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Love letter mystery solved

Love letter mystery solved

It's not quite a fairytale ending, but the mystery of the 40-year-old love letters found beneath floorboards has been solved.

Pub landlord's iPhone photo shock

Pub landlord's iPhone photo shock

A paedophile is waiting to be sentenced after his short temper gave him away - to an alert pub landlord.

Buses block up town centre high street

Buses block up town centre high street

A high street ground to a halt this morning - with THIRTEEN buses and a van stuck in a queue.

Man hurt as wall collapses

Man hurt as wall collapses

A man has been injured after a wall collapsed on top of him in a residential street.

Man injured after two-car crash on seafront

Man injured after two-car crash on seafront

Drivers were warned to avoid part of a seafront after a crash involving two cars.

Pensioner trampled by herd of 30 cows

Pensioner trampled by herd of 30 cows

An elderly woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being crushed by a herd of 30 stampeding cattle in a field.

Road re-opens after car hits tree

Road re-opens after car hits tree

There were long delays after a car smashed into a tree on a busy road.

Terrifying footage of idiot driver on Kent's worst road

Terrifying footage of idiot driver on Kent's worst road

Video: A dashboard camera has captured a Jeep's string of near misses as the driver attempted to overtake on Kent's most dangerous road.

Fraudster to pay £1.25m from sale of fake bomb detectors

Fraudster to pay £1.25m from sale of fake bomb detectors

A businessman who made £45m by selling fake bomb detectors has been ordered to pay back £1.25m.

Crash victim's family fight to keep memorial

Crash victim's family fight to keep memorial

Loved ones of a 23-year-old killed in a crash say the council has asked them to move a roadside tribute to him following complaints from the public.

Homeless woman sentenced for throwing glass which hit baby

Homeless woman sentenced for throwing glass which hit baby

A well-known homeless woman begged magistrates to send her to prison today after admitting throwing a piece of glass which cut a baby.

Murder accused now charged with drug-dealing

Murder accused now charged with drug-dealing

A defendant accused of murder after a man was dragged along for 100 yards in an alleged hit-and-run has now been charged with dealing heroin.

Parent alert after girl approached by suspicious man

Parent alert after girl approached by suspicious man

Parents are being warned after reports that a man had tried to entice a girl into his car near a primary school.

Couple fined for dropping cherry stones

Couple fined for dropping cherry stones

A couple say they were left "terrified" when heavy-handed litter wardens slapped them with fines of £160 - for dropping a handful of cherry pits.

Kent police chief says using Manston as Op Stack lorry park not viable

Kent police chief says using Manston as Op Stack lorry park not viable

Using Manston as an emergency lorry park when Operation Stack in place won't work, Kent chief police says

LISTEN: Sleep-deprived neighbours record noisy student party

LISTEN: Sleep-deprived neighbours record noisy student party

A late-night student bash which went on until almost 4am was so loud neighbours could still hear it with headphones in.

Beauty queen's ordeal after being scarred for life

Beauty queen's ordeal after being scarred for life

A young mum has had to abandon her modelling career after being scarred in a vicious glassing.

Arsonist jailed after setting his own flat on fire

Arsonist jailed after setting his own flat on fire

An arsonist has been sent to prison after a fire he started in his own flat caused two women to become trapped four floors up.

Helga the Bald Eagle is back home

Helga the Bald Eagle is back home

A Bald Eagle named Helga, who sparked a huge hunt after going missing, has been found.

Teen bailed after flashing incidents

Teen bailed after flashing incidents

A 16-year-old boy arrested by officers investigating a spate of flashing incidents has been bailed.

Car explodes into flames on M25

Car explodes into flames on M25

A stretch of the M25 has been partly shut after a car erupted into flames.

Kent County Council abandons 'privatisation' of back office staff

Kent County Council abandons 'privatisation' of back office staff

Exclusive: A drive to outsource hundreds of county council jobs has been scrapped after KCC opted to end negotiations with the bidder.

Raging mastiff in bloody attack on pet

Raging mastiff in bloody attack on pet

A dog owner has warned of an out-of-control bull mastiff which launched a vicious attack on his beloved pet. Warning: graphic image

Smoking banned in cars with child passengers

Smoking banned in cars with child passengers

Smokers who light up while driving with child passengers could now face a fine of £50, as divisive new legislation comes into effect today.

'We want to stop another tragedy like Sacha's'

'We want to stop another tragedy like Sacha's'

The grief-stricken parents of tragic Sacha Wheeler say only the closure of the rail crossing where she was killed will ensure it never happens again.

Driver jailed over biker's horror injuries

Driver jailed over biker's horror injuries

A court has heard how a 20-year-old's dreams of joining the fire service or military have been ruined by a motorist who had been drinking.

Man in critical condition after being hit by crane

Man in critical condition after being hit by crane

A man has been flown to hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a crane at an industrial site.

Pair in court after acid thrown in woman's face

Pair in court after acid thrown in woman's face

Two brothers arrested in Kent after a woman was seriously injured in an acid attack have appeared in court.

Road closed after lorry smashes into bridge

Road closed after lorry smashes into bridge

Trains are likely to be disrupted for the rest of the day after a lorry smashed into a railway bridge, causing severe damage.

Thanet among most deprived areas in the country

Thanet among most deprived areas in the country

Shock new figures reveal how Thanet ranks as one of the poorest parts of the country - and deprivation has worsened in the past five years.

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