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Car smashes into bus stop

Car smashes into bus stop

A car smashed into a bus stop after overturning on a busy road this morning.

Firefighters free woman from car after crash

Firefighters free woman from car after crash

A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash this morning.

Man who battered wife with kitchen bin avoids jail

Man who battered wife with kitchen bin avoids jail

A man who attacked his wife with a bin in a row in front of their young children has avoided a prison sentence.

Tragic Jason thought 'life would be better' without him

Tragic Jason thought 'life would be better' without him

Popular teenager Jason Pettey had previously thought about suicide before hanging himself from a tree, an inquest heard.

More drivers caught speeding - and one camera's nabbed 6,000!

More drivers caught speeding - and one camera's nabbed 6,000!

Kent's drivers have committed a fifth more speeding offences in three years - and we reveal which one camera accounts for 10% of them.

Uninsured driver fined after crash that broke man's neck

Uninsured driver fined after crash that broke man's neck

An uninsured driver with no uk licence has escaped with a fine after an accident that seriously injured another motorist.

Body found at port identified as missing sailor

Body found at port identified as missing sailor

A body washed up on a shoreline this morning has been identified as that of a missing sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard five weeks ago.

Man arrested after helicopter scrambled in search

Man arrested after helicopter scrambled in search

A man has been arrested after emergency crews including the police helicopter were sent to search for him.

Murder accused appears in court

Murder accused appears in court

A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of "gentle giant" Danny Wallis.

Police admit investigation failures after death of cyclist

Police admit investigation failures after death of cyclist

The parents of a cyclist killed in a lorry crash are considering legal action against police who have admitted failing to investigate the tragedy.

Third arrest after man 'stabbed repeatedly'

Third arrest after man 'stabbed repeatedly'

Police have made a further arrest after a man was allegedly stabbed repeatedly and a woman attacked at a caravan site.

Woman soldier jailed for killing hitch-hiker

Woman soldier jailed for killing hitch-hiker

A ground-breaking female bomb disposal expert has been jailed for killing a hitchhiker while driving and surfing the internet on her phone.

MP Damian Collins: 'Blatter should step down immediately'

MP Damian Collins: 'Blatter should step down immediately'

Kent MP Damian Collins, who founded the New Fifa Now campaign, has called for Sepp Blatter to step down immediately.

'Media intrusion' to blame for youth crime tsar scrapping

'Media intrusion' to blame for youth crime tsar scrapping

Media intrusion is to blame for the decision not to appoint a new youth crime tsar, according to Kent crime commissioner Ann Barnes.

Dog ban for couple who let staffies attack

Dog ban for couple who let staffies attack

A couple whose staffies attacked three other pets have been banned from keeping dogs.

FOUND: 83-year-old dementia sufferer

FOUND: 83-year-old dementia sufferer

Police have now found a pensioner with dementia who went missing from his home in Rainham.

Mother gives birth on hard shoulder

Mother gives birth on hard shoulder

These new parents will never forget the day their daughter was born after she came into the world on the side of a motorway this afternoon.

Lover who put girlfriend through decades of hell jailed

Lover who put girlfriend through decades of hell jailed

A man who threatened to bury his girlfriend - after more than 20 years of abusing her - has been banned from Thanet for 10 years.

Man admits knife attack on rough sleeper

Man admits knife attack on rough sleeper

A man is awaiting sentence after admitting to repeatedly stabbing a rough sleeper in a park.

T-Rex unleashed on Kent town

T-Rex unleashed on Kent town

A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex has been unleashed in a Kent town this afternoon after travelling to the area on a flatbed truck.

Prolific burglar threatens pensioner with knife

Prolific burglar threatens pensioner with knife

A prolific and violent burglar is behind bars after he broke into an 83-year-old man's home and threatened him with a knife.

Tributes paid to Charles Kennedy

Tributes paid to Charles Kennedy

A leading Kent campaigner has praised the former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy, who has died aged just 55, as "witty and charming".

Woman admits trying to murder three in suicide bid

Woman admits trying to murder three in suicide bid

A woman dismantled a fire alarm before pulling a cooker gas tube in a bid to kill herself - while putting others' lives at risk.

Woman freed from crash

Woman freed from crash

Firefighters had to remove the roof of a car to free a trapped woman after a crash.

Happy 150th birthday to The Mercury!

Happy 150th birthday to The Mercury!

It has survived Hitler’s bombs, takeovers, industrial strikes, competition and threats from other media - today the Mercury is 150 years old!

Driver caught with 17 immigrants - and two journalists

Driver caught with 17 immigrants - and two journalists

A driver caught attempting to smuggle 17 illegal immigrants found something else unexpected in the back of his lorry - two undercover reporters.

Girl, 10, faces the chop to honour brave dad

Girl, 10, faces the chop to honour brave dad

A 10-year-old girl who lost her father to stomach cancer has had her hip-length hair chopped off to raise money for the hospice that cared for him.

Pressure group attacks council over wet fish stall

Pressure group attacks council over wet fish stall

A pressure group has attacked councils for holding 'non-essential' assets including a wet fish stall and model railway.

Boy, 9, hurt in roof fall

Boy, 9, hurt in roof fall

A child was taken to hospital after plunging through a roof of an empty property.

Family's tribute to 'one in a million' Danny

Family's tribute to 'one in a million' Danny

Relatives of Danny Wallis have released a loving tribute in memory of the 29-year-old after he was allegedly murdered at his flat.

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