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'Lucky' the horse saved from ditch in three-hour rescue

'Lucky' the horse saved from ditch in three-hour rescue

Firefighters and a vet spent three gruelling hours rescuing a horse after he slid into a six-foot deep ditch.

Arrests made after drug raids

Arrests made after drug raids

A series of raids held across part of Kent have resulted in seven people being arrested in connection with alleged drug offences.

Smugglers caught red-handed

Smugglers caught red-handed

Two dock workers thought they had evaded detection when they sneaked 32,600 cigarettes into the UK on a ship.

Balloons for a birthday girl

Balloons for a birthday girl

The family of a severely disabled girl who died last month marked what would have been her fifth birthday by releasing balloons.

Drugs crackdown as London dealers move in

Drugs crackdown as London dealers move in

A property has been raided today as part of an operation to combat drugs, anti-social behaviour and London gangs.

Man hurt in forklift accident

Man hurt in forklift accident

Ambulances were called to docks this morning after a man was injured in an accident involving a forklift.

'Prisoners are in control'

'Prisoners are in control'

A former prison officer has warned cuts to staffing levels mean basic security checks are not been carried out at some of Kent's most notorious jails.

Cars wedged together after crash

Cars wedged together after crash

A busy route was shut for 90 minutes when a crash left a car on two wheels.

Warning after schoolgirls flashed by man

Warning after schoolgirls flashed by man

Police are investigating after two young girls were approached by a "suspicious" man on their way to primary school.

Gang jailed for smuggling millions of illegal cigarettes

Gang jailed for smuggling millions of illegal cigarettes

Members of an organised criminal gang who smuggled almost three million illicit cigarettes into the UK in hollowed-out table tops have been jailed.

Police respond to incident in high street

Police respond to incident in high street

Police and paramedics are at the scene of a reported crash in Sheerness High Street this afternoon.

Shell achieves modelling dream despite op

Shell achieves modelling dream despite op

After having life-changing surgery in 2015, a mum-of-two never thought she would be modelling underwear.

Actor cleared of trying to murder cousin with axe

Actor cleared of trying to murder cousin with axe

A jury has acquitted a movie actor of attempting to murder his cousin in an axe attack.

Missing person found after helicopter search

Missing person found after helicopter search

A police helicopter was circling a seaside town this morning assisting in a search for a missing person.

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

A disabled man who has the mental age of six is bereft after thieves stole his beloved dog from his garden.

Flock left freezing in bleak mid winter

Flock left freezing in bleak mid winter

A busted boiler has left a church's congregation frozen to their pews.

Man charged with attempted murder appears in court

Man charged with attempted murder appears in court

A man charged with attempted murder after another man was stabbed in the chest in a late-night assault has appeared in court.

Hatchet attack felt like 'being struck by lightning'

Hatchet attack felt like 'being struck by lightning'

A man who claims he was "savagely" attacked with a hatchet by his actor cousin says the blows felt like he had been struck by lightning.

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a man in his 50s was stabbed in the chest in a late-night attack.

Suspected drug dealers named

Suspected drug dealers named

Police have arrested 18 people as part of a year-long investigation into the suspected large-scale distribution of heroin and cocaine.

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