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Kent's Lizzy Yarnold to carry Union flag for Team GB tonight

Kent's Lizzy Yarnold to carry Union flag for Team GB tonight

Gold medal winning Lizzy Yarnold will lead her team-mates at the Sochi Winter Olympics closing ceremony tonight.

Officers concerned for the welfare of 22-year-old man

Officers concerned for the welfare of 22-year-old man

Police are urging the public to help them find a Dover man who went missing from home early yesterday morning.

Three people hospitalised after carbon monoxide leak

Three people hospitalised after carbon monoxide leak

A family was taken to hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in Chatham.

Baby makes it 13 for supermum

Baby makes it 13 for supermum

It's an unlucky number for some, but a supermum is celebrating after giving birth to her 13th baby... and hasn't ruled out having more.

Metal detector finds huge saxon haul

Metal detector finds huge saxon haul

A group of artefact hunters are celebrating after Anglo-Saxon jewellery worth more than £40,000 was found near a main road.

'Terrifying attack has left me scared to go out'

'Terrifying attack has left me scared to go out'

A woman has told of her terrifying ordeal after a stranger punched her in the face as she walked home from a club.

Bluewater's food court evacuated after fire

Bluewater's food court evacuated after fire

Diners in the food court at Bluewater had to be evacuated after a chip fryer caught fire.

Man seen exposing himself in front of children

Man seen exposing himself in front of children

Police were called after a woman with children reported seeing a man acting suspiciously in a Folkestone park.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a night of thefts and criminal damage in Riverhead

Police are appealing for witnesses after a night of thefts and criminal damage in Riverhead

Parked cars and a florist's stall were damaged in a criminal damage spree by youths in Sevenoaks last night.

Preferred bidder named for K College sites

 Preferred bidder named for K College sites

Hadlow College has been announced as the preferred bidder to take over part of a struggling college group.

Driver denies causing death crash which killed boy, 13

Driver denies causing death crash which killed boy, 13

A taxi driver faces a trial after denying causing the death of a 13-year-old rugby-loving schoolboy in a crash.

Traffic delays after crash on M2

Traffic delays after crash on M2

Rush hour delays have eased after a crash which shut off a section of the M2 this afternoon.

Teenage girl rugby tackled for her mobile phone

Teenage girl rugby tackled for her mobile phone

Detectives investigating a robbery in which a teenage girl was rugby tackled to the ground and had her mobile phone stolen are appealing for witnesses

Motorists freed from pile-up

Motorists freed from pile-up

Firefighters have cut free three passengers who were trapped after a smash on the A28.

Huge whale stranded in the Swale brought to shore

Huge whale stranded in the Swale brought to shore

Tests are due to be carried out over the weekend on a sperm whale as large as 40ft found stranded in the Swale.

Lead us not into temptation... unholy internet use blocked at cathedral cafe

Lead us not into temptation... unholy internet use blocked at cathedral cafe

Users of a new cathedral cafe will find access blocked if they try to view pornography after new filters were installed on its free wi-fi system.

Vital police error 'left sex beast to continue reign of terror'

Vital police error 'left sex beast to continue reign of terror'

Two police officers are being investigated after they allegedly failed to take vital DNA tests... allowing a sexual predator to continue his attacks.

Ex-schoolteacher jailed after road rage attack with metal bar

Ex-schoolteacher jailed after road rage attack with metal bar

A former schoolteacher is behind bars after an 'explosion of temper' led to him attacking a motorcyclist with a jack handle.

With you all the way...

With you all the way...

A national campaign showing how people use local media throughout their lives – designed in Kent – is being broadcast on TV for the first time today.

Delays due to end on M25 after lorry spills tonnes of plastic pellets after fire

Delays due to end on M25 after lorry spills tonnes of plastic pellets after fire

The M25 has now fully reopened after an HGV burst into flames.

Grave doubts over 'sinking' cemetery

Grave doubts over 'sinking' cemetery

Visitors to a cemetery have been warned to be careful where they walk... as the ground could open up beneath them.

Pensioner beaten with bar by neighbour in row over parking

Pensioner beaten with bar by neighbour in row over parking

A feud between neighbours over a parking space led to a man being smashed over the head with a wheel brace to "teach him a lesson".

Salvation Army member, 68, fights off thug armed with wooden pole

Salvation Army member, 68, fights off thug armed with wooden pole

A woman who bravely fought off an armed thug trying to steal her car has been praised by a judge for her "remarkable and humbling" actions.

Trouble-hit hospital has worst A&E waits in the country

Trouble-hit hospital has worst A&E waits in the country

Almost one in four patients waited more than four hours to be seen at Medway's A&E department at the beginning of February.

Own goal as MP praises 'feminine' sports... like cheerleading

Own goal as MP praises 'feminine' sports... like cheerleading

A Kent MP is facing a backlash after urging girls to take up "feminine" sports... like cheerleading and ballet.

Man fined after urinating on town centre war memorial

Man fined after urinating on town centre war memorial

A man has been fined £100 for outraging public decency by urinating on the names of war heroes.

Vandals spray post box gold to 'honour' Olympic champ Lizzy

Vandals spray post box gold to 'honour' Olympic champ Lizzy

A post box in Olympics gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold's home town has been painted gold overnight... but not by the Royal Mail.

Slow death of woman, 90, after lack of checks by care workers

Slow death of woman, 90, after lack of checks by care workers

A woman who lay helpess on her kitchen floor after care staff failed to carry out correct checks died as a result of misadventure, an inquest heard.

Woman hit by car fighting for life

Woman hit by car fighting for life

A woman is fighting for her life in hospital today after being knocked down by a car.

'Explosion of blood' as man is bludgeoned to death with baseball bats: Court

'Explosion of blood' as man is bludgeoned to death with baseball bats: Court

A teenager's told a court how there was an 'explosion of blood' as a man was beaten to death before his lifeless, half-naked body was dumped.

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