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Cabbie loses job after injuring girl, 13

Cabbie loses job after injuring girl, 13

A taxi driver who drove off after knocking down a 13-year-old girl has lost his job.

Car crashes through pub wall

Car crashes through pub wall

Pub manager Beryl Swift was quietly pulling pints when a car smashed through the wall of her pub, narrowly missing customers.

Ex-girlfriend of killer husband died in tragic circumstances

Ex-girlfriend of killer husband died in tragic circumstances

The former girlfriend of wife killer Jonathon Cudworth also died a sudden and tragic death, it's been revealed.

MP brands childhood obesity figures 'concerning'

MP brands childhood obesity figures 'concerning'

Why this part of Kent has the largest percentage of older primary school children who are overweight or obese.

County's gritters get ready for snow

County's gritters get ready for snow

A cold night is in prospect...and there is the chance of a dusting!

Family receive emotional support as blaze destroys bedroom

Family receive emotional support as blaze destroys bedroom

A family-of-five are being look after by the Red Cross and the council after fire ripped through their home.

One of Kent's busiest road reopens after crash

One of Kent's busiest road reopens after crash

An investigation into why a car has overturned closed one of the county's major arteries for hours.

Biker injured in collision with car

Biker injured in collision with car

A motorcyclist is thought to have been injured after colliding with a car.

Burglar threatened to blow up hospital vehicles

Burglar threatened to blow up hospital vehicles

A man who threatened to blow up vehicles at a hospital and harassed a woman for sex before posting an indecent video of her online has avoided jail.

Audio: Chilling moment killer husband reports wife missing

Audio: Chilling moment killer husband reports wife missing

A controlling husband who stabbed his wife to death and dumped her body in a field in a "brutal and callous" killing has been jailed for 15 years.

Road partially reopens after serious crash

Road partially reopens after serious crash

Part of a road has reopened following an accident that gridlocked a town.

Town centre bank robbed

Town centre bank robbed

Emergency services, including police forensic vans, are at a town centre bank after a robbery.

Tears after dead pony found caked in mud

Tears after dead pony found caked in mud

A dead pony dumped in a country lane was so heavily covered in mud that it looked like a huge lump of earth. Warning: graphic image.

Video: Balaclava-clad men rob man

Video: Balaclava-clad men rob man

A shopkeeper has told of how he had a rag held over his face as he was robbed in the driveway of his own home.

Boy, 15, arrested after 'hit and run' smash

Boy, 15, arrested after 'hit and run' smash

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after reportedly leaving the scene of a crash.

Thug put pillow over girlfriend's face and trashed her flat

Thug put pillow over girlfriend's face and trashed her flat

A young woman thought she was going to die when her violent boyfriend put a pillow over her head and wrapped a cord tight around her neck.

Firefighters tackling house blaze

Firefighters tackling house blaze

Crews using breathing apparatus have been called to put out a fire in residential street.

Hunt for driver after car chase

Hunt for driver after car chase

Officers are hunting a driver following a car chase in the early hours, which led to a huge search involving police dogs and a helicopter.

Crash sparks long traffic jams

Crash sparks long traffic jams

A crash between a BMW and Peugeot has closed one lane of a busy road.

Driver charged over student’s death

Driver charged over student’s death

A man's been charged with causing the death of a college student who was killed in a crash.

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

Why should you think twice about buying a stuffed monkey head? It's the dirty, stinking, malodorous Friday news Quiz...

Trial of man charged with murdering four people delayed

Trial of man charged with murdering four people delayed

An alleged serial killer - accused of murdering four gay men he met online and dumping their bodies - has been delayed in entering his plea.

Islanders face night without water

Islanders face night without water

Families on Sheppey face a night of misery as engineers announce the water supply to the island is unlikely to be reconnected tonight.

Thirty firefighters tackle cottage blaze

Thirty firefighters tackle cottage blaze

Six fire engines are currently at the scene of a cottage fire, which has left five people in need of medical help.

Woman sexually assaulted by 'man wearing balaclava'

Woman sexually assaulted by 'man wearing balaclava'

Officers have closed an alleyway near a leisure park this morning and launched an investigation into an alleged sex attack.

Schoolgirl rushed to A&E after drinking Fruit Shoot

Schoolgirl rushed to A&E after drinking Fruit Shoot

A schoolgirl was rushed to hospital with sickness and a "burning throat" after drinking a Fruit Shoot which "tasted like oven cleaner".

Petition calls for Southeastern to be stripped of franchise

Petition calls for Southeastern to be stripped of franchise

Thousands have signed a petition calling for Kent train operator Southeastern to be stripped of its franchise.

Amputation will not hold me back after motorbike horror

Amputation will not hold me back after motorbike horror

A motorbike accident cost James Hazel his leg - but the adventure-loving young man is determined it won't hold him back.

Girl, 14, not allowed on bus because she had wrong change

Girl, 14, not allowed on bus because she had wrong change

A bus company has apologised to a schoolgirl after a driver refused to let her on the bus because she didn’t have the correct change.

Increase in drink and drug-driving arrests

Increase in drink and drug-driving arrests

More drivers than ever are being arrested in connection with drink and drug-driving offences.

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