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Family's plea as grandad fights for life in hit-and-run

Family's plea as grandad fights for life in hit-and-run

Relatives of an 85-year-old man critically hurt in a hit-and-run are appealing for help in finding the driver who fled.

Ex-boxer property tycoon 'punches like a girl'

Ex-boxer property tycoon 'punches like a girl'

An estate agent attacked by millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson has revealed he "punches like a girl" despite being a hefty former boxer.

Man killed in crash named

Man killed in crash named

A man killed in a motorway crash that also left a woman and two young children seriously hurt has been named.

Kent's dole queues plummet by 1,000

Kent's dole queues plummet by 1,000

There are more than 1,000 fewer people signing on in Kent, latest figures released today reveal.

Pervert plied girls of 11 with alcohol for 'glamour' pictures

Pervert plied girls of 11 with alcohol for 'glamour' pictures

A pervert has been jailed after giving girls as young as 11 alcohol before coaxing them into posing for photographs in their underwear.

Family flees home blaze

Family flees home blaze

Three fire crews tackled a blaze which struck at a home last night.

Kent is 'air pollution capital' of South East

Kent is 'air pollution capital' of South East

The county has more deaths from pollution than anywhere else in the South East, latest figures show.

Primary school offers sent to thousands of families

Primary school offers sent to thousands of families

Nearly 20,000 pupils across Kent and Medway will hear where they are likely to start primary school this September.

Restaurant boss forced to hand over cash in terrifying raid

Restaurant boss forced to hand over cash in terrifying raid

A restaurant manager has been left shaken after being threatened by a masked raider in a terrifying ordeal.

Wife of cyclist killed in tragedy vows to finish mission

Wife of cyclist killed in tragedy vows to finish mission

The grieving widow of a cyclist killed during an epic charity ride has pledged to finish the trek in his honour.

Trilby hat-wearing man hunted over 'sex attack' on teen

Trilby hat-wearing man hunted over 'sex attack' on teen

A man wearing a trilby hat is being sought over an alleged sex attack on a 16-year-old girl at the back of a bus.

Pensioner's fatal fall 'could have been avoided'

Pensioner's fatal fall 'could have been avoided'

The hospital death of a pensioner could have been avoided if nursing staff were aware she was at risk of falling, a coroner has found.

Teens arrested after digger driven off cliff in £65k rampage

Teens arrested after digger driven off cliff in £65k rampage

A boy of 16 and another teenager have been arrested after a JCB was driven off a cliff in a £65k wrecking spree.

Girls rescued after climbing onto cliff edge

Girls rescued after climbing onto cliff edge

Two youngsters had to be rescued by firefighters after climbing onto a ledge 15ft down a cliff... to get a mobile phone.

More tests after mystery death of man washed up on beach

More tests after mystery death of man washed up on beach

Further tests are to be carried out after a post-mortem examination on the body of a man washed up on a beach proved inconclusive.

Fears as gaping chasm opens under road

Fears as gaping chasm opens under road

A sinkhole which opened up in a Kent road is now so deep workers will have to be winched in to repair it.

Hunt for woman's 'sex attacker'

Hunt for woman's 'sex attacker'

Detectives investigating an alleged sexual assault on a young woman in an alley are appealing for a witness to come forward.

Murder trial halted for Easter after four weeks

Murder trial halted for Easter after four weeks

The jury sitting on the murder trial of the woman found dead in a shop's basement heard how one defendant 'played no part' in her killing.

Bar owner's chihuahua fights for life after vicious attack

Bar owner's chihuahua fights for life after vicious attack

A chihuahua owned by a town centre bar owner is critically ill after being savagely attacked by another dog in a park.

Bus hits grass bank at busy station

Bus hits grass bank at busy station

Two people were take to hospital after a bus hit a grass bank at a busy station during rush hour this morning.

Memories of Hillsborough disaster 25 years after tragedy

Memories of Hillsborough disaster 25 years after tragedy

On the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, a Kent man has relived his memories inside the football stadium where 96 fans died.

Tree that crushed party bus 'will kill someone soon'

Tree that crushed party bus 'will kill someone soon'

A man whose livelihood was torn apart when an uprooted tree ripped through his bus fears it will kill someone as it is still tilting over a road.

Victim turns detective to catch knifepoint robber

Victim turns detective to catch knifepoint robber

A man mugged at knifepoint by a gang that marched him to an ATM turned detective to track down one of his attackers.

Motorcyclist taken to hospital following M20 crash

Motorcyclist taken to hospital following M20 crash

Two lanes of the motorway were closed following a collision this morning.

Flipping 'eck! Car overturns after crashing into garden wall

Flipping 'eck! Car overturns after crashing into garden wall

A car tipped onto its side after ploughing into a garden wall in a dramatic crash.

Biker seriously injured in crash

Biker seriously injured in crash

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash with a car.

Serial armed robber jailed for life again after jewels raid

Serial armed robber jailed for life again after jewels raid

A prolific armed robber has been given a second life sentence after stealing diamond and sapphire rings in a terrifying dagger raid on a jewellers.

Jailed for trying to strangle woman in random attack

Jailed for trying to strangle woman in random attack

A man who wrestled a young mother to the ground before trying to strangle her in a terrifying random street attack has been locked up.

Barnes accused after police press office takeover move

Barnes accused after police press office takeover move

Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes has come under fire after it emerged force press officers are to now come under her direct control.

Gas problem causes rail line closure

Gas problem causes rail line closure

Southeastern has closed a rail line in north Kent after it was deemed unsafe to run trains because of a gas problem.

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