New data has shone a spotlight on rising health inequality with residents at the start of a bus line living 10 years less than those at the end.

A convenience store where animal carcasses were kept just inches from fresh herbs and salad items has been handed a one-star food hygiene rating.

We spoke to people in Kent struggling to put a roof over their heads - and the charity workers trying to help them amid ever-increasing pressures.

A bid by a group of retirees to stay in their park homes year-round has been refused, despite claims they were “victims of some serious misselling”.

A council is set to debate a decision to extend parking charges into evenings, bank holidays and weekends after a huge backlash.

A village primary school is set to reopen seven months after a major blaze.

A former office boy who worked for The Beatles in the 1970s is selling headphones worn during the recording of the Fab Four’s final album.

A mum who gave birth to twins with two different heart conditions says naming them after book characters gave them the “resilience” to survive.

Three pupils have been named overall winners at an awards ceremony after they rushed to help an elderly man.

Police are no longer worried about the welfare of a missing teen.

New images show plans to build slides and water cannons for a splash pad at a popular swimming centre.

A local authority is one of just a handful to receive an award for being a military-friendly employer.

Two men have been sentenced to more than 34 years in prison over their involvement in the importation of millions of pounds worth of cocaine.

Firefighters have been at the scene of a derelict building fire, the cause of which is being treated as suspicious.

The project manager in charge of an eagerly-awaited multi-million-pound road project has revealed when he hopes it will be open to motorists.

A young man who stabbed himself and tried to jump out of a window was discharged from hospital as “low-risk” before days later taking his own life.

A popular Kent cafe has gone on the market three months after the owner announced she was leaving the county.

A new business fitted only one exhaust on its first day, but 50 years later business is great.

Residents have expressed their sadness after a late-night cafe and music venue closed its doors for the final time.

A signal box that dates back to 1888 has been restored following calls from villagers to preserve it.