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Brit winner Tinie Tempah surprises youngsters

Brit winner Tinie Tempah surprises youngsters

Rapper Tinie Tempah wowed youngsters in a surprise visit to Kent as part of citizenship programme offering help and advice.

Rabbits shot in head and dumped by road

Rabbits shot in head and dumped by road

Three wild rabbits were found dumped on a roadside after being shot in the head and left by a white van driver.

Woman and baby hit by car

Woman and baby hit by car

A mum suffered head injuries after being knocked over near a busy roundabout while pushing a baby in a pram.

Baby delivered... in a puff!

Baby delivered... in a puff!

When Kelly Wicks' partner sneaked off for a cigarette little did he think he'd have a baby daughter when he came back.

Could homes plans scupper the 'absolute whopper'?

Could homes plans scupper the 'absolute whopper'?

The future of a huge raspberry dubbed an "absolute whopper" by a Tesco expert is in doubt - because of a major homes scheme.

MP denies using adultery dating site

MP denies using adultery dating site

An MP has denied having an account on a website for people who want extra-marital affairs after his email address was found on a leaked list of users.

Chopper called in to save nut bar girl

Chopper called in to save nut bar girl

The coastguard helicopter was used yesterday after a round the world sailor suffered an allergic reaction.

Drugs trade 'big business' inside youth prison

Drugs trade 'big business' inside youth prison

Drug dealers are finding a lucrative market inside a Kent youth jail - which has led to one death and mental health issues.

Man bottled in nightclub toilets

Man bottled in nightclub toilets

Police are hunting an attacker who hit a reveller on the back of the head with a glass bottle as he washed his hands in the toilets of a nightclub.

Manslaughter charge dropped after teen died in gas explosion

Manslaughter charge dropped after teen died in gas explosion

A manslaughter charge against a businessman after a teenage employee died in a gas explosion has been dropped, but he still faces safety allegations.

Video: Historic house is moved by crane

Video: Historic house is moved by crane

An architect has described the nerve-wracking moments when the Black House - his future home - was lifted from its ancient foundations to a new site.

Queues ease after lorry crash

Queues ease after lorry crash

A Dartford crossing tunnel has now reopened after a lorry struck an overhead gantry - causing miles of tailbacks.

Delays as lorry slides into ditch

Delays as lorry slides into ditch

A lorry is being recovered after coming off the road and plunging into a ditch as motorists are warned to expect delays on a busy road.

'Amazing to be home!'

'Amazing to be home!'

A businessman has told of the joy of being on British soil - after not only fighting cancer but insurers in a bid to be brought home from Cyprus.

Keepers celebrate birth of endangered foal

Keepers celebrate birth of endangered foal

A Przewalski foal - once declared extinct in the wild - has been born at a Kent zoo.

'He stopped struggling... he went limp'

'He stopped struggling... he went limp'

A bouncer accused of contributing to the death of a reveller after he restrained him outside a nightclub has described the moment he went limp.

Kent's libraries are the country's worst for WiFi

Kent's libraries are the country's worst for WiFi

Fewer libraries in Kent offer wireless internet access than anywhere else in the country, which ministers say is fuelling their decline.

Chip pan fire breaks out in flat

Chip pan fire breaks out in flat

A warning has been issued after two men suffered burns in a chip pan fire at a flat.

Girl, 5, hurt after falling down Primark escalator

Girl, 5, hurt after falling down Primark escalator

A young girl was taken to hospital after falling down an escalator at a Primark store.

Paramount chief calls for Crossrail link

Paramount chief calls for Crossrail link

The chairman of the future Paramount resort has called for the new Crossrail line under London to be extended to a new garden city in Kent.

Asbestos deaths on the rise in Kent

Asbestos deaths on the rise in Kent

New figures show the number of deaths from a type of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos has increased in the county.

Kitchens fail hygiene test

Kitchens fail hygiene test

A cafe at a popular cycle park and a kitchen at a Sikh temple are among those to receive poor hygiene ratings from food standards inspectors.

Battling Bryoni given cancer all-clear

Battling Bryoni given cancer all-clear

A teenager has been cleared of cancer a year after a KM Group-backed campaign raised enough cash to send her to the USA for treatment.

Chatham woman widowed by drone strike

Chatham woman widowed by drone strike

Junaid Hussain, the husband of Kent mother and Islamic State recruit Sally Jones, is believed to have been killed by a US air strike in Syria.

Tanker driver fighting for life after house crash

Tanker driver fighting for life after house crash

A tanker driver who smashed into a row of homes and several cars is now fighting for his life in a London hospital.

Tributes to Chris as driver charged with hit and run

Tributes to Chris as driver charged with hit and run

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a 23-year-old father was killed in an alleged hit and run.

Button hails "mega" rallycross experience in Kent

Button hails "mega" rallycross experience in Kent

Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has hailed his first-ever drive in a rallycross car a “mega experience” after flying into Kent.

Homeless man spared jail over hotel bomb hoax

Homeless man spared jail over hotel bomb hoax

A homeless man who put on a 'Middle Eastern accent' and called police saying a bomb was going to go off at a hotel has been spared jail.

Mass brawl leaves man with serious head injuries

Mass brawl leaves man with serious head injuries

An appeal for witnesses has been launched after a man was left with serious head injuries following a mass brawl in a town centre.

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