A judge who inspired changes in the law around child abuse is retiring after a 50 year legal career.

A fault with an underground electricity cable has resulted in 1,807 homes and businesses losing power.

After almost seven decades, a barber’s shop has relaunched with a female owner.

A fundraiser has been set up for an outdoors-loving five-year-old boy who required emergency surgery for a serious condition.

We’re giving away five pairs of tickets to this summer’s spectacular Leeds Castle Concert.

Residents say they feel “victimised” over proposals to paint double yellow lines outside their cottages to make life easier for their new neighbours.

There has been a large emergency response due to a fire in an underground bunker in woodland near a hospital.

A prisoner with epilepsy was found dead in his cell despite staff seeing him lying prone on the floor during earlier checks.

A major emergency response has been launched after reports of an explosion at an industrial estate.

A seven-storey office block that has sat empty for four years could soon become houses.

New rules have been revealed which will see tighter controls over turning family homes into houses of multiple occupation.

A couple say they were “fooled” after being slapped with a parking fine despite paying £290 to renew their permit.

Six people will appeared in court after a man was left with serious injuries after an alleged violent burglary.

A road has been blocked after a crash involving a car and a moped.

There are calls for a review of the rules around the sale of nitrous oxide as the number of large canisters being dumped soars.

A motorway was blocked in both directions after a vehicle overturned.

Drivers were facing delays after a crash on a major route this afternoon.

A prisoner who was serving time for burglary beat a fellow inmate to death in an “unimaginable scene of savagery and cruelty”.

A prolific shoplifter has been jailed after stealing hundreds of pounds of items from supermarkets, including luxury chocolates.

Police have confirmed a missing woman in her 30s has been found safe.