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Delays after lorry and motorbike collide

Delays after lorry and motorbike collide

A crash involving a lorry and a motorbike is causing long delays on the M25 this evening.

Victim shocked by cut in jail time for her abuser

Victim shocked by cut in jail time for her abuser

A victim of an “arrogant and predatory” teacher who sexually abused two pupils says the justice system has failed after his prison sentence was cut.

Let's not let 'migratory crisis affect friendship'

Let's not let 'migratory crisis affect friendship'

The Mayor of Calais tried to strengthen ties between her region and the county as she addressed businesses on a visit to Kent.

Tourette's sufferer told to 'keep the noise down'

Tourette's sufferer told to 'keep the noise down'

A Tourette's sufferer says he was belittled at a pub when the landlord told him to "keep the noise down" in front of others.

£20m cash injection to improve Southern services

£20m cash injection to improve Southern services

A top rail boss has been appointed and £20m of government cash allocated to improve services on Southern Rail.

Violence on the school run

Violence on the school run

Gravesham’s traffic officers have been assaulted or abused 21 times in the past 12 months – seven times more often than the year before.

Boy arrested as girl stabbed in brawl

Boy arrested as girl stabbed in brawl

A teenage girl has been left with a stab wound to her stomach after a she was attacked in a town centre.

Baron's fraudster half-sister to pay back £500k

Baron's fraudster half-sister to pay back £500k

It's payback time for the half-sister of a baron who pickpocketed £500,000 worth of goods and used mortgage and benefit fraud to fund her lifestyle.

Care home still failing residents

Care home still failing residents

Despite being told to improve standards, an understaffed care home has once again fallen foul of inspectors.

Crews tackle corn field blaze

Crews tackle corn field blaze

A discarded cigarette could have sparked a corn field blaze which needed three fire crews to bring it under control.

Pedestrian punches cyclist in bizarre seafront attack

Pedestrian punches cyclist in bizarre seafront attack

A cyclist was punched by a pedestrian in an unprovoked attack as he rode along a popular seafront.

Cruise passengers taken ill with suspected norovirus

Cruise passengers taken ill with suspected norovirus

A total 25 people were struck by suspected norovirus during a two-week cruise.

Early morning 'shooting' startles villagers

Early morning 'shooting' startles villagers

There were fears of a gun battle in a scenic spot at around 5am today. This is what it was...

Lifeboat crew rescues catamaran family

Lifeboat crew rescues catamaran family

RNLI Lifeboat volunteers helped to rescue a family of three from a stricken catamaran, eight miles off the Kent coast.

Police hunt two suspects after life-changing 'glass attack'

Police hunt two suspects after life-changing 'glass attack'

Police are hunting two suspects after a man suffered life-changing injuries in a glass attack.

Teen arrested following attack on trio

Teen arrested following attack on trio

A 17-year-old boy from Deal has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a brutal attack on two men and a woman at a sports ground.

VIDEO: Teething trouble as new scheme begins

VIDEO: Teething trouble as new scheme begins

A new traffic-management plan to tackle the Island's congestion woe got off to a rocky start today.

You can't park there! Disabled badge holder gets fined

You can't park there! Disabled badge holder gets fined

A blue badge holder has been shamed on social media after parking obstructively on a junction which leads to a busy town centre.

Missing three year old found in own house

Missing three year old found in own house

Police and householders searching residential roads for a missing three-year-old have found the child in its own house.

Man's body found on patch of land

Man's body found on patch of land

A man's body has been found on land next to a quiet road.

Road blocked after three car smash

Road blocked after three car smash

A busy road has been closed after a three car crash.

Kent far right group plans UK's first 'White Lives Matter' march

Kent far right group plans UK's first 'White Lives Matter' march

The UK's first 'White Lives Matter' march has been planned in Margate by a Kent far right group.

Bridge collapse biker relives M20 'hell'

Bridge collapse biker relives M20 'hell'

Biker caught up in M20 bridge collapse tells of how an action movie-style stunt saved his life.

Family shocked at 'ice house' discovery

Family shocked at 'ice house' discovery

A family were stunned after finding a large patch of concrete led to a 'secret' room under their garden.

Three crews tackle large grass fire

Three crews tackle large grass fire

Almost 20 firefighters were called to tackle a large grass fire this afternoon.

When will it end?

When will it end?

While most commuters enjoy the summer holiday traffic lull, those facing the Dartford crossing get no let up to the daily hell.

Vandals risk lives by stealing river's life rings

Vandals risk lives by stealing river's life rings

More than 200 pieces of safety equipment, worth £7,000, were stolen from the banks of a busy river, where several people have lost their lives.

French to blockade port over migrants

French to blockade port over migrants

Truckers are set to blockade Calais and form a human chain around the port in protest over migrant activity.

'Hospital full, so I delivered my own baby'

'Hospital full, so I delivered my own baby'

A father said his experience as a dog breeder helped him - when he had to deliver his own child.

Major delays two days into new train timetable

Major delays two days into new train timetable

Southeastern services through the new London Bridge train station have been majorly disrupted this morning.

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