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Duo released after being arrested in connection with burglaries

Duo released after being arrested in connection with burglaries

A pair of suspected burglars arrested after two break-ins have been released.

Drink-driver who crashed on the motorway spared jail

Drink-driver who crashed on the motorway spared jail

A drink-driver found hiding in the undergrowth of a motorway roundabout after crashing his car has been spared jail.

GP practice closure 'will put patients at risk'

GP practice closure 'will put patients at risk'

Fears have been raised about patient safety when a doctors' surgery closes, with Labour warning of a "catastrophic failure of the local GP system".

Jewellery and cash stolen in daytime house raid

Jewellery and cash stolen in daytime house raid

Police have launched an investigation after jewellery and cash was stolen in a raid on a house.

Ripper postcard to go under the hammer

Ripper postcard to go under the hammer

A postcard supposedly penned by Jack the Ripper and sent to an east London police station is due to go under the hammer.

Lying pervert back in jail

Lying pervert back in jail

A pervert who tried to hide his past by changing his name is back behind bars... after sleeping in the same home as a child.

Looking up at Invicta

Looking up at Invicta

Manager Neil Cugley says everything is going smoothly at Folkestone – but he has been in football long enough to know how quickly fortunes can change.

Southeastern services getting back to normal

Southeastern services getting back to normal

A signalling problem has been rectified, with trains running the line "with caution".

Vicar: 'I will forgive thieves who smashed up our church'

Vicar: 'I will forgive thieves who smashed up our church'

A vicar will “forgive” the would-be-thieves who smashed their way into an historic church, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Internationally-renowned arts festival returns

Internationally-renowned arts festival returns

Nine weeks of art exhibitions have started as a seaside town's regeneration continues.

New 'Banksy' has appeared

New 'Banksy' has appeared

A new 'fake' Banksy piece has appeared in a busy town centre.

Popular pub sold

Popular pub sold

A seaside pub is under new ownership.

Residents evacuated after gas leak

Residents evacuated after gas leak

Around 60 residents have had to been evacuated from their homes after flash floods ruptured a gas main.

Child smuggler jailed as migrants found hidden in cabinets

Child smuggler jailed as migrants found hidden in cabinets

Migrants including a child were found hidden in cabinets as the man found driving the van by police is sent to prison.

'I own the vintage Mini cop car that makes you smile'

'I own the vintage Mini cop car that makes you smile'

VIDEO:Many depression sufferers temper their symptoms with therapy... but one father’s cure comes from driving his vintage police car on Kent’s roads.

Knife-wielding robbers make off with safe

Knife-wielding robbers make off with safe

Robbers with a Yorkshire accent targeted a house wielding a knife and threatening the resident before making off with a safe.

Invicta expect Cup examination

Invicta expect Cup examination

Folkestone boss Neil Cugley says they won't take their FA Cup tie with Greenwich Borough lightly.

Mayor hits back at 'bigots' who slam Pride attendance

Mayor hits back at 'bigots' who slam Pride attendance

A mayor has described a couple who called his attendance at his town's first gay pride parade "shameful" as a pair of bigots.

Corn fields alight in huge blaze

Corn fields alight in huge blaze

More than 30 acres of corn is on fire in fields this evening as firefighters are sent to the scene.

Appeal after shop ram-raided

Appeal after shop ram-raided

Police are appealing for witnesses after a shop was ram-raided in the early hours of this morning.

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