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Man suffers burns after car goes up in flames

Man suffers burns after car goes up in flames

A man is being treated for burns after a vehicle was found in flames on a driveway.

Out of control bonfire sets back garden alight

Out of control bonfire sets back garden alight

An out of control bonfire set a back garden alight, damaging a fence and a tree.

Temperatures to reach 25C in Kent today

Temperatures to reach 25C in Kent today

Thousands are expected to dust off the barbecue or head to the beach today as temperatures hit a balmy 25c - three degrees higher than rainy Spain.

Two people seriously hurt in motorbike crash

Two people seriously hurt in motorbike crash

Two people have been seriously injured this evening after a motorbike collided with a car.

Crash closes crossing northbound

Crash closes crossing northbound

The Sheppey Crossing has reopened following a crash between a car and a van.

Sex fiend jailed after brutal Christmas Day rape

Sex fiend jailed after brutal Christmas Day rape

The second of two Christmas Day rapists has been given a lengthy jail sentence - after a "painstaking" police investigation.

Baby rabbits survive being shot out of lorry exhaust pipe

Baby rabbits survive being shot out of lorry exhaust pipe

A pair of baby rabbits are being nursed back to health after miraculously surviving being shot out of a lorry's exhaust pipe.

Mobile home and bus crash on busy road

Mobile home and bus crash on busy road

A bus has crashed with a mobile home on a main road connecting two Kent towns.

Video: Teenage girl 'punched and kicked in the head'

Video: Teenage girl 'punched and kicked in the head'

Footage has emerged of a girl in school uniform apparently being punched and kicked in the head in a brutal attack. Warning: Shocking images inside

Dog caught in house blaze rescued by firefighters

Dog caught in house blaze rescued by firefighters

Firefighters have used a special oxygen mask on a dog which became trapped in a house fire.

D-Day veteran who proposed on Valentine's Day marries

D-Day veteran who proposed on Valentine's Day marries

Wedding day joy for Second World War veteran who took part in the D-Day landings on his 21st birthday.

Crews battle scrapyard fire

Crews battle scrapyard fire

Firefighters battled a rubbish blaze which threatened a nearby bungalow.

Boiling water thrown over pensioners in horrific raid

Boiling water thrown over pensioners in horrific raid

A couple were left seriously hurt after being tied up, assaulted and having boiling water thrown over them in a brutal knifepoint raid at their home.

Lorry driver dies as teen tries to kill himself

Lorry driver dies as teen tries to kill himself

A trucker died after a teenager trying to kill himself crashed into the back of his lorry, it's emerged.

Teen fled to pub after subway sex attack

Teen fled to pub after subway sex attack

A teenage girl raised the alarm at a nearby pub after she was sexually assaulted in an underpass.

Community still in dark over mum and toddler's deaths

Community still in dark over mum and toddler's deaths

The deaths of a mother and toddler remain a mystery more than seven weeks on, as it emerges health and safety experts are no longer investigating.

Father crushed by own car

Father crushed by own car

A 68-year-old man died after being pinned against a wall by his own car after he got out to defrost the windows, an inquest heard.

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

Who admitted they were wrong this week? And what is the vandal's vegetable of choice?

Family’s anguish as man goes missing

Family’s anguish as man goes missing

Police are helping in the search for a vulnerable man who has disappeared.

Pitbull 'bites off man's thumb' in his own home

Pitbull 'bites off man's thumb' in his own home

A man suffered serious injuries when an aggressive dog entered and attacked him in his own home.

Staff and friends' tribute to lifelong postie

Staff and friends' tribute to lifelong postie

Friends and work colleagues have expressed their sorrow after the sudden death of a postman and stalwart of Saturday and Sunday league football.

Boy hurt in railing fall

Boy hurt in railing fall

The air ambulance was called when a boy of seven suffered chest injuries after falling on to railings.

Chimpanzees stuck in US lab due to legal challenge

Chimpanzees stuck in US lab due to legal challenge

Animal rights campaigners have challenged the transfer of eight chimps from a US laboratory to a Kent wildlife park.

Girl caught with knife at private primary school

Girl caught with knife at private primary school

Claims of a bullying culture at a private primary school have been denied by the head teacher after one child was caught carrying a knife.

Taxi drivers fear closure as Uber moves to Kent

Taxi drivers fear closure as Uber moves to Kent

The on-demand taxi service that's taken the world by storm is moving to Kent - but not everyone is happy about it.

Toddler trapped in car sparks warning

Toddler trapped in car sparks warning

Firefighters have issued a warning during this hot weather spell after a little girl had to rescued from a locked car.

Dad struck down with dementia aged just 47

Dad struck down with dementia aged just 47

A little boy is being robbed of his father who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of just 47 - and now struggles to even tie his shoelaces.

Food, glorious food!

Food, glorious food!

It was time to forget working for that beach body, as the Munchies food festival tempted visitors to try something new.

Headteacher's fury at parents over 'Gestapo' stickers

Headteacher's fury at parents over 'Gestapo' stickers

A school head has fired off a no-holds-barred letter to parents over their campaign against governors' academy plans.

Overturned lorry causes motorway pile-up

Overturned lorry causes motorway pile-up

A motorway was closed after a lorry overturned and crashed into two other vehicles.

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