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Video: Watch as cat uses pedestrian crossing

Video: Watch as cat uses pedestrian crossing

A chauffeur has captured the endearing moment a cat uses a pedestrian crossing.

KFC seeks new drive-thru sites in Kent

KFC seeks new drive-thru sites in Kent

Finger lickin' fast food chain KFC is on the search for premises for new restaurants in Kent.

Video: New IMAX cinema set to go ahead

Video: New IMAX cinema set to go ahead

Plans for Kent's second IMAX cinema are set to be given the green light by council planners as part of a multiplex expansion plan

Mother campaigns on mental health after loss of two sons

Mother campaigns on mental health after loss of two sons

A woman who lost two sons to suicide in four years is organising an event to raise awareness of the mental health struggles young men face.

Mum and child possibly starved to death at flat

Mum and child possibly starved to death at flat

An inquest into the deaths of a mother and her toddler daughter found they had probably not eaten for days before they died.

The silent killer - carbon monoxide poisoning on the rise

The silent killer - carbon monoxide poisoning on the rise

Odourless, invisible and potentially deadly, carbon monoxide is called "the silent killer" - and there has been a big rise in poisoning cases in Kent.

Thousands to take on the Kent Test

Thousands to take on the Kent Test

Today's the day youngsters across the county will try their luck at the Kent Test, which will determine whether they get a place at a grammar school.

Trio charged after home attack

Trio charged after home attack

Three men have appeared in court after a man was beaten in his own home.

Boat wheelhouse plucked from sea

Boat wheelhouse plucked from sea

A lifeboat crew had the unusual task of dealing with the remnants of a fishing boat in the sea.

Couple beaten up by gang of 16 youths

Couple beaten up by gang of 16 youths

A couple were set upon as they walked home by a gang of 16 teenagers, who attacked them and snatched the man's phone as he tried to call for help.

Firefighters called to derelict house blaze

Firefighters called to derelict house blaze

Firefighters were called to reports that a derelict house was alight.

Man robbed by teenagers in park

Man robbed by teenagers in park

Police are hunting two teenagers who allegedly robbed a man in a busy park, stealing a tablet computer and assaulting him again nearby.

Piers Morgan tells parents to 'stop whining'

Piers Morgan tells parents to 'stop whining'

Former Britain's Got Talent judge and newspaper editor Piers Morgan has had his say on a secondary school uniform crackdown.

Shop worker assaulted during robbery

Shop worker assaulted during robbery

A robber attacked a member of staff during a raid on a shop this morning.

Teen moped rider dies in crash

Teen moped rider dies in crash

A 17-year-old moped rider has died following a crash with a stationary van which has led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man.

Update: Grandfather's tragic gift to others

Update: Grandfather's tragic gift to others

A 77-year-old man who died after his mobility scooter was in a crash with a car has helped save others, his family has revealed.

Murder accused: 'I didn't do it'

Murder accused: 'I didn't do it'

A man accused of beating a pensioner to death in his home and taking a safe containing up to £250k insists he had nothing to do with the brutal raid.

Grammar school will remain boys only

Grammar school will remain boys only

An under-subscribed boys grammar school has been told by the Department for Education that it will not be allowed to admit girls next year.

Appeal after man dies in motorway crash

Appeal after man dies in motorway crash

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash, in which a man swerved his car off a motorway and ploughed into trees.

Pair in custody after man left 'critical' in hosptial

Pair in custody after man left 'critical' in hosptial

A man and a woman are in custody after a man suffered serious injuries in an alleged assault.

Ferry companies hail closure of squalid migrant camp

Ferry companies hail closure of squalid migrant camp

Plans to close The Jungle migrant camp have been hailed by ferry companies.

Gang attack leaves three men injured

Gang attack leaves three men injured

Police are appealing after a gang attack left three men needing hospital treatment.

Op Stack lorry park 'will be huge carbuncle' - Greens

Op Stack lorry park 'will be huge carbuncle' - Greens

KCC says it supports plans for a huge lorry park to alleviate Operation Stack chaos - amid warnings it could create dangerous levels of air pollution.

Ungrateful dog flees after rescue

Ungrateful dog flees after rescue

Firefighters performed a risky manoeuvre in the dark to save a dog trapped on a cliff face, but it ran off without so much as a 'woof' in thanks.

Trucker jailed for smuggling 400,000 cigarettes

Trucker jailed for smuggling 400,000 cigarettes

A lorry driver has today been jailed trying to smuggle more than 400,000 illegal cigarettes through a Kent port.

Chimney demolished in massive explosion

Chimney demolished in massive explosion

The highest concrete structure ever to be demolished in the UK has been blown up. Here's how it happened...

Diners' horror as rat falls from ceiling at restaurant

Diners' horror as rat falls from ceiling at restaurant

Customers dining at a Chinese restaurant jumped up screaming as a "massive" rat fell from the ceiling, forcing owners to close and gut the building.

Southern staff stage two-day walkout

Southern staff stage two-day walkout

Rail staff are staging fresh industrial action from today in a row over the role of conductors.

Thief punched by police in dock for attack on officer

Thief punched by police in dock for attack on officer

A man who hit national headlines after footage emerged of him being punched by a police officer has now appeared in court... for assaulting a PCSO.

Divers exploring 18th century ship off Kent coast

Divers exploring 18th century ship off Kent coast

Divers are hoping to discover more about an 18th century trading ship which sank off the Kent coast in 1740.

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