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Top dog proves to be TV gold

Top dog proves to be TV gold

Old English sheepdog Spud has found success after joining paint company Dulux as their mascot.

Masked robbers target store twice armed with baseball bat

Masked robbers target store twice armed with baseball bat

Terrified takeaway staff were threatened by masked men who demanded cash before smashing a TV and fleeing with cash.

Horror as plague of rats infests school footpath

Horror as plague of rats infests school footpath

Health fears have been sparked by dozens of rats infesting a footpath used by hundreds of school children and dog walkers.

Man jailed for racially abusing cricket player

Man jailed for racially abusing cricket player

A 36-year-old man is behind bars for racially abusing a cricket player while drunk after he was asked to leave a sports ground.

Road reopens after shooting

Road reopens after shooting

Police investigating a shooting have reopened a key road - as they probe a link to a car found with bullet holes several miles away.

Umpire banned from church match as relative a bishop

Umpire banned from church match as relative a bishop

Organisers of a church cricket match feared an umpire might be biased - because his great-great grandfather was a bishop.

Pensioner's mugger chased by 40 have-a-go-heroes

Pensioner's mugger chased by 40 have-a-go-heroes

A courageous group of 40 have-a-go heroes chased after a woman who snatched cash from a pensioner before pinning her down.

Tributes to boy, seven, killed in horror crash

Tributes to boy, seven, killed in horror crash

A seven-year-old boy killed in a horrific crash that left his younger brother and sister fighting for life has been named.

Cheers! Wine maker forecasts record harvest

Cheers! Wine maker forecasts record harvest

A vineyard is expecting its largest volume of crops ever for the second consecutive year, following two tough years when profits fell.

Porsche and family car crash outside fire station

Porsche and family car crash outside fire station

Firefighters didn't have to travel far after a Porsche and another car crashed... outside their station.

Hundred illegal immigrants try to storm P&O ferry to Kent

Hundred illegal immigrants try to storm P&O ferry to Kent

Around 100 illegal immigrants charged onto the ramp of a P&O ferry bound for Kent after storming a port and overpowering security staff.

RSPB builds 1km trench to stop crime at reserve

RSPB builds 1km trench to stop crime at reserve

Reserve bosses have built a moat-style ditch at a nature reserve - to keep out egg thieves, hare hunters and nuisance bikers.

Armed robber given 28 days to pay back £1

Armed robber given 28 days to pay back £1

A robber who carried out a string of raids on newsagents has been given 28 days to pay a £1 court order - after stealing nearly £36,000.

Mum thrown off bus... because toddler was crying

Mum thrown off bus... because toddler was crying

A bus firm has apologised after a driver turfed a mum and her young son off a bus... because he was crying.

Illegal immigrant jumps out of woman's car

Illegal immigrant jumps out of woman's car

A woman has told of the frightening moment an illegal immigrant jumped out of the back of her car after she drove home alone from Spain.

Robber punches woman in 'frightening' attack

Robber punches woman in 'frightening' attack

A young woman suffered facial injuries after she was punched in the face in a "frightening" robbery.

Sex assault charge cabbie claims he is 'too old'

Sex assault charge cabbie claims he is 'too old'

A 72-year-old taxi driver accused of attacking a girl in the back of his cab has claimed he is 'too old' to have sexually assaulted her.

Thieving postie stole from birthday cards after split

Thieving postie stole from birthday cards after split

A postman has walked free after stealing cash from birthday cards in a bid to see his estranged children.

Cyber geek tries to blackmail bank with customers' details

Cyber geek tries to blackmail bank with customers' details

A convicted hacker has admitted attempting to blackmail the Halifax with threats to release details of 28,000 customers to a national newspaper.

Kent rugby star strips off for Cancer Research

Kent rugby star strips off for Cancer Research

Rugby star Tom Varndell posed naked for a magazine to raise awareness of male cancer.

Calais mayor threatens to blockade port of Dover

Calais mayor threatens to blockade port of Dover

A French mayor has sparked outrage by threatening to block the port of Dover in a row over illegal immigrants.

'Homophobic flatmate attacked cross-dress gay teen with hammer'

'Homophobic flatmate attacked cross-dress gay teen with hammer'

A homophobic man battered a teenage flatmate who often wore women's clothes over the head with a hammer, jurors heard.

Probe after man killed by train at crossing

Probe after man killed by train at crossing

An investigation is under way after a man was killed by a train at a crossing - leading to nightmare journeys for Southeastern commuters.

Rottweiler saves pregnant woman from knife gang

Rottweiler saves pregnant woman from knife gang

A pet rottweiler scared off armed gang members who forced their way into a flat and held a knife to a pregnant woman's throat.

House 'on fire' turns out to be surrounded by fog

House 'on fire' turns out to be surrounded by fog

Firefighters rushed to a house that reportedly had smoke billowing from its roof - but it turned out to be just surrounded by fog.

Workforce set to double in massive outlet centre expansion

Workforce set to double in massive outlet centre expansion

Almost 1,000 jobs are set to be created under expansion plans for the Ashford Designer Outlet revealed today.

Firms fined after worker falls from roof

Firms fined after worker falls from roof

Two building firms have been fined thousands after a worker broke bones in a "completely avoidable" fall.

Hospital driver sells stolen fuel cheap to friends

Hospital driver sells stolen fuel cheap to friends

A hospital transport driver sold cheap diesel to his friends after using his firm's card to buy nearly £7,000 of extra fuel.

Thief refuses to reveal location of WW1 medals

Thief refuses to reveal location of WW1 medals

A callous drug addict has ignored pleas from veterans' family members to reveal what he's done with stolen medals and SAS badges.

'We beat them at Waterloo and we'll beat them at French knitting'

'We beat them at Waterloo and we'll beat them at French knitting'

A pensioner believes he's been stitched up by the French in an international row... over a type of knitting.

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