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Delays ease after two crashes

Delays ease after two crashes

A three-car pile up on a busy dual carriageway and a van on its roof on the A2 caused major delays this morning.

Helicopter hunts for wanted prisoner

Helicopter hunts for wanted prisoner

The police helicopter was scrambled to search for a man on the run from prison and two men who fled the scene of a crash.

Kent Police considering "way forward" over possible probe into election expenses claims

Kent Police considering "way forward" over possible probe into election expenses claims

Kent Police says it is examining whether to ask for more time to pobe allegations about Conservative election spending in South Thanet

Police's £25k repair bill for filling cars with wrong fuel

Police's £25k repair bill for filling cars with wrong fuel

Kent Police has been forced to pay out more than £25,000 to repair cars after officers filled them with the wrong fuel.

Traffic clears after M2 crash

Traffic clears after M2 crash

A crash involving four vehicles caused long queues on the M2 this morning.

Travellers set up camp at rugby pitch

Travellers set up camp at rugby pitch

Travellers have set up camp at a rugby and cricket pitch, with five caravans appearing on the private land.

Victim pretended to be dead to stop thug throttling her

Victim pretended to be dead to stop thug throttling her

A terrified woman was left bleeding heavily and badly bruised after being throttled by a violent thug - who stopped only when he thought she was dead.

Labour activist suspended over Holocaust remarks

Labour activist suspended over Holocaust remarks

The Labour party has suspended a leading figure in the Kent branch of campaign group Momentum for controversial Holocaust remarks.

Drivers sour faced after malic acid spill closes road

Drivers sour faced after malic acid spill closes road

There are long delays after malic acid - a food additive used to impart a tart flavour - was spilt on the A2260 near Watling street.

Kent MPs in new child refugee vote

Kent MPs in new child refugee vote

Kent's MPs are set to vote on revised government plans to accept more child refugees from Syria.

Multi-vehicle crash partially blocks ring road

Multi-vehicle crash partially blocks ring road

Emergency services were called to a multi-car crash this afternoon.

High Sheriff campaigns against domestic abuse

High Sheriff campaigns against domestic abuse

Domestic violence will be top of the agenda as Kent's newest High Sheriff takes office.

Teenage girl whose body was pulled from the sea named

Teenage girl whose body was pulled from the sea named

The 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered off the Kent coast on Sunday has been named.

Elderly man hit by golf ball

Elderly man hit by golf ball

A man, in his 70s, has been taken to hospital after being hit by a golf ball.

Travel pass hike 'to go ahead' - despite petition

Travel pass hike 'to go ahead' - despite petition

A petition with thousands of names failed to halt a hike in the cost of a travel pass for youngsters.

Bizarre theft of mountain bike

Bizarre theft of mountain bike

Thieves stole a bike and apparently left a green fancy dress hat in its place.

Relief as missing schoolboy, 9, found safe

Relief as missing schoolboy, 9, found safe

A boy who disappeared in his school uniform after leaving home this morning, sparking a frantic search, has been found safe.

Block travel pass price increase, say campaigners

Block travel pass price increase, say campaigners

Petitioners are urging county councillors to block another increase in the cost of a bus travel pass for 11-16-year-olds.

Conman guilty of Mr Whippy ice cream van fraud

Conman guilty of Mr Whippy ice cream van fraud

A fraudster has admitted involvement in an insurance con in which a Mr Whippy ice cream van was used to stage fake accidents across the country.

Ex-soldier jailed for abusing young girls

Ex-soldier jailed for abusing young girls

A former soldier who molested three children - one as young as five - and then tried to claim they were lying about the abuse has been locked up.

Police warning as 'paedo hunters' confront suspect at Bluewater

Police warning as 'paedo hunters' confront suspect at Bluewater

Detectives are warning vigilantes not to pursue alleged sex offenders after footage emerged of so-called "paedophile hunters" confronting a suspect.

'To steal birds is ludicrous... He has suffered enough'

'To steal birds is ludicrous... He has suffered enough'

An aviary built for a 9-year-old boy after he underwent months of gruelling cancer treatment has been broken into - for the second time.

Vandals target car owners with 'spiked' potatoes

Vandals target car owners with 'spiked' potatoes

Potatoes with spikes embedded in them are the latest weapon as vandals target car owners and smash windows.

Boy, 17, taken to hospital after motorbike crash

Boy, 17, taken to hospital after motorbike crash

A busy road was sealed off by emergency services after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle, which left a teenager injured.

Driver avoids jail after killing three in horror crash

Driver avoids jail after killing three in horror crash

A driver who killed his fiancee, her mother and a popular Kent father in a horror crash after a "momentary lapse of attention" has avoided jail.

Hawk returns to falconer after afternoon off

Hawk returns to falconer after afternoon off

Shoppers were stunned to see a large bird of prey thought to be a Harris's hawk casually perched on a restaurant sign in a city centre.

Man caught on CCTV vandalising rescue boat

Man caught on CCTV vandalising rescue boat

A man has been caught on CCTV vandalising a vital rescue boat with what appears to be a large knife.

Registered sex offender tricks child into meeting him

Registered sex offender tricks child into meeting him

A paedophile has admitted using an alias to arrange repeated meetings with a 14-year-old girl to sexually assault her.

School evacuated over safety issue

School evacuated over safety issue

A school and nursery was forced to send all children and staff home after a heavy construction machine on the site became stuck in mud.

Car ploughs into stone wall

Car ploughs into stone wall

A driver escaped serious injury after a car hit a stone wall this evening.

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