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'Flying saucer' lands in Kent

'Flying saucer' lands in Kent

A pair of Frenchmen made aviation history today after completing the world's first cross-channel electric air balloon flight.

Flowers laid at spot where tragic cyclist knocked down by lorry

Flowers laid at spot where tragic cyclist knocked down by lorry

Floral tributes have today been left at the scene of an accident in which a cyclist was hit and killed by a lorry.

Woman drunk in street with toddler

Woman drunk in street with toddler

A woman so drunk on Special Brew with a toddler in tow that she could not even cross the road has been spared jail.

Woman killed in A2 horror crash after 'car breaks down'

Woman killed in A2 horror crash after 'car breaks down'

A woman has died after a crash on the A2 believed to have happened when her car broke down on the carriageway.

Thug jailed for breaking girlfriend's ankle with rounders bat

Thug jailed for breaking girlfriend's ankle with rounders bat

A man who grabbed his girlfriend's throat and waved a kitchen knife in her face has been jailed for breaking her ankle with a wooden rounders bat.

Dickens' home to open as school moves

Dickens' home to open as school moves

The house where Charles Dickens penned novels such as Great Expectations is set to be permanently opened to the public after a school moved out.

Father and son jailed over plot to frame ex-girlfriend

Father and son jailed over plot to frame ex-girlfriend

A devious man who stabbed himself then claimed he had been attacked by his ex-partner is behind bars along with his father who colluded to tell lies.

'HS2 money could be spent on our trains'

'HS2 money could be spent on our trains'

Billions of pounds being spent on a rail project branded a white elephant by some could be spent on the county's transport network, it's been argued.

'My robot lifesaver'

'My robot lifesaver'

A man owes his life to this machine - which automatically compressed his heart as paramedics battled to bring him round from a cardiac arrest.

Officer's promise to the Kaiser in WWI

Officer's promise to the Kaiser in WWI

Read the amazing story of a British soldier who struck a pact with the Kaiser during WWI to visit his dying mother... then return to his POW camp.

Village chippie reopens after crash damage

Village chippie reopens after crash damage

A couple are back in business just days after a truck wreaked a midnight trail of destruction, causing thousands in damage.

Bank staff thwart theft of pensioner's savings

Bank staff thwart theft of pensioner's savings

Alert bank staff stopped a conman from stealing a 77-year-old woman's life savings.

Gills lose race discrimination ruling appeal

Gills lose race discrimination ruling appeal

Gillingham FC club bosses have today lost an appeal against a tribunal ruling that a player was sacked as an act of racial victimisation.

Moment masked raiders launch attack on ATM security staff

Moment masked raiders launch attack on ATM security staff

This is the terrifying moment hooded robbers burst into a building society and brutally beat security staff before escaping with thousands of pounds.

Big increase in parking permit charges for hospital staff

Big increase in parking permit charges for hospital staff

The lowest paid staff at a Kent hospital trust will have to pay more than double to park at work.

Dream is a step closer as theme park regeneration set to begin

Dream is a step closer as theme park regeneration set to begin

Plans to covert the former Dreamland site into the world's first heritage amusement park have taken a major step forward today.

House blaze treated as suspicious

House blaze treated as suspicious

Police have launched an investigation into a suspicious fire that gutted a terraced house.

Kent spends most on drugs for ADHD

Kent spends most on drugs for ADHD

An area of Kent has spent more on drugs for treating hyperactivity disorder ADHD than anywhere else in England, NHS figures reveal.

Mum angry after being left behind at farm

Mum angry after being left behind at farm

A heavily pregnant woman and her son were left stranded on a day out at a farm park when the organisers headed home without them.

A short hop to paradise

A short hop to paradise

Why was I, a committed aero-phobe, boarding a light aircraft for an early morning trip to France? I’m anxious enough about travelling on the big birds

Teenager charged with assault on taxi driver

Teenager charged with assault on taxi driver

A 17-year-old is due before magistrates charged with attacking a taxi driver.

Crooked construction firm boss jailed for stealing £65k

Crooked construction firm boss jailed for stealing £65k

The managing director of a construction firm who stole almost £65,000 to pay for meals and servicing his car is behind bars.

Huge tyre fire was 'total accident': Boss

Huge tyre fire was 'total accident': Boss

A boss has leapt to the defence of a man arrested after one of the largest fires Kent has ever seen.

KCC social worker concerns persist... despite £2,000 'golden hellos'

KCC social worker concerns persist... despite £2,000 'golden hellos'

Recruiting social workers for Kent's looked-after children has been identified as an ongoing problem - despite attractive "golden hellos" and bonuses.

Motorway re-opens after lorry fire

Motorway re-opens after lorry fire

The M26 has re-opened after a large lorry fire closed the motorway for almost seven hours - but delays continued.

One sandwich short of a picnic?

One sandwich short of a picnic?

A phantom bread dumper has struck in Tunbridge Wells... maybe he mistook the town for Sandwich!

Sledgehammer used in supermarket cash machine raid

Sledgehammer used in supermarket cash machine raid

A sledgehammer is believed to have been used in an attempted raid on two Tesco cashpoints in Ashford yesterday.

Tributes paid after man found dead

Tributes paid after man found dead

Condolences are pouring in over Facebook after a man's body was found this afternoon.

PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

A policeman has been taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after being punched while investigating an alleged assault.

Cyclist dies after being hit by lorry

Cyclist dies after being hit by lorry

A cyclist has been killed after being knocked off his mountain bike by a lorry today.

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