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WATCH: It's hot enough to cook bacon on a car

WATCH: It's hot enough to cook bacon on a car

It's hotter than Ibiza so we fried a full English breakfast on a car bonnet.

Drug dealer busted after hotel raid

Drug dealer busted after hotel raid

A drug dealer from London has been jailed after being caught when police raided his hotel room and found £5,000 worth of cocaine.

What a scorcher... again!

What a scorcher... again!

It's been a shirts off, legs out, ice creams in hand, red noses and sticky sun cream kind of start to the week.

Accused dognapper walks free

Accused dognapper walks free

A chihuahua looked 'terrified' as it was taken from outside Tesco but the man accused of stealing it has walked free from court.

Kinder Surprise! Heroin dealer jailed for hiding drugs in sweet

Kinder Surprise! Heroin dealer jailed for hiding drugs in sweet

A drug dealer hid his stash of heroin inside a Kinder Egg in his pants.

Crews tackle fire in 170-bale haystack

Crews tackle fire in 170-bale haystack

Fire crews tackled a blaze involving 170 bales of hay this morning.

Brexit 'poses threat' to EU grants

Brexit 'poses threat' to EU grants

Kent County Council has warned European cash for jobs and business faces uncertainty if Brexit happens within two years.

Police helicopter hunts burglary suspects

Police helicopter hunts burglary suspects

Police searching for two people wanted in connection to a series of break-ins have made an arrest.

Kent swelters in the year's hottest day

Kent swelters in the year's hottest day

Temperatures are soaring today - hitting the mid 30s and sparking health warnings.

Lanes reopen after multi-vehicle pile-up

Lanes reopen after multi-vehicle pile-up

A major route has now reopened this morning after four cars and a motorbike were involved in a crash.

Doctor cleared of carrying out 'sexually motivated' consultations

Doctor cleared of carrying out 'sexually motivated' consultations

A family doctor accused of being sexually motivated during consultations with some of his former patients, has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Firm fined after worker paralysed

Firm fined after worker paralysed

A firm has been fined thousands of pounds after a man suffered life-changing injuries when he was crushed by falling metal frames.

'How can I find the money if I’m not allowed to work?'

'How can I find the money if I’m not allowed to work?'

A Kent mum says a work ban means she cannot afford a permit to stay after being told she could be deported despite 53 years in Britain.

Inmates use vulnerable fellow cons to test drugs

Inmates use vulnerable fellow cons to test drugs

Vulnerable inmates at a Kent prison may be used as guinea pigs to test the effects of legal highs, a report has warned.

Children 'filmed by men' in leisure centre changing rooms

Children 'filmed by men' in leisure centre changing rooms

A warning has been issued after a group of children were allegedly 'filmed' by three men in a leisure centre changing room.

Concert attack leaves man with serious facial injury

Concert attack leaves man with serious facial injury

Police are hunting a skinhead who left a concert-goer with a serious facial injury after attacking him on the dance floor at a UB40 tribute night.

Cyclist pulled from canal 'fighting for life'

Cyclist pulled from canal 'fighting for life'

A cyclist in his 40s has been taken to hospital in a "life threatening" condition after he was found unconscious in a canal.

Double death crash driver 'may have fallen asleep'

Double death crash driver 'may have fallen asleep'

A young woman and her boyfriend died when she fell asleep at the wheel and drifted into the path of a lorry, an inquest heard.

Early morning police chase lands four in custody

Early morning police chase lands four in custody

Four people are being held in custody this morning on suspicion of stealing a vehicle after a high-speed police chase in two towns.

Far-right thug hurled hubcap like Frisbee at protest

Far-right thug hurled hubcap like Frisbee at protest

A National Front foot soldier who used a hubcap as a Frisbee during violent protests has been locked up.

Fire crews called to help hawk tangled in tree

Fire crews called to help hawk tangled in tree

Firefighters were called to a large oak tree where a harris hawk appeared to be tangled in the branches by its leash.

Man in hospital after ambulance crash

Man in hospital after ambulance crash

A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital after a crash involving an ambulance.

Update: Man appears in court charged with double murder bid

Update: Man appears in court charged with double murder bid

A man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after two members of staff were seriously injured at a mental health centre.

Woman found dead in woodland named

Woman found dead in woodland named

The body of a woman found in woodland is that of 32-year-old woman Svetlana Averina.

Police hunt alleyway sex attacker

Police hunt alleyway sex attacker

Officers are appealing for help tracing a man who sexually assaulted a lone woman as she walked down an alleyway.

Ambulance trust issued with warning

Ambulance trust issued with warning

The NHS trust in charge of Kent's ambulances has been told it must make significant improvements to the way it works.

Home targeted in suspected arson attack

Home targeted in suspected arson attack

Police have been informed after a fire was started in a garage underneath an empty house.

Fighter jet added to bulging air show line-up

Fighter jet added to bulging air show line-up

Organisers of a seafront air show have added the only remaining airworthy Sea Vixen fighter jet to this year’s bulging line-up.

Lane reopens after motorway crash

Lane reopens after motorway crash

A motorway has reopened after an earlier crash involving a car and a motorcycle.

Business urged to set up shop in France

Business urged to set up shop in France

The Mayor of Calais is calling on companies in Kent to relocate across the Channel so they can maintain trading ties with the EU after Brexit.

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