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Record-breaking auction lot set to sparkle

Record-breaking auction lot set to sparkle

The largest bottle of English sparkling wine ever made is to go under the hammer... and 120 drinkers could celebrate its sale.

Why Status Quo love Margate

Why Status Quo love Margate

Heavyweight rockers Status Quo spent their childhood holidays at the Thanet seaside.

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

A crooked Royal Mail manager has been jailed for stealing cash and goods worth £20,000 by opening mail in his office.

Protest planned as speculation mounts of Cameron visit

Protest planned as speculation mounts of Cameron visit

Campaigners are set to protest against austerity measures to Prime Minister David Cameron... during a visit to Kent that hasn't been confirmed.

Man rescued from flat fire

Man rescued from flat fire

A man has been taken to hospital after a kitchen fire in Margate this afternoon sparked fears of a gas explosion.

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

A fraudster claimed to be a financial genius who could create millions by defying stock market trends when she fleeced investors out of thousands.

RAF flies in to save London Array sailor

RAF flies in to save London Array sailor

A man suffering chest pains was winched off a ship early today and taken to hospital.

Thugs threaten to slit student's throat as they club him

Thugs threaten to slit student's throat as they club him

A student was dragged through Canterbury's streets by two thugs who threatened to slit his throat, a court heard.

Dead horse washed up on beach

Dead horse washed up on beach

A horse that had been in the sea for so long it could only be identified through its hooves has been washed up on a Ramsgate beach.

Boy dies after 20ft roof fall

Boy dies after 20ft roof fall

A 13-year-old boy has died in hospital after plunging 20ft through the roof of an abandoned Hovis flour mill in Ramsgate.

Trio arrested after 'armed hold-up'

Trio arrested after 'armed hold-up'

Three men have been arrested by armed police after a man was reportedly threatened with a gun by a gang last night.

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Organisers of the South East Airshow have done an apparent u-turn by offering refunds to anyone who didn't make it to the show due to traffic chaos.

Elderly man dies after Ramsgate crash

Elderly man dies after Ramsgate crash

A man has died in a London hospital after he was struck by a bike while trying to cross a road

Thief used company card to pay for lavish lifestyle

Thief used company card to pay for lavish lifestyle

A devious events organiser has been spared jail after plundering almost £33,000 on "high living" using a company credit card.

Pregnant mum spared jail for stabbing thanks to human rights

Pregnant mum spared jail for stabbing thanks to human rights

A mother-of-seven who stabbed a friend in a furious rage has avoided a prison sentence today thanks to the Human Rights Act.

Ex-squaddie ordered to pay back £1 after drug smuggling with daughter

Ex-squaddie ordered to pay back £1 after drug smuggling with daughter

A pregnant ex-soldier has been told to pay back just £1 after using her daughter as a cover in a £170k heroin smuggling racket.

Trio arrested after boy stabbed

Trio arrested after boy stabbed

Three people are being questioned by police today after a 16-year-old boy suffered face and neck injuries in a stabbing at a railway station.

Biker badly hurt after hitting wall

Biker badly hurt after hitting wall

A motorcyclist was taken to a London hospital with serious injuries after hitting a wall in the early hours of this morning.

Jail for 'busybody' who floored victim with single punch

Jail for 'busybody' who floored victim with single punch

A drunken busybody is behind bars after knocking a man rowing with his girlfriend unconscious ... leaving him with a titanium plate fitted to his jaw.

Arrests after attempted raid at jeweller's

Arrests after attempted raid at jeweller's

Two men have been arrested after thieves struck at a Ramsgate jeweller's shop this morning.

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