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Police hunt burglar targeting homes with open windows

Police hunt burglar targeting homes with open windows

A warning has been sent to Kent residents after a burglar gained access to homes through open windows in the hot weather.

Armed police restrain man 'with weapon'

Armed police restrain man 'with weapon'

Officers with guns have swooped on a man thought to be carrying a weapon close to a busy town centre.

Chase & Status headline Kent music festival

Chase & Status headline Kent music festival

A major electronic music production duo will play to more than 10,000 music fans at a festival coming to Kent in September.

Live animal exports set to resume from port

Live animal exports set to resume from port

Live animal exports are due to return to a Kent port this evening, say protesters, on what is expected to be one of the hottest days of the year.

Bull chasing loan keeper

Bull chasing loan keeper

Nikki Bull is hoping to agree a deal with Leyton Orient to sign goalkeeper Charlie Grainger on a season-long loan.

Foxes damage Ramsgate pitch

Foxes damage Ramsgate pitch

Damage to their Southwood pitch caused by foxes has forced Ramsgate to change their pre-season plans.

Double death crash driver 'may have fallen asleep'

Double death crash driver 'may have fallen asleep'

A young woman and her boyfriend died when she fell asleep at the wheel and drifted into the path of a lorry, an inquest heard.

Man's ear left hanging off in drunken biting attack

Man's ear left hanging off in drunken biting attack

A drunken thug left a man's ear "all but bitten off" after chomping down on it during a row outside a pub.

Residents evacuated after gas leak

Residents evacuated after gas leak

People are now back in their homes following a 12 hour evacuation due to a serious gas leak.

E-fit: Sex attack suspect wanted by police

E-fit: Sex attack suspect wanted by police

Detectives have released a computer-generated image of a suspect wanted for a seaside sex assault.

Famous author's partner charged with her murder

Famous author's partner charged with her murder

Detectives investigating the disappearance of well-known children's writer Helen Bailey have charged Ian Stewart with killing her.

Body found by murder detectives

Body found by murder detectives

Police investigating the death of a children's author have found a body.

Road reopens after crash

Road reopens after crash

Firefighters, ambulance crews and police were called to the scene of an accident on a busy road.

'A large cavity has been left in our lives'

'A large cavity has been left in our lives'

A grieving woman has told of her shock that her "too trusting" sister was brutally murdered by brothers she welcomed into her home.

Brothers jailed for murdering woman with wrestling moves

Brothers jailed for murdering woman with wrestling moves

Three brothers who performed fatal wrestling moves on a woman in a seven-hour ordeal were jailed for life after being found guilty of her murder.

Paedophile who plotted to murder wife is jailed

Paedophile who plotted to murder wife is jailed

A paedophile who was once jailed for plotting to murder his teenage wife is now back behind bars for sexually abusing two children.

Troll jailed for taunting murdered toddler's mother online

Troll jailed for taunting murdered toddler's mother online

A troll who sent vile messages on Twitter to the mother of murdered toddler Jamie Bulger in an act of "breathtaking cruelty" has been locked up.

Questions for company aiming to reopen Kent airport

Questions for company aiming to reopen Kent airport

More than 300 people turned up to a consultation for the chance to quiz an American company that wants to reopen Manston Airport.

Nurse struck off after drug mistakes put patients at risk

Nurse struck off after drug mistakes put patients at risk

A nurse has been struck off after a litany of prescription errors put her patients “at real risk of significant harm”.

Rapist who attacked virgin jailed for nine years

Rapist who attacked virgin jailed for nine years

A man has been put behind bars for nine years after raping a virgin he met on the internet.

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