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New pylon routes through Kent unveiled by National Grid

New pylon routes through Kent unveiled by National Grid

Two options for a line of 70 pylons cutting through the county's countryside have been put out to public consultation

Sports car driver flees crash scene

Sports car driver flees crash scene

The police helicopter was called and sniffer dogs used when a motorist fled the scene of a crash.

Boost for A21 upgrade bid

Boost for A21 upgrade bid

Long-awaited plans to improve the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury have been boosted with the Chancellor pledging £92million for the project.

Boy dies after 20ft roof fall

Boy dies after 20ft roof fall

A 13-year-old boy has died in hospital after plunging 20ft through the roof of an abandoned Hovis flour mill in Ramsgate.

Nepalese man guilty of town centre attack

Nepalese man guilty of town centre attack

A 21-year-old Nepalese man has admitted a bloody attack in Ashford town centre, which left two people with serious wounds.

Bare-faced cheek of naked shopper

Bare-faced cheek of naked shopper

A young streaker turned heads when he tried to buy a bottle of vodka at Sainsbury's while in the buff in a bizarre dare.

Play centre will be prosecuted over finger slashing

Play centre will be prosecuted over finger slashing

A council has decided to take legal action against an indoor play area where a six-year-old girl sliced her fingers open in an imported fan.

Trio arrested after 'armed hold-up'

Trio arrested after 'armed hold-up'

Three men have been arrested by armed police after a man was reportedly threatened with a gun by a gang last night.

Man, 21, killed by lorry on A2 named

Man, 21, killed by lorry on A2 named

A young man hit and killed by a lorry as walked along the A2 has been named as George Mitchell from Canterbury.

Two cut free after crashes

Two cut free after crashes

Fire crews have rescued two people from separate crashes within minutes of each other.

Couple hurt in crash die days apart

Couple hurt in crash die days apart

A devoted couple injured when their car overturned on a roundabout have died within days of each other.

New Year's Day fight led to man's tragic death: Court

New Year's Day fight led to man's tragic death: Court

A tragic sequence of events started on New Year's Day when two girls hit another after a night out... and ended in a dad of two's death, a jury heard.

Young woman's sex pest shock

Young woman's sex pest shock

A 23-year-old petrol station worker fears a pervert might strike again after indecently exposing himself to her at a bus stop.

Lifeboat crew attacked while saving man

Lifeboat crew attacked while saving man

A man involved in a police chase pleaded to be rescued by a Gravesend lifeboat crew - before allegedly attacking them in their boat.

Appeal after gun-wielding robber flees home with cash

Appeal after gun-wielding robber flees home with cash

Is this the gun-toting raider who threatened a householder before fleeing his terrified victims' home with cash?

‘Minutes earlier wife would have died'

‘Minutes earlier wife would have died'

A woman narrowly avoided being hit by a four-wheel drive vehicle when it crashed through her garden where she had been sitting and into a garage.

Armed gang target delivery driver

Armed gang target delivery driver

A delivery driver was robbed by four armed men when he was flagged down near Howletts Wild Animal Park.

Response to horror house blaze defended

Response to horror house blaze defended

Fire bosses have defended their response to a suspected arson attack on a Sheerness house that saw bystanders rescue people trapped in the blaze.

Anthrax death mum injected contaminated heroin

Anthrax death mum injected contaminated heroin

A mother died in hospital when she contracted anthrax after injecting herself with contaminated heroin, an inquest has heard.

Trio remain in hospital after stabbings

Trio remain in hospital after stabbings

Three men are still in hospital today after being stabbed during a row at a Chatham house as police continue to hunt suspects.

Hundreds of staff hired at chaos-hit NHS phone line

Hundreds of staff hired at chaos-hit NHS phone line

Catastrophic failures of the 111 NHS line in Kent have led to 200 extra staff taken on to cope with the huge demand, it's been revealed.

'Illegal immigrants' found in lorry on M20

'Illegal immigrants' found in lorry on M20

Thirteen suspected illegal immigrants have been taken into custody after being found in a lorry on the M20 this morning.

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Refunds now offered over airshow chaos

Organisers of the South East Airshow have done an apparent u-turn by offering refunds to anyone who didn't make it to the show due to traffic chaos.

Barnes faces grilling over police targets

Barnes faces grilling over police targets

County crime commissioner Ann Barnes will face questions today over a report that heavily criticised Kent Police for chasing targets.

Everything's all white for cute lion cubs

Everything's all white for cute lion cubs

Proud parents Themba and Joy have got their paws full with this cute litter of white lion cubs.

Kent's top university schools revealed

Kent's top university schools revealed

Fewer than half of Kent students go on to higher education - and no county schools are among the best for university take-up, new figures reveal.

Masked student stormed college campus with three knives

Masked student stormed college campus with three knives

A student excluded from college turned up on campus wearing a mask and threatened staff with three knives from Poundland.

Dad fatally wounded in clash with teens: Court

Dad fatally wounded in clash with teens: Court

A father of two died four days after being stabbed in the leg in a New Year's Day clash with two teens, a court's heard.

Ex-scout leader shared sickening child images: Court

Ex-scout leader shared sickening child images: Court

A former scout leader and a paedophile who once used libraries to set up a child porn website shared sickening images of children, a court's heard.

Adoption in Kent 'significantly improved': Inspectors

Adoption in Kent 'significantly improved': Inspectors

More than two thirds of children are placed with families in Kent within a year, it's been revealed.

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