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Urgent hospital revamp starts with children's A&E

Urgent hospital revamp starts with children's A&E

Medway hospital has applied for planning permission to create a paediatric emergency room as part of plans to revamp A&E after a damning report.

Big brother-style house for legal highs addicts

Big brother-style house for legal highs addicts

Legal highs addicts should be housed together in a bid to beat their habit, a US professor claims.

Care group wins contract despite poor inspection

Care group wins contract despite poor inspection

An under-fire care group given a damning inspection just weeks ago for failing to protect elderly people has been awarded a lucrative new contract.

Thug mugs his own gran

Thug mugs his own gran

A teenager with a £200-a-day drugs habit left his own grandmother shocked and bruised when he mugged her at home.

Men suffer burns as barbecue explodes in fuel blunder

Men suffer burns as barbecue explodes in fuel blunder

Two men who tried to light a barbecue with fuel from remote controlled cars were hospitalised when it exploded.

"I cuddled her. I told her I loved her"

"I cuddled her. I told her I loved her"

Those are the tortured words of a killer just moments after he put a rope around his wife's neck and strangled her.

Reprieve for Manston workers as closure consultation extended

Reprieve for Manston workers as closure consultation extended

Plans to close beleaguered Manston Airport have been delayed after a meeting between union members and owners.

Police probe 'arson attack' at GP surgery

Police probe 'arson attack' at GP surgery

Officers are investigating an alleged arson attack at a GP surgery.

Woman flown to hospital after horse accident

Woman flown to hospital after horse accident

A woman was airlifted to hospital this morning after she suffered a head injury in an incident involving a horse.

Drug addict builds secret home on busy roundabout

Drug addict builds secret home on busy roundabout

A notorious drug addict criminal has built a secret home hidden behind trees on a city centre roundabout.

Designer outlet unveils massive expansion plans

Designer outlet unveils massive expansion plans

Ashford's designer outlet has revealed how it plans to double the number of stores and bring the shopping complex closer to town.

Man attacks girlfriend... for buying wrong size jeans

Man attacks girlfriend... for buying wrong size jeans

A thug left his girlfriend bleeding when he slashed at her with the jagged edge of a Special Brew can - after she bought him the wrong size jeans.

Body found in burning shed

Body found in burning shed

An investigation is under way after a man was discovered dead in a blazing garden shed by firefighters.

Peaches' body released to family ahead of funeral

Peaches' body released to family ahead of funeral

The body of Peaches Geldof has been released to her family so funeral arrangements can be made after she was found dead at her Kent home.

Prime minister pulls plug on radio interview

Prime minister pulls plug on radio interview

David Cameron has pulled out of an interview with BBC Radio Kent... to make a call to another Prime Minister.

Murder trial defendant: 'It wasn't me in CCTV footage'

Murder trial defendant: 'It wasn't me in CCTV footage'

One of the men accused of murdering a grandmother has denied he beckoned her into the shop where she was found dead.

Angler suffers horrific burns in gas canister explosion

Angler suffers horrific burns in gas canister explosion

An angler's glasses melted to his face - leaving him with lasting scars - after a gas canister blew up in front of him.

Arson arrest over flat blaze

Arson arrest over flat blaze

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a late-night flat fire left a pensioner in hospital.

Biker, 23, dies after crash

Biker, 23, dies after crash

Witnesses are being sought after a young motorcyclist died following a crash with a van last night.

Cyclist loses £1m claim against Halfords

Cyclist loses £1m claim against Halfords

A youngster disfigured for life after a cycling accident has lost his £1m compensation claim against Halfords.

'I feel like my heart has been ripped out'

'I feel like my heart has been ripped out'

Tributes have poured in to a popular Army veteran who died in an early-morning car crash in Cyprus.

Mum's the word... times three!

Mum's the word... times three!

When it comes to nappies, three sisters will be needing industrial-sized packs... as they all expect babies within weeks of each other.

Councillor accused of racism after Twitter 'camel drivers' comment

Councillor accused of racism after Twitter 'camel drivers' comment

A councillor's come under fire after referring to 'sons of camel drivers' on social media.

Crowds can get a taste of the fast and furious with a BMX competition at Cyclopark

Crowds can get a taste of the fast and furious with a BMX competition at Cyclopark

The BMX National Series round two and three will take place on Saturday and Sunday at Cyclopark in Gravesend.

Trial traces last moments of woman battered to death

Trial traces last moments of woman battered to death

A doctor's receptionist has pieced together some of the last moments alive of a woman battered and left for dead in a shop's basement.

MP reveals plans to outlaw legal highs

MP reveals plans to outlaw legal highs

A Kent MP has called for civil powers to be used to stop the sale of legal high drugs.

Woman's tragic suicide in path of oncoming train

Woman's tragic suicide in path of oncoming train

A mother stood in a crucifix position in the path of a train the day after being told she couldn't see her children, an inquest's heard.

Man lucky to survive bridge fall

Man lucky to survive bridge fall

A man escaped virtually unscathed after falling from a busy motorway bridge.

MP's win in fight for 'People's Port'

MP's win in fight for 'People's Port'

Major new plans to transform the way the Port of Dover is run will put locals at the heart of decision making, it's been revealed.

Banner-waving protesters signal end to KLM era at Manston

Banner-waving protesters signal end to KLM era at Manston

Protesters will don T-shirts and wave banners today as the last KLM flight out of threatened Manston airport takes off.

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