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Grant 'filming new movie' at dockyard

Grant 'filming new movie' at dockyard

Hollywood heart-throb Hugh Grant is among the stars rumoured to have descended on Kent to film a new movie directed by Guy Ritchie.

Kent's groundbreaking child abuse work goes international

Kent's groundbreaking child abuse work goes international

A team whose work is so sickening its members sometimes need counselling has won US recognition.

Neglected dog forced to eat umbrella out of hunger

Neglected dog forced to eat umbrella out of hunger

A family pet neglected by its owners became so hungry it ate an umbrella.

Man dies after falling from multi-storey car park

Man dies after falling from multi-storey car park

A man taken to hospital with serious injuries after plummeting from a multi-storey car park has died.

Gang ringleader jailed for 10 years

Gang ringleader jailed for 10 years

A gang ringleader has been jailed for 10 years for possessing class A drugs and a Second World War machine gun.

Blockbuster goes into administration... again

Blockbuster goes into administration... again

The DVD and video games chain has blamed poor trading conditions for going bust for the second time this year.

Hunt for stolen statues worth £200k

Hunt for stolen statues worth £200k

Police believe two stone lions worth £200,000 taken from NHS property could have been stolen to order.

Man seriously burnt and two others injured in train track fall

Man seriously burnt and two others injured in train track fall

Three men were injured falling on to train tracks in Gravesend station in the early hours of this morning.

Shopping centre condemned after raccoon rides a bicycle in 'circus stunt'

Shopping centre condemned after raccoon rides a bicycle in 'circus stunt'

The RSPCA has criticised a shopping centre after a raccoon rode a bicycle in a stunt at an event that has prompted fury among animal lovers.

Close call after woman drives along live train track

Close call after woman drives along live train track

Catastrophe was narrowly avoided after a dopey driver hurtled up a live railway track after turning left at a level crossing.

Family flees tumble dryer house fire

Family flees tumble dryer house fire

A family have fled their home after a tumble dryer sparked a blaze early today.

Five saved from roof of car stuck in ford

Five saved from roof of car stuck in ford

Firefighters have rescued five people - including a child - from the roof of a car stuck in a flooded ford.

Hunt for nightclub dancefloor attacker

Hunt for nightclub dancefloor attacker

A dancer suffered cuts after being hit with a bottle several times by a young woman at a nightclub.

Family 'absolutely devastated' at death of girl, 17, in storm tragedy

Family 'absolutely devastated' at death of girl, 17, in storm tragedy

A mother has today spoken of her grief after the death of her daughter who was crushed to death when a tree fell on her caravan in a storm.

Homeowners warned of rogues after Kent's great storm

Homeowners warned of rogues after Kent's great storm

Cowboy builders and conmen could be set to target the vulnerable as Kent reels from the greatest storm in years, police have warned.

Judge's anger as teen misses court appearance to celebrate birthday

Judge's anger as teen misses court appearance to celebrate birthday

A teenager facing sentence for assault has angered a judge after he failed to turn up to court... because he was too busy celebrating his birthday.

Efit released after taxi driver attack

Efit released after taxi driver attack

A taxi driver sprayed in the eye and attacked by two men has helped create this computer-generated image.

Man arrested after woman 'touched inappropriately' in bar toilets

Man arrested after woman 'touched inappropriately' in bar toilets

A man's been released on bail after a woman complained she was followed into the ladies' toilets at a popular bar and groped.

Police hunt sex attacker after 'distressing' assault

Police hunt sex attacker after 'distressing' assault

A woman was left 'shaken and upset' after an alleged sex attack as she walked near a railway station.

Man arrested in arson probe after huge house fire

Man arrested in arson probe after huge house fire

A man has been arrested in hospital on suspicion of arson after a blaze swept through a terraced house.

Police pounce on masked ‘man’... but discover it’s a woman

Police pounce on masked ‘man’... but discover it’s a woman

Officers following up a sighting of a masked "man" who has been terrorising women discovered "he" was actually female.

Tolls reinstated after pile-up at Dartford crossing

Tolls reinstated after pile-up at Dartford crossing

Fees to use the Dartford crossing have been reinstated - after they were temporarily suspended following a pile-up.

Man held after street cordoned off by armed police

Man held after street cordoned off by armed police

A man's been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after an armed stand-off in a quiet street.

Kent's great storm... in pictures

Kent's great storm... in pictures

As storms battered the county hundreds of trees were felled, train services suspended and key bridges shut. See our picture round-up...

Woman and boy bailed after stabbing

Woman and boy bailed after stabbing

A woman and a teenage boy have been released on bail after a young man suffered knife wounds.

And the beat goes on...

And the beat goes on...

A funeral parlour is pioneering a scheme to send pacemakers removed from the dead to be re-used in the developing world.

Artist X-rays cinema's most iconic guns

Artist X-rays cinema's most iconic guns

An artist motivated by the gun death of a friend's son has X-rayed dozens of cinema's most iconic guns in a bid to "deglamorise" the weapons.

Choirmaster suspended after being charged with harassing woman

Choirmaster suspended after being charged with harassing woman

A church choirmaster of more than 20 years has been suspended after being formally accused of persecuting a woman.

Four men remanded over waiter's murder

Four men remanded over waiter's murder

A group of Lithuanian men are back in court on Friday accused of murdering a young waiter in an attack above an Italian restaurant.

Alert as big cat sightings reported to police

Alert as big cat sightings reported to police

Big cats could be on the loose in Kent... as it's revealed more than 20 sightings have been reported to police in the last three years.

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