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Thursday, May 17 2012

Today's News

Murder suspect 'a complete fantasist'

A triple murder suspect made a 'gaffe' by insisting he bought petrol at 2am for his friend's car rather than start a blaze - when the vehicle ran on diesel, a court heard.

Thursday, May 17 2012

Pair jailed over £5m smuggling bid

Two men caught trying to smuggle £5m of drugs through the Port of Dover by hiding them in oil drums have been jailed for a total of 37 years.

Wednesday, May 02 2012

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Rise in under 18 pregnancies

A call for more education has been made after Maidstone bucks the teenage pregnancy rate.

Thursday, May 17 2012

Leonard Cohen announces extra Kent show

The Canadian singer-songwriter has added another date in Kent to his only UK stopover this year.

Thursday, May 17 2012

Sex abuse comedian jailed for nine years

A judge has blasted a former comedian for claiming he had amnesia as he jailed him for sexually abusing a young boy when he was himself a child.

Tuesday, May 15 2012

Driver pulled seriously-injured passenger to safety

A young motorist arrested on suspicion of drink-driving rescued his seriously-injured passenger after a crash - moments before the car burst into flames, it has emerged.

Thursday, May 17 2012

Missing girls found

Two girls missing since May 11 have been found safe and well in Lewisham.

Thursday, May 17 2012

Triple murder suspect: 'You have no proof'

A man accused of murdering his wife and toddler son in an arson attack said their deaths were "destiny" in dramatic scenes in court today.

Wednesday, May 16 2012

Broken down train blocks tracks

A broken down train has blocked other services from stopping at Paddock Wood station

Wednesday, May 16 2012

Maintenance fitter gets £21k of council leader's allowance

A bizarre mix-up saw thousands due to be paid to the county council's leader go to a maintenance fitter with the same name.

Wednesday, May 16 2012

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Primary school evacuated amid fire

A Southborough primary school was evacuated today as firefighters tackled a blaze in a nearby workshop.

Wednesday, May 16 2012

'Are you stupid?'

This is what a man accused of murdering his wife and toddler son in an arson attack yelled at a barrister when he pushed him on his alibi today.

Tuesday, May 15 2012

The eye in the sky keeping us safe

Find out what exactly the Kent Police helicopter was called to

Tuesday, May 15 2012

Lorry blaze blocked M20

A lorry fire closed part of the M20, near Maidstone, for nearly four hours

Tuesday, May 15 2012

Conmen posed as PCs to scam elderly

Two fraudsters - including one who lived a champagne lifestyle with footballers and pop stars - were part of a gang that netted almost £100,000 by duping elderly victims by posing as police officers.

Tuesday, May 15 2012

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No sniper shot permission given: soldier's inquest

A British sniper had not received permission to fire a gunshot believed to have fatally wounded a Maidstone-born soldier, an inquest heard today.

Monday, May 14 2012

Sex offender groomed girl on Facebook

A prolific offender who used seven identities to groom a teenage girl on Facebook before sexually assaulting her has been jailed for four years.

Monday, May 14 2012

Motorway 80mph limit 'would cause more crashes'

Raising the speed limit on the M20 to 80mph would cause more crashes, according to a road safety charity.

Monday, May 14 2012

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