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Families to have more say in patients' care

Families to have more say in patients' care

A pioneering treatment model aims to improve people's recovery times, reduce the need for medication and cut hospital admissions.

Hard work pays off as takeaway reopens

Hard work pays off as takeaway reopens

Owners of a town centre takeaway have reopened their business little more than a year after it was destroyed by a fire.

Inquest delays causing 'huge distress'

Inquest delays causing 'huge distress'

People living in parts of Kent have to wait more than nine months for answers after the unexpected death of a loved one due to a delay in inquests.

The Great British Fake Off

The Great British Fake Off

A fraudster who shares her name with a famous TV baker tried to buy perfume using homemade coupons.

Football star sends message to ill fan

Football star sends message to ill fan

Former Newcastle and England striker Alan Shearer has sent his best wishes to a man with Motor Neurone Disease.

Kent singer reaches final of TV show

Kent singer reaches final of TV show

An aspiring singer is in the running to win a TV talent show as he prepares to perform in the potentially life-changing final this weekend.

Police appeal for witnesses after gang attack

Police appeal for witnesses after gang attack

Four teenagers have been arrested following a serious assault in the early hours.

Road blocked after crash

Road blocked after crash

Fire, police and ambulance services were called to a crash this afternoon.

Delays after lorry hits railway bridge

Delays after lorry hits railway bridge

Commuters faced disruption when a heavy goods vehicle smashed into a bridge.

Hundreds march 'in solidarity against racism'

Hundreds march 'in solidarity against racism'

A protest against Donald Trump, Brexit and celebrating migrant workers took to the streets of a Kent city.

Thousands of 999 calls unanswered

Thousands of 999 calls unanswered

Police in Kent have registered one of the biggest increases in the number of 'abandoned' emergency calls.

Masked hunt saboteurs accused of intimidating girl on pony

Masked hunt saboteurs accused of intimidating girl on pony

Row breaks out as tensions run high on the 12th anniversary of the fox hunting ban

Print firm announces 85 job losses

Print firm announces 85 job losses

A struggling printing company plans to make 85 redundancies as it continues to seek a buyer to rescue the 136-year old business.

Appeal after car wrecks golf course

Appeal after car wrecks golf course

Police are hunting a vandal who drove a vehicle over a golf course, wrecking the grass.

Driver charged with 'hit and run' after cyclist injured

Driver charged with 'hit and run' after cyclist injured

A motorist has been charged with failing to stop after a teenage cyclist was seriously hurt in a crash.

Body found in field could be 'disorientated Londoner'

Body found in field could be 'disorientated Londoner'

Detectives who are struggling to identify the body of a man say he was found with a black suitcase containing an Oyster card and book on theology.

Man drives himself to hospital with 'knife wound'

Man drives himself to hospital with 'knife wound'

Police are investigating after a man drove himself to hospital with a suspected knife wound to the neck.

Police helicopter scrambled after concerns for man

Police helicopter scrambled after concerns for man

A man has been found safe and well after a police helicopter was scrambled to find him.

Armed police 'would increase risk of US-style shootings'

Armed police 'would increase risk of US-style shootings'

Routinely arming the county's police force would risk an American-style shooting, the force's commissioner has warned.

Hunt launched for plant thieves

Hunt launched for plant thieves

Three men seen bundling rare wild plants into the back of a van are being hunted by police following a second incident in the space of a month.

Man charged after high street break-in

Man charged after high street break-in

A man has been charged with a high street break-in and eight other offences, including assaulting a police officer.

Besotted man bombarded socialite with tweets

Besotted man bombarded socialite with tweets

An obsessed man who bombarded socialite Jemima Goldsmith with tweets, hand-delivered letters and dinner invitations has admitted harassment.

Arsonist caused 'fireball' at court after benefits stopped

Arsonist caused 'fireball' at court after benefits stopped

An arsonist who sparked a fireball at court building after pouring petrol through the letterbox said he did it because his benefits had been stopped.

Open heading back to Sandwich

Open heading back to Sandwich

The 2020 Open golf Championship is to be staged at Royal St George's.

Road closed for a third week

Road closed for a third week

A road in Rochester will remain closed for a third week as repairs continue on a church.

Restaurant closes after diners fall ill

Restaurant closes after diners fall ill

A popular Kent restaurant has closed its doors after a suspected norovirus outbreak.

Crash victim fell ill at wheel

Crash victim fell ill at wheel

An inquest has heard that a 37-year-old died after falling ill at the wheel of his car.

Masked men threaten pensioners with knife

Masked men threaten pensioners with knife

Five men wearing balaclavas broke into an elderly couple's home and threatened them with a knife before stealing their possessions.

Couple heading down the aisle after discount store proposal

Couple heading down the aisle after discount store proposal

A woman popped the big question to her partner in the aisles of a B&M Bargains shop.

Man suffers severe head injuries in fall

Man suffers severe head injuries in fall

The air ambulance was called after a man severely injured his head in a fall near the River Medway.

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