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Person killed after being hit by train

Person killed after being hit by train

A person has been killed after being hit by a train at Ashford International station.

Thug attacked prison guard as he fled court

Thug attacked prison guard as he fled court

A martial arts expert fractured a prison officer’s pelvis as he escaped from court and then went on to carry out a terrifying armed burglary.

Thug avoids jail after admitting park attack

Thug avoids jail after admitting park attack

Jobless teen Connor Portainer avoids jail and is given a curfew after admitting attacking an man in front of his wife and daughter in a park

Too posh for pasties?

Too posh for pasties?

Customers have hit out at a shopping centre for kicking out a pasty business - for 'not being posh enough'.

'We've not given up on grammar conversion plan'

'We've not given up on grammar conversion plan'

Bosses at one of the first secondary schools in the country to consult on whether to become a grammar insist they have not scrapped the plans.

Armed police surround house

Armed police surround house

A residential street was cordoned off as specially-trained officers were sent to investigate reports someone had seen a gun.

Migrant found dead 'may never be identified'

Migrant found dead 'may never be identified'

A migrant found dead in the back of a lorry may never be formally identified, an inquest heard.

Air ambulance lands at school after serious fall

Air ambulance lands at school after serious fall

A man was airlifted to a London hospital following a fall at home.

Double stabbing above kebab shop

Double stabbing above kebab shop

Two men were injured in a double stabbing when three men forced their way into a flat above a kebab shop.

Pigeon cull sparks social media outrage

Pigeon cull sparks social media outrage

A family attraction's decision to shoot pigeons has sparked a storm on Facebook.

Boy, 12, charged with stealing e-cigarettes

Boy, 12, charged with stealing e-cigarettes

A child will appear in court after a burglary at a supermarket.

Marathon runner breaks world record - and he's not done yet!

Marathon runner breaks world record - and he's not done yet!

A 21-year-old has entered the Guiness World Records as the youngest person to run 100 marathons in one year.

Theme park to get nearly £10m investment

Theme park to get nearly £10m investment

Troubled amusement park Dreamland has been given a major cash lifeline of nearly £10 million.

Two-truck crash causes delays

Two-truck crash causes delays

A crash between two lorries is causing delays into a town,.

Flasher who tried to lure schoolgirls into car avoids jail

Flasher who tried to lure schoolgirls into car avoids jail

A pervert who exposed himself and performed sex acts in front of schoolgirls while sitting in his sports car has narrowly avoided a prison sentence.

Missguided to open new store

Missguided to open new store

Online women’s fashion brand Missguided is poised to open its second ever bricks-and-mortar shop in Kent.

Bid to rebuild demolished pub turned down

Bid to rebuild demolished pub turned down

There's no chance of a pub - which was demolished by mistake - being rebuilt after an application to have it listed as a community asset was refused.

Jail warning for driver who killed motorcyclist

Jail warning for driver who killed motorcyclist

A motorist has been warned she faces prison after a motorcyclist died in a crash.

PC blackmailed with doctored 'rape threat' video

PC blackmailed with doctored 'rape threat' video

A nightclub waitress who tried to blackmail a police officer by doctoring a video to make it sound like he had threatened to rape her is behind bars.

Police warning after spike in vehicle crime

Police warning after spike in vehicle crime

Dozens of vehicles were broken into across a town over the festive period.

£20k robbery suspect due in court

£20k robbery suspect due in court

A man accused of a cash-in-transit robbery is due in court today after being arrested 120 miles away 13 hours later.

Ex-RAF officer jailed after abusing girl

Ex-RAF officer jailed after abusing girl

A man who molested a child victim while drunk and angry has been jailed for 12 years.

Man threatens to jump from roof

Man threatens to jump from roof

A man attempted to jump off a car park roof at a busy Kent shopping centre.

Pensioner treated after bathroom blaze

Pensioner treated after bathroom blaze

A pensioner has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his bathroom.

Thousands raised for 'princess' Ezmae

Thousands raised for 'princess' Ezmae

Donations have been flying in for the funeral of a very ill four-year-old, who died earlier this week.

Drink-drive arrest after crash

Drink-drive arrest after crash

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after two cars crashed, leaving one man trapped in his car.

Burst water pipes close school

Burst water pipes close school

An academy has been forced to close today after water pipes burst.

MP calls for £10 post-Brexit tax to enter UK

MP calls for £10 post-Brexit tax to enter UK

An MP wants post-Brexit EU visitors to pay £10 to come to Britain to help fund stronger anti-terror border controls.

Bus driver lost job after 'saving woman from attack'

Bus driver lost job after 'saving woman from attack'

A driver says he has unfairly lost his job after throwing a teenager off his bus for trying to stab a woman with a pencil.

'He was an amazing kid, I'm so proud of him'

'He was an amazing kid, I'm so proud of him'

More than £250,000 was raised to help pay for the treatment of a teenage boy with cancer, but it was not enough to save him.

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