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Drug-crazed attacker scars man for life with hunting knife

Drug-crazed attacker scars man for life with hunting knife

A thug who left his victim scarred for life after launching an unprovoked attack with a 9in hunting knife is today behind bars.

Mum shocked to receive stranger's financial details in post

Mum shocked to receive stranger's financial details in post

A woman was stunned to discover she had been sent the financial details of a stranger in a council blunder.

Thief preys on sick and vulnerable

Thief preys on sick and vulnerable

A drug addict thief preyed on the sick and vulnerable by tricking her way into their homes - before making up vicious lies against her victims.

Boy, 15, punched by 'threatening' attacker

Boy, 15, punched by 'threatening' attacker

A vicious robber punched three family members, including a boy of 15, as he demanded money.

Boy charged after elderly couple attacked in burglary

Boy charged after elderly couple attacked in burglary

A 17-year-old boy has been remanded in custody after an elderly couple were badly beaten in a daylight burglary.

Man sought over £10k jewellery raid

Man sought over £10k jewellery raid

Detectives investigating a £10,000 raid on a jeweller's have today released an image of a man they are seeking.

Foreign students robbed at knifepoint

Foreign students robbed at knifepoint

Three teenage robbers are being hunted after two boys on a school trip to Kent from Japan were held up at knifepoint.

Hop Farm festival set for encore

Hop Farm festival set for encore

The three-day Hop Farm Music Festival is set to return next year with a new promoter.

Green light for £65m energy plant

Green light for £65m energy plant

More than 100 jobs are to be generated by a new £65million green energy plant that has been granted planning permission.

Motorway delays after crash

Motorway delays after crash

A crash closed two lanes of the M2 between Chatham and Strood this morning.

Footballer on lifetime of medication after bizarre match injury

Footballer on lifetime of medication after bizarre match injury

A footballer will be on medication for the rest of his life after having his spleen removed when he suffered a bizarre injury on the pitch.

'Legal high killed my son'

'Legal high killed my son'

A grieving mother whose son died in her arms has launched a campaign to ban shops from selling legal highs.

Fatal crash victim dies days before drink-drive court date

Fatal crash victim dies days before drink-drive court date

A drink driver tragically died during a police chase... days before he was due in court on a similar charge.

Wardrobe crushes toddler’s skull

Wardrobe crushes toddler’s skull

A two-year-old boy has made a miraculous recovery after suffering a fractured skull when a wardrobe fell and knocked him unconscious.

Tributes left to worker killed by dustcart

Tributes left to worker killed by dustcart

An investigation is continuing into the death of a man struck by a rubbish lorry in Folkestone.

Banger meeting causes 90-minute M25 delays

Banger meeting causes 90-minute M25 delays

Fed-up motorists were forced to join a queue lasting up to one-and-a-half hours and several junctions of the M25... for a banger meeting.

Murder detectives interview man in CCTV image

Murder detectives interview man in CCTV image

Police have spoken to a man caught on CCTV in connection with the murder investigation of a woman found in a store's basement.

Motorway reopens after car crashes into central reservation

Motorway reopens after car crashes into central reservation

All motorway lanes on a section of the M2 have reopened after a crash earlier today.

Poaching suspects quizzed by police

Poaching suspects quizzed by police

Two suspected poachers were stopped by police in a field following reports of game birds going missing.

Help! What to name my 13th child?

Help! What to name my 13th child?

An unusual pregnancy dilemma struck one supermum when she discovered she's run out of names she likes - with baby number 13 on the way.

Tributes at funeral of husband who died weeks after losing wife

Tributes at funeral of husband who died weeks after losing wife

A funeral's been held for a 'quiet, kind individual' who collapsed the day after his wife's death and died weeks later.

Five taken to hospital after two-car crash

Five taken to hospital after two-car crash

Several people were injured in a serious crash involving a BMW and Mazda.

Peeping Tom shocks women in toilets

Peeping Tom shocks women in toilets

A restaurant has apologised after a bald-headed peeping Tom stared at women in the toilets.

Biker seriously hurt in crash

Biker seriously hurt in crash

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a crash with a car this afternoon.

Robbers seized... after wearing the wrong trousers

Robbers seized... after wearing the wrong trousers

A gang of vicious robbers was banged to rights... after being caught out by these cartoon sheep pyjamas.

Masked menace still hunted as schoolboy ruled out of attack probe

Masked menace still hunted as schoolboy ruled out of attack probe

Detectives are no closer to finding a masked prowler who grabbed a female student - after identifying a boy of 15 as the person behind most sightings.

Elderly pair taken to hospital after crash

Elderly pair taken to hospital after crash

An elderly man and woman have been taken to hospital after a two-car smash on a busy road today.

Man held over public toilet 'death threats'

Man held over public toilet 'death threats'

A man has been arrested in Folkestone on suspicion of making death threats after public toilets in the town were closed this morning.

Swan causes rail delays

Swan causes rail delays

Rail passengers faced delays of up to 40 minutes after a swan sat in the middle of the track at a busy junction.

Mum wrongly told she has cancer

Mum wrongly told she has cancer

A mother's world fell apart when she spent three weeks thinking she was going to die after being wrongly diagnosed with a brain tumour.

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