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Miracle toddler survives fall from top floor window

Miracle toddler survives fall from top floor window

Parents have told of their horror as they watched their toddler fall from an upstairs window.

Cannabis cafe could come to Kent

Cannabis cafe could come to Kent

A former drug-taking councillor is calling for an Amsterdam-style cafe where people can meet to smoke cannabis.

Hospital doctor 'lied after learner driver wife crashes car'

Hospital doctor 'lied after learner driver wife crashes car'

A doctor falsely claimed he was driving a car that his learner driver wife had crashed in icy conditions, a court's heard.

Mystery of besotted teenager's love letters discovered in loft... after 68 years

Mystery of besotted teenager's love letters discovered in loft... after 68 years

A man has discovered a touching collection of wartime love letters from a teenager to her soldier sweetheart hidden in his loft from 68 years ago.

James Blunt at the Hop Farm

James Blunt at the Hop Farm

The Hop Farm Festival has added singer songwriter James Blunt to its bill along with Paul Carrack, The Feeling and Squeeze.

Gang rob mother and children at knifepoint

Gang rob mother and children at knifepoint

A mother and her three children were terrorised in their own home by a gang of men who robbed them with a knife.

Not such a long stretch as university set to buy prison site

Not such a long stretch as university set to buy prison site

Students could bed down in a prison that's housed some of Britain's most dangerous criminals as a university is set to buy the site for accommodation.

Extreme weather blamed for M2 sinkhole travel chaos

Extreme weather blamed for M2 sinkhole travel chaos

The recent extreme weather has been blamed for the huge M2 sinkhole, which is causing travel misery for thousands.

Teen, 17, admits shining laser at police helicopter

Teen, 17, admits shining laser at police helicopter

A teenager 'could have killed' a crew by shining a laser pen at a police helicopter, a court was told.

Body found in hunt for missing man

Body found in hunt for missing man

The family of a pensioner who went missing while out walking four months ago have been told police have found a body.

Burglary suspect in coma after arrest

Burglary suspect in coma after arrest

A burglary suspect is still in a serious condition in hospital - nearly two months after being arrested.

Man flown to hospital after scaffolding fall

Man flown to hospital after scaffolding fall

A man suffered head, neck and foot injuries after falling from scaffolding.

Police probe after suspect package sent to Army recruitment office

Police probe after suspect package sent to Army recruitment office

An investigation is under way after a suspect package sparked a bomb scare at an Army recruitment office today.

Animal charity condemns neknomination as man drinks mice

Animal charity condemns neknomination as man drinks mice

A sick craze has seen a Kent man down a concoction of lager, vodka, stinging nettles, mice, grasshoppers and a spider. Warning: graphic images

Motorcyclist dies after crash

Motorcyclist dies after crash

A biker has died after he came off his bike and was hit by a car.

Calls for new town in north Kent

Calls for new town in north Kent

A think tank led by a Labour peer says north Kent should become home to the UK's first new town since the 1960s.

Pervert behind bars until girl he groomed for sex turns 16

Pervert behind bars until girl he groomed for sex turns 16

A man has been ordered to remain in prison until a girl he groomed for underage sex turns 16 after the pair vowed to continue their relationship.

Rapist jailed for 33 years after 80 attacks on victims as young as two

Rapist jailed for 33 years after 80 attacks on victims as young as two

A delivery driver has been jailed for more than three decades after an appalling catalogue of grooming, gross indecency and rapes of young girls.

School to launch breakaway 11-plus

School to launch breakaway 11-plus

A Kent school is to pioneer a groundbreaking new exam to rival the 11-plus... in a bid to attract a wider range of pupils.

Multi-million pound boost planned for port

Multi-million pound boost planned for port

A £7million revamp for the Port of Ramsgate, including a new quay that would allow more cruise ships, is under consideration.

Couple taste success on Dragon's Den

Couple taste success on Dragon's Den

A husband and wife have won a £50,000 cash injection after becoming the first Asian couple to secure an investment on hit BBC TV show Dragon’s Den.

Gems stolen in raid on jeweller's

Gems stolen in raid on jeweller's

Gold rings and jewels were stolen when a 'hooded' thief burgled a jeweller's store.

Police step up patrols after white van man alert

Police step up patrols after white van man alert

Police have been alerted after a white van is said to have followed a young boy on his way to school.

Pair taken to hospital as ambulance in crash with bus

Pair taken to hospital as ambulance in crash with bus

Two ambulance workers have been taken to hospital after a crash with a bus that also left several passengers injured.

Battle to save flooded area as river bursts its banks

Battle to save flooded area as river bursts its banks

Hundreds of homes are on the brink of being flooded, as rivers burst their banks and rising groundwater levels threaten to submerge villages.

False alarm calls to fire crews cost £11.5m

False alarm calls to fire crews cost £11.5m

Four in every 10 call-outs by fire crews in Kent are false alarms - costing the county millions, it's been revealed.

Man locked up for sexual abuse after grabbing schoolgirl in street

Man locked up for sexual abuse after grabbing schoolgirl in street

A teenager is behind bars after sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl when he saw her talking with friends.

Man knocked out in nightclub toilet beating after cubicle mix-up

Man knocked out in nightclub toilet beating after cubicle mix-up

A man who walks with a stick was beaten unconscious after accidentally entering a nightclub toilet cubicle that was already occupied.

Tree misery for mum... 50 days and counting

Tree misery for mum... 50 days and counting

A woman has been living for 50 days with a tree perched precariously on her house... with cracks now appearing in her walls.

Man rescued from flood hit river

Man rescued from flood hit river

A firefighter has pulled a man to safety from a swollen and fast moving river after he got trapped under a bridge.

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