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Armed police arrest suspected gunman

Armed police arrest suspected gunman

Firearms officers made four arrests after being called to a fight reportedly involving a weapon.

Man arrested on suspicion of carrying fake gun

Man arrested on suspicion of carrying fake gun

A 21-year-old man is in custody after armed police arrested him on suspicion of carrying an imitation firearm.

Firefighters tackle bin blaze

Firefighters tackle bin blaze

Emergency services were called to a blaze in a residential street, reportedly after bins caught fire.

Man in his 70s accidentally drives mobility scooter over harbour wall

Man in his 70s accidentally drives mobility scooter over harbour wall

A pensioner was rushed to hospital after driving his mobility scooter over the edge of a sea wall while looking at boats.

Four locked up for teen's brutal gang rape

Four locked up for teen's brutal gang rape

Four gang rapists who subjected a lost teenager to 'the most horrendous crimes imaginable' after she asked for help have been locked up for 49 years.

Ex-church warden jailed for having child sex doll

Ex-church warden jailed for having child sex doll

A former church warden and school governor is behind bars today after being caught trying to import a sex doll depicting a realistic child.

Ex-councillor injured worker as she fled with garden centre goods

Ex-councillor injured worker as she fled with garden centre goods

A former Ukip councillor piled a trolley high with stolen goods before fleeing from a garden centre - injuring a worker in the process.

Ex-church warden faces jail for having child sex doll

Ex-church warden faces jail for having child sex doll

A former church warden and school governor faces jail today after being caught trying to import a sex doll depicting a realistic child.

Four to be sentenced for takeaway gang rape

Four to be sentenced for takeaway gang rape

Four rapists who launched a brutal sex attack on a teenage girl in a flat above a takeaway after she turned to them for help face long jail sentences.

Ex-councillor: 'I thought goods were paid for'

Ex-councillor: 'I thought goods were paid for'

A former councillor accused of shoplifting and then hitting the store manager with her car has told a jury she thought the goods were paid for.

New year, new school

New year, new school

Pupils chalk up their first day at their new £4million site.

Ex-councillor 'stole goods from garden centre'

Ex-councillor 'stole goods from garden centre'

A former councillor injured a staff member as she tried to get away from a garden centre with hundreds of pounds of stolen goods, a court heard.

Disqualified drink-driver arrested for involvement in two crashes

Disqualified drink-driver arrested for involvement in two crashes

An Audi driver involved in two crashes has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and driving while disqualified.

Runners hail from far afield

Runners hail from far afield

There were many excellent performances and personal bests from the runners of this year’s Kent Coastal Marathon and Half-Marathon.

Three arrested and one taken to hospital following assault

Three arrested and one taken to hospital following assault

Three men were arrested on suspicion of assault at a train station after a man was taken to hospital.

Coward punched stranger from behind

Coward punched stranger from behind

A cowardly thug who punched a man from behind in a "senseless and entirely unprovoked" assault has been jailed.

Three men rescued from sinking dinghy

Three men rescued from sinking dinghy

Three men were rescued by the RNLI after their dinghy started taking in water a mile offshore.

Fire crews tackle house blaze

Fire crews tackle house blaze

Fire fighters spent three hours tackling a blaze which completely destroyed the roof of a residential property.

Harvester restaurant damned by food hygiene inspectors

Harvester restaurant damned by food hygiene inspectors

A Harvester restaurant closed its doors for a 'thorough cleaning' and staff retraining after being rated zero by the Food Standards Agency.

Road closed due to flooding accident

Road closed due to flooding accident

A busy road had to be closed due to an accident caused by flooding as heavy showers hit parts of Kent.

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