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Friends pray for boy knocked down by car

Friends pray for boy knocked down by car

Pupils and teachers are praying for a 12-year-old boy who is still in hospital after being hit by a car on Friday.

Jobseekers join queue for Dreamland job

Jobseekers join queue for Dreamland job

Hundreds of jobseekers have been queuing round the block as the search begins for Dreamland staff.

Man hit by car suffers head injury

Man hit by car suffers head injury

A man in his 60s has been rushed to hospital with a head injury after he was hit by a car this afternoon.

Police arrest men after spate of burglaries

Police arrest men after spate of burglaries

Police have arrested three men after money, cars and computer tablets were stolen from houses in a spate of burglaries.

Police seal off flats after man slashed with knife

Police seal off flats after man slashed with knife

A block of flats was sealed off by police after a man suffered a slash wound.

Serial child rapist jailed for 19 years

Serial child rapist jailed for 19 years

A "devious and disgusting" child rapist who inflicted "ghastly" abuse - and then tried to blame his young victims - has been jailed for 19 years.

Serial burglar jailed for stealing war medals

Serial burglar jailed for stealing war medals

A burglar who stole medals belonging to a late Second War veteran during a string of burglaries has been jailed.

Care worker accused of murder 'blinded by boyfriend'

Care worker accused of murder 'blinded by boyfriend'

A woman accused of luring a father to his death has blamed her "blind" love for her boyfriend.

April fools... that were actually true

April fools... that were actually true

Every year there are stories that make you check it's not April 1. Here are six of our favourites.

Three charged after 'plot to steal safes and cash machine'

Three charged after 'plot to steal safes and cash machine'

Police have arrested three men after a series of raids on properties in two Kent areas.

PM's 'secret weapon' unleashed in Medway

PM's 'secret weapon' unleashed in Medway

The Prime Minister's wife, dubbed by national press as his 'secret weapon' in the election campaign, is visiting a school in the Medway Towns today.

Wrong turn lorry traps residents all night

Wrong turn lorry traps residents all night

People were trapped in their homes all night after a foreign registered lorry took a wrong turning - damaging gardens.

Kent sees massive increase in dog attacks

Kent sees massive increase in dog attacks

The number of people injured in dog attacks has risen by 357% since 2012 - but fewer people are being charged.

Mystery surrounds death of promising teenager

Mystery surrounds death of promising teenager

A mother fears she will never get answers after her 19-year-old son was found dead in a French river days before he was due to start college.

Who's messed up the garden of England?

Who's messed up the garden of England?

Kent is drowning in a sea of litter and our roadsides need to be cleared. If you agree, join our campaign to Clean Up Kent.

Drug-crazed pervert jailed for bizarre acts in play area

Drug-crazed pervert jailed for bizarre acts in play area

A crazed drug user who caused alarm and distress when he stripped naked and simulated sex acts in front of children at a play area has been jailed.

M20 crash causes delays

M20 crash causes delays

A collision led to rush hour delays on the M20 this morning.

Police appeal to find missing teen

Police appeal to find missing teen

Police in London have issued an appeal to find a 15-year-old girl who was last seen in Kent on Saturday, March 21.

Woman chases bandits... on horse

Woman chases bandits... on horse

When a woman spotted armed raiders with a swag bag, she didn't think twice ... and chased them across fields on her horse.

Woman injured after tyre smashes windscreen

Woman injured after tyre smashes windscreen

A woman in her 70s has been injured by a bouncing tyre that fell from a lorry and smashed her windscreen.

Inmate found dead in cell named

Inmate found dead in cell named

An inmate found with multiple stab wounds in his prison cell has been named - after two men were charged with murder.

Farage kicks off Kent campaign

Farage kicks off Kent campaign

Ukip leader Nigel Farage said immigration is "the number one issue" as he kicked off his election campaign in Kent today.

Schoolboy hospitalised after PE accident

Schoolboy hospitalised after PE accident

A 12-year-old was taken to hospital less than a week after a school was fined £10,000 for failing to ensure a pupil's safety.

Group of suspected illegal immigrants seized

Group of suspected illegal immigrants seized

Around a dozen 'Syrians' have been arrested after allegedly being spotted getting out of the top of a lorry on the M20.

Kent sparks run on royal baby name

Kent sparks run on royal baby name

Bookies have been forced to slash the odds on the royal baby name... after a surge in bets from a Kent town.

'They would have given so much to the world'

'They would have given so much to the world'

The parents of two medical students killed in Borneo have paid tribute to their "exceptional" sons - as their murderer faces the death penalty.

Disabled father too afraid to leave bedroom after attack

Disabled father too afraid to leave bedroom after attack

Since vandals smashed the windows of his family home with rocks, a wheelchair-bound father is too afraid to leave his bedroom.

Disabled toddler's trek to raise money for friend

Disabled toddler's trek to raise money for friend

A toddler with cerebral palsy will do a sponsored walk to launch a £30,000 fundraising campaign to help his best friend get treatment.

Family saved from blaze... by soiled nappy

Family saved from blaze... by soiled nappy

A family of five were today homeless after a blaze ripped through and destroyed part of their home - but it could have been much worse.

Armed police descend after 'gunshots fired'

Armed police descend after 'gunshots fired'

Armed police officers have been deployed in a town centre street after reports that gunshots had been fired.

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