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Two arrested after fight at taxi rank

Two arrested after fight at taxi rank

Two men have been arrested following a violent fight at a taxi rank.

Air ambulance called to man's aid

Air ambulance called to man's aid

The air ambulance was scrambled to reports of a man's welfare earlier this morning

Road closure following collapse

Road closure following collapse

A Tunbridge Wells street has been shut after part of the carriageway collapsed.

BBC Southeast forced off air by fire alarm

BBC Southeast forced off air by fire alarm

Viewers were left without local BBC news this evening after the offices were evacuated due to a fire alarm.

Lorry driver charged after 13-car pile-up

Lorry driver charged after 13-car pile-up

A 34-year-old lorry driver has been charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop following a 13-car pile-up.

Group of men demand teenage girl gets in car

Group of men demand teenage girl gets in car

Police are hunting a group of men who approached a teenage girl and demanded she get in a car.

Police identify body found in pond

Police identify body found in pond

Police have established the identity of a man found dead in a pond.

Firefighters tackle kitchen blaze

Firefighters tackle kitchen blaze

A man was treated for the effects of breathing in smoke after trying to put out a fire which started in his kitchen.

Survivor of brain tumour calls for Commons debate

Survivor of brain tumour calls for Commons debate

A man thought to be the longest surviving brain tumour patient has spoken of his delight as a petition to get more funding reaches its target

Airport reveals measures to reduce noise impact

Airport reveals measures to reduce noise impact

Gatwick Airport has revealed measures it plans to take to reduce the impact noise from low-flying planes has on Kent residents.

Argument closes road

Argument closes road

A road was closed by police due to an argument which broke out between two men this morning.

Two people hospitalised after crash

Two people hospitalised after crash

A two-car crash closed a busy main road this afternoon.

Council engineer 'dodged traffic'

Council engineer 'dodged traffic'

A road worker carrying out repairs appeared to stop traffic and ask buses to flatten the work for him

Calls for 'proper' asylum procedures after Calais stormed by migrants

Calls for 'proper' asylum procedures after Calais stormed by migrants

The Freight Transport Association is urging authorities to get a grip on the migrant crisis, after Calais was forced to close

Crash closes road

Crash closes road

A road was closed after a car collided with a telephone pole down a country lane.

Road reopened after crash

Road reopened after crash

A road on the Kent border was closed in both directions following an incident involving two vehicles.

Woman rescued from overturned car in ditch

Woman rescued from overturned car in ditch

Emergency crews rescued a woman from her car after it crashed into a ditch and ended up on its side.

Firefighters cut driver free from crash

Firefighters cut driver free from crash

A driver was cut free after a two-car crash on a busy carriageway.

Teen molested drunk girl, 14, at fair

Teen molested drunk girl, 14, at fair

A teenager who took advantage of a "very drunk" 14-year-old girl at a fair has been locked up.

Drug dealer who drove at police jailed

Drug dealer who drove at police jailed

A heroin dealer has been jailed after driving at two police officers who had pulled him over, narrowly avoiding inflicting "catastrophic" injuries.

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