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Two hurt in crash

Two hurt in crash

Two people were taken to hospital after a crash which left one man trapped.

Audi destroyed in car fire outside supermarket

Audi destroyed in car fire outside supermarket

An Audi car has been destroyed after it was found alight outside an Ashford supermarket.

Boy injured after running in front of car

Boy injured after running in front of car

An 11-year-old has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car outside one of the county's biggest academies.

Driver nabbed by police for using wrong fuel

Driver nabbed by police for using wrong fuel

A van driver has been nabbed by police... for using a type of diesel reserved for construction and agricultural vehicles.

'Explosives' found at flats

'Explosives' found at flats

A block of flats was evacuated after police discovered a 'collection of explosives' at the former home of a war veteran.

Girls break into boys' school

Girls break into boys' school

Police were called after two teenage girls broke into two different school grounds and 'ran riot'.

'I’m not giving up hope, Mum will be here for my wedding'

'I’m not giving up hope, Mum will be here for my wedding'

A mum who has cancer wants to make it to her daughter's wedding but needs life-saving treatment in Germany.

Man in court on drug and weapons charges

Man in court on drug and weapons charges

A 22-year-old is to appear at crown court after being charged with offences including having a prohibited weapon.

Priest sells car to feed homeless on Christmas Day

Priest sells car to feed homeless on Christmas Day

A kind priest is inviting almost 90 homeless and lonely people for a Christmas lunch - and he sold his car to do it.

Town's A20 road closures start tonight

Town's A20 road closures start tonight

A series of shutdowns for a town's main road is about to begin.

VIDEO: Commuters surprised with trip on luxury train

VIDEO: Commuters surprised with trip on luxury train

Passengers expecting the normal packed commute to work were instead invited aboard a luxury train and treated to a three-course breakfast.

Warning of 'very strong winds' this afternoon

Warning of 'very strong winds' this afternoon

Kent is set to be hit by gusts of up to 70mph this afternoon as a spell of "very strong wind" sweeps across the county.

Missing woman, 81, found safe and well

Missing woman, 81, found safe and well

An elderly woman who went missing after leaving a hospital appointment has been found safe and well.

M2 delays after man spotted on bridge

M2 delays after man spotted on bridge

The M2 motorway was closed in both directions after a man was spotted on a bridge.

Student kitchen destroyed in cooking blaze

Student kitchen destroyed in cooking blaze

A block of student flats has been left uninhabitable after fire, caused by unattended cooking, ripped through the building.

Leaves on the line delay Kent trains

Leaves on the line delay Kent trains

There are delays on trains across Kent this evening due to leaves on the lines and signalling problems.

Student hit by bus at university

Student hit by bus at university

A woman has been hit by a bus on a university campus.

Grandson was 'so full of life'

Grandson was 'so full of life'

A grieving grandmother has paid tribute to George Barker, who died after a frenzied knife attack outside a gym - five days after becoming a father.

Lorry driver 'four times alcohol limit' in lamppost crash

Lorry driver 'four times alcohol limit' in lamppost crash

A lorry driver who crashed into a streetlamp this morning has been arrested on suspicion of being almost four times the legal drink-drive limit.

Two arrests after car wash raid

Two arrests after car wash raid

A man locked himself in a room in an attempt to evade immigration officers as they swooped on a High Street business.

Potential leads emerge in missing woman search

Potential leads emerge in missing woman search

A renewed investigation into the disappearance of a woman from a hospital almost 20 years ago has made encouraging progress, police say.

VIDEO: Pensioner guilty of killing three in horror crash

VIDEO: Pensioner guilty of killing three in horror crash

Dramatic footage shows the horrifying moment a coach driver ploughed into the back of a car on a motorway hard shoulder, killing three men.

Hundreds left without power

Hundreds left without power

A village has ground to a halt after a high voltage power cable exploded this morning.

Missing teenager found

Missing teenager found

A teenager who sparked an appeal when she disappeared has been found.

Pensioner ploughs car into shop

Pensioner ploughs car into shop

Emergency services were called to the scene after an elderly driver ploughed a car into a shop, narrowly missing the front window.

Man arrested and released after knife sighting report

Man arrested and released after knife sighting report

Police swooped on a quiet residential street after a report of a man carrying a knife.

Unemployment in Kent grows by 240

Unemployment in Kent grows by 240

There was an increase in people claiming unemployment benefits in Kent last month, official figures show.

AXA could pull 150 jobs from Kent

AXA could pull 150 jobs from Kent

AXA Insurance may move 150 jobs from offices in the county to Birmingham as it tries to reduce costs in its motor customer operations.

County under renewed pressure to house vulnerable youngsters

County under renewed pressure to house vulnerable youngsters

Kent is spearheading a drive to curb the number of vulnerable children being placed in the county by other councils.

City road partially blocked after crash

City road partially blocked after crash

Queues are building on a main route into a Kent city this morning following a collision between two vehicles.

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