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Care home plunged into special measures after damning report

Care home plunged into special measures after damning report

A care home has been plunged into special measures after inspectors found residents were "not protected from discrimination and abuse".

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Appeal after shop worker 'verbally abused and attacked'

Appeal after shop worker 'verbally abused and attacked'

Police have launched an appeal after a man used "derogatory language" in a shop before attacking a member of staff.

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Emergency response as car catches fire

Emergency response as car catches fire

Firefighters battled a blaze after a car caught alight along a main route.

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Work underway on flats after 'neglectful' care home flattened

Work underway on flats after 'neglectful' care home flattened

Work has begun on luxury flats on the site of a former care home that was shut down after residents were found to be at risk of harm and neglect.

'Gangs pushed me out of my flat - now I live in my car'

'Gangs pushed me out of my flat - now I live in my car'

A stabbing victim living in his car after gangs forced him to flee his crime-ridden flat has thanked the community for their support.

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Train delays after trespasser on tracks

Train delays after trespasser on tracks

Southeastern are warning people travelling via the railway to expect delays after a trespasser brought trains to a halt.

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Taxpayer foots bill for £1.6m Turner restoration

Taxpayer foots bill for £1.6m Turner restoration

One of Kent's most striking buildings is encased in scaffolding while it undergoes £1.6 million of restoration work due to last almost a year.

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Giles adds to national honours

Giles adds to national honours

A teenager has claimed another national title - while one of his club-mates also won silver.

Lovell: We haven't played well

Lovell: We haven't played well

Manager Steve Lovell feels Ramsgate are still to fire despite sitting top at Christmas.

Sister restaurant of Michelin-starred eatery to close

Sister restaurant of Michelin-starred eatery to close

The sister restaurant of a Michelin-starred eatery is set to close after struggling with rising energy and food costs and a fall in custom.

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Relief as water supplies restored to majority of homes

Relief as water supplies restored to majority of homes

The majority of the 20,000 homes left without water for more than 24 hours after a pipe burst now have supplies, it has been confirmed.

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Gridlocked streets as motorists queue 'for hours' for bottled water

Gridlocked streets as motorists queue 'for hours' for bottled water

Motorists have been stuck on clogged up streets attempting to access bottled water stations after a leak left hundreds of homes without water.

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Complex green-lit despite fears 'roads will be overspill car park'

Complex green-lit despite fears 'roads will be overspill car park'

A 66-bed complex has been given the go-ahead despite fears it will transform a neighbourhood into an "overspill car park".

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People without water after pipe bursts

People without water after pipe bursts

A burst water pipe has left hundreds of people with no or very little water.

Man who robbed school children finally behind bars after eight years on run

Man who robbed school children finally behind bars after eight years on run

A man who robbed school children for their mobile phones has finally been locked up after almost nine years on the run.

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Two injured after refusing to give group a lift

Two injured after refusing to give group a lift

A woman was left with bruising to her face and another victim with a broken wrist after being attacked for refusing to give a group a lift.

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Children 'traumatised' as driver mows down Chihuahua in hit-and-run

Children 'traumatised' as driver mows down Chihuahua in hit-and-run

A family has been left distraught after their beloved Chihuahua was struck in a hit-and-run.

Police shut road after two people hit by car

Police shut road after two people hit by car

A road has been closed by police after two pedestrians were hit by a car.

Schoolgirl buys presents for children in hospital over Christmas

Schoolgirl buys presents for children in hospital over Christmas

A kind-hearted schoolgirl who faced Christmas in hospital has raised more than £1,300 to buy presents for other poorly children in the same position.

'Is that a penguin on the beach?'

'Is that a penguin on the beach?'

A man's hilarious reaction after he spotted what looks like a penguin on a Kent beach has been captured on camera.

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