A heavy drug user who stabbed to death a neighbour who complained about noise coming from his flat has claimed he acted in self-defence.

Live music is alive and well in Kent as line-ups are announced for some of the county's big festivals. Here's what's coming up this year:

Garden centre staff have been left "upset" after a hippo ornament named after the Duke of Sussex and weighing three quarters of a tonne was stolen.

A professional footballer who came to Kent for a trial took part in a group attack near a train station.

Councillors have approved plans to expand three primary schools.

Police believe thieves may have used a hoist in hippo heist from a garden centre.

Tributes have been left at the scene of a crash which killed a man in his 70s.

A Kent midwife who travelled around Thanet on her bike to deliver babies and who toured the Queen around her birthing ward, has been remembered

A trade association for retailers has described the Christmas of 2018 as the worst festive period in a decade.

Households across the county are set to pay even more towards policing, in a bid to provide more officers on the frontline.

With the rise in popularity of eating vegan, many eateries are catering for Veganuary - and beyond. Here's some to try across Kent:

Growing numbers of people are turning to a low-carb diet that goes against traditional healthy eating advice.

The number of property millionaires in the county is forecast to go beyond 11,000 by the end of next year.

A man has denied stabbing to death a neighbour who had banged on the ceiling of his flat after hearing noise from above.

A van has been left perilously teetering over a river after crashing through railings on a bridge.

A motorbike mad grandad was given the perfect send off as dozens of bikers rode alongside him during his funeral.

Clubbing crossover Hacienda Classical are the second headliners to be announced for this summer's Forest Live gigs.

A man in his 70s has died following a crash this morning where the air ambulance was called.

Union bosses have slammed NHS proposals which could see pathology services outsourced to a private company.

The air ambulance has been called out after a pedestrian was knocked down this morning.