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Managing director jailed for tax offences

Managing director jailed for tax offences

The managing director of a clothing chain with branches across Kent has been jailed after failing to pay his VAT in full and pocketing £68,000 in tax

Grant defends gay marriage plan ahead of key vote

Grant defends gay marriage plan ahead of key vote

Maidstone and Weald MP and equalities minister Helen Grant has defended plans for same-sex marriage ahead of a key Commons vote tonight.

Woman admits false rape claim

Woman admits false rape claim

A woman who told police she was raped after having sex with a man by Rochester Bridge has admitted she lied.

Fears over school travel costs

Fears over school travel costs

Parents face huge increases in travel costs to send their children to school as new rules require children to stay in education or training until 18.

Mum-of-seven's knife attack shame

Mum-of-seven's knife attack shame

A pregnant mother-of-seven is facing jail for stabbing her boyfriend's young sister with a kitchen knife after a drink and drugs-fuelled night out.

MEP faces being slung out

MEP faces being slung out

The Kent MEP who leads the Conservative group in the European Parliament is facing a battle to carry on after failing to secure enough votes.

Woman in harbour plunge

Woman in harbour plunge

A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital after falling 15ft into Ramsgate Harbour early today.

County at forefront of battle against killer ash disease

County at forefront of battle against killer ash disease

Kent is playing a vital role in the fightback against the deadly ash dieback disease.

Mum to launch Kent's first flexi-school for under-achieving pupils

Mum to launch Kent's first flexi-school for under-achieving pupils

A mum is setting up Kent's first school for under-achievers after helping her own daughter with dyslexia.

Rock attacker jailed for four years after vicious assault

Rock attacker jailed for four years after vicious assault

A woman thug has been jailed after repeatedly smashing her victim over the head with a rock.

Street shooting victim named as scaffolder dad-of-two

Street shooting victim named as scaffolder dad-of-two

A man who died after being gunned down in a street shooting has today been identified as a father-of-two from Strood.

Two people injured in car crash

Two people injured in car crash

A woman driver and her male passenger suffered multiple injuries in a car crash this morning.

Woman cautioned after false sexual assault claim

Woman cautioned after false sexual assault claim

A teenager who claimed she was sexually assaulted at a recreation ground has been cautioned for wasting police time.

Revealed: Double life of man who lay dead for two years

Revealed: Double life of man who lay dead for two years

A forgotten man who lay dead in his kitchen for almost two years was a businessman who wore cowboy boots and drove a Rolls Royce, it's been revealed.

Woman in hospital after stabbing

Woman in hospital after stabbing

A man arrested over the suspected stabbing of a woman in Ashford has been released.

Agents advertise home... with tenant laid to rest inside

Agents advertise home... with tenant laid to rest inside

A lettings agency has apologised to a grieving family after they advertised a pensioner's home to rent - as he still lay dead in his bedroom.

Son's pride at medals for hero dad

Son's pride at medals for hero dad

A son whose father refused to talk about his battle record has reclaimed four medals... 68 years after the end of the Second World War.

The man who cracked the dial-Vinci code

The man who cracked the dial-Vinci code

A frustrated phone user was so fed up hanging on the line and pressing buttons to call centres he decided to crack the code...

A raid on a shop with a difference

A raid on a shop with a difference

A mob is set to target a series of shops today - find out why the owners are in favour of the storming...

The doctor will see you... NOW!

The doctor will see you... NOW!

New mum Lucy Smithers came away with more than the usual pills and lotions during a routine visit to her GP...

Ex-St John Ambulance volunteer faces retrial in sex case

Ex-St John Ambulance volunteer faces retrial in sex case

A jury has been discharged in the case of a former St John Ambulance volunteer accused of sexually assaulting four women.

Pair charged after string of armed robberies

Pair charged after string of armed robberies

Two men are due in court after a series of armed raids across Kent.

Double delivery as baby arrives with the shopping

Double delivery as baby arrives with the shopping

Paramedics determined to deliver something after missing a mother's home birth put away her shopping when a Sainsbury's van arrived moments later.

Lorry overturns at roundabout

Lorry overturns at roundabout

A lorry has overturned at a roundabout on the Isle of Sheppey this afternoon, blocking a busy section of the A249.

Armed robbers jailed for 27 years after vicious Thomas Cook raids

Armed robbers jailed for 27 years after vicious Thomas Cook raids

A pair who tied up staff and threatened to kill Thomas Cook workers in a series of armed raids have been jailed for a total of 27 years.

Precious Gollum in a spin

Precious Gollum in a spin

Soggy moggy Gollum made a clean cataway after she got in a spin in her owner's washing machine... for an entire 30-minute cycle.

Park cordoned off after 'sex assault'

Park cordoned off after 'sex assault'

Police are hunting a man today after a woman is said to have been sexually assaulted at a Ramsgate recreation ground in the early hours.

'Beyond contempt!'

'Beyond contempt!'

A burglar who cooked food, dumped syringes around a house and even had a bath in his victims' homes has been condemned as 'beyond contempt'.

Forgotten man dead for two years

Forgotten man dead for two years

Thousands of people passed the house where an eccentric lay dead for almost two years... with classical music still playing and the heating on.

M20 delays as van overturns

M20 delays as van overturns

Commuters have been facing congestion on the M20 this morning after a van overturned, blocking part of the London-bound carriageway.

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