South East Coast Ambulance Trust has asked the army to help as pressure mounts on its 999 service.

A series of explosions has startled residents in Kent this afternoon and even woke some people up.

A former civil servant has recalled how he found secret defence documents by the side of a road in Kent.

As the county salutes serving and veteran troops for Armed Forces Day, one says companies should not turn their back on the ex-personnel.

A boy soldier who signed up aged 15 to serve in the First World War was remembered again after his once lost grave was rededicated.

Kent MPs may be the final hope in a campaign to recognise the sacrifices of servicemen exposed to nuclear explosions.

People can find out about the war heroes who lived on their street thanks to a new database.

Their motto 'Better to die than live a coward' haunts their enemies - but why are Gurkha soldiers so tough?

Wives and children of service veterans involved in Britain's H-bomb tests are invited to take part in a new health study.

We look at 100 years of support provided by the Royal British Legion, and how the charity is marking the occasion.

A former soldier recalls 'taxi dancers', spicy food and nights out while serving his country in Singapore in the 1950s.

A top historian has predicted what Kent would likely have faced if the RAF had been defeated in the 1940 Battle of Britain.

Armed police were spotted on a housing estate in the early hours.

A former National Serviceman recalls life in a bomb-proof bunker guarding the country against nuclear attack.

A 100-year-old army veteran has raised more than £28,000 for the Help For Heroes charity.

A major contract to help build new Royal Navy submarines will see naval work return to a part of Kent for the first time in more than 30 years.

A veteran who survived one of the Second World War's toughest arenas has died age 97.

It's more than 60 years since the last National Serviceman received his call-up papers, but those who served still remember it well.

A bomb disposal team was called out after a military device was spotted by eagle-eyed passer beach-goers.

One of the navy's newest warships - named after part of Kent - has been celebrating a hugely successful year of duty at sea since entering service.