A Kent MP has blasted expansion plans unveiled by Gatwick airport today, claiming a second runway would blight homes in the county.

A family have told how they had to escape their house when lightning started a blaze early today as storms caused chaos for Kent commuters.

A 12-year-old boy was abandoned by a bus driver because he didn't have the right fare, his family claim.

Rescuers have today given up on their search for a missing pilot after a plane went down in the English Channel off the Kent coast.

The sheer scale of a Thames estuary airport has been revealed in its architects' formal submission to the Airports Commission.

Campaigning mother Lynne Miller is determined in her battle to win cheaper travel for young people to keep down costs to continue their education.

County hall members have voted against a near 50% hike in their travel expenses - after a huge backlash.

The Thames Barge Match - now is its 150th year - was in memory of Captain Mark Boyle, the organising secretary of the race.

County councilors have today vowed to consider extending the hugely-popular Freedom Pass to teens up to 18.

Gareth Johnson believes expansion to existing airports is the "right decision".

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a lorry hit a police car before smashing into a barrier and overturning - leaving gas cylinders on the road.

Walkers on the White Cliffs enjoyed a spectacle when BA's first A380 and a Red Arrow joined up for a fly-past by the South Foreland Lighthouse.

The man leading Kent County Council's call for a new Thames crossing east of Gravesend has said it would be a "waste of time" to put the idea on hold.

Manston Airport has today welcomed the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft - British Airways’ first Airbus 380.

Two thousand people would lose their homes under plans for the world's biggest airport at Grain, according to a study commissioned by Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson has ditched his idea of an island airport in the Thames Estuary in favour of one on the Isle of Grain.

Around 15,000 parents have called for an extension of the popular Freedom Pass... but the council says it can't afford it.

The Dartford Crossing toll booths are to disappear from next October, to be replaced with a new charging system.

Prime Minister David Cameron should scrap the option to build a new Thames crossing through the proposed Paramount Park, a council argued last night.

Comedian Joe Pasquale - currently playing King Arthur in Spamalot - has spoken out against plans for a new Thames crossing.