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Appeal after cyclist seriously hurt

Appeal after cyclist seriously hurt

Police are looking for witnesses after a 63-year-old woman suffered a serious head injury after falling from her bicycle.

Two men say they are lucky to escape as building rubble falls

Two men say they are lucky to escape as building rubble falls

Police have been called out after falling rubble from a building narrowly missed hitting two men walking underneath.

Fingerprint gaffe nails armed robber 15 years on

Fingerprint gaffe nails armed robber 15 years on

Justice finally caught up with a crane driver who raided six stores at knifepoint after he left his fingerprints on a copy of the Daily Star.

Lollipop man hit by car during school run

Lollipop man hit by car during school run

A lollipop man was taken to hospital after he was knocked down by a car while guiding children across the road outside a school.

Man suffers cardiac arrest after fall from lorry

Man suffers cardiac arrest after fall from lorry

Strangers rushed to the aid of a man who went into cardiac arrest after falling from the back of a lorry in a busy shopping street.

Sex assault victim was 'woman in 50s'

Sex assault victim was 'woman in 50s'

More details have emerged after a woman claimed she was sexually assaulted in a busy car park.

Traffic chaos as level crossing barriers fail again

Traffic chaos as level crossing barriers fail again

Network Rail engineers back for the second time in a day as barriers fail causing long tailbacks into city

Brave sex abuse victim speaks out after years of rapes

Brave sex abuse victim speaks out after years of rapes

A woman has spoken out after being repeatedly raped as a vulnerable schoolgirl... amid fears her attacker would abuse his daughter.

Mosque blocks radical preachers

Mosque blocks radical preachers

Radical clerics wanting to preach at a Kent mosque were turned away by its leader amid fears about their motive.

Man wakes up to find bed on fire

Man wakes up to find bed on fire

A man suffered burns after a candle sparked a blaze in his bed.

Stevens: We can still join promotion race

Stevens: We can still join promotion race

Darren Stevens says Kent can get themselves into the LV= County Championship, Division 2 promotion hunt on the back of their big win over Derbyshire.

Every little helps... as Tesco removes 'anti-homeless' spikes

Every little helps... as Tesco removes 'anti-homeless' spikes

People power has triumphed after supermarket giant Tesco agreed to remove controversial spikes from outside a store.

Shove your fine where the sun don't shine

Shove your fine where the sun don't shine

I've never been there says furious motorist who was given a parking ticket when his car was 500 miles away in Kent.

Roundabout shock as woman pulls boy into traffic again

Roundabout shock as woman pulls boy into traffic again

A mystery woman branded 'irresponsible and dangerous' for dragging a child across a busy roundabout is believed to have been caught on camera again.

Woman cut free from crashed car

Woman cut free from crashed car

A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital after her car crashed into a post.

Bell-Drummond hopes ton will be first of many

Bell-Drummond hopes ton will be first of many

Daniel Bell-Drummond says time stood still as he teetered on the brink of his maiden Championship hundred.

Big Kent win follows clear-the-air meeting

Big Kent win follows clear-the-air meeting

A dressing room summit helped Kent bounce back from their dismal run of four-day form to record their biggest win in more than two years.

Man fighting for life after city centre 'attack'

Man fighting for life after city centre 'attack'

A man in his 30s has suffered life-threatening injuries in a suspected city centre attack - as police hold a man on suspicion of assault.

Air ambulance lands after schoolgirl hit by car

Air ambulance lands after schoolgirl hit by car

Emergency crews including the air ambulance were called to help a 12-year-old girl, who was hit by a car while leaving school this afternoon.

School Games reach climax

School Games reach climax

More than a thousand children have descended on the University of Kent for the finals of the Kent School Games today.

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