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Call for EU probe of secret ferry deal

Call for EU probe of secret ferry deal

The European Commission is being urged to look into a secret deal between Thanet council and a ferry firm that has cost taxpayers £3.3million.

Man burnt as bonfire explodes

Man burnt as bonfire explodes

A young man has suffered burns after a bonfire in his garden exploded when he used liquid fuel.

Family's fight against murderer's appeal

Family's fight against murderer's appeal

A family are calling for justice in their fight to keep a woman's killer behind bars... as he launches an appeal.

Man jailed for killing friend by spiking beer with huge dose of pills

Man jailed for killing friend by spiking beer with huge dose of pills

A young father has today been locked up for five years after killing a friend by tipping a lethal dose of anti-depressants into his beer "as a joke".

Pal guilty of killing friend with pills slipped into beer

Pal guilty of killing friend with pills slipped into beer

A friend who spiked his pal's beer with dozens of anti-depressants 'for a laugh' has been found guilty of killing him.

Police investigate sex attack in Kent park

Police investigate sex attack in Kent park

Police are currently investigating a report of a sexual assault on a woman in her 20s in Margate.

Disgraced Ezekiel ordered to pay £2k after misconduct

Disgraced Ezekiel ordered to pay £2k after misconduct

A disgraced former council chief has been ordered to pay £2,000 under a confiscation order after being jailed for misconduct in public office.

'I feel bad and guilty for what I have done'

'I feel bad and guilty for what I have done'

A man acted in a "mad, crazy, drunken moment" when he slipped dozens of anti-depressants in his pal's drink, a court heard.

Sleeping pills slipped into dwarf's beer 'could have led to death': Court

Sleeping pills slipped into dwarf's beer 'could have led to death': Court

Dozens of anti-depressant pills slipped into the beer of a hard-drinking dwarf could have alone led to his death, a court's heard.

Drugs put into drinker's alcohol were at 'lower end of fatal range':Court

Drugs put into drinker's alcohol were at 'lower end of fatal range':Court

The level of anti-depressants slipped into a man's drink 'just sneaked' into the fatal range, a toxicology expert told a court.

Son branded "selfish and thoroughly dishonest" by judge

Son branded "selfish and thoroughly dishonest" by judge

A selfish son repaid his parents' love by draining his dad's credit card in a fraudulent spending spree... for the second time in two years.

Man dies after 'setting fire to himself'

Man dies after 'setting fire to himself'

Police are investigating after a man is believed to have died after setting himself alight.

Man dies after dozens of anti-depressant tablets 'slipped into beer': Court

Man dies after dozens of anti-depressant tablets 'slipped into beer': Court

A pal slipped a load of anti-depressant pills into his mate's beer 'for a laugh'... only for his friend to later die, a court heard.

Not quite Elton - but the Margate loved him

Not quite Elton - but the Margate loved him

The bitch was back - well, almost.

Trial halted over man's tablets death

Trial halted over man's tablets death

A jury in the trial of a man accused of killing a friend by putting anti-depressant tablets in his beer has today been discharged by a judge.

Councillors 'blocking probe' into £3m failed ferry deal

Councillors 'blocking probe' into £3m failed ferry deal

Thanet councillors have been accused of stifling questions over a secret deal with a ferry operator that has left a £3.3m funding gap.

Pair hunted over stolen bus crash

Pair hunted over stolen bus crash

CCTV images of two men being hunted over the theft of a double decker bus that crashed into a wall have been released today.

Review of Pleasurama site future as plans stall

Review of Pleasurama site future as plans stall

Thanet District Council has ordered a review into the future of Ramsgate's former Pleasurama amusement park after developers failed to meet a deadline

Attempted murder charge after hammer attack on teen

Attempted murder charge after hammer attack on teen

A young man is due in court today accused of trying to murder an 18-year-old seriously injured in a hammer attack.

Family's health fears as sewage leaks into kitchen six times

Family's health fears as sewage leaks into kitchen six times

A grandmother is fearing for the health of her family after sewage has flooded her kitchen six times in just weeks.

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