A petition has been launched to rename a Kent train station after US rap star Kanye West.

Commuter Mark Kilner has appealed to Southeastern and council bosses to support his bid to change the name of Canterbury West.

He says it should be called the Kanye West station in honour of the "the greatest human being of our time".

Almost 300 people have already signed the tongue-in-cheek petition at change.org.

Mr Kilner said: “We cannot undo past wrongs such as retroactively giving Taylor Swift's Grammy Award to Beyoncé any more than we can save Jesus from crucifixion (although technically God kind of took care of that), but we can show our appreciation in other ways, and what better start than renaming Canterbury West Station to Kanye West Station?"

Mr Kilner has even advocated the renaming of other city landmarks, including its famous cathedral.

He said: "I see this as the first step towards a brighter future when the whole of Canterbury is renamed after Kanye (wealth be upon him).

"Visitors can come and go via Kanye West Station or Kanye East Station (or indeed, Kanye Bus Station), pilgrims can flock to Kanye Cathedral to pay homage to the great man, and the sick and the injured can be healed at Kent and Kanye Hospital (I'd love to see the "Kent" in that last one changed to "Kim" but I accept that might be a step too far for some people)."

To sign the petition, click here.