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College was in "a perfect storm"

College was in "a perfect storm"

The new owners of the split up K College have revealed how poor leadership led to the downfall of the institution, which amassed debts of £16m.

Police use bins to round up horses

Police use bins to round up horses

Police have this morning been rounding up horses in Dartford - using wheely bins!

Cafe manager threatened with knife

Cafe manager threatened with knife

Detectives have issued CCTV images after a railway station cafe manager was threatened with a knife when he asked a group of youths to leave.

Mother's betrayal by friend who seduced son of 14

Mother's betrayal by friend who seduced son of 14

A distraught woman has told how a party-loving former friend pounced on her 14-year-old son before using him as her 'sex object'.

Suicidal mum's nine hour wait in A&E

Suicidal mum's nine hour wait in A&E

A suicidal mum waited in A&E for more than nine hours to see a mental health worker despite her hysterical state.

Cyclist with horrific facial injuries after bike fall

Cyclist with horrific facial injuries after bike fall

A Tesco worker needed 30 stitches and was left eating with a spoon after plunging on to a pebble beach on her bike.

Hotel receives severed head in a box

Hotel receives severed head in a box

The severed head of an iconic great dane statue has been returned.

Man fighting for life after crash

Man fighting for life after crash

A pedestrian is in a critical condition in a London hospital after being hit by a vehicle.

We can rebuild him - meet Steve Austin...the cat

We can rebuild him - meet Steve Austin...the cat

A kind-hearted man allergic to cats saved a forlorn feline trying to crawl along a busy bypass...before vets stepped in to rebuild him.

'Possessed' woman kept tied up like an animal for a year

'Possessed' woman kept tied up like an animal for a year

A sweet shop owner has saved a woman 'tethered like an animal' for a year because her family believed she was possessed by demons.

New business plan for Manston airport?

New business plan for Manston airport?

Councillors decided tonight to draw up a business plan and carry a feasibility study into the airport's commercial future.

Bouncers' sentences increased after vicious attack

Bouncers' sentences increased after vicious attack

Two bouncers have had their sentences raised on appeal after leaving a man battered and bleeding in a vicious beating.

Friends admit kidnapping child

Friends admit kidnapping child

Two young men are facing sentence over the kidnap of a young child.

Hop Farm festival founder's music ban

Hop Farm festival founder's music ban

A well known Hop Farm Music Festival founder and promoter has been banned from playing live music by the High Court.

Van overturns as crash with lorry shuts main road

Van overturns as crash with lorry shuts main road

A road was blocked in both directions after a van overturned on its roof in a crash with a lorry.

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.

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