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Firefighters called to derelict house blaze

Firefighters called to derelict house blaze

Firefighters were called to reports that a derelict house was alight.

Man robbed by teenagers in park

Man robbed by teenagers in park

Police are hunting two teenagers who allegedly robbed a man in a busy park, stealing a tablet computer and assaulting him again nearby.

Piers Morgan tells parents to 'stop whining'

Piers Morgan tells parents to 'stop whining'

Former Britain's Got Talent judge and newspaper editor Piers Morgan has had his say on a secondary school uniform crackdown.

Shop worker assaulted during robbery

Shop worker assaulted during robbery

A robber attacked a member of staff during a raid on a shop this morning.

Teen moped rider dies in crash

Teen moped rider dies in crash

A 17-year-old moped rider has died following a crash with a stationary van which has led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man.

Update: Grandfather's tragic gift to others

Update: Grandfather's tragic gift to others

A 77-year-old man who died after his mobility scooter was in a crash with a car has helped save others, his family has revealed.

Murder accused: 'I didn't do it'

Murder accused: 'I didn't do it'

A man accused of beating a pensioner to death in his home and taking a safe containing up to £250k insists he had nothing to do with the brutal raid.

Grammar school will remain boys only

Grammar school will remain boys only

An under-subscribed boys grammar school has been told by the Department for Education that it will not be allowed to admit girls next year.

Appeal after man dies in motorway crash

Appeal after man dies in motorway crash

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash, in which a man swerved his car off a motorway and ploughed into trees.

Pair in custody after man left 'critical' in hosptial

Pair in custody after man left 'critical' in hosptial

A man and a woman are in custody after a man suffered serious injuries in an alleged assault.

Ferry companies hail closure of squalid migrant camp

Ferry companies hail closure of squalid migrant camp

Plans to close The Jungle migrant camp have been hailed by ferry companies.

Gang attack leaves three men injured

Gang attack leaves three men injured

Police are appealing after a gang attack left three men needing hospital treatment.

Op Stack lorry park 'will be huge carbuncle' - Greens

Op Stack lorry park 'will be huge carbuncle' - Greens

KCC says it supports plans for a huge lorry park to alleviate Operation Stack chaos - amid warnings it could create dangerous levels of air pollution.

Ungrateful dog flees after rescue

Ungrateful dog flees after rescue

Firefighters performed a risky manoeuvre in the dark to save a dog trapped on a cliff face, but it ran off without so much as a 'woof' in thanks.

Trucker jailed for smuggling 400,000 cigarettes

Trucker jailed for smuggling 400,000 cigarettes

A lorry driver has today been jailed trying to smuggle more than 400,000 illegal cigarettes through a Kent port.

Chimney demolished in massive explosion

Chimney demolished in massive explosion

The highest concrete structure ever to be demolished in the UK has been blown up. Here's how it happened...

Diners' horror as rat falls from ceiling at restaurant

Diners' horror as rat falls from ceiling at restaurant

Customers dining at a Chinese restaurant jumped up screaming as a "massive" rat fell from the ceiling, forcing owners to close and gut the building.

Southern staff stage two-day walkout

Southern staff stage two-day walkout

Rail staff are staging fresh industrial action from today in a row over the role of conductors.

Thief punched by police in dock for attack on officer

Thief punched by police in dock for attack on officer

A man who hit national headlines after footage emerged of him being punched by a police officer has now appeared in court... for assaulting a PCSO.

Divers exploring 18th century ship off Kent coast

Divers exploring 18th century ship off Kent coast

Divers are hoping to discover more about an 18th century trading ship which sank off the Kent coast in 1740.

Hundreds miss chimney demolition... looking at wrong one

Hundreds miss chimney demolition... looking at wrong one

While thousands lined up to watch the chimney at Grain get blown up, others had their eyes trained on the wrong power station.

Man taken to hospital after 'concerns raised for welfare'

Man taken to hospital after 'concerns raised for welfare'

A man has been taken to hospital after police and ambulance crews descended on a road following concerns for his welfare.

Men taken to hospital after tree crash

Men taken to hospital after tree crash

A car has crashed into a tree early this morning leaving two men with "serious injuries."

Mobility scooter crash death caused by 'tragic mistake'

Mobility scooter crash death caused by 'tragic mistake'

A 94-year-old widow died when she was run over by a Land Rover which she mistakenly thought was slowing down to let her cross the road, inquest hears.

Police moo-ve cows off dual-carriageway

Police moo-ve cows off dual-carriageway

Cows walking dangerously close to a busy dual carriageway are being rounded up by police officers.

Teen charged after serious moving car fall

Teen charged after serious moving car fall

A teenager's been charged after a youngster was left fighting for his life after falling offoff a moving car.

Two-car crash on M25

Two-car crash on M25

There were long tailbacks after a crash involving two cars on the approach to the Dartford tunnel on the M25.

Ukip aide avoids jail for stealing from taxpayer

Ukip aide avoids jail for stealing from taxpayer

A former Ukip MEP's aide who admitted trying to inflate a meal receipt for an official bash during the general election campaign has avoided jail.

Boy, three, falls onto needle in play park

Boy, three, falls onto needle in play park

A distraught mother has told of the horrifying moment she found a syringe sticking out of her son's hand after he tripped and fell at a popular park.

Bride-to-be stranded on M20 made it to wedding

Bride-to-be stranded on M20 made it to wedding

A bride-to-be who missed her wedding while she was stranded in traffic chaos on the M20 has revealed she managed to get married after all.

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