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Kent rugby star strips off for Cancer Research

Kent rugby star strips off for Cancer Research

Rugby star Tom Varndell posed naked for a magazine to raise awareness of male cancer.

Calais mayor threatens to blockade port of Dover

Calais mayor threatens to blockade port of Dover

A French mayor has sparked outrage by threatening to block the port of Dover in a row over illegal immigrants.

'Homophobic flatmate attacked cross-dress gay teen with hammer'

'Homophobic flatmate attacked cross-dress gay teen with hammer'

A homophobic man battered a teenage flatmate who often wore women's clothes over the head with a hammer, jurors heard.

Probe after man killed by train at crossing

Probe after man killed by train at crossing

An investigation is under way after a man was killed by a train at a crossing - leading to nightmare journeys for Southeastern commuters.

Rottweiler saves pregnant woman from knife gang

Rottweiler saves pregnant woman from knife gang

A pet rottweiler scared off armed gang members who forced their way into a flat and held a knife to a pregnant woman's throat.

House 'on fire' turns out to be surrounded by fog

House 'on fire' turns out to be surrounded by fog

Firefighters rushed to a house that reportedly had smoke billowing from its roof - but it turned out to be just surrounded by fog.

Workforce set to double in massive outlet centre expansion

Workforce set to double in massive outlet centre expansion

Almost 1,000 jobs are set to be created under expansion plans for the Ashford Designer Outlet revealed today.

Firms fined after worker falls from roof

Firms fined after worker falls from roof

Two building firms have been fined thousands after a worker broke bones in a "completely avoidable" fall.

Hospital driver sells stolen fuel cheap to friends

Hospital driver sells stolen fuel cheap to friends

A hospital transport driver sold cheap diesel to his friends after using his firm's card to buy nearly £7,000 of extra fuel.

Thief refuses to reveal location of WW1 medals

Thief refuses to reveal location of WW1 medals

A callous drug addict has ignored pleas from veterans' family members to reveal what he's done with stolen medals and SAS badges.

'We beat them at Waterloo and we'll beat them at French knitting'

'We beat them at Waterloo and we'll beat them at French knitting'

A pensioner believes he's been stitched up by the French in an international row... over a type of knitting.

Academy to open tomorrow following safety checks

Academy to open tomorrow following safety checks

Two days after it was set to welcome pupils back, a Sheppey school is to re-open.

Marvel fan Sophie is a superhero

 Marvel fan Sophie is a superhero

A teenager who cooks the dinner, does the washing, the shopping and the cleaning has insisted she is not exceptional.

Schools may face teething troubles as free meal plan starts

Schools may face teething troubles as free meal plan starts

Education chiefs say schools could face teething troubles as a scheme to offer free meals to infant children in Kent and Medway gets underway

Second journalist murdered by 'Jihadi John'?

Second journalist murdered by 'Jihadi John'?

The British jihadi whose accent pinned him to Kent or south London may have murdered a second journalist.

Cheeky Premier League pitch invader: 'pay my fine'

Cheeky Premier League pitch invader: 'pay my fine'

A man who ran onto the pitch and took a free kick as West Ham faced Spurs is seeking donations... to pay his fine!

Ex-Gills player to stand trial on rape charge

Ex-Gills player to stand trial on rape charge

A former Gills player is to face a jury accused of raping a woman in May this year.

Honeymoon couple 'thought they were going to die' in turbulence nightmare

Honeymoon couple 'thought they were going to die' in turbulence nightmare

Kent newlyweds faced a "terrifying" ordeal when their plane hit turbulence on their honeymoon flight, throwing crew and passengers around the cabin.

Road menace tasered after police chase

Road menace tasered after police chase

A motorist who has already been banned from the road 12 TIMES had to be tasered by police to stop a pursuit.

Rock of ages... 'man' seen lying on beach

Rock of ages... 'man' seen lying on beach

Is it a body? Is it a man asleep? A figure seen lying on a remote beach has got Twitter talking.

'Qualiteee'? Comic Lee Nelson's fans fail to get the joke

'Qualiteee'? Comic Lee Nelson's fans fail to get the joke

Fans of TV's Lee Nelson were left disappointed by the comic's less than 'qualiteee' show.

Inquest into human cannonball's death

Inquest into human cannonball's death

A date has been set for an inquest into the death of a man who died during a human cannonbal stunt at the Kent Showground.

Woman dies in public toilets

Woman dies in public toilets

Police officers tried in vain to save a woman found unconscious in a public toilet.

Mystery lottery player claims £1.5m prize

Mystery lottery player claims £1.5m prize

A lucky Lotto player who bought a winning ticket worth almost £1.5million has finally come forward to claim their prize.

Delays expected as huge loco hauled through Kent

Delays expected as huge loco hauled through Kent

Motorists are being warned of delays on the motorways as a 70ft-long railway locomotive makes its way through Kent on the back of a lorry.

Teen arrested after man stabbed in back at house party

Teen arrested after man stabbed in back at house party

A 19-year-old has been arrested over a stabbing during a row at a house party that has left a man seriously injured in hospital.

Pranksters spark police alert with fake kidnap videos

Pranksters spark police alert with fake kidnap videos

Police have condemned pranksters who filmed fake kidnappings to upload to YouTube - sparking calls from worried passers-by.

West Ham boss slams judge for saying pitch invader like Beckham

West Ham boss slams judge for saying pitch invader like Beckham

The joint-chairman of West Ham FC has criticised a judge who told a pitch invader he had "bent it like Beckham".

Got the bushtucker bug? Now it's game on...

Got the bushtucker bug? Now it's game on...

An entrepreneur who sells snacks made out of grubs is going one step further in his own bushtucker challenge... a board game.

Lanterns released in memory of biker, 21, killed in crash

Lanterns released in memory of biker, 21, killed in crash

Young biker, Cameron Bracey "lived life to the full" and has been described as a "gentleman" by a friend who has spoken out on behalf of the family.

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