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Ex-parish council chairman jailed for abusing boy in hotel

Ex-parish council chairman jailed for abusing boy in hotel

A former parish council chairman who booked a hotel room to abuse a teenage boy has been locked up after grooming him on Facebook.

Photo of newlywed couple just metres apart - 11 years before they met

Photo of newlywed couple just metres apart - 11 years before they met

A flick through an old family photo album gave a couple quite a surprise - they had been on the same beach just metres apart as children.

Plea to help brave teen fight large brain tumour

Plea to help brave teen fight large brain tumour

A teenager who needs vital medical treatment in America to beat a brain tumour is appealing for funds to help.

Mum, 44, seduced boy of 14 for drunken sex

Mum, 44, seduced boy of 14 for drunken sex

A divorced mother-of-two has avoided jail for an illicit tryst with a 14-year-old schoolboy 30 years her junior after a drunken night out.

Flats evacuated as fire breaks out near gas main

Flats evacuated as fire breaks out near gas main

People in a block of flats woke to find flames at their windows after a mattress caught fire next to a gas main.

Thieving postie stole hundreds of pounds from birthday cards

Thieving postie stole hundreds of pounds from birthday cards

A light-fingered postman is facing prison for taking hundreds of pounds from birthday cards at a sorting office.

Cash stolen from hospital vending machine

Cash stolen from hospital vending machine

Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to after money was stolen from a hospital vending machine.

Council officials see red over pub's pink paint job

Council officials see red over pub's pink paint job

The customers like it, but a landlord might have angered council bosses by painting his 15th century pub pink.

Dad shoots girl at point-blank range in drunken rampage

Dad shoots girl at point-blank range in drunken rampage

A young father on a two-day drinking binge shot a terrified partygoer at point-blank range after a drunken row.

Four children stunned with Taser guns in Kent

Four children stunned with Taser guns in Kent

A leading human rights charity has criticised Kent Police after it was revealed officers have fired stun guns at four children.

Soldier’s delight as stolen war medals found in handbag

Soldier’s delight as stolen war medals found in handbag

A young Army veteran is 'over the moon' after war medals stolen in a break-in were returned by a stranger who found them in a handbag.

Thousands more tune into Kent's radio station kmfm

Thousands more tune into Kent's radio station kmfm

More than 21,000 extra people are listening to Kent's radio station kmfm every week, official industry figures out today reveal.

Gaza poster sparks "anti-semitic" claims

Gaza poster sparks "anti-semitic" claims

A woman claims her right to peaceful protest has been abused after police were called in and a political poster removed.

L of a mistake!

L of a mistake!

A learner driver was red-faced - after crashing into a parked ambulance while trying to avoid a police car.

Search sparked by 'body' sighting in Channel called off

Search sparked by 'body' sighting in Channel called off

A search has been called off for a body reported in the Channel near Dover earlier today.

Beach swimmers told: 'It's safe to go back in the water'

Beach swimmers told: 'It's safe to go back in the water'

Bathers have been told it is safe to go back in the water at nine Thanet beaches affected by a major sewage spill.

Young woman denies man's murder

Young woman denies man's murder

A 24-year-old woman has appeared in court to deny murdering a man found dead at home.

Man, 28, who died on beach named

Man, 28, who died on beach named

A young man who died from a suspected heart attack after collapsing on a beach has been named.

Charity takings stolen by masked robber

Charity takings stolen by masked robber

A 50-year-old charity worker had washing up liquid squirted in his face by a robber who escaped with takings from the Royal British Legion.

Father and son freed after sex conviction quashed

Father and son freed after sex conviction quashed

A father and son are celebrating today after being freed from jail as their convictions for sex offences were overturned.

Arrest as young man flown to hospital after stabbing

Arrest as young man flown to hospital after stabbing

An arrest has been made after a man in his 20s was flown to hospital after being knifed in the stomach.

Baby takes name of tragic father after bike death

Baby takes name of tragic father after bike death

The fiancee of a young biker killed in a crash has revealed she has named their baby boy after him to help ease her pain.

Blazing lorry sparks M25 delays

Blazing lorry sparks M25 delays

Motorists have been caught up in long delays on the M25 in Kent after a lorry burst into flames.

Man arrested after car ploughs into garage

Man arrested after car ploughs into garage

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after the car he was driving crashed into a garage.

Orlando Bloom 'swings at Bieber'

Orlando Bloom 'swings at Bieber'

A new video appears to show a spat between Kent-born Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber exploding into a confrontation.

TV licence awarded for Maidstone and Tonbridge

TV licence awarded for Maidstone and Tonbridge

A partnership between KM Group and the University of Kent has been awarded a local TV licence for Maidstone and Tonbridge, it's been announced.

Manston auction first day makes over £100k

Manston auction first day makes over £100k

More than 700 lots from Manston airport will be auctioned off from today, with the owners estimated to have made more than £100,000 so far.

Children who sent message in bottle found years later

Children who sent message in bottle found years later

A mudlarker who runs a website detailing her finds has managed to track down a group of youngsters who threw a bottle into the river three years ago.

Court to make history - as cameras roll

Court to make history - as cameras roll

A Kent court is set to make history today - as cameras film proceedings for the first time ever.

Drug dealer jailed after hiding heroin in pants

Drug dealer jailed after hiding heroin in pants

A man who hid heroin and crack cocaine worth almost £1,000 in his pants has been jailed.

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