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Police continue search

Police continue search

Officers will continue to search a home after a number of suspicious items were found following a fire.

Arrests after burglary

Arrests after burglary

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a window was forced open.

Hundreds of cannabis plants found at house

Hundreds of cannabis plants found at house

A man has been charged with growing cannabis after 200 plants were seized during a raid on a house.

Woman given oxygen after bungalow blaze

Woman given oxygen after bungalow blaze

Firefighters treated a woman in her 40s for smoke inhalation, as they tackled flames at a home.

Bomb squad called after chemicals found

Bomb squad called after chemicals found

Bomb disposal experts have been called to a residential street where a man was arrested following the discovery of 'suspicious items'.

Man charged with assaulting and spitting at officers

Man charged with assaulting and spitting at officers

A man has been charged with assaulting and spitting at police officers after a disturbance outside his home.

Murder suspect threatened to 'burn out' another man: Court

Murder suspect threatened to 'burn out' another man: Court

A vagrant alleged to have set another rough sleeper alight using lighter fluid threatened to "burn out" another man, a murder trial heard.

Man arrested after suspicious property found at flat

Man arrested after suspicious property found at flat

A 55-year-old man is in custody after firefighters dealing with a chip pan blaze discovered suspicious computers and mobile phones in a flat.

Homeless man 'doused in lighter fluid and set on fire'

Homeless man 'doused in lighter fluid and set on fire'

A homeless man was deliberately set on fire and murdered as he slept in a multi-storey car park, a court's heard.

First World War medals stolen

First World War medals stolen

Police are appealing for information after First World War medals were stolen from a house.

Trains halted after bridge strike

Trains halted after bridge strike

Services are unable to run on part of a popular Kent tourist attraction after a lorry hit a bridge.

Hospital standards fight reaches milestone

Hospital standards fight reaches milestone

More than 41,000 people have backed calls by the daughter of a war veteran for a debate in parliament on the quality of palliative care.

Concerns for missing teenager

Concerns for missing teenager

Police are appealing for help to trace a 15-year-old girl who has not been seen for more than seven hours.

Former public schoolboy raped two women

Former public schoolboy raped two women

A former public schoolboy who raped two young women he'd never met before within days of each other is facing jail.

Pedestrian hit and killed by car named

Pedestrian hit and killed by car named

A pedestrian who was killed when a 4x4 hit a group of walkers has been named.

Man charged as police investigate dead squirrel scam

Man charged as police investigate dead squirrel scam

A man has been charged following a police investigation into a scam involving a dead squirrel.

Two new stores for town's shopping centre

Two new stores for town's shopping centre

One of Kent’s biggest shopping centres has welcomed a world renowned candle maker while a huge British retailer is also set to open later this year.

Fuel thief jailed following high speed police chase

Fuel thief jailed following high speed police chase

A fuel thief who led police on a high speed chase and crashed into other cars as he tried to evade arrest has been jailed.

Two pedestrians die in crash

Two pedestrians die in crash

Two people have died after a car hit a group of walkers.

'Terrible waste' as ex-university student jailed for drug dealing

'Terrible waste' as ex-university student jailed for drug dealing

A former straight As grammar school student is behind bars after admitting turning to a life as a drug dealer.

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