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4x4 lands on parked car after crash

4x4 lands on parked car after crash

Police and paramedics were called to an accident where a 4x4 was balanced on the side of a Peugeot.

Accountant stole thousands to help 'Nigerian damsel in distress'

Accountant stole thousands to help 'Nigerian damsel in distress'

A well-respected accountant has lost his reputation, home and freedom after defrauding a client out of thousands to send to a 'woman' he met online.

Alleged knifeman in court over 'murder bid and arson'

Alleged knifeman in court over 'murder bid and arson'

A man accused of trying to murder a woman by stabbing her and setting a house alight has appeared in court.

Leisure centre vandal owns up

Leisure centre vandal owns up

A teenager who confessed to mindlessly vandalising a leisure centre has apologised and offered to pay for the damage.

Man charged after police officer assaulted

Man charged after police officer assaulted

A man is due in court after a woman was punched and a police officer attacked.

Man jailed for vicious rape

Man jailed for vicious rape

A terrified victim jumped from a window to escape a vicious rapist after he attacked her in "the most appalling and demeaning way" over several hours.

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with head and leg injuries after crashing into two vehicles.

Pervert's sex act in front of distressed teen

Pervert's sex act in front of distressed teen

A 15-year-old girl was left distressed after a man reportedly pulled up beside her and committed an 'inappropriate act' in the driver's seat.

Police find cannabis factory after man shot

Police find cannabis factory after man shot

A man has been charged with cannabis production after a drugs factory was uncovered by police investigating a shooting in a rural village

Team GB athlete fighting fit after weeks in hospital

Team GB athlete fighting fit after weeks in hospital

An athlete who missed the Paralympics because he was “clinically dying” has come back stronger than ever.

Teen injured after man seen wielding machete

Teen injured after man seen wielding machete

Two men have been released on bail following reports of a machete in Dover High Street yesterday

VIDEO: Stones back Jack

VIDEO: Stones back Jack

The Rolling Stones have sent their backing to a fundraising campaign hoping to help a young boy in his second battle with cancer.

Warning: Monster machine to use county's roads

Warning: Monster machine to use county's roads

A load the size of a one-bedroomed house will be moved along a Kent motorway tonight, and drivers are being told to steer clear.

Dickens World debts nearly half a million pounds

Dickens World debts nearly half a million pounds

In the months before it closed, Dickens World had debts of nearly half a million pounds according to documents filed at Companies House.

Halloween programme spooks locals

Halloween programme spooks locals

A live TV programme could bring hordes of ghost hunters to Britain's most haunted village, locals fear.

Suicidal woman’s unsent text could have saved her life

Suicidal woman’s unsent text could have saved her life

A desperate text message from a suicidal woman was not sent until after her death - because of a poor mobile signal, an inquest heard.

Kent social workers on standby to help with migrant age checks

Kent social workers on standby to help with migrant age checks

Home Office approaches county council to ask for help with age checks on unaccompanied child asylum seekers

May's first 100 days + what a council by-election tells us about the state of the parties

May's first 100 days + what a council by-election tells us about the state of the parties

Europe remains the issue that the Conservatives can't stop banging on about

Thanet Ukip declares support for Paul Nuttall in leadership race

Thanet Ukip declares support for Paul Nuttall in leadership race

New contender in Ukip leadership gets backing of only council it runs

‘I’m not going to stand by and let people take stuff’

‘I’m not going to stand by and let people take stuff’

A battling great-gran who caught a shoplifter after chasing him down the street has warned other thieves to stay away – or face the same treatment.

'Neo-Nazi’ group march today

'Neo-Nazi’ group march today

The UK’s first “White Lives Matter” march is expected today in Kent.

'There is now real danger of imminent collapse'

'There is now real danger of imminent collapse'

An ancient palace first mentioned in the Domesday Book could collapse unless urgent action is taken, say campaigners.

New centre leads the way to transform cancer treatment

New centre leads the way to transform cancer treatment

A pioneering one-stop cancer centre means people suspected of having the disease can be seen, diagnosed and started on a treatment plan – in one day.

School tops expectations with outstanding rating

School tops expectations with outstanding rating

A grammar school has surpassed its previous good performance by being judged outstanding in every category.

Hear killer's chilling 999 call made moments after fatal stabbing

Hear killer's chilling 999 call made moments after fatal stabbing

Convicted murderer Foster Christian made a chilling 999 call claiming he'd been assaulted... just minutes after brutally stabbing two people to death.

Driver jailed after hitting couple in 'blackout' crash

Driver jailed after hitting couple in 'blackout' crash

A man who caused serious injury when he hit two men with his car after suffering a blackout at the wheel has been jailed.

Murder accused 'cooked and ate PC after strangling him'

Murder accused 'cooked and ate PC after strangling him'

A Breaking Bad fan who strangled a cop may have cooked and eaten part of the body, a jury heard - as it emerges police found his head in a bucket.

Sail away with fantastic return crossings

Sail away with fantastic return crossings

Fancy being in with a chance to win return cross-Channel ferry crossings? There are hundreds to be won.

'Border controls should move to Kent': French politician

'Border controls should move to Kent': French politician

A leading French politician is calling for the border controls to be moved back to Kent from Calais.

Carer boasted of tying frail patient to hospital bed

Carer boasted of tying frail patient to hospital bed

A frail dementia patient was tied to a hospital bed with her nightgown by a carer who boasted about it to a nurse.

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