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Great balls of fire!

Great balls of fire!

A family dinner ended in disaster when a pan of meatballs caught fire.

Kind stranger gives shopper envelope full of cash

Kind stranger gives shopper envelope full of cash

A grieving woman and her mum were stunned to be given an envelope containing £50 by a stranger at a supermarket in a "random act of kindness".

Neighbours help driver after car hits tree

Neighbours help driver after car hits tree

Kind neighbours helped a driver after their car smashed into a tree that had fallen across the road.

Rude images spray-painted around potholes

Rude images spray-painted around potholes

A series of potholes have been spray-painted with rather rude images to highlight the issue. Warning: images some may find offensive.

Woman hurt in footpath robbery

Woman hurt in footpath robbery

A woman in her 20s has been hurt after two men pushed her to the ground to steal her phone.

Arrest after woman hit by car

Arrest after woman hit by car

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a woman was hit by a car and seriously injured.

Barriers up - but drivers still trapped in hospital car park

Barriers up - but drivers still trapped in hospital car park

Barriers at a hospital have been left open this evening as bosses attempt to avoid trapping drivers in the car park as traffic builds in the area.

Vet sleeps on surgery's floor in battle to save dog

Vet sleeps on surgery's floor in battle to save dog

A vet took the step of sleeping in his surgery to monitor the condition of a dog which sustained serious injuries after being attacked.

Bomb squad called to village after grenade found

Bomb squad called to village after grenade found

Bomb disposal experts have blown up a grenade found in a field.

Devil sign divides opinion

Devil sign divides opinion

Councillors are seeing red over a devil image used to promote a new e-cigarette shop, which has been branded "distasteful".

Man 'stabbed in shoulder'

Man 'stabbed in shoulder'

An alleged knifeman has been arrested after a man was taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound to his shoulder.

Two arrested over serious assault

Two arrested over serious assault

A man and a woman have been arrested after a serious assault left them both in hospital.

Lorry driver facing road death trial fails to show at court

Lorry driver facing road death trial fails to show at court

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a lorry driver accused of causing the death of a highways worker, after he failed to turn up at court.

Two in hospital with serious injuries after crash

Two in hospital with serious injuries after crash

A man and woman have been cut free from their cars and taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash on a busy town road.

Teacher's trial moved out of Kent

Teacher's trial moved out of Kent

A PE teacher and former semi-professional footballer, accused of theft and intimidation, will appear in a London court not a Kent one, a judge ruled.

Delays ease after crash on A2

Delays ease after crash on A2

Long delays are easing on the A2 this morning - after tailbacks stretched back for miles.

Major Stack lorry park one step closer

Major Stack lorry park one step closer

Part of a mammoth lorry park - which would need 500,000 tonnes of tarmac and could house up to 3,600 lorries - could be up and running soon.

Acid attack brothers facing jail

Acid attack brothers facing jail

Two brothers arrested in Kent after acid was thrown in a woman’s face - leaving her blind in one eye - are facing jail.

Dealers locked up

Dealers locked up

Two drug dealers have been locked up after they were arrested in a part of Kent a judge described as a “honey pot” for such offending.

LSD paedo convicted of rape, drugs and firearms offences

LSD paedo convicted of rape, drugs and firearms offences

A 66-year-old man caught with cocaine, LSD, an illegal rifle and ammunition has been found guilty of repeatedly abusing and raping a young girl.

Pensioner found after appeal

Pensioner found after appeal

A pensioner who sparked a missing persons appeal when he disappeared from his home has been found safe.

Thousands scammed in just five months

Thousands scammed in just five months

More than 3,000 people became victims of scams in Kent in just five months - these are the ones to look out for.

Are you always being told you look like a famous person?

Are you always being told you look like a famous person?

David and Victoria Beckham, Daniel Craig and the Queen have helped to launch a lookalike competition.

Driver tells of horse crash horror

Driver tells of horse crash horror

The driver of a car damaged when it was hit by a runaway horse has spoken of her shock as it is revealed the animal has had to be put down.

Horror motorway crash in heavy rain

Horror motorway crash in heavy rain

Three people escaped serious injury after a car aquaplaned in the rain, hit a barrier and was then smashed into by a van.

Lorry blaze on M25

Lorry blaze on M25

A good samaritan in a "sludge gulper" helped put out a blaze in a lorry on the M25.

Man arrested following 'arson' at crown court

Man arrested following 'arson' at crown court

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at Maidstone Crown Court.

Men 'gang-raped' drunk teenage girl

Men 'gang-raped' drunk teenage girl

A drunk teenage girl was gang-raped after she went to a house late at night for what she thought was a party, a court heard.

Murder suspect remanded in custody

Murder suspect remanded in custody

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of a Kent grandfather.

Pair stole Minis and sold them for parts

Pair stole Minis and sold them for parts

Two men who stole 13 classic Mini cars and sold them for parts on eBay have been locked up.

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