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'Illegal immigrants' released on bail after helicopter search

'Illegal immigrants' released on bail after helicopter search

Suspected illegal immigrants believed to have escaped from a lorry have been released on bail after being arrested following a huge police search.

More police patrols over schoolgirl pervert fears

More police patrols over schoolgirl pervert fears

Police patrols have been stepped up after almost a dozen reports of a stranger demanding hugs and kisses from schoolgirls in the same town.

Damning report slams police bias towards chasing targets

Damning report slams police bias towards chasing targets

One in every 10 crimes committed in Kent is under-recorded, a critical report into policing has just revealed.

Ex-squaddie ordered to pay back £1 after drug smuggling with daughter

Ex-squaddie ordered to pay back £1 after drug smuggling with daughter

A pregnant ex-soldier has been told to pay back just £1 after using her daughter as a cover in a £170k heroin smuggling racket.

Hunt for man who flashed at schoolgirls

Hunt for man who flashed at schoolgirls

Police are hunting a man who exposed himself to a group of schoolgirls in Ashford.

Jail for bungling armed raiders

Jail for bungling armed raiders

Two members of a team branded the Fraggle Rock gang for a bungled raid on a jewellers have today been locked up for a total of 17 years.

Trio arrested after boy stabbed

Trio arrested after boy stabbed

Three people are being questioned by police today after a 16-year-old boy suffered face and neck injuries in a stabbing at a railway station.

Biker badly hurt after hitting wall

Biker badly hurt after hitting wall

A motorcyclist was taken to a London hospital with serious injuries after hitting a wall in the early hours of this morning.

Emaciated pony dumped by road

Emaciated pony dumped by road

The RSPCA are investigating after a pony was found dumped by the side of the road with a rope and clip wrapped round its head.

From carnival bride and groom aged four... to 70 years of marriage

From carnival bride and groom aged four... to 70 years of marriage

Childhood sweethearts who posed as bride and groom at a carnival aged four have celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary 87 years on.

Report into alleged police malpractice out today

Report into alleged police malpractice out today

Details of an investigation into the alleged police manipulation of crime statistics are out today.

Soldiers' dressing down from judge

Soldiers' dressing down from judge

Two soldiers were given a stern dressing down from a judge after shouting obscenities in court when their ex-squaddie friend was cleared of wounding.

Bid to battle isolation among the elderly in Kent

Bid to battle isolation among the elderly in Kent

Kent County Council is investing in a scheme to eradicate loneliness among some of the most vulnerable in society

Man in dock over attempted murder

Man in dock over attempted murder

A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody today charged with attempted murder after a suspected hammer attack in Maidstone.

Report into alleged police corruption set to go public

Report into alleged police corruption set to go public

A report originally promised in January and looking at how crime figures were recorded, is expected to be released today

Woman and child seriously hurt in crash

Woman and child seriously hurt in crash

A woman and child have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on crash between a car and lorry near Cranbrook.

Shoppers' eyeful as cyclists bare all

Shoppers' eyeful as cyclists bare all

Stunned passers-by copped an eyeful when a convoy of nude cyclists passed through Canterbury - to expose the naked truth about riders' safety.

Christening guests beat up pub staff

Christening guests beat up pub staff

A landlady was punched in the face and kicked in the groin when guests at a Christening reception in her pub began attacking her family.

Council worker's parking blunder

Council worker's parking blunder

A foreshore worker was caught out when he parked on double yellow lines... just feet from seafront parking spaces.

Medway singer knocked out of The Voice

Medway singer knocked out of The Voice

Medway's Joseph Apostol has been knocked out of the BBC talent show The Voice.

Man arrested following stand-off in Dartford

Man arrested following stand-off in Dartford

Police have arrested a man following an eight-hour stand-off in Dartford yesterday.

Murder arrest in hunt for dad's killer

Murder arrest in hunt for dad's killer

Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the killing of dad-of-two Xhem Krasniqi.

Two injured after lorry hits stationary police car

Two injured after lorry hits stationary police car

A policeman who stopped to help a motorist is among two men injured after a lorry collided with the stationary car.

Queen honours Kent's finest

Queen honours Kent's finest

From college principals to historians... and even an expert in sundials... Kent's finest have been honoured by the Queen today.

Newtral territory as thousands of newts re-homed... in castle grounds

Newtral territory as thousands of newts re-homed... in castle grounds

More than 2,500 newts and tadpoles have been relocated from their motorway junction home to castle grounds... at a cost of more than £100,000.

Teen shot himself dead after police visit

Teen shot himself dead after police visit

A schoolboy shot himself dead just hours after being spoken to by police about text messages with a girl, an inquest heard.

New twist in grammar school saga

New twist in grammar school saga

Plans to build a new grammar school annexe in Sevenoaks have taken a fresh turn... after a rival school stepped in to offer places.

Arrests after attempted raid at jeweller's

Arrests after attempted raid at jeweller's

Two men have been arrested after thieves struck at a Ramsgate jeweller's shop this morning.

Pair trapped in car after crash

Pair trapped in car after crash

A two car crash, which trapped two people, has closed Capstone Road, Gillingham.

Dozens of 'illegal immigrants flee lorry'

Dozens of 'illegal immigrants flee lorry'

Police have been searching the Isle of Sheppey after around 30 suspected illegal immigrants jumped off a lorry and scattered.

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