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Whisky thief wants to be deported

Whisky thief wants to be deported

A Romanian who stole almost £1,300 of booze from a supermarket is happy he will be sent home after finishing a jail term.

'Gangster' guest had sawn-off shotgun and stash of drugs

'Gangster' guest had sawn-off shotgun and stash of drugs

A drug dealer who bragged he was a gangster after moving into a father's home with a sawn-off shotgun has been jailed.

Police investigate after ATM stuffed with dog mess

Police investigate after ATM stuffed with dog mess

An investigation has been launched after dog mess was poked into the card slot of a cash machine.

Delays after lorry hits bridge

Delays after lorry hits bridge

Drivers faced long queues after part of a lorry's crane broke off when it hit a railway bridge.

Asbestos gaffe costs worker £2,500

Asbestos gaffe costs worker £2,500

A man clearing asbestos at a school landed himself in the dock after a health and safety investigation.

Addicts who looted flood-hit home jailed for just months

Addicts who looted flood-hit home jailed for just months

Two heartless drug addict burglars who ransacked a flooded home when a family had to flee to safety will spend just a few months behind bars.

Comic adds tribute after brave Reece loses cancer battle

Comic adds tribute after brave Reece loses cancer battle

Comic David Walliams has praised the bravery of Reece Puddington, who has lost his fight against cancer.

Biker seriously injured in crash

Biker seriously injured in crash

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after coming off his motorbike in a crash last night.

Fire crews finally leave massive blaze at builders merchants

Fire crews finally leave massive blaze at builders merchants

Firefighters tackling a huge blaze on an industrial estate that left a large building collapsed have finally left the scene after more than 24 hours.

Crisis as charity struggles to meet rough sleeper demand

Crisis as charity struggles to meet rough sleeper demand

A homelessness charity which helps hundreds of rough sleepers each year has been forced to draw up waiting lists for those in desperate need.

Euro candidates in last-minute fight for your votes

Euro candidates in last-minute fight for your votes

A KM Group poll has revealed huge voter apathy ahead of tomorrow's Euro elections.

'Ghost of Michael Jackson appeared behind me'

'Ghost of Michael Jackson appeared behind me'

A Michael Jackson impersonator from Kent was stunned when a picture of him showed what looks like the King of Pop's ghost in the background.

Missing man 'could become erratic' if threatened

Missing man 'could become erratic' if threatened

A man in need of behaviour-controlling medicine could be camping in Kent woodland.

Man found dead outside pub

Man found dead outside pub

A man has been found dead in a car parked outside a Kent pub.

Bouncers facing jail after vicious attack on customer

Bouncers facing jail after vicious attack on customer

Three bouncers could be locked up after attacking clubbers with batons and a knife following a scuffle.

Calls for safer rail crossing after 'mystery' man's train death

Calls for safer rail crossing after 'mystery' man's train death

Police are still no nearer to identifying a mystery man found dead at a rail crossing with no ID on him.

Judge cuts jail term for teen who savagely beat pensioners

Judge cuts jail term for teen who savagely beat pensioners

A teenager who left a pensioner with appalling injuries after savagely beating her in a raid has had his prison sentence reduced.

Complaints after 'blacked up' dummy placed in church window

Complaints after 'blacked up' dummy placed in church window

A minister has apologised and removed a 'blacked up' mannequin after it was placed in a church window.

Masked orgy at Kent home of posh couple from Gogglebox

Masked orgy at Kent home of posh couple from Gogglebox

More than 60 swingers have taken part in a masked orgy at the Kent mansion where couple Dom and Steph Parker film hit TV show Gogglebox.

Ab Fab star helps bring Gurkha statue dreams closer

Ab Fab star helps bring Gurkha statue dreams closer

Actress Joanna Lumley has visited Kent to give a huge boost to a fund for a statue honouring thousands of Gurkha soldiers who have died in combat.

Life sentences for pair who brutally murdered widow

Life sentences for pair who brutally murdered widow

Two shop workers have been handed life sentences for murdering a pensioner who bled to death for hours in a basement in an act of "utter wickedness".

Cabbie cleared of crash that left man 'profoundly disabled'

Cabbie cleared of crash that left man 'profoundly disabled'

An ex-cabbie walked free after being cleared of injuring a man so badly with his cab he may never make a full recovery.

Grid announces new pylon route

Grid announces new pylon route

The path for a new overhead electricity connection linking Kent to Belgium has been revealed.

Another blow for cross-Channel ferry service

Another blow for cross-Channel ferry service

A government body has backed a decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel from running three ferries under the MyFerryLink brand.

Boy, 15, with astonishing 18 driving penalty points

Boy, 15, with astonishing 18 driving penalty points

A teenager not even old enough to have passed his driving test chalked up a staggering 18 penalty points before being banned.

Kent's cleanest beaches revealed

Kent's cleanest beaches revealed

Nine beaches across Kent have been awarded the highest international standard for water quality.

Pair who plotted to kill Joss Stone have sentences cut

Pair who plotted to kill Joss Stone have sentences cut

Two men who plotted to rob and murder Kent soul singer Joss Stone have today had their sentences cut on appeal.

Students mourn sudden death of pal, 19

Students mourn sudden death of pal, 19

A bright pharmacy student is being mourned after she was found hanged at her Kent home.

'Doctors missed cancer signs'

'Doctors missed cancer signs'

A woman dying of cancer is taking legal action against the hospital which failed to recognise abnormalities in a routine smear test.

Elderly woman suffers serious head injuries

Elderly woman suffers serious head injuries

A woman in her 80s is believed to have hit her head on a garage door, leaving her with serious injuries.

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