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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.

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.

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