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Man charged following laser pen incidents

Man charged following laser pen incidents

Officers investigating claims a laser light was shone at a commercial aircraft flying over Kent have charged a man.

Police Taser dog guarding dead owner

Police Taser dog guarding dead owner

An Alsatian dog had to be Tasered - twice - as it stood guard over its owner, who had collapsed and died.

Millions of pounds of cocaine found at docks

Millions of pounds of cocaine found at docks

More than 100kg of cocaine has been seized at a Kent docks after it was found in a refrigerated container of fruit.

What if police could detect crime before it happened?

What if police could detect crime before it happened?

The 2002 film Minority Report imagines a world where crime can be foreseen before it has happened. But in Kent, this isn't just science fiction.

Bloodbath as horse and car collide

Bloodbath as horse and car collide

Blood could be seen all over a residential street after a car was involved in an accident with a horse this morning.

Bus firm launches 'verbal abuse' probe

Bus firm launches 'verbal abuse' probe

A bus company is investigating claims a school pupil was verbally abused by one of its drivers.

Bridge to be painted 'hot pink' for tourists

Bridge to be painted 'hot pink' for tourists

A major Kent bridge is to be painted a vivid colour to encourage people to visit and take selfies in front of it.

Bolt found in fish and chips

Bolt found in fish and chips

A fish and chip shop has apologised after a woman found a metal bolt in her takeaway

Is this the South east's most violent jail?

Is this the South east's most violent jail?

A Kent jail recorded more disciplinary incidents than any other in the south east last year, including outbreaks of violence.

Residents fear fly-tippers have dumped asbestos in alley

Residents fear fly-tippers have dumped asbestos in alley

Flytippers are making life a misery for residents of a street where they fear criminals may have dumped dangerous asbestos.

'Devil worshippers' blamed for inverted crosses

'Devil worshippers' blamed for inverted crosses

Satanic worshippers could be behind the uprooting of three wooden crosses - which were left planted upside down.

Archbishop at Harty

Archbishop at Harty

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visits Harty church on the Isle of Sheppey

Ites chase record crowd

Ites chase record crowd

Sheppey United are hoping to be double record breakers for their Bank Holiday Monday promotion showdown.

People left without water

People left without water

Suspected main burst: Southern Water investigate leak after complaints of low water pressure.

New headteacher announced at academy school

New headteacher announced at academy school

Two months after an academy's superhead quit his post, his replacement has been announced.

Shurland Hotel Eastchurch to be auctioned

Shurland Hotel Eastchurch to be auctioned

The Shurland Hotel, Eastchurch,on the Isle of Sheppey is to go under the hammer with a £500,000 guide price

Tributes to businessman who shot himself

Tributes to businessman who shot himself

Floral tributes have been left to a well-known businessman who died from a "self-inflicted gunshot wound" as an inquest into his death is opened.

Three cats die in bedroom blaze

Three cats die in bedroom blaze

Three cats have died and a family taken to hospital after a blaze took hold at a terraced home.

Manhunt after car crashes into homes

Manhunt after car crashes into homes

Police and fire crews were called in after damaged gas cylinders were found at the scene of an accident in which a vehicle left the road.

Long-lost families could claim ownerless estates

Long-lost families could claim ownerless estates

Are you entitled to a windfall from a long dead relative? There are dozens of unclaimed estates in Kent.

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