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Delays after Dartford tunnel is closed

Delays after Dartford tunnel is closed

The M25 saw delays earlier this morning after the Dartford tunnel had to be closed

More searches and celebrity help to find missing Ben Savage

More searches and celebrity help to find missing Ben Savage

Searches are resuming and celebrities, including Davina McCall, are spreading the word to help find a missing teen.

Man dies after being hit by a train

Man dies after being hit by a train

A man has died after being struck by a train at Whitstable, British Transport Police confirm.

Man 'lucky to escape' with minor injuries

Man 'lucky to escape' with minor injuries

A man's recalled the moment he saw a horse roll over his bonnet in a crash this morning.

Boy, 5, empties money box for ophaned children

Boy, 5, empties money box for ophaned children

A little boy moved by the plight of orphaned children has spent his pocket money on a gift for youngsters who won't have Christmas presents.

'Celebrity' cat back home after trip to London

'Celebrity' cat back home after trip to London

An intrepid cat labelled a "local celebrity", who often disappears for a week at a time, has turned up more than 50 miles away in London.

Man puts up 'Auschwitz-style' fence to keep thieves out

Man puts up 'Auschwitz-style' fence to keep thieves out

A desperate landowner says he has been forced to erect an ugly razor wire fence to protect his property after it was repeatedly targeted by thieves.

A famous pleasure boat could be returning to home waters

A famous pleasure boat could be returning to home waters

A pleasure boat that has delighted hundreds of day trippers since 1946 is up for sale - and the owner wants her to return home.

Care home firm faces prosecution over lift death tragedy

Care home firm faces prosecution over lift death tragedy

A care home operator has been charged with health and safety breaches after a worker was killed in a lift.

Jailed ex-cop and business partner admit NHS fraud bid

Jailed ex-cop and business partner admit NHS fraud bid

Two young businessmen have admitted conspiring to defraud the NHS of £35,000.

Mother of stabbed teen 'sickened' by grave thefts

Mother of stabbed teen 'sickened' by grave thefts

A heartbroken mother whose son died after being stabbed in the street says she has been left “sickened” by the theft of items from his grave.

Woman injured after being hit by car

Woman injured after being hit by car

A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

Pervert landlord secretly filmed tenant

Pervert landlord secretly filmed tenant

An obsessive landlord set up a secret camera in the room of one of his tenants to spy on her for sexual gratification, a court heard.

Child injured after car and van crash

Child injured after car and van crash

Two men and a child have been injured in a crash involving a car and a van.

Crash pilot 'froze' at controls

Crash pilot 'froze' at controls

A helicopter pilot became "frozen" at the controls just moments before crashing at Manston, an investigation's revealed.

'He put his mother through the hell'

'He put his mother through the hell'

A mean son raided his mum’s home but didn’t plead guilty to burglary until SHE arrived at court to give evidence against him.

Bus and two cars crash

Bus and two cars crash

Police were called to a high street after a bus was involved in a collision with two cars.

Kent councils' car parking profit tops £17 million

Kent councils' car parking profit tops £17 million

Councils in Kent made nearly £18 million profit from car parking charges and fines over the last financial year.

Road blocked by three-car crash

Road blocked by three-car crash

A main road has been closed in both directions following a three-car crash

Ferrell movie filmed at Kent attraction

Ferrell movie filmed at Kent attraction

A movie featuring Hollywood star Will Ferrell is being filmed at a Kent attraction which has become a favourite with TV and film crews.

Search intensifies as fears grow for missing Ben

Search intensifies as fears grow for missing Ben

A rescue helicopter today joined a major search for a teenager missing for days after a night out - as police warn against unofficial river searches.

Baby giraffe's birth an early Christmas present

Baby giraffe's birth an early Christmas present

Keepers at an animal park in Kent say the arrival of a baby giraffe is like Christmas coming early.

12,000 homes plan 'will not be a swathe of concrete'

12,000 homes plan 'will not be a swathe of concrete'

Designers working on a new 12,000 home garden town have insisted the huge development will not become a swathe of concrete across the 1,300 acre site.

'After 10 years of fun together, it has been devastating'

'After 10 years of fun together, it has been devastating'

After her husband died from a hereditary heart disease, a devastated widow has raised thousands for the charity researching the condition.

Couple help save drowning dog from river

Couple help save drowning dog from river

A dog walker has praised a couple who helped save his pet from drowning after it plunged into a freezing river at night.

Driver's 100mph police chase with pregnant girlfriend

Driver's 100mph police chase with pregnant girlfriend

A banned driver who led police on a 100mph chase claimed he was concerned about his pregnant girlfriend.

Smash closes busy road

Smash closes busy road

A busy road has been closed after a crash involving three cars.

Thieves steal children's Christmas presents

Thieves steal children's Christmas presents

Thieves have stolen more than 30 Christmas presents which were meant to be given out to children during a Santa sleigh run.

Big switch-on welcomes thousands to digital radio

Big switch-on welcomes thousands to digital radio

An extra 800,000 listeners can enjoy kmfm on DAB radio after new transmitters were officially switched on.

Builder who took £54k from OAP told to pay back just £1

Builder who took £54k from OAP told to pay back just £1

A cowboy builder who ripped off an 82-year-old has been ordered by a judge to cough up a quid.

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