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Lifeguards under fire as man saves drowning boy

Lifeguards under fire as man saves drowning boy

A hero who saved a boy drowning in a leisure centre pool has hit out at the lifeguards on duty.

Security guard who made £80k out of child sex slaves told to repay £8

Security guard who made £80k out of child sex slaves told to repay £8

A child sex trafficker who used juju magic to lure girls into slavery has been told to repay just £8.38.

Woman's crash terror after being freed from car

Woman's crash terror after being freed from car

A woman who has potentially life-threatening seizures under stress has thanked the rescuers who freed her from a crashed car.

Gills boss Peter Taylor handed new deal

Gills boss Peter Taylor handed new deal

Gillingham manager Peter Taylor has been given a new two year deal.

Man arrested after two car smash

Man arrested after two car smash

Police arrested a man following a crash in Ashford town centre this morning.

Police investigate three deliberate car fires

Police investigate three deliberate car fires

Police are appealing for information after three cars were set alight in Park Avenue, Deal, in the early hours Saturdaymorning.

Suicide man sent away by health staff five times

Suicide man sent away by health staff five times

The family of a man who jumped to his death from a bridge over the M20 say he wanted to live.

Three-car crash in Maidstone left one man with minor injuries

Three-car crash in Maidstone left one man with minor injuries

Three cars were involved in a smash on the Sutton Road, Maidstone.

Police: We did find drugs equipment at Peaches Geldof's home

Police: We did find drugs equipment at Peaches Geldof's home

Police have confirmed drugs paraphernalia was found at Peaches Geldof's home as they investigate who supplied her heroin.

Mother's drugs death leads to cannabis factory discovery

Mother's drugs death leads to cannabis factory discovery

A fingerprint found at the house of a woman who died after taking drugs led to the discovery of a cannabis factory - and three men being jailed.

Furniture store announces two more closures

Furniture store announces two more closures

Paul Simon will shut two Kent outlets for the final time next week, at a cost of 19 jobs, but has found a buyer for some other UK locations.

Man killed by lorry on M20 was former F1 mechanic

Man killed by lorry on M20 was former F1 mechanic

A man killed by a lorry on the M20 has been named as a legendary Formula One mechanic who helped lead Michael Schumacher to victory with Ferrari.

Mum claimed £34k in benefits... after five children taken into care

Mum claimed £34k in benefits... after five children taken into care

A mother-of-five in denial that her children had been taken into care fraudulently claimed more than £34,000 in benefits.

Who's a naughty boy, then? Foul-mouthed parrot flees home

Who's a naughty boy, then? Foul-mouthed parrot flees home

A search mission has been launched to find a foul-mouthed parrot - who shouts abuse at his owner and other pets - missing from home.

Teenage girl badly beaten outside cafe

Teenage girl badly beaten outside cafe

The hunt is on for three people who are said to have repeatedly punched and kicked a 16-year-old girl outside a cafe.

Cannabis tests after roof fire

Cannabis tests after roof fire

Police have discovered what are believed to be cannabis plants after the roof of a house caught alight.

UKIP poster 'hate' messages probed by police

UKIP poster 'hate' messages probed by police

Police are investigating reports of criminal damage to UKIP posters in Kent after messages were daubed on them in an alleged hate crime.

Blue star given two-year ban after drink-drive arrest

Blue star given two-year ban after drink-drive arrest

Boyband star Lee Ryan from Kent has been banned from driving today after being pulled over by police for driving erratically.

Exclusive: Fast food giant Subway targets 48 sites across Kent

Exclusive: Fast food giant Subway targets 48 sites across Kent

Subway aims to open dozens of new stores across the county - and has revealed the sites it has its eye on.

Fears £3k theft could spell end of line for bait shop

Fears £3k theft could spell end of line for bait shop

The manager of a bait and tackle shop where more than £3,000 of goods and cash was stolen fears it could spell the end of the business.

Investigation after firefighters suffer burns in ferry blaze

Investigation after firefighters suffer burns in ferry blaze

Three firefighters are being treated at a specialist burns unit as an investigation begins into the cause of a boiler room blaze on a ferry.

Play area axed over paedo fear

Play area axed over paedo fear

Fears over paedophiles have led to plans for a new playground being scrapped.

Lost lizard reunited with owner... after eight months in wild

Lost lizard reunited with owner... after eight months in wild

Waltzing Matilda, a gecko lizard, has been reunited with her tearful young owner - all thanks to the power of the internet.

MP visits Medway ahead of EU election

MP visits Medway ahead of EU election

Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls visited Medway yesterday to launch his party's campaign for the European elections.

Pupils almost crushed as steel girder hits crossing

Pupils almost crushed as steel girder hits crossing

An investigation is under way after a steel girder crashed from a lorry and landed at a crossing near pupils leaving school.

Armed man's wife saw siege drama unfold live on Skype

Armed man's wife saw siege drama unfold live on Skype

A woman watched her husband holed up at home by armed police in a dramatic four-hour siege... more than 100 miles away on her mobile phone.

Payout for twins who got deadly bug at petting zoo

Payout for twins who got deadly bug at petting zoo

Twins who caught a potentially deadly strain of E.Coli at a petting farm in one of the worst outbreaks ever recorded have been awarded compensation.

Drama as car crashes into wall

Drama as car crashes into wall

Police have been diverting traffic after a car careered off the road and crashed into an empty shop this afternoon.

The full statement into Peaches Geldof's death

The full statement into Peaches Geldof's death

Read the full statement as read to the inquest into Peaches Geldof's death

Warning as school children approached by 'white van man'

Warning as school children approached by 'white van man'

Parents have been warned to be vigilant after primary school children were asked by a driver to look in the back of his van.

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