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Pair lucky to survive overturned car crash

Pair lucky to survive overturned car crash

This was the scene after two people climbed out alive from the wreckage of this car crash.

Shamed youth sports worker spared jail over hundreds of child abuse images

Shamed youth sports worker spared jail over hundreds of child abuse images

A former school games organiser who admitted having hundreds of sick child abuse images has been spared an immediate prison sentence.

Vigil after rapper dies outside nightclub

Vigil after rapper dies outside nightclub

Friends have gathered to pay tribute to 'one of the nicest guys you could ever meet ' - a rapper who collapsed and died outside a club.

New arrest after alley rape

New arrest after alley rape

A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in an alleyway in Chatham.

"I wake up and I want to go to work"

"I wake up and I want to go to work"

Deciding to earn while she learns proved the right move for admin apprentice Bethany Parris, who works at a yacht broking company.

Lucky teenager's shocking tale following lightning strike

Lucky teenager's shocking tale following lightning strike

Teenager Keely Stiller is “one in a million” after surviving electrocution through her laptop following a lightning strike at her home.

Cheeky burglar found with stolen iPhone in unusual hiding place

Cheeky burglar found with stolen iPhone in unusual hiding place

A teenage burglar was discovered with a stolen iPhone in an uncomfortable hiding place when he was searched by police in the street.

Docks star in action-packed TV advert

Docks star in action-packed TV advert

A fast-paced car chase TV advert for Audi with the backdrop of Kent docks has taken the internet by storm.

Shocking toll of human bite crimes

Shocking toll of human bite crimes

Police are investigating almost a dozen serious human bite crimes every week in Kent - but half of cases are not solved, it can be revealed.

Woman 'woken by rapist' after party

Woman 'woken by rapist' after party

A woman woke up to discover she was being raped by a man she had met just hours earlier at a Halloween party, a court heard.

Baby P's monster mum wants new home in Kent

Baby P's monster mum wants new home in Kent

The mother of tragic Baby P wants to move to the county after a Parole Board recommended her release from prison, it has been claimed.

Young man locked up for shining laser at police helicopter

Young man locked up for shining laser at police helicopter

A 20-year-old man described as "not perhaps the full ticket" has been locked up after shining a laser torch at a police helicopter from his bedroom.

Apprentice star spotted at job centre

Apprentice star spotted at job centre

A former winner of The Apprentice from Kent who pleaded poverty at an employment tribunal has been spotted collecting forms from a county Job Centre.

Man charged over knife-point robbery

Man charged over knife-point robbery

A 50-year-old man is due in court over a knife-point robbery at a jeweller's in which rings worth £3,000 were stolen.

Model traction engine worth £8k snatched from shop

Model traction engine worth £8k snatched from shop

Police are hunting a thief with a penchant for model traction engines... after one worth £8,000 was swiped from a shop.

Dreamland legal appeal dismissed

Dreamland legal appeal dismissed

Work to develop the old Dreamland park in Margate can begin after the Court of Appeal today dismissed a legal challenge from the site owners.

Drug addict who made illegal guns jailed

Drug addict who made illegal guns jailed

A drug addict found to be manufacturing illegal guns after armed police discovered one in his car in Kent has been locked up for eight years.

Jogger fights for life after being hit by car

Jogger fights for life after being hit by car

A man is in hospital with life-threatening head and leg injuries after being knocked down by a Mercedes as he crossed the road.

Woman scarred for life... after asking for a cigarette

Woman scarred for life... after asking for a cigarette

A woman has been left with life-changing injuries after she was dragged by her face along a pavement in a motiveless attack.

Put people on the career ladder

Put people on the career ladder

Kent Business is launching the Kick Start Kent campaign, showing how companies and workers can benefit from apprenticeships.

'We're not walking away from Remembrance parades': Learmonth

'We're not walking away from Remembrance parades': Learmonth

Kent's police chief has rushed to allay fears the force is pulling out of marshalling Remembrance Day parades.

Historian unearths new details of wartime tale of heroism and tragedy

Historian unearths new details of wartime tale of heroism and tragedy

An amateur historian has discovered previously unknown details of an incredible series of events that led to a wartime train crash in Kent.

'I know where you live' - machete attacker's threat to judge

'I know where you live' - machete attacker's threat to judge

An attacker who launched a frenzied assault on a policeman with a machete threatened a judge as he was led away to a 10-year jail term.

Road safety petition after popular games store manager dies in crash

Road safety petition after popular games store manager dies in crash

A petition calling for better road safety after the death of a young man in a town centre crash has gathered more than 1,000 signatures.

Callous thieves steal wheelchair

Callous thieves steal wheelchair

A disabled man is appealing for information after thieves stole his wheelchair from his doorstep.

Delays after lorries crash at tunnel

Delays after lorries crash at tunnel

Commuters have been suffering long delays on the M25 in Kent after three lorries were involved in a smash at the Dartford Crossing.

All change for Kent MPs in reshuffle

All change for Kent MPs in reshuffle

Three county MPs have been given new ministerial jobs today as the Prime Minister reshuffles his team.

Teenagers arrested after alleyway assault

Teenagers arrested after alleyway assault

Three 18-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man was seriously injured in an alleyway attack.

'Cry rape' woman avoids jail

'Cry rape' woman avoids jail

A woman who sparked a large-scale police operation when she lied about being raped in a park has walked free from court.

Devious carer steals names of vulnerable in bid to get credit

Devious carer steals names of vulnerable in bid to get credit

A fraudster who used the identities of vulnerable care home residents in an attempt to get credit has been spared jail... because she is pregnant.

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