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Girl hit by car

Girl hit by car

Traffic now cleared, hours after a main route this morning after a girl was run over.

Kent pub boasts the best roast

Kent pub boasts the best roast

A Kent pub boasts the best roast dinner in the south - and could be crowned the top in the country.

Lorry driver dies in tree crash

Lorry driver dies in tree crash

Police have confirmed a lorry driver died when his HGV hit a tree and overturned on a country road.

M20 crash causing delays

M20 crash causing delays

Police are at the scene of an accident between J4 and J6, which is causing delays.

Six schools targeted by burglars

Six schools targeted by burglars

Burglars targeted six schools on the same night - just months after a similar spate baring striking similarities.

Stranger danger alert as pupils approached

Stranger danger alert as pupils approached

Parents have received text messages today after a man in a white van approached youngsters near a school.

Travellers pitch up on playing field

Travellers pitch up on playing field

Football matches may have to be cancelled after a group of travellers set up camp on a playing field.

Tributes name biker killed in crash

Tributes name biker killed in crash

Tributes have been posted online and left at the spot where a motorcyclist lost his life after a crash with a car.

VIDEO: Youngsters' busker dance goes viral

VIDEO: Youngsters' busker dance goes viral

Adorable footage of two children bopping along to the music of a popular busker has gone viral.

Voyeur took photos in Asda changing room

Voyeur took photos in Asda changing room

Officers have issued CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a voyeur took pictures of a woman in an Asda changing room.

Wet weekend ahead as rain warning issued

Wet weekend ahead as rain warning issued

October's set to get off to a wet start as forecasters issue a severe weather warning for heavy rain and potential storms.

Lorry crashes into railway bridge

Lorry crashes into railway bridge

A lorry has crashed into a railway bridge in a busy town centre.

Boy, 12, given warning for rape goes on to abuse children

Boy, 12, given warning for rape goes on to abuse children

A paedophile who was given a police warning for raping a child at the age of 12 has now been sentenced for sexually abusing a young girl.

Inside Kent's newest chocolate factory

Inside Kent's newest chocolate factory

From Bluewater cafe to industrial estate, one chocolate maker has become one of the county's fastest growing new businesses.

'My chemo was waste of time'

'My chemo was waste of time'

A mother waiting for a lifesaving transplant says she is pessimistic it will go ahead - because the NHS is funding an HIV drug instead.

Backlash over binman’s 'sacking'

Backlash over binman’s 'sacking'

A petition has been launched calling for a binman seen tipping food waste in a general rubbish bin to be reinstated.

Jury's shock at rapist's murder conviction

Jury's shock at rapist's murder conviction

Jurors who found a man guilty of three rapes were shocked to find out he'd already been jailed for life... for killing a pensioner.

Council bans balloons

Council bans balloons

A council has hit back at the trend for releasing sky lanterns and helium balloons - by banning them!

Brother’s anger over death crash ‘injustice’

Brother’s anger over death crash ‘injustice’

The decision not to prosecute a driver involved in the death of a motorcyclist has been slammed by the dead man’s brother.

'He was a big sissy'

'He was a big sissy'

A woman who hit back at a mugger on a bike has described how she left her attacker "sobbing and whimpering".

More Kent sites 'could go to London housing'

More Kent sites 'could go to London housing'

A cocktail of spiralling property prices and welfare reforms could mean more London boroughs buying up sites in Kent for housing, it's been claimed.

Adrenaline junkies and animal lovers alike

Adrenaline junkies and animal lovers alike

Josie Hannett reveals whether Orlando's tallest, fastest and longest hypercoaster lives up to her expectations.

Ambulance service rated 'inadequate'

Ambulance service rated 'inadequate'

South East Coast Ambulance Service is to be placed in special measures after inspectors branded the trust inadequate.

Burglar jailed for murdering pensioner in home raid

Burglar jailed for murdering pensioner in home raid

A burglar has been jailed for 28 years for murdering a pensioner by bludgeoning him to death and stripping him naked in a brutal raid on his home.

Criminal who fled court and jumped in river is jailed

Criminal who fled court and jumped in river is jailed

A criminal who escaped court and jumped into a river is part of a gang that has now been jailed for raiding lorries across Kent.

MoD admits fatal breach in soldier's death on firing range

MoD admits fatal breach in soldier's death on firing range

The Ministry of Defence - exempt from prosecution - has been given a Crown Censure over a training exercise tragedy.

Police raid home of man who 'broke bail' - and find cannabis

Police raid home of man who 'broke bail' - and find cannabis

Police raided the home of a man suspected of failing to appear in court... and found cannabis plants growing.

Resign, MP tells ambulance bosses

Resign, MP tells ambulance bosses

An MP is demanded the entire board of SECAmb resigns after inspectors brand the trust unadequate

Momentum vice-chair faces calls to resign over Holocaust remarks

Momentum vice-chair faces calls to resign over Holocaust remarks

A leading Labour activist has been suspended from the party in row over holocaust remarks

Army called to suspect package

Army called to suspect package

A bomb disposal unit was called after a suspect package was found in a lorry this evening.

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