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Steph wears heart on her sleeve as she wins award

Steph wears heart on her sleeve as she wins award

Cute Chloe Bennett has not just inspired her mum to raise thousands for charity, she has made her a winner, too.

"We can answer questions on our election expenses" - Prime Minister on visit to Kent

"We can answer questions on our election expenses" - Prime Minister on visit to Kent

Prime Minister downplays concerns over allegations about party spending in election battle for South Thanet

REVEALED: 465 missing from mental health trust's care

REVEALED: 465 missing from mental health trust's care

In the last year 465 mentally ill patients have absconded from hospital while in the care of Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

Driver's lucky M2 crash escape

Driver's lucky M2 crash escape

A motorist had a lucky escape after a lorry pulled out in front of him causing his vehicle to swerve and crash into a barrier.

Man with back problems took too many painkillers

Man with back problems took too many painkillers

A young man who suffered back injuries in a car accident was found dead in a caravan after taking too much morphine, an inquest heard.

Thousands enjoy Dickens Festival

Thousands enjoy Dickens Festival

Thousands of people flock to Rochester to enjoy last day of the summer Dickens Festival.

Vandals trash £110,000 play park weeks after its opening

Vandals trash £110,000 play park weeks after its opening

A play area has been vandalised after being opened just over three weeks ago.

Woman talked down from car park

Woman talked down from car park

Police detained a woman last night after they were called out to a car park in Chatham.

Bright future for football prodigy

Bright future for football prodigy

A teenager with four heart defects is refusing to let it get in the way of his dream, and has eight university offers to play football in America.

Former champion pays tribute to Ali

Former champion pays tribute to Ali

Kent-based Barry McGuigan has spoken of his admiration for Muhammed Ali, who has died aged 74.

Man dies after cliff fall

Man dies after cliff fall

A man in his 20s has died after falling from the top of a cliff this morning.

Motorist taken to hospital after A2 crash

Motorist taken to hospital after A2 crash

A stretch of one of the county's busiest roads was closed early this morning after an accident involving a lorry and three other vehicles.

Woman driver dies in M25 horror crash

Woman driver dies in M25 horror crash

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision which claimed the life of an elderly motorist.

Several seriously injured after crash blocks M25

Several seriously injured after crash blocks M25

A crash involving four cars has blocked the M25 this evening -several people have been seriously injured.

David Cameron visits Kent town

David Cameron visits Kent town

The Prime Minister discussed the probe into his party's expenses and the recent rescue of migrants off the Kent coast on a visit to the county today.

Car on fire on busy dual carriageway

Car on fire on busy dual carriageway

A-road reopen after a car blaze shut the dual carriageway and fire crews and police battled to bring the situation under control.

'Abnormal loads' to delay crossing journeys

'Abnormal loads' to delay crossing journeys

Drivers using the Dartford Crossing are being warned about a series of slow-moving, abnormal loads which will delay their journey.

Dustcarts join procession at popular binman's funeral

Dustcarts join procession at popular binman's funeral

A popular dustman and fundraiser who collected bins for over 40 years was given a fitting send-off when rubbish trucks joined his funeral cortege.

Woman's horror at finding spider nest in Tesco bananas

Woman's horror at finding spider nest in Tesco bananas

A woman "freaked out" after finding a spider nest attached to a pack of bananas she bought from a Kent store... which then started to hatch.

Total of 90 years for gang who smuggled UK's biggest gun haul

Total of 90 years for gang who smuggled UK's biggest gun haul

A gang who smuggled the UK's largest haul of assault rifles and sub-machine guns into Kent has been jailed for a total of more than 90 years.

Woman and child in hospital after crash

Woman and child in hospital after crash

M25 Traffic is queueing eight miles from the Dartford crossing to Orpington after a car flipped over, leaving a woman and child injured.

Licence to film ditched by airport developers

Licence to film ditched by airport developers

The firm aiming to build homes on the former Manston airfield have ditched plans for a film studio on the site, where they had hinted at a Bond movie.

Run, Sean, run!

Run, Sean, run!

Extreme adventurer Sean Conway has reached Kent as he attempts to complete the world's longest triathlon around the coast of the UK.

Terror as trio in balaclavas burst into homes with shotgun

Terror as trio in balaclavas burst into homes with shotgun

Three balaclava-wearing men wreaked terror when they burst into two homes late at night armed with weapons including a shotgun and a baseball bat.

Heavyweight Ska legends decend

Heavyweight Ska legends decend

80s pop band Bad Manners to headlining the Dartford Festival.

Boy died after being hit by car in 'inevitable' accident

Boy died after being hit by car in 'inevitable' accident

A 14-year-old boy was hit and killed by a car in an "all but inevitable" accident after he stepped into the road from between two parked vehicles.

Girl, 15, among four charged after station 'disturbance'

Girl, 15, among four charged after station 'disturbance'

Police have charged four people including a 15-year-old girl after trouble broke out at a railway station and cricket ground.

Lakes open again after dog deaths

Lakes open again after dog deaths

A toxic lake which caused the deaths of a number of pet dogs has now been reopened to the public.

Anger as parking wardens target cancer patients

Anger as parking wardens target cancer patients

Cancer patients are being "systematically" slapped with parking fines while undergoing gruelling chemotherapy at a Kent hospital.

Hero schoolgirl saves life of second man in 18 months

Hero schoolgirl saves life of second man in 18 months

A heroic teenager stopped a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge - just 18 months after saving a commuter's life when he collapsed on a train.

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