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Police car bursts into flames on M20

Police car bursts into flames on M20

The M20 has reopened after a police car caught fire with the force's road unit making light of the situation cracking a joke on Twitter.

School's warning after 'third attempted abduction'

School's warning after 'third attempted abduction'

An 11-year-old pupil was the latest victim of an attempted abduction as she waited for a bus into school.

VIDEO: Anger as teen boy attacked by man in street

VIDEO: Anger as teen boy attacked by man in street

A mum says she is "sick to the stomach" after video emerged of her teenage son being held by the throat and attacked in the street by a grown man.

Car knocks down telegraph pole - woman arrested

Car knocks down telegraph pole - woman arrested

A woman has been charged with drink-driving after a car toppled a telegraph pole.

Four trapped in hotel lift

Four trapped in hotel lift

Two men and two women had to be rescued by firefighters after being stuck in a hotel lift.

Heard gets full-time chance

Heard gets full-time chance

Folkestone Invicta star Scott Heard is on the verge of a move to full-time football with Dagenham & Redbridge.

Three arrested after 'beach rape'

Three arrested after 'beach rape'

Three teenagers have been taken into police custody after the reported rape of a woman on a beach.

Major district re-plant starts for winter

Major district re-plant starts for winter

Floral displays that line many picturesque attractions in a Kent town are changed in summer and winter, with designs being created a year in advance.

Driver smashes into family's car and flees

Driver smashes into family's car and flees

A driver smashed into a car carrying a couple and a toddler this morning, before fleeing the scene.

Hunt for 'suspicious' man after teen followed

Hunt for 'suspicious' man after teen followed

Police are hunting a "suspicious" man after a teenage boy was followed near a park.

Popular music venue 'not closing' say managers

Popular music venue 'not closing' say managers

Music lovers have been reassured after fears a popular venue was closing because the building is up for sale.

Pensioner robbed by callous thief

Pensioner robbed by callous thief

An elderly woman was robbed by a callous thief who snatched her bag.

Probe after rubbish tip refusal

Probe after rubbish tip refusal

A waste company is investigating the way a resident was treated when he attempted to dispose of his cardboard for the second time in six days.

Youths bailed after masked clown incident outside school

Youths bailed after masked clown incident outside school

Two teenagers arrested after they allegedly turned up at a secondary school in clown masks have been bailed.

Forgotten tale of WW1 Chinese troops told in new show

Forgotten tale of WW1 Chinese troops told in new show

The forgotten story of 140,000 Chinese troops in WW1 - some of whom are buried in Kent - will be told in a new show playing in the county tonight.

Police investigate 'clown gang' threat

Police investigate 'clown gang' threat

Officers descended upon a school to investigate the anonymous source of a post which said that a gang of 20 clowns would stalk children walking home.

Vans collide head on in crash

Vans collide head on in crash

Two vans have been involved in a smash this lunchtime on a busy road through a village.

'Bright' student jumped 100ft from Asda after break-up

'Bright' student jumped 100ft from Asda after break-up

A popular teenager took her own life by jumping 100ft from an Asda multi-storey car park after breaking up with her girlfriend, an inquest heard.

Cugley: 'We need more about us'

Cugley: 'We need more about us'

Neil Cugley says the ‘intangibles’ of his Folkestone players will ultimately decide whether they are good enough to stay in the Ryman Premier.

Derelict pub could be scrapped for homes

Derelict pub could be scrapped for homes

A neglected pub that was burnt out by a fire two years ago is set to be demolished and could make way for up to 13 homes.

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