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Calls for safer rail crossing after 'mystery' man's train death

Calls for safer rail crossing after 'mystery' man's train death

Police are still no nearer to identifying a mystery man found dead at a rail crossing with no ID on him.

Judge cuts jail term for teen who savagely beat pensioners

Judge cuts jail term for teen who savagely beat pensioners

A teenager who left a pensioner with appalling injuries after savagely beating her in a raid has had his prison sentence reduced.

Complaints after 'blacked up' dummy placed in church window

Complaints after 'blacked up' dummy placed in church window

A minister has apologised and removed a 'blacked up' mannequin after it was placed in a church window.

Masked orgy at Kent home of posh couple from Gogglebox

Masked orgy at Kent home of posh couple from Gogglebox

More than 60 swingers have taken part in a masked orgy at the Kent mansion where couple Dom and Steph Parker film hit TV show Gogglebox.

Ab Fab star helps bring Gurkha statue dreams closer

Ab Fab star helps bring Gurkha statue dreams closer

Actress Joanna Lumley has visited Kent to give a huge boost to a fund for a statue honouring thousands of Gurkha soldiers who have died in combat.

Life sentences for pair who brutally murdered widow

Life sentences for pair who brutally murdered widow

Two shop workers have been handed life sentences for murdering a pensioner who bled to death for hours in a basement in an act of "utter wickedness".

Cabbie cleared of crash that left man 'profoundly disabled'

Cabbie cleared of crash that left man 'profoundly disabled'

An ex-cabbie walked free after being cleared of injuring a man so badly with his cab he may never make a full recovery.

Grid announces new pylon route

Grid announces new pylon route

The path for a new overhead electricity connection linking Kent to Belgium has been revealed.

Another blow for cross-Channel ferry service

Another blow for cross-Channel ferry service

A government body has backed a decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel from running three ferries under the MyFerryLink brand.

Boy, 15, with astonishing 18 driving penalty points

Boy, 15, with astonishing 18 driving penalty points

A teenager not even old enough to have passed his driving test chalked up a staggering 18 penalty points before being banned.

Kent's cleanest beaches revealed

Kent's cleanest beaches revealed

Nine beaches across Kent have been awarded the highest international standard for water quality.

Pair who plotted to kill Joss Stone have sentences cut

Pair who plotted to kill Joss Stone have sentences cut

Two men who plotted to rob and murder Kent soul singer Joss Stone have today had their sentences cut on appeal.

Students mourn sudden death of pal, 19

Students mourn sudden death of pal, 19

A bright pharmacy student is being mourned after she was found hanged at her Kent home.

'Doctors missed cancer signs'

'Doctors missed cancer signs'

A woman dying of cancer is taking legal action against the hospital which failed to recognise abnormalities in a routine smear test.

Elderly woman suffers serious head injuries

Elderly woman suffers serious head injuries

A woman in her 80s is believed to have hit her head on a garage door, leaving her with serious injuries.

White van man 'tries to run over' three children

White van man 'tries to run over' three children

A teenage girl has told police a van driver sped towards her and her two younger brothers when she took them to the park.

Drink-drive arrest after charity shop crash

Drink-drive arrest after charity shop crash

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed into a charity shop, causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Man injured after machete attack

Man injured after machete attack

Man suffers serious facial injuries after two men brandishing machetes attack him at his home in Herne

'What IS my job?' Bumbling Barnes in 'car crash' TV show

'What IS my job?' Bumbling Barnes in 'car crash' TV show

Kent police and crime commissioner Ann Barnes has been filmed struggling to explain what her job is - and even how to spell it - in a documentary.

Police investigate after man killed by train

Police investigate after man killed by train

Rail services are now back to normal after a man died when he was hit by a train.

Would-be Labour MP: 'Our party is fighting dodgy campaign'

Would-be Labour MP: 'Our party is fighting dodgy campaign'

A prospective Labour MP has hit out at his own party and its "dodgy" election campaign in a blistering attack recorded secretly.

Man bitten by dog and chased by pack

Man bitten by dog and chased by pack

A man was bitten three times by a dog and chased by a pack - before the owner laughed and threatened violence.

Historic barracks site is up for sale

 Historic barracks site is up for sale

Kitchener Barracks is being sold by the MoD and the site could become a new housing development.

MP supports calls for compulsory purchase of Manston

MP supports calls for compulsory purchase of Manston

An MP has said the best way to secure an aviation future at Manston is for its compulsory purchase after the site closed with the loss of 144 jobs.

Kent gets fruity... with bumper crop of strawberries

Kent gets fruity... with bumper crop of strawberries

A mild winter and warm spring mean a huge crop of strawberries even earlier than usual for Kent farms.

Shopkeeper catches 'thief'... to be told to wait four hours

Shopkeeper catches 'thief'... to be told to wait four hours

A crime-busting shopkeeper nabbed a suspected thief and called police... only to be told to wait four hours for officer back-up.

Update: Two cut free as pile-up closes motorway lanes

Update: Two cut free as pile-up closes motorway lanes

The M2 motorway is now open after a multi-vehicle smash this morning.

Man suffers crush injuries after farm truck overturns

Man suffers crush injuries after farm truck overturns

The air ambulance flew a man in his 30s to hospital after he was crushed by a farm truck.

Senior UKIP candidate gives anti-racism protesters one-fingered gesture

Senior UKIP candidate gives anti-racism protesters one-fingered gesture

UKIP MEP candidate Janice Atkinson has been photographed giving anti-racism protesters an offensive hand gesture in the middle of a Kent high street.

Rubbish mountain blaze out

Rubbish mountain blaze out

Fire crews have left the scene of a major blaze, eight hours after they first arrived.

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