed for three years for drug dealing.

Bins removed because 'they attract rubbish'

Bins removed because 'they attract rubbish'

Bins have been removed from a city centre because 'they attract the wrong sort of rubbish.

Van driver threatened with knife at Calais

Van driver threatened with knife at Calais

A van driver has described the moment he was threatened with a knife by migrants attempting to get in.

Wheelchair user beaten for parking in disabled space

Wheelchair user beaten for parking in disabled space

A wheelchair user suffered a fractured neck after a man attacked him as he parked outside a KFC.

Migrants aiming for Kent guess code to gate at Calais terminal

Migrants aiming for Kent guess code to gate at Calais terminal

A national newspaper is reporting around 30 migrants made it into the secure zone of the Eurotunnel site in France by tapping numbers into a keypad.

'Unpopular decisions ahead' for trust facing £40m shortfall

'Unpopular decisions ahead' for trust facing £40m shortfall

An emergency finance committee has been set up at a hospital trust as it reveals a budget shortfall of nearly £40 million.

Man flown to hospital after being hit by car

Man flown to hospital after being hit by car

A man in his 50s has been airlifted to a London hospital after he was hit by a car.

Man, 22, celebrates £100,000 lottery win

Man, 22, celebrates £100,000 lottery win

A lucky man has won £100,000 on a National Lottery scratchcard thanks to a last minute decision about the lockers at his gym.

Photographer caught with underage girl in bushes

Photographer caught with underage girl in bushes

A man has been jailed after he was caught taking indecent images of an underage girl in a public park.

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

Why was an open-air screening of Jaws cancelled? What is Batman's preferred mode of transport?

Tesco targeted in overnight burglary

Tesco targeted in overnight burglary

A Tesco Express has been cordoned off after an overnight theft.

Driver critical after car overturns on major road

Driver critical after car overturns on major road

The driver of a car which flipped on a key Kent route this morning is in a critical condition after suffering serious head injuries.

Revealed: The average salary in YOUR area

Revealed: The average salary in YOUR area

Are you a high flyer or below average in Kent's salary stakes? Here's our breakdown for your area of the county.

Brooms and pans brandished in curry house fight

Brooms and pans brandished in curry house fight

CCTV stills captured horrific scenes in which a mob of thugs attacked staff at an Indian restaurant.

Disgraced police officer sacked from Met

Disgraced police officer sacked from Met

A Metropolitan policeman from Kent - jailed after being convicted of smashing a student’s tooth out - has been sacked.

Smoke seen billowing from home in Rochester

Smoke seen billowing from home in Rochester

Firefighters tackled a fire in a home in Rochester yesterday afternoon which saw smoke billowing from an upstairs window.

Trio jailed for terrorising woman in Wainscott

Trio jailed for terrorising woman in Wainscott

Three men who tied a woman up and threaten to rape her if she didn’t hand over cash when they forced their way into her home have been jailed

Dance company's appeal after £12k of costumes ruined

Dance company's appeal after £12k of costumes ruined

A dance company has appealed for help in replacing costumes ruined a night before a show.

Lorry driver killed in crash

Lorry driver killed in crash

A Kent man has been killed in a crash in Essex - after apparently being taken ill at the wheel.

Op Stack and Manston: How it will work

Op Stack and Manston: How it will work

Highways England has revealed how it hopes plans to incorporate Manston in Operation Stack will work - and the routes traffic will take to the site.

Government will meet Op Stack costs

Government will meet Op Stack costs

The government will meet "all reasonable, additional costs" of Operation Stack following a bill presented by crime commissioner Ann Barnes.

'It feels like I have lost a part of me'

'It feels like I have lost a part of me'

The family of a man who died on his way back from a music festival have paid tribute to him.

Arrests after serious assault outside club

Arrests after serious assault outside club

Two people were arrested following a serious assault outside a nightclub which left one man with a titanium plate in his jaw.

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

A council has demanded to know where the money will come from if firm wants to buy Manston Airport.

Man guilty of raping five-year-old daughter

Man guilty of raping five-year-old daughter

A man has been convicted of raping his five-year-old daughter more than 40 years ago - and then offering her for sex to a visiting coalman.

Police search home of 'bomb disposal expert'

Police search home of 'bomb disposal expert'

Police and army officials have raided and are searching the home of a former by-election candidate who claims to be an army bomb disposal expert.

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