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Friends’ fitting tribute to Charlie

Friends’ fitting tribute to Charlie

Friends of a tragic teenager who took his own life have opened a sports centre in an impoverished part of India in his name.

Popular air show could become two-day spectacle

Popular air show could become two-day spectacle

Organisers have revealed a popular air show attended by tens of thousands of spectators every year could return with a two-day event in 2018.

Walker defies injuries to help children in Malawi

Walker defies injuries to help children in Malawi

A man who shouldn't even be standing - let alone walking - after 16 knee and leg operations is trekking from Dover to Sittingbourne for charity.

Clowns frighten town's residents

Clowns frighten town's residents

It may be more than a month until Halloween, but clowns have been frightening residents of a Kent town.

Driver taken to hospital after crash

Driver taken to hospital after crash

One car was badly damaged and a driver taken to hospital after a crash this afternoon.

Kent teen through to judges' houses

Kent teen through to judges' houses

Freddy Parker wowed mentor Nicole Scherzinger in last night's episode of The X Factor.

Man suffers burns as fire destroys roof

Man suffers burns as fire destroys roof

A man received burns to his hands after a blaze destroyed the roof of a house.

Thousands of chewing gum packets stolen

Thousands of chewing gum packets stolen

Police are investigating after more than 50,000 packets of chewing gum were stolen from a truck.

What Corbyn's re-election means for Labour in Kent

What Corbyn's re-election means for Labour in Kent

Does Jeremy Corbyn have the prescription for Labour's Southern discomfort?

Animal charity wins legal battle over puppy farm

Animal charity wins legal battle over puppy farm

An animal welfare charity has won a landmark legal case to stop one of the country's largest puppy farms from being allowed to trade.

Hero teens help injured man - and get to school on time

Hero teens help injured man - and get to school on time

A pair of teenagers have been hailed as heroes for going to the aid of a man who had collapsed in an alleyway while on their way to school.

Teen days from death when optician spotted tumour

Teen days from death when optician spotted tumour

A teenager was just days from dying when an optician found a tumour in his brain during a routine eye test.

Jeremy Corbyn defeats Owen Smith to retain Labour leadership

Jeremy Corbyn defeats Owen Smith to retain Labour leadership

Labour has re-elected Jeremy Corbyn as party leader after an acrimonious campaign

Video: Car fire drama on A2

Video: Car fire drama on A2

Dramatic footage has been posted of a car on fire on the A2 this evening.

Woman dies after horror smash at Hacklinge

Woman dies after horror smash at Hacklinge

A 53 year-old woman injured in a head-on crash at Hacklinge has since died of her injuries, police have today revealed.

Brothers rescued after jetski fails

Brothers rescued after jetski fails

One man was treated for exposure after two brothers were rescued when their jet ski failed.

No action to be taken against 'sherbet'-snorting mayor

No action to be taken against 'sherbet'-snorting mayor

No criminal action will be taken against a Kent mayor filmed snorting a substance in a toilet cubicle.

No laughing matter as nitrous oxide stolen from hospital

No laughing matter as nitrous oxide stolen from hospital

Six nitrous oxide gas canisters - commonly referred to as laughing gas - have been stolen from a hospital.

Two arrested after alleyway 'rape'

Two arrested after alleyway 'rape'

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of rape following an alleged attack in an alleyway behind a supermarket.

Inspector returns to duty after boozy hotel row

Inspector returns to duty after boozy hotel row

A boozy night out involving Kent Police workers ended with a senior officer facing disciplinary charges.

Murder accused 'doesn't remember' lead up to OAP's killing

Murder accused 'doesn't remember' lead up to OAP's killing

A mechanic who denies brutally beating a pensioner to death in his own home has claimed he does not remember the hours leading up to the killing.

Van blaze on busy roundabout

Van blaze on busy roundabout

Motorists faced delays after a van caught fire on a busy roundabout.

'Escort' defended herself with coat hangers and juice

'Escort' defended herself with coat hangers and juice

A suspected prostitute defended herself with coat hangers and cranberry juice as security guards attempted to force their way into her hotel room.

10 things you didn't know last week...

10 things you didn't know last week...

Our waters aren't safe from pirates. And it's harder to build a shed than donate a kidney. Here are 10 things you now know that you didn't last week!

Woman cut free after two-car crash

Woman cut free after two-car crash

Firefighters worked to free a woman trapped inside her car after an accident on a busy road this morning.

Drink-drive policeman may lose job

Drink-drive policeman may lose job

A police officer is likely to lose his job after driving to work over the alcohol limit.

Elderly man missing for 12 months

Elderly man missing for 12 months

The family of a pensioner who disappeared a year ago have reissued their appeal for information in the hope of finally finding him.

'I thought he was going to die in my arms'

'I thought he was going to die in my arms'

A witness who dashed to help a young man after he was stabbed in the street has described how he thought he would bleed to death.

Man critical after street brawl

Man critical after street brawl

Five people have been charged following a street brawl, as a 69-year-old man fights for his life in hospital.

Was sleeping disorder to blame for crash death?

Was sleeping disorder to blame for crash death?

A woman who died when her car careered into a sheep field may have fallen asleep at the wheel, an inquest has heard.

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