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Arrests after serious assault outside club

Arrests after serious assault outside club

Two people were arrested following a serious assault outside a nightclub which left one man with a titanium plate in his jaw.

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

A council has demanded to know where the money will come from if firm wants to buy Manston Airport.

Man guilty of raping five-year-old daughter

Man guilty of raping five-year-old daughter

A man has been convicted of raping his five-year-old daughter more than 40 years ago - and then offering her for sex to a visiting coalman.

Police search home of 'bomb disposal expert'

Police search home of 'bomb disposal expert'

Police and army officials have raided and are searching the home of a former by-election candidate who claims to be an army bomb disposal expert.

Man, 23, arrested by counter-terrorism police is bailed

Man, 23, arrested by counter-terrorism police is bailed

A man arrested by counter-terrorism police is bailed until October.

Video: Lydden Hill's digital evolution revealed

Video: Lydden Hill's digital evolution revealed

Gamers can now drive an array of supercars around the one-mile Kent race circuit after the track was included in a video game for the very first time.

Ready, steady, bake!

Ready, steady, bake!

A firefighter from Kent is one of 12 contestants ready to bake their way to success in this year's Great British Bake Off.

Tributes after teen footballer killed in crash horror

Tributes after teen footballer killed in crash horror

Floral tributes have been left and RIP messages drawn on a tree where a talented teen footballer crashed.

Is this UK's biggest tomato plant?

Is this UK's biggest tomato plant?

A 10ft tomato plant that has taken over a Kent garden could be the UK's largest.

Mosque arson ‘was not a hate crime – he was simply drunk’

Mosque arson ‘was not a hate crime – he was simply drunk’

Despite trying to push burning toilet paper through the door of a mosque, a would-be arsonist has avoided jail.

Wife woke to find husband dead from suicide cocktail

Wife woke to find husband dead from suicide cocktail

A woman woke to find her husband dead beside her after a suicide pact in which the couple consumed a cocktail of drugs.

Dad devastated after thieves target daughter's memorial garden

Dad devastated after thieves target daughter's memorial garden

Commemorative windmills and butterflies were stolen from the garden dedicated to a nine-year-old girl.

Display team pulls out of air show after pilot death

Display team pulls out of air show after pilot death

The Gnat display team have withdrawn from a Kent air show following the death of a pilot over the weekend.

Four Kent locations in UK 'happy' list

Four Kent locations in UK 'happy' list

Four Kent locations have been named among the happiest places in the UK in a survey released today.

No plans for cross-channel ferry service at port

No plans for cross-channel ferry service at port

Thanet council has confirmed there is no agreement with Euroferries Express for a cross-channel ferry service between Ramsgate and Boulogne.

Woman found dead in bath with legs taped together

Woman found dead in bath with legs taped together

A 28-year-old drowned in a bath after drinking a fatal level of alcohol and taking pills bought off the Internet.

Cars, traffic light and lamppost crushed by falling bales

Cars, traffic light and lamppost crushed by falling bales

Large bales of straw have crushed at least one car and damaged lampposts and railings after falling from a trailer.

WATCH: Dog filmed in open-backed van on motorway

WATCH: Dog filmed in open-backed van on motorway

Animal lovers have condemned a driver filmed carrying a dog in an open van on the motorway - but he has defended his actions.

Man charged with causing driver's death

Man charged with causing driver's death

A man has been charged with causing the death of a Kent father described as "friendly, selfless and loved by everyone".

Manston 'ready for Stack'

Manston 'ready for Stack'

Manston airport could take lorries tonight if Op Stack is brought in - as work is carried out to mark out white lines for lorries.

Theatre boss cleared of sex assault

Theatre boss cleared of sex assault

A theatre boss accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl has been acquitted after the alleged victim refused to support the prosecution.

Kent commuters face Tube nightmare

Kent commuters face Tube nightmare

Thousands of Kent commuters face being caught up in a Tube strike tonight - which is set to shut all stations.

Kent's own caped crusader... on a unicycle

Kent's own caped crusader... on a unicycle

The Caped Crusader has turned up on the mean streets of Kent today... and appears to have traded his Batmobile for a unicycle.

'Utterly wicked' child rapist jailed for historic abuse

'Utterly wicked' child rapist jailed for historic abuse

A pervert who repeatedly raped a young girl more than 30 years ago - and then claimed she seduced him - has been jailed for 15 years.

'Why would somebody want to do this?'

'Why would somebody want to do this?'

A teen on a night out was brutally beaten and left with a broken nose and fractured eye socket in an “unprovoked attack” at a fast food restaurant.

Fines triple for lorries carrying illegal immigrants

Fines triple for lorries carrying illegal immigrants

The number of fines issued to lorry drivers who bring in illegal immigrants to the UK has tripled in just three years, it's been revealed.

Man told police to close road before jumping to his death

Man told police to close road before jumping to his death

A man who jumped to his death off a viaduct called police moments before to tell them to close the road to prevent distressing members of the public.

Loose horses force M20 closure

Loose horses force M20 closure

The M20 motorway had to be closed after loose horses trotted onto the carriageway.

Handbag stolen as woman visits granddaughter's grave

Handbag stolen as woman visits granddaughter's grave

A callous thief stole a woman's handbag as she visited a crematorium on the anniversary of her granddaughter's death.

War veteran devastated after life-savings stolen

War veteran devastated after life-savings stolen

A war veteran's life savings have been stolen by a man posing as a gas engineer.

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