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Mum wakes to find robber with hands around her throat

Mum wakes to find robber with hands around her throat

A terrified mother woke to find a masked robber wielding a 12in kitchen knife with his hands around her throat, as her baby slept in the same bedroom.

Crash blocks M2

Crash blocks M2

A three-car crash has blocked the M2 this evening.

Bob Geldof 'half-expected' Peaches' death

Bob Geldof 'half-expected' Peaches' death

Sir Bob Geldof has spoken out about the 'unbearable' pain of losing his daughter but said he expected her tragic death at the age of 25.

Man admits trying to murder gran and great-aunt in knife attack

Man admits trying to murder gran and great-aunt in knife attack

A schizophrenic has admitted trying to murder his grandmother and her sister in a brutal attack which left them with stab wounds and broken bones.

Man 'kicks and punches' railway station staff

Man 'kicks and punches' railway station staff

A 26-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of assault and breaching an anti-social behaviour order after a disturbance on a train.

PICTURES: Faversham Christmas lights switch-on

PICTURES: Faversham Christmas lights switch-on

Photographs from this weekend's Christmas light switch-on.

Villagers 'betrayed' by church over hall sale

Villagers 'betrayed' by church over hall sale

Methodists agreed to sell a village hall to the community for £70k and watched them raise the cash... before putting it on the open market for £120k.

Man 'drunk and disorderly'...at 11am

Man 'drunk and disorderly'...at 11am

A 34-year-old has been charged with being drunk and disorderly after he was arrested in a town centre.

We're back in business

We're back in business

Faversham boss Ray Turner says his side have turned the corner.

Kiln Court closure: consultation continues

Kiln Court closure: consultation continues

Council officers came under fire and a public meeting has been arranged for to discuss the proposals for a town care home.

Audi ploughs into Christmas tree

Audi ploughs into Christmas tree

Volunteers are asking for help after a car drove into posts around the festive tree and drove off, leaving around £500 worth of damage.

'Have you always been such a grumpy old man?'

'Have you always been such a grumpy old man?'

As a Kent photographer released never before seen photos of Roald Dahl, he told us about his meeting with the world's best-loved author.

New music festival announced

New music festival announced

Thousands are expected at a brand new festival, on a site which once saw the likes of Calvin Harris and the Maccabees perform.

'There's no way I could put my baby in there'

'There's no way I could put my baby in there'

A young family say they were treated 'like animals' after the council tried to house them in a home with mould and just three bathrooms to 17 rooms.

Farmer says supermarket fruit should be local

Farmer says supermarket fruit should be local

A fruit farmer has condemned large stores for selling fruit grown more than 200 miles away.

'Migrants' discovered inside lorries

'Migrants' discovered inside lorries

Police say about 15 suspected migrants were found in two lorries and a witness describes seeing men walking along the hard shoulder of a motorway.

Cancer patient seeks driver after crash

Cancer patient seeks driver after crash

A man must use public transport for hospital appointments and can't deliver meals-on-wheels for Age UK after careless driver wrote off his car.

Final call on Perry Court POSTPONED

Final call on Perry Court POSTPONED

An extraordinary planning meeting arranged to make a final decision on a controversial development will be rearranged.

Kent man wins hit TV show

Kent man wins hit TV show

Kent's answer to Bear Grylls is crowned joint winter of SAS: Who Dares Wins in programme which recreates the SAS's secret selection process.

Disability charity targeted by thieves

Disability charity targeted by thieves

A charity supported by Children in Need which works with disabled people say they are "devastated" after vital equipment was stolen.

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