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Court hears Ash-Smith 'alleged confession'

Court hears Ash-Smith 'alleged confession'

The man accused of murdering schoolgirl Claire Tiltman told a prison inmate he "attacked someone after seeing them on a zebra crossing."

Man charged with multiple sexual assaults

Man charged with multiple sexual assaults

A man has been charged following a spate of physical and sexual assaults.

School assistant tricked boys into performing sex acts

School assistant tricked boys into performing sex acts

A teaching assistant who posed as a girl to trick young boys into performing sex acts on a webcam has been jailed for two years.

Four charged with burglary

Four charged with burglary

Two men and two teenagers have been charged with burglary after a search by police, coastguard teams and an RAF chopper.

Video: Amazing footage of dozens of whales off Kent

Video: Amazing footage of dozens of whales off Kent

A pod of 28 whales has been captured on video being herded out to sea in an "exhilarating" rescue mission.

Floral tributes laid at scene of fatal crash

Floral tributes laid at scene of fatal crash

Police are urging witnesses to come forward after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and died in Gravesend.

Antiques shops targeted in weekend raids

Antiques shops targeted in weekend raids

Police have launched an investigation as antiques shops in the same Kent town are targeted - including one of a TV expert.

Brands Hatch gatecrasher jailed after invading circuit

Brands Hatch gatecrasher jailed after invading circuit

A driver who gatecrashed Brands Hatch in the middle of a race has been put behind bars.

'I heard children banging on the door to be let out'

'I heard children banging on the door to be let out'

Two mums have spoken out after their children were allegedly locked in 'a mattress-sized' isolation room at a primary school.

Man 'glassed by woman' in pub

Man 'glassed by woman' in pub

A woman's been bailed after a man was said to have been glassed in a pub.

Widow’s fight to remove stigma from depression

Widow’s fight to remove stigma from depression

A heartbroken mum is fighting to change the way people think about depression after her childhood sweetheart hanged himself aged just 41.

Chancellor George Osborne says there is still all to play for in by-election

Chancellor George Osborne says there is still all to play for in by-election

The Conservatives are still fighting despite polls suggesting Ukip on course for Rochester and Strood by-election win

Two people trapped after car lands in ditch

Two people trapped after car lands in ditch

Emergency services were called to marshland after a car left the road and got stuck in a ditch.

Man arrested following firearms incident

Man arrested following firearms incident

Armed police were called to reports of a man carrying a gun in an area of Dover this afternoon.

Tansy Aspinall reunited with gorillas

Tansy Aspinall reunited with gorillas

Amazing video footage shows Damian Aspinall's daughter meeting two primates in the wild she last met as a child.

A meal that will give you the creeps

A meal that will give you the creeps

You don't have to head to the Australian outback for a chance to eat the most disgusting creepy crawlies.

Firefighters tackle bedroom fire

Firefighters tackle bedroom fire

Crews were called to a blaze in a ground floor bedroom at an address in Margate this morning.

Kent singer makes emotional BandAid30 plea

Kent singer makes emotional BandAid30 plea

Sir Bob Geldof took to the X Factor stage tonight to appeal for people to buy the new BandAid30 song to help the fight against Ebola.

Firefighters tackle stables fire

Firefighters tackle stables fire

Fire has caused severe damage to a stableblock which caught fire yesterday evening.

Investigation into disturbance at prison

Investigation into disturbance at prison

Action is expected to be taken against those responsible for trouble breaking out at HMP Elmley in Eastchurch last night.

City's poppy dream

City's poppy dream

An area of Kent is bidding to host part of the hugely popular ceramic poppy artwork that attracted millions to the Tower of London.

The day the music dies?

The day the music dies?

Nuisance buskers could soon face the ultimate bad review... the destruction of their instruments by the council.

Britain First protest brings town to standstill

Britain First protest brings town to standstill

A major protest in Rochester aimed at preventing a march by Britain First is being scaled down after members of the far right group left the town.

Big band week for Kent's X Factor hopefuls

Big band week for Kent's X Factor hopefuls

The county's acts will belt out big band hits in this week's X Factor as they sing for survival in the show.

Dogs put down after ravaging sheep

Dogs put down after ravaging sheep

A pair of killer dogs have been destroyed after more than half a flock of sheep was savaged.

Police to get new crime-fighting weapon - an iPad

Police to get new crime-fighting weapon - an iPad

Kent's 21st century crime fighters will soon be having an apple a day... an iPad, that is.

Boiling water leaves assault victim scarred for life

Boiling water leaves assault victim scarred for life

A thug who poured boiling water over his victim's back has been jailed for ten years.

Romanian gang jailed for card thefts

Romanian gang jailed for card thefts

A gang of seven thieves has been jailed for a string of card thefts across the county.

Immigration is 'a proxy for other issues'

Immigration is 'a proxy for other issues'

Sadiq Khan, Labour's shadow secretary of state for justice, has accused by-election opponents of negative rhetoric around immigration.

Grandmother gets first tattoo on 90th birthday

Grandmother gets first tattoo on 90th birthday

Retired receptionist Heather Brooks decided to mark her 90th birthday by getting a tattoo.

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