A family managed to escape from their home unharmed after a fire took hold in their garage.

A man has appeared in court charged with rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and robbery following two alleged attacks in the same Kent town.

A leukaemia sufferer who believes pylons could have caused cancer in himself and 34 others living nearby is considering taking legal action.

A collector of Nazi memorabilia shot himself in the head after being charged with gun possession.

An operation to disrupt the sale and supply on suspected illegal tobacco and alcohol was carried out in Dartford and Gravesend this week.

The 100-day William Webb Ellis trophy tour will stop off at four locations in the county in the run up to this summer's world cup.

The parents of Stacey Mowle, the courageous nine-year-old who recently lost her fight against cancer, received a bouquet from a One Direction star.

An attempt to get street lights across Kent switched back on immediately has failed.

Two fire crews attended a home in Gravesend last night after a blaze broke out in a kitchen.

In an interview with Boris Johnson, Adam Holloway MP says immigration has been good for his constituency - but the pace has been too fast.

Campaigners gathered at Parliament today in protest at the Kent-wide street light switch-off.

The businessman who first put forward the idea for a Paramount-themed entertainment resort in Kent has left the project.

Applause rang out during the ninth minute of Tottenham Hotspur's home match against Leicester City at the weekend, to pay tribute to Stacey Mowle

Traffic has built up after an accident with paramedics attending the scene.

A pile of conifer trees "set alight" caused a large fire visible from the A2.

The driver of a car has suffered suspected back and neck injuries after crashing into a lamppost.

A singer who once supported Shirley Bassey has been jailed for sexually assaulting a four-year-old boy.

The skies darkened and the birds stopped singing but Kent was left disappointed as clouds obscured the view of the first solar eclipse in 16 years.

Business partners Paul Henry and David Braddon will pound the pavements in Rome to raise money for EllenorLions Hospices.

A bomb disposal unit was called to a hospice charity shop after an unexploded shell was found in a donation.