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Masked robbers flee with £11k after tying up shop staff

Masked robbers flee with £11k after tying up shop staff

Two robbers emptied a safe of around £11,000 after tying up store workers in a "distressing" raid.

Heroes rescue woman who falls onto train tracks

Heroes rescue woman who falls onto train tracks

Two mystery heroes risked their own safety to jump onto rail tracks after a woman fell into the path of a high-speed train.

Pervert posed as masseur to sexually assault WPC

Pervert posed as masseur to sexually assault WPC

A sex offender with a string of convictions picked on the wrong victim to attack... an off-duty police officer.

Rochester's Dickens Festival starts tomorrow

Rochester's Dickens Festival starts tomorrow

Thousands of visitors are expected to pour into historic Rochester as the three-day Dickens Festival gets under way.

Crews battle kitchen fire

Crews battle kitchen fire

A fire which damaged a house in Rainham this morning is believed to have started in a fridge

Medway's Voice to headline free festival

Medway's Voice to headline free festival

The line-up for this year's Love Music Hate Racism festival has been announced.

Look who's popped in! Car smashes into two gardens

Look who's popped in! Car smashes into two gardens

Neighbours had a shock when a car mounted the pavement and smashed into their gardens.

Massive search after emergency flares let off

Massive search after emergency flares let off

A major rescue operation was mounted - involving coastguard, police, fire and RNLI - after flares were let off at a river.

Rain causes fire and shuts Chinese takeaway at shopping centre

Rain causes fire and shuts Chinese takeaway at shopping centre

Engineers were at a shopping centre today after rain led to sparks flying in cables last night, forcing a takeaway to shut.

Three arrested at Gills v Rotherham match are released

Three arrested at Gills v Rotherham match are released

Three football fans arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Rotherham manager Steve Evans at Gillingham FC have been released without charge

Rice firm fined after worker's hand trapped in machine

Rice firm fined after worker's hand trapped in machine

A company has been ordered to pay £30,000 after a worker was trapped in a machine - following the death of another employee in a workplace accident.

Tragic doctor told she was too young for bowel cancer

Tragic doctor told she was too young for bowel cancer

A doctor died of bowel cancer at just 29 after being told she was too young to have the disease.

Rage as fraudster is back on streets

Rage as fraudster is back on streets

A woman who conned a vulnerable adult out of almost £14,000 is out of jail... just two months into her sentence.

Cruise disaster survivors sue Costa Concordia firm

Cruise disaster survivors sue Costa Concordia firm

Costa Concordia survivors John and Mandy Rodford have attended the trial of the sunken ship's skipper as they sue the cruise liner's company.

Man swims width of River Medway from Chatham to Strood

Man swims width of River Medway from Chatham to Strood

The Medway Coastguard have issued a warning after a man swam across the River Medway at Chatham.

Crash victim's shock over eviction notice from dad

Crash victim's shock over eviction notice from dad

A man who lost his leg after a horrific crash is facing a new ordeal - as his own father serves him with an eviction notice.

Man overboard...

Man overboard...

Rainham North Councillor Vaughan Hewett resigns from Conservative group following election of Cllr David Carr as group whip

Council accused of spinning results of airport survey

Council accused of spinning results of airport survey

Campaigners fighting for an airport in the Thames estuary have dismissed a council survey which claims 1 in 6 are against the idea as "bunkum".

Buckmore's success after major work

Buckmore's success after major work

National kart racing returned to Chatham last weekend - and the circuit's recent improvements were applauded.

Boys praised after saving pal's life

Boys praised after saving pal's life

A mother has thanked the youngsters she believes saved her son's life after a bike crash.

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