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Meet the village packed with 61 lottery winners

Meet the village packed with 61 lottery winners

If certain postcodes are lucky, then one village can boast 61 winners in one go.

Real-life Matilda's literary passion speaks volumes

Real-life Matilda's literary passion speaks volumes

A little boy is rivalling children's hero Matilda by getting through more than 500 books... aged just eight.

Victim begs for attacker to spare his life

Victim begs for attacker to spare his life

A landlord begged for his life as a lodger used a towel rail and foot as weapons to break his eye socket, nose and cheek.

Boy, 10, taken to hospital after being hit by car

Boy, 10, taken to hospital after being hit by car

A Kent Air Ambulance landed in Herne Bay Memorial Park after the boy was hit in Kings Road.

Brave Reece posts 'final chapter'

Brave Reece posts 'final chapter'

Reece Puddington has won hearts and minds across the globe throughout his courageous six-year battle with cancer.

Crews battle blaze in Rainham

Crews battle blaze in Rainham

Firefighters stopped a blaze which destroyed a shed and spread to a nearby house

Youth worker drowns trying to save son

Youth worker drowns trying to save son

A 49-year-old man from Kent has died while on holiday on the Caribbean island of Jamaica.

'Despicable' thieves steal statue to honour dead babies

'Despicable' thieves steal statue to honour dead babies

Thieves have swiped a statue created to honour the memory of babies who have tragically died.

'I cannot recall much' - claims man accused of murder

'I cannot recall much' - claims man accused of murder

A man jointly accused of a brutal murder in which an Italian waiter was attacked 100 times says he has no memory of the violence.

'Runaway' car's dramatic balancing act

'Runaway' car's dramatic balancing act

A driver screamed out to bystanders to get out of the way before this car rolled down a hill and was left teetering on beach groynes.

Man seriously injured after being 'dragged in road by taxi'

Man seriously injured after being 'dragged in road by taxi'

A taxi driver caused serious injuries to a man by dragging him along the road hanging onto his cab, a court heard.

“I can’t speak, I’m totally gutted"

“I can’t speak, I’m totally gutted"

Workers have spoken of their pain as Manston airport closes forever, bringing to an end a century of aviation history.

Lydd wins battle to expand

Lydd wins battle to expand

Lydd airport is set to expand its runway and build a new terminal for 500,000 passengers a year after it won a High Court battle.

Arsonist detained after families lose everything in blaze

Arsonist detained after families lose everything in blaze

A man has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after families lost everything when he started a blaze that spread to several homes.

Man saves life of bus driver... days after first aid course

Man saves life of bus driver... days after first aid course

Little did a lab technician know he'd be putting his new first aid course knowledge to the test... when he saved the life of a collapsed bus driver.

The times they are (possibly) a-changin'...

The times they are (possibly) a-changin'...

Calls are being made for a Kent town to adopt European time in a bid to boost tourism and reduce the cost of bills.

Wake up and smell the coffee, owner tells suing customer

Wake up and smell the coffee, owner tells suing customer

A restaurant customer has shocked bosses... after suing them for burning herself on a coffee.

Huge grass fire lights up night sky

Huge grass fire lights up night sky

Firefighters used a specialist all-terrain vehicle to tackle a blaze which threatened to spread across scrubland.

Police to investigate warehouse blaze cause

 Police to investigate warehouse blaze cause

Specialist officers will visit the site of a major fire today in an attempt to see whether it was started deliberately.

Shock as 'sad creatures' rescued from dog breeder

Shock as 'sad creatures' rescued from dog breeder

A new-born black puppy was among more than a dozen 'sad' dogs rescued from the cold, dark shed of a breeder.

Dramatic last-minute offer for Manston airport rejected

Dramatic last-minute offer for Manston airport rejected

An 11th hour bid to buy Manston airport has been rejected as workers leave the site for the last time - but an MP has vowed the fight continues.

Cheeky models line up naked on beach for world-renowned artist

Cheeky models line up naked on beach for world-renowned artist

Brave volunteers with a naked ambition have bared all on the beach for world-renowned photographic artist Spencer Tunick.

EastEnders star in Manston emergency landing

EastEnders star in Manston emergency landing

A soap star was on board a plane forced into an emergency landing just hours before Manston's due to close.

Man dies after being found collapsed near seafront

Man dies after being found collapsed near seafront

A man has been pronounced dead - despite the efforts of paramedics - after being found collapsed near a seafront.

Pair admit plundering treasures worth £250k from shipwrecks

Pair admit plundering treasures worth £250k from shipwrecks

Two divers have admitted illegally keeping artefacts worth more than a quarter of a million pounds from shipwrecks.

Teenage girl punched in face by gang

Teenage girl punched in face by gang

Witnesses are being sought after a 17-year-old girl was punched in the face when she told a group of men she did not have a cigarette.

Van recovered after man 'jumps' from Dartford bridge

Van recovered after man 'jumps' from Dartford bridge

Lifeboat rescue crews were called out after reports a person had jumped from the QEII Bridge at Dartford.

Woman, 89, savagely beaten by teen robber at home

Woman, 89, savagely beaten by teen robber at home

An elderly woman was left with appalling injuries after being savagely beaten by a teenage robber in a shocking crowbar raid on her home.

Revealed: Where secret speed cameras are on M25 in Kent

Revealed: Where secret speed cameras are on M25 in Kent

Locations of some of the secret speed cameras newly fitted on a stretch of the M25 in Kent have been revealed.

'I found twin after 120 years'

'I found twin after 120 years'

A grandfather was left seeing double when he found a picture of a man he believes could have been his twin - taken more than a century ago.

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