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Man found dead in prison cell

Man found dead in prison cell

A man who was being held in prison awaiting trial has been found dead in his cell.

Chunnel drugs arrest 'UK first'

Chunnel drugs arrest 'UK first'

A man has been arrested in Kent just hours after a substance was officially made a class C drug.

MP calls for phone hacking support

MP calls for phone hacking support

A Kent MP has today called on support for phone hacking victims after Kent based former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was found guilty

Scottish test for FFX Yamaha

Scottish test for FFX Yamaha

FFX Yamaha riders Ian Hutchinson and Andy Reid head north of the border to Knockhill this weekend.

Cugley looking for one more

Cugley looking for one more

Folkestone Invicta are closing in on another new signing.

Derby day in Folkestone

Derby day in Folkestone

Local rivals Folkestone and Sibton Park go head-to-head this weekend in the first Shepway derby of the Kent Cricket League season.

Illegal lorry park squashed

Illegal lorry park squashed

A lorry park is coming to an end after a string of complaints that it has attracted prostitutes and fighting among truckers.

Raids bust drug gangs

Raids bust drug gangs

Series of raids across Kent lead to several drug related arrests

Cafe owner fighting for life after seafront horror crash

Cafe owner fighting for life after seafront horror crash

A man critically injured when he was knocked down by a car is a cafe owner who was serving customers outside, his son has confirmed.

Murder accused admits beating love rival as he slept

Murder accused admits beating love rival as he slept

A carpenter who denies the jealous murder of a love rival has admitted beating his sleeping victim after going looking for him.

Pregnant teenager 'murdered by controlling ex-boyfriend'

Pregnant teenager 'murdered by controlling ex-boyfriend'

A 17-year-old girl was murdered by her obsessive and controlling ex-boyfriend after he discovered she was pregnant, a court heard.

UKIP leader denies he has his eye on a certain Kent seat

UKIP leader denies he has his eye on a certain Kent seat

Nigel Farage moves to dampen speculation about Folkestone and Hythe after speaking to a Tory councillor on a cruise ship.

Witnesses sought as man fights for life

Witnesses sought as man fights for life

Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash in a seaside town yesterday that has left a man with life-threatening injuries.

Child's winning First World War flowerbed unveiled

Child's winning First World War flowerbed unveiled

Viktoria Koltoova's prizewinning design of a poppy flowerbed is now on show.

Seaside crash leaves man seriously injured

Seaside crash leaves man seriously injured

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a collision between a car and a pedestrian in a coastal town.

Woman rescued during firefighters' strike

Woman rescued during firefighters' strike

Despite being on strike firefighters cut a woman free from her car this afternoon.

'You've hurt me - stay away from me': Murder trial hears of distress call

'You've hurt me - stay away from me': Murder trial hears of distress call

Murder trial jurors have heard how police were called to a suspect's home just days before he is alleged to have killed a love rival.

Bamboozled by 'monstrous' sculpture

Bamboozled by 'monstrous' sculpture

Concerns raised over huge bamboo scaffolding erected for an arts festival have been rebuffed by organisers.

Jury visits scene of brutal 'murderous' attack

Jury visits scene of brutal 'murderous' attack

A murder case jury has visited the scene where a homeless man was said to have been beaten to death.

FFX find another gear

FFX find another gear

Folkestone-based FFX Yamaha turned in their strongest performance of the season at Snetterton over the weekend.

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