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Woman assaulted during attempted robbery

Woman assaulted during attempted robbery

Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted during an attempted bank robbery.

Teen with Dexter fixation jailed for schoolgirl's murder

Teen with Dexter fixation jailed for schoolgirl's murder

A teenager who murdered a schoolgirl before dismembering her body and trying to hide it has been jailed for 25 years.

Underage drink-drivers on the rise in Kent

Underage drink-drivers on the rise in Kent

Almost 100 underage drivers - some as young as 15 - have been caught over the limit on Kent's roads in the past five years.

Man attacked with metal bar by mob

Man attacked with metal bar by mob

An angry mob set upon a man with a metal bar and punched him in the face in a vicious attack.

Christmas attraction tickets 'promptly' refunded

Christmas attraction tickets 'promptly' refunded

A Christmas attraction that had its planning application refused has said tickets will be refunded as soon as possible.

Chetna chucked off... for not being flaky enough!

Chetna chucked off... for not being flaky enough!

Bake Off contestant Chetna Makan has told how watching her final appearance on the show was 'nail-biting' - even though she knew the result!

Head's warning after strange man approaches girl

Head's warning after strange man approaches girl

An alert has been sent out to parents after a worrying incident involving a pupil was reported to police.

Failings highlighted after dad's violent killing

Failings highlighted after dad's violent killing

A number of health care failings have been revealed after a pensioner was stabbed to death by his schizophrenic son.

All change after record-breaking dry spell

All change after record-breaking dry spell

Kent enjoyed its driest September since records began more than a century ago - but the unseasonably mild weather is not set to last.

Audience walks out after Cineworld squashes Billy Elliot

Audience walks out after Cineworld squashes Billy Elliot

Angry audience members said stars of West End hit Billy Elliot were left looking like hobbits after a live broadcast at a Kent cinema went wrong.

Meet the man who films public toilets

Meet the man who films public toilets

Some people's hobbies are stranger than most - and they don't come much stranger than documenting public lavatories.

Sex offender suffers heart attack after conviction

Sex offender suffers heart attack after conviction

An ex-pub landlord suffered a huge heart attack within hours of being found guilty of a string of sex offences on a youngster.

Mum shocked after woman 'tries to walk away with girl'

Mum shocked after woman 'tries to walk away with girl'

A mother has told of her shock after a woman allegedly tried to walk away with her daughter near a primary school.

Rape claim liar said I threatened her with sword

Rape claim liar said I threatened her with sword

A veteran paratrooper has spoken of how his love turned to loathing after his ex-partner's web of lies landed him in jail.

Person survives being hit by train

Person survives being hit by train

A person has been pulled alive from beneath a train tonight.

Elderly man airlifted to hospital after falling from window

Elderly man airlifted to hospital after falling from window

An elderly man has been flown to a London hospital after falling from a second floor window.

Reckless responds to 'fat arse' jibe

Reckless responds to 'fat arse' jibe

UKIP defector Mark Reckless says he is "saddened rather than surprised" by his former party's personal attacks.

P&O Ferries sheds jobs

P&O Ferries sheds jobs

Fifty-five assistant managers are being made redundant at P&O Ferries, in a bid to slim down the cross-Channel ferry operator's management.

Chessington due in court after child's skull fractured

Chessington due in court after child's skull fractured

An amusement park faces court proceedings after a four-year-old girl suffered a fractured skull in a fall.

Relief as Gatwick delays plans for flight paths over Kent

Relief as Gatwick delays plans for flight paths over Kent

Gatwick Airport is to delay a decision on whether to go ahead with new flight paths until next year, it's been revealed.

Rotting mouse corpse discovered in beans

Rotting mouse corpse discovered in beans

A store owner has been fined after rodents burrowed their way into food and left their droppings on the shelves.

Blue Bus volunteer 'sexually assaulted women'

Blue Bus volunteer 'sexually assaulted women'

A volunteer first aider abused his position of trust to assault women on a town's medical bus, a court's heard.

Dog walker 'sexually assaulted'

Dog walker 'sexually assaulted'

A hooded attacker is being sought by police after a woman said she was assaulted as she walked her dog.

Drug trafficker 'first to be jailed' for smuggling khat

Drug trafficker 'first to be jailed' for smuggling khat

A man who smuggled the class C drug khat into the UK weeks after it was outlawed is thought to be the first person to be prosecuted for the crime.

Firefighters tackle 200 tonnes of straw alight

Firefighters tackle 200 tonnes of straw alight

Fire crews have spent the night tackling a straw bale blaze.

Emergency crews at scene of three-car smash

Emergency crews at scene of three-car smash

A man and child are being treated by medics at the scene of an accident on Sheppey.

Rail delays for up to four weeks

Rail delays for up to four weeks

Train passengers facing travel misery due to diversions and cancellations for most of October, after a main piece of track was seriously damaged.

Serial burglar jailed under 'three-strike' rule

Serial burglar jailed under 'three-strike' rule

A bungling burglar who pretended he had kicked a ball into his victim's garden to sneak into her home has been jailed for a series of break-ins.

What do you do with a Banksy?

What do you do with a Banksy?

As art lovers flock to admire Kent's very own Banksy, we explore who owns the £300,000 artwork, how much it is worth - and what happens to it next.

Woman injured after being thrown from horse

Woman injured after being thrown from horse

A woman was taken to hospital by air ambulance after being thrown from her horse.

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