A school has been told it must urgently improve after being handed a zero by food hygiene officers.

A drive-by thief who targeted women late at night and stole their handbags has been jailed

An arsonist who destroyed a £200,000 barge and started several other blazes has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Emergency services are racing to a grass fire where smoke can be seen billowing from the hills.

A "no deal" Brexit would pose potential risks to the county's security and hinder crime fighting, according to Kent's crime commissioner.

The total number of sick days taken by staff at an NHS trust in the county has topped 50,000 for the first time in six years, new data has revealed.

Police are sectioning people under the Mental Health Act because they fear the consequences if they commit suicide, it's been claimed.

A trailer for a film about the life of comedian Eric Morecambe has used a coastal town as its backdrop.

A drug dealer has been locked up after a queue outside a property alerted police.

Food hygiene inspectors have praised a "much improved" pub that was previously given a low rating.

A driver who had been drinking heavily when causing a crash that left two other motorists seriously injured has been jailed for less than two years.

A couple have told of their frightening ordeal after escaping a powerful earthquake that killed more than 100 people on the holiday island of Lombok.

Six men have been found guilty of trying to smuggle Albanian migrants into the UK after their boat broke down off the Kent coast.

Four GP health organisations in east Kent have been placed in special measures after running up deficits of more than £30 million.

With most of Kent hoping for a break from the heatwave, the Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for the county.

Armed police were scrambled to a leafy village road after a person said they had been threatened with a gun.

A would-be-thief broke into a car and fled empty handed – after spending a moment to doodle a wig on the owner’s passport photo.

A helicopter and lifeboat were deployed to rescue three swimmers.

Part of the Kent Police headquarters was evacuated after a suspicious package was received.

A street has been sealed off as a dozen police cars and armed officers take part in a suspected raid.