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PM's 'secret weapon' unleashed in Medway

PM's 'secret weapon' unleashed in Medway

The Prime Minister's wife, dubbed by national press as his 'secret weapon' in the election campaign, is visiting a school in the Medway Towns today.

Wrong turn lorry traps residents all night

Wrong turn lorry traps residents all night

People were trapped in their homes all night after a foreign registered lorry took a wrong turning - damaging gardens.

Kent sees massive increase in dog attacks

Kent sees massive increase in dog attacks

The number of people injured in dog attacks has risen by 357% since 2012 - but fewer people are being charged.

Mystery surrounds death of promising teenager

Mystery surrounds death of promising teenager

A mother fears she will never get answers after her 19-year-old son was found dead in a French river days before he was due to start college.

Who's messed up the garden of England?

Who's messed up the garden of England?

Kent is drowning in a sea of litter and our roadsides need to be cleared. If you agree, join our campaign to Clean Up Kent.

Drug-crazed pervert jailed for bizarre acts in play area

Drug-crazed pervert jailed for bizarre acts in play area

A crazed drug user who caused alarm and distress when he stripped naked and simulated sex acts in front of children at a play area has been jailed.

M20 crash causes delays

M20 crash causes delays

A collision led to rush hour delays on the M20 this morning.

Police appeal to find missing teen

Police appeal to find missing teen

Police in London have issued an appeal to find a 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Kent on Saturday, March 21.

Woman chases bandits... on horse

Woman chases bandits... on horse

When a woman spotted armed raiders with a swag bag, she didn't think twice ... and chased them across fields on her horse.

Woman injured after tyre smashes windscreen

Woman injured after tyre smashes windscreen

A woman in her 70s has been injured by a bouncing tyre that fell from a lorry and smashed her windscreen.

Inmate found dead in cell named

Inmate found dead in cell named

An inmate found with multiple stab wounds in his prison cell has been named - after two men were charged with murder.

Farage kicks off Kent campaign

Farage kicks off Kent campaign

Ukip leader Nigel Farage said immigration is "the number one issue" as he kicked off his election campaign in Kent today.

Schoolboy hospitalised after PE accident

Schoolboy hospitalised after PE accident

A 12-year-old was taken to hospital less than a week after a school was fined £10,000 for failing to ensure a pupil's safety.

Group of suspected illegal immigrants seized

Group of suspected illegal immigrants seized

Around a dozen 'Syrians' have been arrested after allegedly being spotted getting out of the top of a lorry on the M20.

Kent sparks run on royal baby name

Kent sparks run on royal baby name

Bookies have been forced to slash the odds on the royal baby name... after a surge in bets from a Kent town.

'They would have given so much to the world'

'They would have given so much to the world'

The parents of two medical students killed in Borneo have paid tribute to their "exceptional" sons - as their murderer faces the death penalty.

Disabled father too afraid to leave bedroom after attack

Disabled father too afraid to leave bedroom after attack

Since vandals smashed the windows of his family home with rocks, a wheelchair-bound father is too afraid to leave his bedroom.

Disabled toddler's trek to raise money for friend

Disabled toddler's trek to raise money for friend

A toddler with cerebral palsy will do a sponsored walk to launch a £30,000 fundraising campaign to help his best friend get treatment.

Family saved from blaze... by soiled nappy

Family saved from blaze... by soiled nappy

A family of five were today homeless after a blaze ripped through and destroyed part of their home - but it could have been much worse.

Armed police descend after 'gunshots fired'

Armed police descend after 'gunshots fired'

Armed police officers have been deployed in a town centre street after reports that gunshots had been fired.

Burglar caught after leaving phone at crime scene

Burglar caught after leaving phone at crime scene

A dozy burglar who left his mobile phone at a garage he had broken into has been jailed for a string of raids, assaults, and possessing amphetamine.

Drug gang hid £24m of cocaine in fake bananas

Drug gang hid £24m of cocaine in fake bananas

Three members of a Columbian drugs gang who smuggled £24 million of cocaine into the country in fake bananas have been jailed for a total of 59 years.

High winds causing travel chaos

High winds causing travel chaos

Strong winds are causing travel chaos this morning, with tailbacks around the QEII bridge, roads blocked and delays to ferry services.

Man charged with child grooming

Man charged with child grooming

A man has been charged with a child sex offence after he was arrested by transport police on suspicion of grooming a minor.

Wife paints different picture in tax returns

Wife paints different picture in tax returns

Suspended sentence for the wife of a Margate painter and decorator after she fiddled nearly £19,000 from the taxman.

Woman 'urinated on school floor in front of pupils'

Woman 'urinated on school floor in front of pupils'

A woman accused of urinating in front of pupils and parents at a special needs school has failed to appear at court twice.

Driver airlifted to hospital after two-car smash

Driver airlifted to hospital after two-car smash

The air ambulance has flown a man to hospital after two cars crashed.

Race storm councillor strikes again

Race storm councillor strikes again

A former Ukip councillor expelled for making racist comments has sparked further controversy by saying she could never be friends with a black woman.

Kent set for a wet and windy Easter weekend

Kent set for a wet and windy Easter weekend

Spring may have sprung, but anyone hoping for a warm and bright Easter break will be disappointed as forecasters predict wet and windy conditions.

Getaway driver jailed for his part in £40k robbery

Getaway driver jailed for his part in £40k robbery

A getaway driver who helped rob a businesswoman of £40,000 in her own home to pay off drug debts has been jailed for seven years.

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