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Outbuildings become home to European migrants

Outbuildings become home to European migrants

Desperate migrants are setting up home in disused outbuildings... with mattresses on top of tyres acting as beds.

Tragic driver had seizure 'caused by brain tumour'

Tragic driver had seizure 'caused by brain tumour'

A car driver was killed when he steered into the path of an 18-tonne lorry after a seizure caused by a brain tumour, an inquest heard.

Hundreds of dangerous chainsaws are seized at docks

Hundreds of dangerous chainsaws are seized at docks

Faulty chainsaws imported from China have been seized on their way through Dover Docks.

'I just wanted to scare him': Woman accused of murder bid

'I just wanted to scare him': Woman accused of murder bid

A girlfriend charged with knifing her boyfriend so viciously he suffered a stroke claims she didn't know she had plunged in the blade.

Mice infestation shuts down restaurant

Mice infestation shuts down restaurant

Restaurant owners have been prosecuted after a serious infestation of mice led to 'shocking' conditions.

Video: Moment girl, 12, rescued from strong rip current

Video: Moment girl, 12, rescued from strong rip current

Footage has emerged of the dramatic moment a 12-year-old girl was rescued from a rip current after getting swept out to sea.

Teacher's naked ambition to be stand-up comic

Teacher's naked ambition to be stand-up comic

A former private school teacher has turned her back on education to star in her own one-woman comedy show - totally NAKED.

Teenager killed by bus in summer holiday tragedy

Teenager killed by bus in summer holiday tragedy

A heartbroken family have paid tribute to an 18-year-old killed when he was hit by a bus on holiday with friends in Cyprus.

Mum's terror as UB40 gig violence leaves her in hospital

Mum's terror as UB40 gig violence leaves her in hospital

A mother-of-two injured when she was smashed in the head with a bottle as violence erupted at a UB40 gig has spoken of her ordeal.

Coldplay send love and cash to terminally ill man's campaign

Coldplay send love and cash to terminally ill man's campaign

A terminally ill man raising money to fight a rare condition that means he is unable to move has received £10,000 from idols Coldplay.

Disabled woman, 92, burgled by man she let into her home

Disabled woman, 92, burgled by man she let into her home

A burglar is being hunted after targeting a disabled 92-year-old woman at home alone and stealing a haul of sentimental jewellery.

Investigation begins in to reappearing sinkhole

Investigation begins in to reappearing sinkhole

An investgiation has begun into a sinkhole that reappeared...only hours after being repaired.

Man flown to hospital with head injuries after crash

Man flown to hospital with head injuries after crash

A passenger from a car involved in a crash has been flown to hospital with head injuries.

Mystery graffiti artist strikes again

Mystery graffiti artist strikes again

A Banksy-style graffiti artist who creates works of art under the cover of darkness has struck again in a Kent seaside town.

Drug dealer spared prison... after being charged with wrong crime

Drug dealer spared prison... after being charged with wrong crime

A judge has told a teenager he was 'lucky' to avoid prison after being charged with the wrong offence for drug dealing.

Small businesses owed £800k each

Small businesses owed £800k each

The average small firm in Kent is waiting on nearly £1m in unpaid bills for goods and services bought on credit, according to new research.

Man dies three months after being brought back to life

Man dies three months after being brought back to life

The wife of an ex-teacher brought back to life after collapsing in a hockey match has paid tribute to her 'loving and funny' husband after he died.

'We will never be able to find an ounce of forgiveness'

'We will never be able to find an ounce of forgiveness'

A family have told of their heartbreak - as a young man is jailed for the brutal murder of pregnant teenager Jayden Parkinson.

Bringing Commonwealth fever to Kent

Bringing Commonwealth fever to Kent

Got the Commonwealth Games fever yet? Here's how to try your hand at the key sports... without ever leaving Kent.

Gaps in fence leave scene of boy’s rail death 'still a danger'

Gaps in fence leave scene of boy’s rail death 'still a danger'

A mother living close to where a little boy was killed by stumbling onto railway tracks claims the site is still dangerous because of gaps in a fence.

Large rat one of dying pensioner's final hospital visitors

Large rat one of dying pensioner's final hospital visitors

The family of a hospital patient were stunned to see a large rat scurrying along a ward while the pensioner lay dying just feet away.

Tragedy of young mum's mystery death at home

Tragedy of young mum's mystery death at home

Friends and family of an 'inspirational' young mother have been left stunned after she died suddenly at home.

Charity prom at Gogglebox mansion hailed a success

Charity prom at Gogglebox mansion hailed a success

Gogglebox stars Dom and Steph Parker opened their home at the Salutation to the public to help raise funds for the Martha Trust charity.

Vive la fart! Inventor fires flatulence noise at France

Vive la fart! Inventor fires flatulence noise at France

A zany inventor has succeeded in sending the noise of flatulence to France from a fart machine... housed in a huge pair of buttocks.

PC cleared of lying about CCTV of arrest

PC cleared of lying about CCTV of arrest

A policeman accused of lying about the existence of CCTV of an arrest has had the charge against him dismissed - while two others will stand trial.

'I'll change': Barnes has new game plan after TV nightmare

'I'll change': Barnes has new game plan after TV nightmare

Kent's police commissioner has promised to improve the way she engages with the public after a 'car crash' TV show - and could scrap Ann Force 1.

Thug guilty of murdering pregnant ex-girlfriend

Thug guilty of murdering pregnant ex-girlfriend

A violent young man has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old former girlfriend from Kent after discovering she was pregnant.

Police probe after woman bitten by dog in garden

Police probe after woman bitten by dog in garden

A police investigation is under way after a woman claims she was bitten by a dog while sunbathing in her garden

Judge rules murderer's minimum jail term can be reduced

Judge rules murderer's minimum jail term can be reduced

The 'genuine and significant remorse' of a killer who sadistically murdered a teenager could secure him earlier parole, a judge has decided.

Group of 28 immigrants 'caught being smuggled' OUT of Kent

Group of 28 immigrants 'caught being smuggled' OUT of Kent

Border officials are to interview a huge group of 28 immigrants found in a lorry on a P&O ferry after leaving Kent.

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