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Care firm warned 11 years before tragic lift death

Care firm warned 11 years before tragic lift death

A care home firm where a worker died in a lift tragedy had been warned about the problem more than a decade earlier.

Dickens' home for sale... for cool £5m

Dickens' home for sale... for cool £5m

Bleak House - the seven-bedroom home where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield - is up for sale.

Teenage missing boy found

Teenage missing boy found

A 13-year-old boy who went missing for days has been found safe and well.

Woman cut free after crash

Woman cut free after crash

Firefighters needed cutting gear to rescue a woman trapped in her car following an accident involving two-vehicles.

Police called to bridge for second time

Police called to bridge for second time

Police were called to a busy bridge for the second time in 24 hours - amid concerns for a man's welfare.

Arrest after man taken to hospital following assault

Arrest after man taken to hospital following assault

A man was left with head injuries after he was attacked in a town centre.

'Fraudster' dies days before court appearance

'Fraudster' dies days before court appearance

A suspected fraudster is said to have died just days before he was due in court accused of using false identification papers.

Man, 20, charged with robbery

Man, 20, charged with robbery

A young man will appear at crown court accused of robbery, possession of a knife and affray.

Lorry driver smuggled woman 'because she was pretty'

Lorry driver smuggled woman 'because she was pretty'

A lorry driver caught trying to smuggle a woman into the UK hidden in his cab told Border Force officers he did it because she was attractive.

Man made sexual advances on girl, 15

Man made sexual advances on girl, 15

A teenager was approached by a middle-aged man who reportedly made inappropriate sexual comments to her.

Man locked up after breaking taxi driver's jaw

Man locked up after breaking taxi driver's jaw

A man has been locked up after punching and kicking a taxi driver, leaving him with a broken jaw.

Town given key heritage cash

Town given key heritage cash

This Kent town is among 10 across England to be given money to preserve its history.

'Enough is enough'

'Enough is enough'

Lorries have written off cars, bent lampposts and damaged signs after following their sat navs into the narrow streets of a quiet estate.

Armed police called to station

Armed police called to station

Police carrying firearms were spotted at a railway station after reports of a man with a gun.

Crash victim named

Crash victim named

A 20-year-old woman who died when the car she was a passenger in crashed has been named.

Thousands raised for rail death teen's funeral

Thousands raised for rail death teen's funeral

Well-wishers touched by the death of a 16-year-old girl who was hit by a train have donated thousands of pounds towards her funeral.

Crews called after fire spreads over driveway

Crews called after fire spreads over driveway

Firefighters were sent to a driveway fire after a van blaze spread to a gate and fence.

Man arrested after car overturns

Man arrested after car overturns

A man's been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and drugs offences after a crash which left a car on its roof

Woman jailed after stealing £100,000 from family firm

Woman jailed after stealing £100,000 from family firm

A valued member of a family firm betrayed their trust and secretly pocketed £100,000.

'Siege man' released without charge

'Siege man' released without charge

The man at the centre of an armed siege in a village has been released without charge, police have revealed.

Almost 40 vehicles clamped in tax crackdown

Almost 40 vehicles clamped in tax crackdown

The DVLA has caught out 39 motorists for having untaxed vehicles in a two-day clampdown.

City in grip of 'invisible killer'

City in grip of 'invisible killer'

Blackened filters on a cyclist's face mask show the effects of "toxic" air pollution, which is killing around 100 people a year in one part of Kent.

'I'm walking proof these drugs work'

'I'm walking proof these drugs work'

A man told he had months to live is calling for potentially life-saving drugs to be available to all after treatment in Germany shrank his tumours.

Kent's most rubbish recycler

Kent's most rubbish recycler

We reveal which Kent area is one of the worst in the region when it comes to recycling your rubbish. How does your area fare?

Weather scuppers celebrations for Dame Vera

Weather scuppers celebrations for Dame Vera

Plans to mark the 100th birthday of forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn at the White Cliffs of Dover have been scuppered by wet and windy weather.

Widow’s memories of Dame Vera at 100

Widow’s memories of Dame Vera at 100

An Eastry widow has remembered the times she and her late husband had the privilege of meeting wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn, who turns 100 today

Famous faces of lost legends appear on hoardings

Famous faces of lost legends appear on hoardings

The faces of Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie and Marlon Brando have mysteriously appeared on hoardings that surround the site of a new Lidl store.

VIDEO: Man confronts fridge 'fly-tippers'

VIDEO: Man confronts fridge 'fly-tippers'

Footage has emerged of an enraged resident confronting two men allegedly trying to dump a fridge-freezer in a field near a Kent town.

Pair charged after taxi 'hostage' incident

Pair charged after taxi 'hostage' incident

Two men have been charged after allegedly holding a taxi driver hostage in his cab as he drove.

Hotel sealed off in suitcase scare

Hotel sealed off in suitcase scare

Police have investigated a suspicious suitcase found outside a city hotel.

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