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Man badly hurt after being hit by car

Man badly hurt after being hit by car

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being knocked down near a church in Margate this afternoon.

Hammer attack leaves man seriously injured in hospital

Hammer attack leaves man seriously injured in hospital

Police are investigating a serious hammer attack in Margate street that has left a man seriously hurt in hospital.

Left for dead by ex's brother

Left for dead by ex's brother

A boxer has been jailed for beating his sister's ex-lover so badly even the victim's mother didn't recognise him before his family staged a cover-up.

Thieves crash stolen double-decker bus

Thieves crash stolen double-decker bus

Two men are being hunted after a bus stolen from Ramsgate station was smashed into a garden wall and parked cars early today.

BA flights diverted via Manston after emergency landing

BA flights diverted via Manston after emergency landing

Some British Airways flights have been diverted via Manston Airport today after a plane made an emergency landing at Heathrow.

Burglar targets his own brother

Burglar targets his own brother

A man who pleaded poverty when his brother invited him to stay at his home has repaid the kindness - by burgling his home.

Giant walrus goes on display

Giant walrus goes on display

The Turner Contemporary in Margate has a beast of an exhibit as part of its latest show

Ferry firm owes council £3.3m under secret deal

Ferry firm owes council £3.3m under secret deal

A council is facing criticism over a top secret deal with stricken ferry firm TransEuropa after it emerged the authority is owed £3.3million.

Mum-of-seven's knife attack shame

Mum-of-seven's knife attack shame

A pregnant mother-of-seven is facing jail for stabbing her boyfriend's young sister with a kitchen knife after a drink and drugs-fuelled night out.

Woman in harbour plunge

Woman in harbour plunge

A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital after falling 15ft into Ramsgate Harbour early today.

Park cordoned off after 'sex assault'

Park cordoned off after 'sex assault'

Police are hunting a man today after a woman is said to have been sexually assaulted at a Ramsgate recreation ground in the early hours.

Griff restores pride

 Griff restores pride

TV star Griff Rhys Jones is backing a campaign to restore the former Ramsgate motor museum.

Cheating builder who fiddled £800k of VAT ordered to pay £1

Cheating builder who fiddled £800k of VAT ordered to pay £1

A builder who fiddled his VAT returns to the tune of £800,000 has been told to pay back just £1.

Walrus arrives after longest journey in a century

Walrus arrives after longest journey in a century

A famously over-stuffed walrus exhibit - weighing in at just under a ton - has arrived triumphantly at its summer home of Margate.

Gang leader's 'degrading and sadistic' attack on vulnerable epileptic victim

Gang leader's 'degrading and sadistic' attack on vulnerable epileptic victim

A gang carried out a series of vindictive attacks on an epileptic man left so traumatised he still suffers nightmares.

Pervert jailed for 'campaign of sex abuse' on young girls

Pervert jailed for 'campaign of sex abuse' on young girls

A paedophile who preyed on young girls claimed he couldn't have committed the crimes... because he's gay.

Bungling armed robbers caught after catalogue of errors

Bungling armed robbers caught after catalogue of errors

An armed gang were caught by police after a series of blunders... including hiring a getaway van in their own name and leaving price tags inside.

Shock for police as they find addict's secret drugs stash

Shock for police as they find addict's secret drugs stash

Police who stopped a drug addict and searched him personally were stunned to find his secret hiding place for cocaine and heroin.

Paedophile's sick messages help convict lover... from beyond the grave

Paedophile's sick messages help convict lover... from beyond the grave

A pervert's warped text messages were given in evidence in court - after the 'witness' was found dead in his cell.

New dad stomps off after ticking off from judge

New dad stomps off after ticking off from judge

A father - said to consider his prison sentence 'optional' - has left court with a flea in his ear... and a warning not to be a 'cry baby'.

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