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Chunnel delays due to power problems

Chunnel delays due to power problems

Travellers are experiencing delays over a technical issue in the Channel Tunnel.

Road re-opens after crash

Road re-opens after crash

A road which was closed after a vehicle overturned has been re-opened by emergency services.

Community in shock as centre wall collapses

Community in shock as centre wall collapses

Children and parents on their way to school this morning stared in shock at a heap of rubble which had been the garden wall to their community centre.

Crash delayed traffic around town

Crash delayed traffic around town

A collision on a busy road caused congestion near a town centre this morning.

Photo: Mangled wreckage following head-on smash

Photo: Mangled wreckage following head-on smash

Firefighters used specialist equipment to free a woman after a van and car crashed.

Grieving son brandished knives 'like Edward Scissorhands'

Grieving son brandished knives 'like Edward Scissorhands'

Wielding two knives, grieving Keiran Carr appeared ‘demonic’ as he confronted a social worker during a heated meeting about his late mother’s estate.

Revealed: The frontline in Kent's war against drugs

Revealed: The frontline in Kent's war against drugs

The top cop behind an undercover operation to smash 'death-peddling' drugs gangs tells how they prey on the vulnerable and terrorise residents.

Migrants held in town centre

Migrants held in town centre

Five men, believed to be migrants, have been handed to immigration teams after they were seen wandering around a town centre.

VIDEO: Vans race on public footpaths

VIDEO: Vans race on public footpaths

Footage has emerged of two vans racing along a public footpath near a hospital.

Woman hit by car near animal park

Woman hit by car near animal park

A woman has been hit by a car near a wildlife park this evening.

Firefighters battle house blaze

Firefighters battle house blaze

A busy road was shut in both directions as fire crews tackled a serious blaze at a house.

Cruel dog-sitter left staffies in squalor

Cruel dog-sitter left staffies in squalor

A man supposed to be looking after two dogs for a friend left them in "absolute filth" without food and water for at least two days.

Murder trial: Moments before fatal stabbing

Murder trial: Moments before fatal stabbing

A husband accused of murdering his wife after she admitted an affair has told of the moments before the fatal attack.

Woman denies involvement in man's 'murder'

Woman denies involvement in man's 'murder'

A woman whose belt was found tied around the wrist of a man stabbed to death at his flat has denied having anything to do with his alleged murder.

Unexploded bombs and seagulls don't stack up for Stack

Unexploded bombs and seagulls don't stack up for Stack

It's been revealed which areas were considered - and discounted - as temporary Operation Stack lorry parks... and why they didn't work.

Flooding on motorway slip-road cleared

Flooding on motorway slip-road cleared

A specialised tanker has successfully cleared flooding which closed a motorway slip-road.

M20 crash close to Tunnel terminal

M20 crash close to Tunnel terminal

Delays remain on the M20 this morning following a crash.

Mum 'overwhelmed' by friendship offers for autistic son

Mum 'overwhelmed' by friendship offers for autistic son

People from all over the UK have been contacting a woman who issued an appeal to find friends for her autistic son following the death of his brother.

Overnight closures on major route

Overnight closures on major route

Overnight closures have been scheduled on a major route to allow improvement work to take place.

Garden city needs 'better quality housing'

Garden city needs 'better quality housing'

The chairman of a new garden city has been criticised for comments on the standard of new homes as it emerged only 79 have been built – out of 15,000.

Some flood alerts lifted in Kent

Some flood alerts lifted in Kent

Flood warnings have been lifted along the River Medway today, but parts of west Kent remain on alert.

Firefighters tackle basement blaze after smoke plumes spotted

Firefighters tackle basement blaze after smoke plumes spotted

A man was treated for smoke inhalation after plumes were seen coming out of a basement of a four-storey building.

Kent blasted by downpours

Kent blasted by downpours

Flood alerts are covering parts of Kent again today - as the county is hit by fierce downpours.

Police hunting driver after woman freed from crash

Police hunting driver after woman freed from crash

The driver of a car in a head-on collision - which left a woman injured - is being sought by police today.

Hospital still failing - as inspectors release damning report

Hospital still failing - as inspectors release damning report

A hospital trust dubbed inadequate for two-and-half years is still failing, inspectors have revealed - as hospital bosses vow to turn it around.

Hundreds of calls about puppy thrown over fence

Hundreds of calls about puppy thrown over fence

A puppy thrown over the fence of a kennel has inspired hundreds of people to call offering to adopt her.

Mum’s horror as she sees daughter swept out to sea

Mum’s horror as she sees daughter swept out to sea

A mother has described the terrifying moment her daughter slipped on a sea wall and was swept into the water by a huge wave.

'Why didn’t police ask me about crash?'

'Why didn’t police ask me about crash?'

A motorcyclist whose leg was shattered in a crash says she is upset police did not even speak to her about how it happened.

Cold case murder suspect released on bail

Cold case murder suspect released on bail

A 47-year-old questioned over the killing of a Cambridgeshire man in 1990, will be quizzed further in April.

Driver warns of A2 aquaplaning as cars slide into bushes

Driver warns of A2 aquaplaning as cars slide into bushes

A motorist says sections of the A2 are a hazard to drivers when wet as heavy rainfall batters the county.

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