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Road reopens after two multi-vehicle crashes

Road reopens after two multi-vehicle crashes

Traffic has cleared after two pile-ups on the same busy road earlier on.

Freaky weather hits Kent... from hail to snow!

Freaky weather hits Kent... from hail to snow!

The county's been battered by some exceptional weather this afternoon... with hail storms and snow falling on Kent.

Police hunt thug who left victim with fractured eye socket

Police hunt thug who left victim with fractured eye socket

A man will need surgery to correct his vision after a thug punched him in the face, leaving him with a fractured eye socket.

Crumbling note in bottle holds its ancient secret

Crumbling note in bottle holds its ancient secret

Building work at an optician's has uncovered a message in a bottle... buried for more than 100 years in a fireplace.

Depressed warehouse worker set himself on fire in park: Inquest

Depressed warehouse worker set himself on fire in park: Inquest

Passers-by rushed to save the life of a man who doused himself in petrol and set himself alight in a popular park, an inquest heard.

Staff 'used joss sticks to hide smell' at death site

Staff 'used joss sticks to hide smell' at death site

Workers at a food shop used incense to hide the smell as a woman's body lay decomposing in the basement, a court heard.

First World War mystery solved... 100 years on

First World War mystery solved... 100 years on

A chance discovery during building work in France has led to Great War soldier's descendants being traced back to Kent... through DNA.

Alert after tot almost chokes on baby food bone

Alert after tot almost chokes on baby food bone

A mum's warned other parents to be extra careful after her 10-month-old baby nearly choked on a bone in a jar of food.

Two girls hit by lorry suffered broken bones

Two girls hit by lorry suffered broken bones

The two youngsters hit by a lorry near a busy supermarket were 13 and seven.

Kent set to lose £159m under HS2 plans

Kent set to lose £159m under HS2 plans

Firms could quit Kent and cost the county millions if plans to cut the area out of the next high-speed rail link are approved, it's been claimed.

Teachers' strike set to hit thousands

Teachers' strike set to hit thousands

More than 50 schools will be shut or partly closed today as teachers stage a walk-out.

Thief knocks over boy, 15, in high-speed getaway

Thief knocks over boy, 15, in high-speed getaway

A getaway driver injured a teenager as the boy walked across a supermarket car park with his mother, a court heard.

Lorry smashes into metal girder

Lorry smashes into metal girder

This is the damage after a lorry piled into a metal girder on a busy road.

Three cleared in murder witness intimidation case

Three cleared in murder witness intimidation case

A murderer has hinted he may try to get his conviction quashed after a second related trial was sensationally halted.

Cyclist's family 'moved beyond belief'

Cyclist's family 'moved beyond belief'

A grieving family have told of their 'sorrow and heartache' after a dearly loved cyclist was killed while on a fund-raising bike ride.

Taxpayers to foot bill for council's theme park trip

Taxpayers to foot bill for council's theme park trip

A trip by council leaders to several theme parks in the States is set to cost the taxpayer thousands, it's been revealed.

Pair accused of running brothel

Pair accused of running brothel

Two middle-aged women have been charged with running a brothel called Pussycats.

Survey set to lift the lid on legal high dangers

Survey set to lift the lid on legal high dangers

The most wide-reaching survey ever into the dangers of legal highs is seeking Kent users.

Rubbish dumper fined after tipping waste at nature reserve

Rubbish dumper fined after tipping waste at nature reserve

A passer-by turned sleuth when a fly-tipper dumped rubbish at a popular beauty spot.

Sex offender jailed after fleeing home to visit sick mum

Sex offender jailed after fleeing home to visit sick mum

A pervert is today behind bars after breaking the law to visit his ill mum in Iran.

Cat's sixth sense saves eight-year-old's life

Cat's sixth sense saves eight-year-old's life

The family of a diabetic girl says the actions of their rescue cat stopped her falling into a coma.

Disgraced surgeon struck off - but avoids public investigation

Disgraced surgeon struck off - but avoids public investigation

A shamed surgeon whose incompetence led to the death of one patient and the disfigurement of others has been struck off the medical register.

Elderly man is lucky to be alive after his Ford Escort overturned in Sholden

Elderly man is lucky to be alive after his Ford Escort overturned in Sholden

Firefighters cut the elderly man, believed to be in his eighties, out of the vehicle. He was "conscious and breathing".

Man stole 57 traffic cones and 42 security barriers

Man stole 57 traffic cones and 42 security barriers

Magistrates have jailed a man who swiped £500 of equipment and failed to turn up at court.

'Buyer' comes forward as Manston faces closure

'Buyer' comes forward as Manston faces closure

Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale is in touch with a potential buyer for Manston after airport bosses announced its 'closure'.

'It looks like she was shot in the face'

'It looks like she was shot in the face'

This grandmother was left with an unsightly hole in her face after medics failed to diagnose a tumour on her nose. WARNING: graphic images.

Pensioner loses £11k after thieves swipe cards

Pensioner loses £11k after thieves swipe cards

Thieves stole more than £11,000 after swiping bank cards from a man in his 80s in a supermarket.

Man leaves fortune to hospital

Man leaves fortune to hospital

Nearly a quarter of a million pounds has been donated to a Kent hospital by a man who was treated for cancer there.

Tailbacks for miles after serious crash

Tailbacks for miles after serious crash

Traffic has built up for miles after a crash closed two lanes of the M2.

Birds can still nest... 14 miles away

Birds can still nest... 14 miles away

Developers who want to build 5,000 homes are proposing moving a nightingale population across the Thames after their habitat was protected last year.

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