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Man charged with double murder bid after shooting

Man charged with double murder bid after shooting

A man is due in court after being charged with two attempted murders over a shooting in Gillingham.

Boy accused of having gun at Asda

Boy accused of having gun at Asda

A Dover teenager has been charged with attempted robbery and a firearms offence after an incident at an Asda supermarket.

Thief steals painting from Anne Boleyn's ancestral home

Thief steals painting from Anne Boleyn's ancestral home

This man is wanted by police after a daring thief plundered a print from a bedroom in the 13th Century Hever Castle.

French say 'non' to charity rowers

French say 'non' to charity rowers

Cross-Channel charity rowing events from Dover have been hit by French authorities refusing to allow crews to enter their water.

Angel stolen from child's grave

Angel stolen from child's grave

A mother is devastated after the statue of an angel was stolen from her 12-year-old son's grave by "despicable" thieves.

Raiders force open tills at shop

Raiders force open tills at shop

Cash and cigarettes have been stolen by raiders - including one thought to have had a gun - who forced open tills at a supermarket last night.

Stranger 'grabs woman for kisses'

Stranger 'grabs woman for kisses'

This man is being hunted by police after a woman claims she was grabbed by a stranger who repeatedly kissed her before she fought him off.

Billionaire's plaything up for sale... for £21m!

Billionaire's plaything up for sale... for £21m!

A luxury yacht moored at Chatham Docks that once hosted the likes of JFK, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra is up for sale.

Businessman 'sold fake bomb detectors'

Businessman 'sold fake bomb detectors'

A man created a company with a £3million annual turnover by selling homemade bomb detectors to security forces that did not work, jurors heard.

Teen lucky to be alive after falling from blazing flat

Teen lucky to be alive after falling from blazing flat

A teenager has told how she passed out and plunged from a fourth-floor window as she was trapped in a burning building when arsonists struck.

Man 'murdered partner's son in stabbing at block of flats'

Man 'murdered partner's son in stabbing at block of flats'

A Latvian national fatally wounded his partner's 21-year-old son as bad feeling spilled over into a knife attack on New Year's Day, a court heard.

Slingshot yobs' shocking wrecking spree

Slingshot yobs' shocking wrecking spree

Yobs caused thousands of pounds of damage by firing slingshot pellets at houses and cars in a two-day wrecking spree.

Smoke billows into sky at harbour

Smoke billows into sky at harbour

Firefighters were called to Folkestone Harbour when a large plume of black smoke billowed into the sky this afternoon.

Woman hurt in armed robbery

Woman hurt in armed robbery

A female Post Office worker has been hurt during a raid by a gang armed with sledgehammers this afternoon.

Man taken to hospital after crash

Man taken to hospital after crash

A man has been taken to hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Chatham.

Tragedy of popular council worker found dead at home

Tragedy of popular council worker found dead at home

Stunned council staff have today paid tribute to a popular colleague found dead at home after apparently taking his own life.

Teacher faces jail for hiding criminal record to apply for jobs

Teacher faces jail for hiding criminal record to apply for jobs

A teacher who sought a £1.2m payout for winning a race discrimination claim faces jail after lying about her criminal past.

Lorry boss banned for 'appalling' safety record

Lorry boss banned for 'appalling' safety record

A lorry firm director has been banned indefinitely after flouting a catalogue of safety laws... in one of the worst cases seen by a commissioner.

Ex-Gravesend GP 'forged prescriptions' to obtain sleep drugs: Court

Ex-Gravesend GP 'forged prescriptions' to obtain sleep drugs: Court

An ex-Gravesend doctor twice handed over prescriptions for a sleep disorder drug in the name of a different GP, a court's heard.

Woman groped as she walked in park

Woman groped as she walked in park

A man has been jailed after asking a woman for a light and grabbing hold of her breasts and fondling them at a Gillingham park.

Court: 'Our judge isn't the softest in Britain'

Court: 'Our judge isn't the softest in Britain'

Barristers and court staff have leapt to defend a Kent judge branded the most lenient in the country.

Driver cut free from two-car A21 crash

Driver cut free from two-car A21 crash

A lorry driver was taken to hospital after a head-on collision with a transit van on the A21 this morning.

Garden visitors that are a pluming nuisance

Garden visitors that are a pluming nuisance

They may look beautiful, but one homeowner's feathers have really been ruffled by peacocks in his garden.

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

A crooked Royal Mail manager has been jailed for stealing cash and goods worth £20,000 by opening mail in his office.

Lecturer's £750k bid in uni ageism row

Lecturer's £750k bid in uni ageism row

A man who claims he was snubbed for a job at the University of Kent because he doesn't have a PhD has launched a £750,000 age discrimination claim.

Man, 73, arrested after 'sex attack' in store

Man, 73, arrested after 'sex attack' in store

Police have arrested a man in his seventies after a teenage girl was said to have been sexually assaulted in a busy shop.

Racist threat sent to former Gills striker

Racist threat sent to former Gills striker

Police are investigating a racially offensive and threatening message telling a former Gillingham striker he would have his throat cut.

Police helicopter search

Police helicopter search

Police were called this afternoon to reports a man was wandering around Meopham with a knife.

Man rescued from flat fire

Man rescued from flat fire

A man has been taken to hospital after a kitchen fire in Margate this afternoon sparked fears of a gas explosion.

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

A fraudster claimed to be a financial genius who could create millions by defying stock market trends when she fleeced investors out of thousands.

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