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Vandals smash up house

Vandals smash up house

Yobs rang the doorbell of a house, smashed the window with a plant pot and ran away in a Halloween night attack.

Full investigation 'owed to community' after seven deaths

Full investigation 'owed to community' after seven deaths

A coroner told an inquest he is hoping to find "what lessons can be learned" from seven tragic deaths at Camber Sands.

Inquest hears moments leading up to double beach tragedy

Inquest hears moments leading up to double beach tragedy

An inquest into the beach deaths of a teenager and good Samaritan who drowned trying to rescue him has heard of the moments leading up to the tragedy.

Child rapist jailed - decade after similar charges dropped

Child rapist jailed - decade after similar charges dropped

A paedophile who escaped justice a decade ago when authorities said he was not fit to stand trial - and then went on the run abroad - has been jailed.

Van and lorry crash leaves two seriously injured

Van and lorry crash leaves two seriously injured

An appeal has been launched for witnesses after a van crashed with a lorry leaving two men trapped and badly injured.

GP surgery plunged into special measures

GP surgery plunged into special measures

A GP surgery has been put into special measures after health inspectors branded the quality of its care as inadequate.

Magician's rabbit mysteriously disappears

Magician's rabbit mysteriously disappears

A magician is appealing for help to find his stage companion, a pure white rabbit, after it went missing.

Blaze breaks out on army firing range

Blaze breaks out on army firing range

A fire broke out on a military firing range, leaving an area engulfed in flames and badly damaged.

Stranded yacht rescued in strong winds

Stranded yacht rescued in strong winds

A stranded yacht damaged in strong winds had to be rescued by lifeboat crews last night.

MoD admits fatal breach in soldier's death on firing range

MoD admits fatal breach in soldier's death on firing range

The Ministry of Defence - exempt from prosecution - has been given a Crown Censure over a training exercise tragedy.

Loo bomb teen arrested and bailed

Loo bomb teen arrested and bailed

Police investigating a toilet block explosion have arrested and bailed a teenager on suspicion of possessing an explosive substance.

Major seafront evacuation

Major seafront evacuation

A staged evacuation has occupied a Kent seaside town today so that the emergency services can run through a procedure if the sea defences were to fail

Train derailment will not be investigated

Train derailment will not be investigated

Accident investigators have this morning confirmed they will not be looking into why a small train crashed with a tractor on the line.

Police probe loo blast

Police probe loo blast

A group of youths is being hunted by police after an explosion at a public toilet block - forcing residents to leave their homes.

Coastal road reopens after crash

Coastal road reopens after crash

Police reopen after a two-car crash had caused delays for motorists.

Family rescued from stricken yacht

Family rescued from stricken yacht

A family on board a yacht which was stranded in the middle of the Channel had to be rescued by the lifeboat.

Woman injured in pothole path fall

Woman injured in pothole path fall

A hairdresser was left confined to a wheelchair after tripping on a pot-holed surface.

Rapist guilty of abusing child 40 years ago

Rapist guilty of abusing child 40 years ago

A sex predator who abused a child decades ago has been convicted - more than a decade after walking free from court on similar charges.

Dead porpoise washes up on beach

Dead porpoise washes up on beach

A porpoise has been found dead on a Kent beach - but this is not an unusual sighting, a wildlife expert has confirmed.

Overpowering stench ‘is damaging quality of life’

Overpowering stench ‘is damaging quality of life’

The new manure spreading activity is causing a stink among residents

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