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Beach swimmers told: 'It's safe to go back in the water'

Beach swimmers told: 'It's safe to go back in the water'

Bathers have been told it is safe to go back in the water at nine Thanet beaches affected by a major sewage spill.

Young woman denies man's murder

Young woman denies man's murder

A 24-year-old woman has appeared in court to deny murdering a man found dead at home.

Man, 28, who died on beach named

Man, 28, who died on beach named

A young man who died from a suspected heart attack after collapsing on a beach has been named.

Charity takings stolen by masked robber

Charity takings stolen by masked robber

A 50-year-old charity worker had washing up liquid squirted in his face by a robber who escaped with takings from the Royal British Legion.

Father and son freed after sex conviction quashed

Father and son freed after sex conviction quashed

A father and son are celebrating today after being freed from jail as their convictions for sex offences were overturned.

Arrest as young man flown to hospital after stabbing

Arrest as young man flown to hospital after stabbing

An arrest has been made after a man in his 20s was flown to hospital after being knifed in the stomach.

Baby takes name of tragic father after bike death

Baby takes name of tragic father after bike death

The fiancee of a young biker killed in a crash has revealed she has named their baby boy after him to help ease her pain.

Blazing lorry sparks M25 delays

Blazing lorry sparks M25 delays

Motorists have been caught up in long delays on the M25 in Kent after a lorry burst into flames.

Man arrested after car ploughs into garage

Man arrested after car ploughs into garage

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after the car he was driving crashed into a garage.

Orlando Bloom 'swings at Bieber'

Orlando Bloom 'swings at Bieber'

A new video appears to show a spat between Kent-born Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber exploding into a confrontation.

TV licence awarded for Maidstone and Tonbridge

TV licence awarded for Maidstone and Tonbridge

A partnership between KM Group and the University of Kent has been awarded a local TV licence for Maidstone and Tonbridge, it's been announced.

Manston auction first day makes over £100k

Manston auction first day makes over £100k

More than 700 lots from Manston airport will be auctioned off from today, with the owners estimated to have made more than £100,000 so far.

Children who sent message in bottle found years later

Children who sent message in bottle found years later

A mudlarker who runs a website detailing her finds has managed to track down a group of youngsters who threw a bottle into the river three years ago.

Court to make history - as cameras roll

Court to make history - as cameras roll

A Kent court is set to make history today - as cameras film proceedings for the first time ever.

Drug dealer jailed after hiding heroin in pants

Drug dealer jailed after hiding heroin in pants

A man who hid heroin and crack cocaine worth almost £1,000 in his pants has been jailed.

Former soldier jailed for murder

Former soldier jailed for murder

An ex-soldier has been jailed for life for murdering a man he shot in the stomach to avenge the vandalism of a friend's car.

The day the music died...

The day the music died...

A town centre nightclub has been banned from playing music - and faces huge fines if it stops being a song-free zone.

Anger as gas gun canisters found at popular lake

Anger as gas gun canisters found at popular lake

Wildlife is thought to have been targeted by 'sick' gun-wielding vandals at a lake after empty shells were found.

Woman died after taking prescribed drugs: Inquest

Woman died after taking prescribed drugs: Inquest

Tributes have been paid to a 25-year-old - as an inquest reveals she died suddenly after sharing prescription tablets with a friend.

Football fan's life saved after suffering heart attack at match

Football fan's life saved after suffering heart attack at match

Supporting his team saved a football fan's life after he suffered a heart attack at the ground.

Jail for knifeman who had murdered twice before

Jail for knifeman who had murdered twice before

A thug with two murder convictions has been jailed for stabbing his former landlady in the thigh with a kitchen knife in a row over his girlfriend.

School PTA treasurer in court

School PTA treasurer in court

The former treasurer of a primary school's Parent Teacher Association has appeared in court accused of stealing more than £42,000 from funds.

Thugs jailed after random street attacks

Thugs jailed after random street attacks

Two yobs have been jailed following a string of unprovoked attacks in a city centre.

Lounge around in style

Lounge around in style

Everybody’s talking about it: the buzz in the air that signal's Kent's hippest music festival is happening this weekend

Mystery of safe found dumped in river

Mystery of safe found dumped in river

An investigation is under way after a heavy safe was pulled from a river after two men were seen throwing it over a sea wall.

Man 'shot himself dead' in police stand-off after woman stabbed

Man 'shot himself dead' in police stand-off after woman stabbed

A man is believed to have shot himself dead during a police siege as negotiators tried to get him out of a flat where a woman was stabbed.

Woman who allegedly stabbed boyfriend in neck cleared of attempted murder

Woman who allegedly stabbed boyfriend in neck cleared of attempted murder

Claims she never intended to hurt boyfriend who she drove to hospital after the attack.

Adam Gemili wins silver at Commonwealth Games

Adam Gemili wins silver at Commonwealth Games

Former Kent schoolboy Adam Gemili delighted the crowd this evening as he took silver in the men's 100 metres.

Massive hole opens up in car park

Massive hole opens up in car park

A gaping hole has opened up in a station's car park - revealing a chasm in the tarmac surface.

Witnesses sought over serious 'sex attack' on woman in alley

Witnesses sought over serious 'sex attack' on woman in alley

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a 27-year-old claimed she was sexually attacked in an alley after rumours her drink had been spiked.

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