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Hospital trust put into financial special measures

Hospital trust put into financial special measures

A Kent health trust has been placed into financial special measures - amid a forecast £23m deficit.

Loose parrot causes a flap

Loose parrot causes a flap

When an African parrot - missing for days - sauntered down a cobbled high street, it sparked a mission by our journalists to find her owners.

Disgust as girl, 7, left home alone

Disgust as girl, 7, left home alone

Carnival organisers have apologised after a seven-year-old court princess was dropped off at home alone after an event.

Project goes into the history books

Project goes into the history books

A unique project detailing the history of Kent - and taking 27 years to complete - has seen its final volume published.

Protesters form blockade to stop live animal export lorries

Protesters form blockade to stop live animal export lorries

More than 50 campaigners sat in the road and clashed with lorry drivers transporting live sheep to Calais.

Lorry and car crash on Fairmeadow, Maidstone

Lorry and car crash on Fairmeadow, Maidstone

Delays after lorry and car collide on busy main road.

Cool reception for hot weather tips

Cool reception for hot weather tips

A councillor's hit out at "pointless" advice from bureaucrats in the heatwave ... to drink water, wear a hat and open a window (if it's safe)!

Fire crews tackle barn blaze

Fire crews tackle barn blaze

Around 20 firefighters spent the night dealing with a fire at a barn.

Man due in court accused of several commercial burglaries

Man due in court accused of several commercial burglaries

A man has been charged with a string of burglaries at businesses across Kent.

Police hunt burglar who fled through window

Police hunt burglar who fled through window

This image has been released after a man returned home to find a suspected burglar standing in his living room.

Live: Breaking news from Kent

Live: Breaking news from Kent

Catch up with the latest news, travel and weather from across Kent.

Bluewater joins Green Flag spaces

Bluewater joins Green Flag spaces

Bluewater shopping centre has joined a select number of parks and open spaces across Kent to be awarded a Green Flag.

Inmate in hospital after prison stabbing

Inmate in hospital after prison stabbing

An inmate has been taken to hospital after being stabbed, it has been revealed.

'I wouldn’t be here today if it hadn’t been for them'

'I wouldn’t be here today if it hadn’t been for them'

Grandad William Bournes wants to thank the men who saved his life after a dip in the sea nearly killed him.

Traffic chaos likely to hit Kent in coming days

Traffic chaos likely to hit Kent in coming days

Traffic is expected to build up on Kent's roads in the next few days as families head to the continent on summer holidays.

Armed police restrain man 'with weapon'

Armed police restrain man 'with weapon'

Officers with guns have swooped on a man thought to be carrying a weapon close to a busy town centre.

Boss hurled brick through window in violent robbery

Boss hurled brick through window in violent robbery

A company boss who posed as a police officer and hurled a brick through the window of a lorry's cab during a terrifying robbery has been locked up.

Damaged railway line to reopen early after major repairs

Damaged railway line to reopen early after major repairs

The train line between Dover and Folkestone, which has been shut since December due to storm damage, is expected to reopen months ahead of schedule.

Dog owner spared jail after pet bit off finger

Dog owner spared jail after pet bit off finger

A woman whose pit bull ripped off the finger of a former Kent mayor as she posted a newsletter through a door has been given a suspended sentence.

Driving lesson terror as car window smashed by brick

Driving lesson terror as car window smashed by brick

A driving instructor has described his terror as a group of yobs smashed his learner car window as it was being driven during a lesson.

Footballer’s suicide over cheating wife

Footballer’s suicide over cheating wife

A postman and popular footballer took his own life after discovering his wife had been unfaithful, an inquest heard.

Killer's child sex abuse 'plumbed depths of depravity'

Killer's child sex abuse 'plumbed depths of depravity'

A killer whose sexual abuse of young children "plumbed the depths of depravity" has been brought to justice more than 30 years on.

Man denies murder after body found at flat

Man denies murder after body found at flat

A man has pleaded not guilty to murder after a body was discovered at a block of flats.

Man punched to ground in early-hours robbery

Man punched to ground in early-hours robbery

Police have released CCTV images after a man was allegedly punched to the ground and robbed of his mobile phone and wallet in an early-hours attack.

Man stabbed and slashed in brutal knifepoint abduction

Man stabbed and slashed in brutal knifepoint abduction

A man was stabbed repeatedly and slashed across the face in a terrifying knifepoint abduction after being lured to an address by his attackers.

Nick Clegg stars as Tom Hanks in Carly Rae Jepson parody

Nick Clegg stars as Tom Hanks in Carly Rae Jepson parody

Former deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg came to Kent to make a 'fun' party-political broadcast last year, but it's been kept top secret.

Sharp rise in child sex abuse reports in Kent

Sharp rise in child sex abuse reports in Kent

The number of reports of sex abuse against young children has more than TRIPLED in the past four years, as more and more historic cases come to light.

Person cut from car after M20 crash

Person cut from car after M20 crash

A crash thought to involve a lorry and a car is causing long delays on the M20 this evening.

Jail for man who tried to smuggle goods into prisons with drone

Jail for man who tried to smuggle goods into prisons with drone

In the first case of its kind in the UK, a father who tried to smuggle prohibited items into prisons using a drone has been jailed.

Video: Warning after children's bridge jump

Video: Warning after children's bridge jump

Youngsters jumping from a bridge into the River Medway have sparked a safety warning from the coastguard.

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