Alarming new statistics show more people are dying with coronavirus in east Kent’s hospitals than anywhere else in the country.

A project to reconstruct the deteriorating surface of major Kent road has been given the green light thanks to a major cash boost from the government.

A "moronic minority" of beachgoers risk a second Covid-19 lockdown being enforced, according to a worried MP.

The enforcement of a 48-hour dispersal order has been deemed a success by police after more than 100 people were moved on from a town.

A third man has been charged with the murder of a 25-year-old dad shot in the head in the street.

A Kent Coastguard unit has reported one of its busiest-ever fortnights of rescues as people have flocked to beaches despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

A concerned woman smashed the window of a car on a retail park after a dog was reportedly left sweltering inside for more than 30 minutes.

An under-fire council has hit out at lazy people littering beaches and says local residents should not have to foot the bill.

A campaigner has called for action after litter louts were spotted defecating on beaches and in residents' gardens.

A lifeboat crew has urged the public to leave inflatable toys and crafts at home following a spate of recent rescues.

Another clean up is underway after bottles, bags and laughing gas cannisters were dumped on a seafront.

Yobs will be ordered to leave a beach this weekend as police announce a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

Major clean up operations are taking place across the coast after litter was left strewn along beaches following a day of revelry in the sun.

A second man has been charged with murder after a 25-year-old man was shot in the street.

A woman has spoken of her battle with a sudden, life-changing illness that has 'completely wiped' her memory of the last five years.

Alarming photos show huge numbers of people packed onto a Kent beach as the lockdown heatwave continues.

An art studio that featured a "decapitated" Donald Trump in the front window has shut.

The sentence for criminals assaulting and spitting at police officers is set to be increased in a move welcomed by Kent's leading police figures.

Extinction Rebellion have marched across a seafront today to deliver a letter to an MP - which demands action over climate change.

A man has been charged with murder after a 25-year-old father was shot in the head in the street.