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Drunk vandals jailed for racist graffiti rampage

Drunk vandals jailed for racist graffiti rampage

A pair of graffiti vandals who were caught red-handed after spraying anti-Semitic and Polish football slogans on 20 buildings have been jailed.

Charity box thief caught on camera

Charity box thief caught on camera

Video footage has emerged of a man taking a charity box from a pizza takeaway shop as police appeal for witnesses.

Ferry staff fail random drugs tests

Ferry staff fail random drugs tests

Staff on board a cross-Channel ferry have failed drugs tests - weeks after several were dismissed for a similar offence on a sister ship.

Missing person found after helicopter search

Missing person found after helicopter search

A police helicopter was circling a seaside town this morning assisting in a search for a missing person.

Killer watched teenage girl drown

Killer watched teenage girl drown

A 21-year-old killer watched as a 17-year-old girl drowned - he then laughed and danced in a bar.

Man held after serious assault at retirement home

Man held after serious assault at retirement home

A 79-year-old man remains in police custody after an assault at a block of retirement flats left a woman with serious injuries.

Thugs jailed for vicious revenge attack outside club

Thugs jailed for vicious revenge attack outside club

A group of men who launched a brutal revenge attack outside a nightclub, leaving their victim with injuries including a severed ear, have been jailed.

Woman's body found in flat

Woman's body found in flat

Police are treating the death of a woman in her 30s as "unexplained" after she was found lifeless in a flat.

Restaurant damaged in high street fire

Restaurant damaged in high street fire

The basement of a high street restaurant has been severely damaged by fire.

Under-pressure hospital declares 'major alert'

Under-pressure hospital declares 'major alert'

Pressure on health services increased in the second week of January with a Kent hospital continuing to declare a “major alert”.

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

A Poundland branch in Kent is set to shut its doors just eight months after it opened.

Consultation on proposed parkway station

Consultation on proposed parkway station

Kent County Council wants the public's opinion on the latest plans for a new railway station.

Recovery vehicle crash blocks motorway lane

Recovery vehicle crash blocks motorway lane

Traffic has cleared after a car and recovery vehicle crashed - spreading debris over all three lanes of a motorway.

Flat blaze in town estate

Flat blaze in town estate

Fire crews had to use breathing apparatus to tackle a blazing flat.

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

A disabled man who has the mental age of six is bereft after thieves stole his beloved dog from his garden.

Fears animals being shot with airguns

Fears animals being shot with airguns

Vets have confirmed pigeon found injured in the street had been deliberately targeted.

I see other people and I think ‘I wish I was like you'

I see other people and I think ‘I wish I was like you'

A homeless man is so overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers in his adopted town he wants to give something back after vandals targeted the area.

Trio treated for breathing in smoke after barge fire

Trio treated for breathing in smoke after barge fire

Three people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on a 100ft barge.

A&E patient 'shut in cupboard'

A&E patient 'shut in cupboard'

A woman says she was shut in a hospital "store cupboard" and forgotten about for almost three hours.

Blaze at caravan park

Blaze at caravan park

A fire which destroyed a static caravan at a farm this morning was being used by a homeless man who had been offered a place to live.

Fines of £2,000 in six months for parking at his own flat

Fines of £2,000 in six months for parking at his own flat

A sales assistant has pleaded with parking wardens to stop acting "like robots" and show humanity to flat residents, after receiving £2,000 in fines.

'Impulsive' decision cost 21-year-old his life

'Impulsive' decision cost 21-year-old his life

A 'bright young man with the world at his feet' suffered fatal head injuries in a crash.

Man charged following 'hit and run' crash and assaults

Man charged following 'hit and run' crash and assaults

A 24-year-old homeless man will appear before magistrates today charged with a series of assaults and an alleged hit and run crash.

Man charged with attempted murder appears in court

Man charged with attempted murder appears in court

A man charged with attempted murder after another man was stabbed in the chest in a late-night assault has appeared in court.

Man injured in forklift accident

Man injured in forklift accident

A scrap yard worker has been injured after an accident involving a forklift.

Riding equipment store destroyed in blaze

Riding equipment store destroyed in blaze

Firefighters spent more than an hour at a fire in an outbuilding used to store horse riding equipment.

Shut-up shop for refurb

Shut-up shop for refurb

A convenience store has been temporarily closed while it undergoes a makeover.

Teen's memorial fund raises more than £18,000

Teen's memorial fund raises more than £18,000

Thousands of pounds has been raised in memory of a 16-year-old angler.

Super Council plans revealed

Super Council plans revealed

Four Kent authorities have agreed to investigate merging into a single body spanning the entire east of the county.

Navy and RAF escorts Russian 'skulking ship of shame'

Navy and RAF escorts Russian 'skulking ship of shame'

A Russian aircraft carrier task group is passing through the English Channel escorted by the Royal Navy and RAF.

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