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M20 crash causes delays

M20 crash causes delays

A crash on the M20 is causing delays this morning.

Road reopens after transporter crash

Road reopens after transporter crash

A busy dual carriageway has reopened following a crash involving a transporter lorry.

Family left homeless after car smashes into house

Family left homeless after car smashes into house

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car rammed into the front of a house in icy conditions.

Big freeze continues

Big freeze continues

Temperatures are only expected to reach a high of 2°C or 3°C across Kent as the big freeze continues.

Families evacuated as tree crashes down on homes

Families evacuated as tree crashes down on homes

Gale force winds sent a large tree crashing down onto a row of houses.

Burglar jailed after creeping into homes

Burglar jailed after creeping into homes

A repeat burglar who crept into a house at night and stole the owner’s £33,000 car as he slept has been jailed.

Hundreds back drive to help homeless

Hundreds back drive to help homeless

Volunteers have been inundated with donations after launching an appeal to give useful items to people sleeping on the streets.

Knifepoint robber locked up

Knifepoint robber locked up

A robber who went on a three-day spree terrifying shopkeepers at knifepoint has been jailed for almost five years.

Overweight pets pay a heavy price

Overweight pets pay a heavy price

A Kent district is one of the UK’s worst places for the number of obese pets, vets have warned.

Probe as woman, 96, suffers broken thigh bone

Probe as woman, 96, suffers broken thigh bone

An A&E consultant alerted police to a frail pensioner's injuries after believing they may not have been accidental.

Emergency centres prepared ahead of tidal surge

Emergency centres prepared ahead of tidal surge

Residents in vulnerable homes along the coast are being warned to be ready for flooding risk.

Funding bid to save historic lift

Funding bid to save historic lift

A Heritage Lottery Fund bid will be made in an attempt to safeguard a popular and historic lift which was under threat of closure earlier this week.

Missing boy found safe and well

Missing boy found safe and well

A 15-year-old who went missing from his home before Christmas has been found

School closures in Kent

School closures in Kent

Is your child's school closed today due to bad weather? Find out here.

Storm surge warning for Kent coast

Storm surge warning for Kent coast

Flood advice issued ahead of expected storm surge.

Travel disruption following snowfall

Travel disruption following snowfall

There were delays on the roads and public transport following last night's snow.

Who's that on the platform?

Who's that on the platform?

Passengers had a surprise when they spotted a familiar figure stepping off the train this morning

VIDEO: Snow swamps parts of Kent

VIDEO: Snow swamps parts of Kent

Heavy rain across the county turned to sleet and snow.

Southern strikes are 'assault on public'

Southern strikes are 'assault on public'

A Kent MP has accused union bosses of an "assault on the public" over the ongoing strike by Southern rail employees.

Paedophile jailed after vigilante sting

Paedophile jailed after vigilante sting

A paedophile has been jailed for a year after a vigilante group cornered him as he was waiting to meet a 14-year-old boy.

Councils eye £35m industrial scheme

Councils eye £35m industrial scheme

Councillors may invest £35 million of taxpayers money to build offices and warehouses on the banks of the Thames in a bid to create 690 jobs.

Spanner-wielding robber jailed

Spanner-wielding robber jailed

A robber who terrorised a shop assistant before in a bizarre raid on a shop before attacking his father has been jailed.

Person taken to hospital after town centre crash

Person taken to hospital after town centre crash

A person has been taken to hospital after a town centre crash involving two cars.

Wildlife park to expand

Wildlife park to expand

A popular wildlife park has taken over a former rare species centre.

Kent passengers pay top dollar for station parking

Kent passengers pay top dollar for station parking

A Kent station has one of the most expensive railway station car parks in the country, it's been revealed.

Damning figures reveal huge waits in A&E

Damning figures reveal huge waits in A&E

A&E departments in parts of Kent are among the worst in the country for seeing patients in under four hours, latest figures reveal.

TV star’s bag to be sold for lorry park campaign

TV star’s bag to be sold for lorry park campaign

A TV presenter has backed a campaign to stop the building of what has been called the world’s largest lorry park.

Two-car crash on dual carriageway

Two-car crash on dual carriageway

A crash involving two cars blocked part of a busy dual-carriageway during the morning rush hour.

Train fault causes disruption

Train fault causes disruption

There is disruption on a busy line this morning due to a train developing a fault.

Elderly pilot may have felt pressure to fly

Elderly pilot may have felt pressure to fly

An elderly pilot who was seriously injured in a microlight crash may have felt pressure to fly.

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