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Update: Elderly man hit by Royal Mail van

Update: Elderly man hit by Royal Mail van

Witnesses have been asked to come forward after an 87-year-old man was hit by a Royal Mail van outside a Post Office.

Is snow on its way?

Is snow on its way?

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in the south east.

Woman charged with running brothel

Woman charged with running brothel

A 62-year-old woman has been charged with running a brothel in a residential street.

Family go caveman for reality TV show

Family go caveman for reality TV show

A Kent family will swap their modern lives for a taste of the Stone Age lifestyle as part of new Channel 5 reality TV show, 10,000BC.

Man slashed across face in vicious attack

Man slashed across face in vicious attack

A teenager was left needing stitches after he was slashed across the face in a brutal attack, leaving him with a three inch gash.

Kent sees more of the white stuff

Kent sees more of the white stuff

Snow is continuing to fall in Kent today - with the county hit by a severe weather warning.

Boy gets kidney failure after taking Nurofen

Boy gets kidney failure after taking Nurofen

A boy who was hospitalised with kidney failure was told it was caused by taking Nurofen aimed at children as young as three months.

Head teacher's ban after drink-driving shame

Head teacher's ban after drink-driving shame

A primary school head teacher was stopped in his car while over the legal alcohol limit by police acting on a tip-off.

Kent's unnamed dead

Kent's unnamed dead

Kent has one of the highest number of unnamed bodies in the UK - and help is needed to identify them for their families. WARNING: graphic images.

'It wasn't my intention to kill him'

'It wasn't my intention to kill him'

A man accused of attempting to murder a pensioner in his home has admitted inflicting the horrific injuries - but says he wasn't trying to kill him.

Teen girl pushed over in park attack

Teen girl pushed over in park attack

Police are hunting a "large built" man who smelt of beer, after he attempted to kiss a 16-year-old girl and pushed her over in a park.

Woman and toddler hurt in lamp post crash

Woman and toddler hurt in lamp post crash

A woman and a three-year-old child have been hurt after a car crashed into a lamp post.

Driving test cheat posed as pal who failed 15 times

Driving test cheat posed as pal who failed 15 times

A driving test cheat has been jailed after taking a theory test for his friend who had failed 15 TIMES.

'A bomb site in a war zone'

'A bomb site in a war zone'

Children's nursery bosses are reeling after arsonists torched their building, which nearly burnt to the ground.

Brewery fined £10,000 after worker has finger amputated

Brewery fined £10,000 after worker has finger amputated

A Kent-based brewery has been handed a hefty fine after one of its employees lost his finger after it became stuck in machinery.

‘Dark, dingy and left to rot’

‘Dark, dingy and left to rot’

Shoppers have expressed their sadness following the news Tesco is to close its Chatham branch - but most said they were not surprised.

Two charged with human trafficking

Two charged with human trafficking

Two men have been charged with human trafficking following a large-scale police investigation.

Thug jailed after smashing beer glass into man's neck

Thug jailed after smashing beer glass into man's neck

A thug who smashed a beer glass into a man's neck in a car park following a row at a pub has been jailed for almost four years.

Bridge graffiti sparks outrage

Bridge graffiti sparks outrage

Drivers approaching Sheppey have been met with the words 'Welcome to Hell' daubed on the crossing.

Former teacher in court over indecent images of children

Former teacher in court over indecent images of children

A former grammar school teacher is facing charges of possessing 188 indecent images of children.

Teens terrified after attacks by gang of girls

Teens terrified after attacks by gang of girls

Two teenage girls have been left terrified after they were beaten in random and unprovoked attacks by a gang of girls while walking home from school.

Kent's GCSE results down

Kent's GCSE results down

Classroom standards in Kent and Medway schools appear to have dipped in 2014, according to official secondary league tables published today.

Killer dad 'had sex selfies of daughter'

Killer dad 'had sex selfies of daughter'

The case of a dad who killed his daughter by giving her ecstasy tablets has taken a dramatic new twist.

Thousands of jobs to be created in major projects

Thousands of jobs to be created in major projects

More than 3,000 jobs are set to be created in schemes throughout the county, including a revamp of Folkestone seafront and an overhaul of Op Stack.

Bad weather hampers ferry crossings

Bad weather hampers ferry crossings

Ferries are being delayed as bad weather in the Channel has led to waits of up to an hour and a half and queues at the port.

'Children at risk' by fostering agency failures

'Children at risk' by fostering agency failures

A fostering agency has been slammed a second time by Ofsted for "widespread failures" that have put children's welfare at risk.

Woman woken by intruder sexually assaulting her

Woman woken by intruder sexually assaulting her

A terrified woman awoke to discover a stranger performing a sex act on her in her own home.

12 families from the same street evicted

12 families from the same street evicted

A housing association is forcing 12 families living in the same street to move out of their homes to free them up for NHS staff.

Arrest after disabled girl's grave trashed

Arrest after disabled girl's grave trashed

A woman has been arrested after a cross from a disabled girl's grave was pulled out and dumped upside down in her grieving mother's garden.

Bicycle-riding raccoon hopes to hit the big time

Bicycle-riding raccoon hopes to hit the big time

A Kent-based raccoon called Melanie who can clap, dance and ride a bike has landed her own TV show - despite failing to impress Simon Cowell.

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