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Mum suffers stroke after alleged care home failings

Mum suffers stroke after alleged care home failings

Two brothers are demanding answers from a care home after their elderly mother suffered a massive stroke.

Scenic site is dogging hotspot

Scenic site is dogging hotspot

Visitors to a Kent beauty spot fear it has become a magnet for doggers.

Man trapped as car overturns

Man trapped as car overturns

A man was trapped inside a car when it ended up on its roof following a crash in Hollingbourne.

Record-breaking night of the living dead

Record-breaking night of the living dead

The undead had the night of their lives at Britain's biggest ever zombie crawl.

Violent rapist may be in Kent

Violent rapist may be in Kent

Police have warned that a violent rapist who disappeared on a visit to a buddhist monastery may be in Kent.

Hospital trust doubles cost of short term parking

Hospital trust doubles cost of short term parking

Patients and visitors will be paying more for parking at several hospitals as the trust hikes prices.

Man takes youngsters on rocks just days after boy's death

Man takes youngsters on rocks just days after boy's death

Less than a week after the tragic death of nine-year-old Connor McDonald, a man has been pictured on the same rocks with two young children.

Roadworks to close A2

Roadworks to close A2

Parts of the A2 will be shut at night throughout November and December while road works are carried out.

Has Banksy returned?

Has Banksy returned?

Another piece in the style of Banksy has been painted on a wall in Kent on the same spot as one which caused huge controversy when it was removed.

Man plunges 30ft from supermarket roof

Man plunges 30ft from supermarket roof

A man has been rushed to hospital after plunging 30ft from a car park above a supermarket.

Woman in her 30s found dead at home

Woman in her 30s found dead at home

A woman in her 30s was found dead after police were called to a house following concerns for her welfare.

Guilty: Fetishist who tried to lure boy with texts about socks

Guilty: Fetishist who tried to lure boy with texts about socks

A former top civil servant faces jail after sending sordid text messages to a boy... about socks!

Drunk man used pet as weapon to attack driver

Drunk man used pet as weapon to attack driver

A man who punched a delivery driver and unleashed his pet Staffordshire bull terrier on him in a "sustained" attack has been jailed.

It's nearly fright night... and your pumpkins are freaky!

It's nearly fright night... and your pumpkins are freaky!

From the cute to the downright creepy... your pumpkin designs have been giving us the chills!

Ambulance failures over emergency calls

Ambulance failures over emergency calls

Ambulance bosses could be forced to step down after a health watchdog highlighted failings over the handling of NHS 111 calls.

Gangs, brothels and human trafficking targeted in police op

Gangs, brothels and human trafficking targeted in police op

A number of people were arrested in relation to human trafficking, gang-related crime and drug offences across west Kent after a series of raids.

Hugo celebrates first birthday after dad donates liver

Hugo celebrates first birthday after dad donates liver

A baby boy with a rare disease has defied the odds to celebrate his first birthday after receiving a life-saving liver donation from his own father.

Kent feels a rumble as power station is demolished

Kent feels a rumble as power station is demolished

A blast could be heard across parts of Kent today as four more buildings at the heart of a defunct power station were blown up.

Live: Breaking news from Kent

Live: Breaking news from Kent

Catch up with the latest news, travel and weather from across Kent.

Is new £7.5m air ambulance base ready for take-off?

Is new £7.5m air ambulance base ready for take-off?

A new air ambulance base to cover three counties could be coming to a new Kent site, if planning approval is given.

'I thought I was going to die'

'I thought I was going to die'

A teen stabbed seven times has spoken exclusively of his ordeal - which left him with a collapsed lung.

Rock band's tour bus slapped with parking fine

Rock band's tour bus slapped with parking fine

US rock group Wheatus were accused of failing to show "A Little Respect" during a Kent gig, which resulted in their tour bus being slapped with a fine

Take a tour of Kent's spookiest house... if you dare!

Take a tour of Kent's spookiest house... if you dare!

Fright fans are expected to flock to a spooky house, which is being transformed into a festival of fear in time for Halloween.

Car smashes into house

Car smashes into house

A car has swerved off the road and smashed into the front of a house on a high street.

Delays clear after two-car smash

Delays clear after two-car smash

Congestion has cleared after a crash involving two cars, which blocked a busy route and led to rush hour delays.

'Help us catch gunman who fired pellet at moving train'

'Help us catch gunman who fired pellet at moving train'

A hunt is continuing today for the person who put train passengers at risk by firing an air pellet at the driver of a moving train.

I won't be defecting says Ukip cabinet rebel

I won't be defecting says Ukip cabinet rebel

The only cabinet member who supported a CPO in partnership with RiverOak says he won't defect

Man charged following armed manhunt

Man charged following armed manhunt

A man arrested following an armed police manhunt in Maidstone has been charged with having an imitation gun.

Selfish motorists 'putting lives at risk' by blocking 999 calls

Selfish motorists 'putting lives at risk' by blocking 999 calls

Bad parking on an estate near a Kent hospital is hindering ambulances and putting lives at risk, it is claimed.

Yellow Submarine sails into noise row

Yellow Submarine sails into noise row

Noisy customers belted out a Beatles' song during a restaurant lock-in, prompting a neighbour to complain at a licensing meeting.

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