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Live updates: Medway Messenger's by-election debate

Live updates: Medway Messenger's by-election debate

Rochester and Strood by-election candidates answer your questions at a hustings event held by the Medway Messenger tonight.

Bridge closures until mid-December

Bridge closures until mid-December

The Sheppey Crossing will be partially shut every weekend until mid-December.

Huge drugs haul seized

Huge drugs haul seized

Police have intercepted three vans carrying half a tonne of cannabis and five kilos of cocaine at a Kent industrial estate.

Lightning strikes home

Lightning strikes home

A chimney was destroyed when a home was hit by a bolt of lightning in the early hours of this morning.

Man unconscious after house fire

Man unconscious after house fire

Fire crews were called to deal with a blaze at a house, which left three people suffering from smoke inhalation.

Missing elderly man found on hills

Missing elderly man found on hills

An 81-year-old missing man was lucky to be found alive after surviving nearly six hours exposed to cold and rain on a remote hill.

Robbers steal car keys - but leave the car

Robbers steal car keys - but leave the car

Police are hunting for a group of robbers who threatened a driver to hand over his car keys, but then left without the car.

Trapped man cut free from car

Trapped man cut free from car

A man had to be cut free from his car following a two car accident which has seen two people taken to hospital.

Girl trapped in flooded play area

Girl trapped in flooded play area

Firefighters had to rescue an eight-year-old after she became stranded in a flooded play area.

Paramount Park plans unveiled

Paramount Park plans unveiled

In-depth plans for a £2 billion entertainment resort on the Swanscombe Peninsula have been revealed at a public exhibition.

'An absolute disgrace' - war memorial vandalised

'An absolute disgrace' - war memorial vandalised

As the country pays its respects to the war dead, a "mindless idiot" has vandalised a memorial dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Three kittens rescued from fire

Three kittens rescued from fire

Firefighters rescued three kittens and a cat from a flat blaze this morning after a neighbour raised the alarm.

Family stranded abroad at Christmas loses compensation bid

Family stranded abroad at Christmas loses compensation bid

A Kent court has refused to uphold compensation granted by Spanish authorities after a family's Christmas was ruined by a cancelled flight.

Crashed ferry out of action for days

Crashed ferry out of action for days

The ferry which crashed into a harbour wall - injuring several - could be out of action for up to six days, it's been revealed.

'I'll stay until Ebola is over'

'I'll stay until Ebola is over'

A brave army medic has said he is committed to help bring the Ebola epidemic under control in Sierra Leone.

Kent has UK's lowest petrol prices

Kent has UK's lowest petrol prices

The AA says Kent enjoys the cheapest petrol prices in the country with unleaded available for less than 120p a litre.

Kent remembers

Kent remembers

Young and old gathered in towns and villages across Kent today to remember those who gave their lives in the service of their country.

Man shoots himself after fall leads to flashbacks

Man shoots himself after fall leads to flashbacks

A fall at home led a man to suffer nightmares and flashbacks, which ended in him shooting himself, an inquest heard.

Boat damaged after fire engulfs portable buildings

Boat damaged after fire engulfs portable buildings

A blaze in a portable building spread to another and set fire to a 14ft motor boat in the early hours of this morning.

'Dangerous driver' bailed after woman hit by car

'Dangerous driver' bailed after woman hit by car

A man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a woman suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a car has been released on bail.

Man rescued after car ploughs into trees

Man rescued after car ploughs into trees

A man has been freed from wreckage and rushed to hospital after his car swerved off the road and ploughed into trees.

Motorway crash causes delays

Motorway crash causes delays

A motorway shut in both directions after a car swerved off the road and onto an embankment has now re-opened.

Elderly woman airlifted to hospital after car crash

Elderly woman airlifted to hospital after car crash

Emergency crews including the air ambulance were called after a woman in her 70s was hurt in a three-car smash.

Dirty secrets of fake cigarette trade revealed

Dirty secrets of fake cigarette trade revealed

Fake cigarettes - some containing human faeces and sawdust - have been flooding parts of Kent in unprecedented numbers.

Family's warning after man's asbestos death

Family's warning after man's asbestos death

The family of a man who died from a 'nasty, nasty disease' are fighting to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos.

'Why fishing trip nearly killed me'

'Why fishing trip nearly killed me'

An annual fishing trip proved near fatal for a Kent angler after he caught more than he bargained for... a deadly disease.

Alert after man climbs onto roof

Alert after man climbs onto roof

Police closed a road after a man sparked panic by climbing onto the roof of a building.

Booze stolen in smash and grab raid

Booze stolen in smash and grab raid

Forensic officers have been scouring a Tesco store today after burglars got away with hundreds of pounds worth of alcohol in a smash and grab raid.

Flat smoke-logged after incense left burning

Flat smoke-logged after incense left burning

Firefighters broke down the door of a smoke-logged flat after a pair of students left incense sticks burning and went out.

Gut 'exploded like volcano' after hernia operation

Gut 'exploded like volcano' after hernia operation

A retired man who says a botched NHS hernia operation led to his guts exploding like “a volcano” has launched a High Court compensation claim.

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