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Kent's paramedics to get iPads

Kent's paramedics to get iPads

Ambulance staff across Kent will soon be using iPads to complete patient records and contact hospitals.

Woman cut free after two-car crash

Woman cut free after two-car crash

A woman had to be cut out of her vehicle after a two-car crash on a busy road.

Bitter bill to swallow

Bitter bill to swallow

A pensioner was shocked to get a debt collector's letter... for a water bill he had paid before it was due.

‘I’m pleased to meet Ricky after dying three times’

‘I’m pleased to meet Ricky after dying three times’

A grandfather who suffered a cardiac arrest after collapsing in the street has been reunited with the stranger who saved his life.

Referee Ernie, 81, hangs up his whistle

Referee Ernie, 81, hangs up his whistle

A referee who has been putting feisty young footballers in their place for the past 64 years is finally hanging up his whistle at the age of 81.

Tragic Ben's family aim to help save lives

Tragic Ben's family aim to help save lives

The family of a teenager who died suddenly of a heart condition have spoken candidly of their loss in the hope others will be spared the same agony.

Armed officers in search after car damaged with weapon

Armed officers in search after car damaged with weapon

A police helicopter and armed officers are scouring a Kent town after reports a car was damaged with a weapon.

Motorcyclist dies after crash

Motorcyclist dies after crash

A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a major road.

Rope rescue after man falls down embankment

Rope rescue after man falls down embankment

Firefighters used ropes to rescue a man who had fallen down a steep embankment in the early hours of this morning.

Vehicle blocks road after crashing into parked cars

Vehicle blocks road after crashing into parked cars

A road was temporarily blocked after a car hit several parked cars.

Child seriously injured in crash

Child seriously injured in crash

A youngster has been seriously hurt and taken to a London hospital after a single-vehicle crash.

Council fined £250k over white finger syndrome

Council fined £250k over white finger syndrome

A council has been ordered to pay £250,000 after admitting health and safety breaches that led to workers suffering from "white finger sydrome".

Vandals daub 20 buildings with graffiti

Vandals daub 20 buildings with graffiti

Several buildings have been daubed with graffiti in a spate of vandalism over just a few hours.

Man, 34, dies in public toilets

Man, 34, dies in public toilets

Desperate attempts were made to revive a man found face down in public toilets.

Teenager arrested after 'laser attack' on helicopter

Teenager arrested after 'laser attack' on helicopter

A boy has been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a laser was shone at a police helicopter.

Parcel scam turns out to be a hoax

Parcel scam turns out to be a hoax

A warning of a scam that cons unwitting Kent householders out of hundreds of pounds is not quite what it seems.

Pensioner taken to hospital after fall

Pensioner taken to hospital after fall

An elderly man has been taken to a London hospital after a fall in a care home.

Little boy almost dies in school playground horror

Little boy almost dies in school playground horror

A seven-year-old boy needed emergency brain surgery to save his life after hitting his head in a school playground accident.

Ten things we didn't know last week

Ten things we didn't know last week

We found out where Kent's biggest Waitrose will be, and which town has the biggest rats.

A2 scam revealed as second victim comes forward

A2 scam revealed as second victim comes forward

A woman stopped after a man flagged her down on a motorway slip road - this is what happened.

Boost in bid to have pub rebuilt 'brick by brick'

Boost in bid to have pub rebuilt 'brick by brick'

Developers may be forced to rebuild this pub as an application has gone in to turn it into a community asset.

Elderly pair hurt in crash

Elderly pair hurt in crash

Two people in their 80s were left trapped in their car following a crash.

Gran’s shock as toddler almost chokes on toy

Gran’s shock as toddler almost chokes on toy

John Lewis temporarily removed a product from the shelves at the weekend after a toddler nearly choked on a toy part.

Marc Traylor left to self medicate despite illness and violence

Marc Traylor left to self medicate despite illness and violence

A weapons-obsessed paranoid schizophrenic who launched a frenzied knife attack on his daughter was allowed to self-medicate at home.

Medway hospital death rates now at 'normal levels'

Medway hospital death rates now at 'normal levels'

Death rates at a Kent hospital have fallen to normal levels as the trust in charge battles to be taken out of special measures.

Tesco crash mum: 'Doctors said I should be dead'

Tesco crash mum: 'Doctors said I should be dead'

A simple shopping trip to Tesco turned into a nightmare for a Kent mum left so badly injured she was given a 0% chance of survival.

Attackers 'lay in wait' for gym stab victim

Attackers 'lay in wait' for gym stab victim

Police believe as many as five attackers were waiting inside a gym for new dad George Barker to arrive before he was brutally stabbed to death.

Kidnappers jailed for horrific attack on woman

Kidnappers jailed for horrific attack on woman

Three people who bundled a woman into a car, drove her to a secluded park and attacked her with a baseball bat and knuckleduster have been jailed.

Tanker fire on bridge

Tanker fire on bridge

Traffic backed up after a tanker burst into flames on the Dartford Crossing.

Theatre evacuated after chemical leak

Theatre evacuated after chemical leak

School children were getting ready to perform at a Shakespeare festival when the theatre they were in had to be evacuated after a chemical leak.

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