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Manston auction first day makes over £100k

Manston auction first day makes over £100k

More than 700 lots from Manston airport will be auctioned off from today, with the owners estimated to have made more than £100,000 so far.

Children who sent message in bottle found years later

Children who sent message in bottle found years later

A mudlarker who runs a website detailing her finds has managed to track down a group of youngsters who threw a bottle into the river three years ago.

Court to make history - as cameras roll

Court to make history - as cameras roll

A Kent court is set to make history today - as cameras film proceedings for the first time ever.

Drug dealer jailed after hiding heroin in pants

Drug dealer jailed after hiding heroin in pants

A man who hid heroin and crack cocaine worth almost £1,000 in his pants has been jailed.

Former soldier jailed for murder

Former soldier jailed for murder

An ex-soldier has been jailed for life for murdering a man he shot in the stomach to avenge the vandalism of a friend's car.

The day the music died...

The day the music died...

A town centre nightclub has been banned from playing music - and faces huge fines if it stops being a song-free zone.

Anger as gas gun canisters found at popular lake

Anger as gas gun canisters found at popular lake

Wildlife is thought to have been targeted by 'sick' gun-wielding vandals at a lake after empty shells were found.

Woman died after taking prescribed drugs: Inquest

Woman died after taking prescribed drugs: Inquest

Tributes have been paid to a 25-year-old - as an inquest reveals she died suddenly after sharing prescription tablets with a friend.

Football fan's life saved after suffering heart attack at match

Football fan's life saved after suffering heart attack at match

Supporting his team saved a football fan's life after he suffered a heart attack at the ground.

Jail for knifeman who had murdered twice before

Jail for knifeman who had murdered twice before

A thug with two murder convictions has been jailed for stabbing his former landlady in the thigh with a kitchen knife in a row over his girlfriend.

School PTA treasurer in court

School PTA treasurer in court

The former treasurer of a primary school's Parent Teacher Association has appeared in court accused of stealing more than £42,000 from funds.

Thugs jailed after random street attacks

Thugs jailed after random street attacks

Two yobs have been jailed following a string of unprovoked attacks in a city centre.

Lounge around in style

Lounge around in style

Everybody’s talking about it: the buzz in the air that signal's Kent's hippest music festival is happening this weekend

Mystery of safe found dumped in river

Mystery of safe found dumped in river

An investigation is under way after a heavy safe was pulled from a river after two men were seen throwing it over a sea wall.

Man 'shot himself dead' in police stand-off after woman stabbed

Man 'shot himself dead' in police stand-off after woman stabbed

A man is believed to have shot himself dead during a police siege as negotiators tried to get him out of a flat where a woman was stabbed.

Woman who allegedly stabbed boyfriend in neck cleared of attempted murder

Woman who allegedly stabbed boyfriend in neck cleared of attempted murder

Claims she never intended to hurt boyfriend who she drove to hospital after the attack.

Adam Gemili wins silver at Commonwealth Games

Adam Gemili wins silver at Commonwealth Games

Former Kent schoolboy Adam Gemili delighted the crowd this evening as he took silver in the men's 100 metres.

Massive hole opens up in car park

Massive hole opens up in car park

A gaping hole has opened up in a station's car park - revealing a chasm in the tarmac surface.

Witnesses sought over serious 'sex attack' on woman in alley

Witnesses sought over serious 'sex attack' on woman in alley

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a 27-year-old claimed she was sexually attacked in an alley after rumours her drink had been spiked.

'Martian' makes contact with message in bottle

'Martian' makes contact with message in bottle

Evidence of extraterrestrial life has been found as Zib Zob from 'Marz' makes contact with a message in a bottle.

Driver jailed over crash death has never had lesson

Driver jailed over crash death has never had lesson

A motorist who ran away from a horrific crash that killed a 23-year-old passenger has never taken a driving lesson, it has been revealed.

Man remanded after PC seriously injured in hit and run

Man remanded after PC seriously injured in hit and run

A man's been remanded in custody after a policeman suffered serious fractures in a hit and run crash.

Police fined for not buying pay-and-display car park ticket

Police fined for not buying pay-and-display car park ticket

A police officer has been hit with a fine after failing to buy a ticket in a pay-and-display car park.

Feathers ruffled as seagull 'photobombs' snap

Feathers ruffled as seagull 'photobombs' snap

A family photo took an unusual turn... when this seagull stuck his beak in.

Arsonists blamed after seven beach huts destroyed in blaze

Arsonists blamed after seven beach huts destroyed in blaze

Police are treating a blaze which destroyed seven beach huts and damaged two others as suspicious.

Damning report: Manston plans difficult to get off ground

Damning report: Manston plans difficult to get off ground

An airport at Manston would be doomed to failure unless millions are invested and a 20-year business plan is drawn up, a report has revealed.

Three boys arrested over 'gunpoint' robbery bid

Three boys arrested over 'gunpoint' robbery bid

Police investigating an alleged gunpoint hold-up on two teenagers have arrested three boys.

Woman injured in crash

Woman injured in crash

Fire crews freed a woman trapped in her car following a crash earlier this afternoon.

Crash causes long delays for port traffic

Crash causes long delays for port traffic

Port authorities warned of long delays last night after an accident on a major road close to the terminals.

Storage firm will seek Paramount Park compensation

Storage firm will seek Paramount Park compensation

A company on land expected to be used by the proposed Paramount Park resort says it expects developers to compensate them if they have to move.

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