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Woman meets her donor 20 years after pioneering transplant

Woman meets her donor 20 years after pioneering transplant

A little girl who had a pioneering bone marrow transplant almost 20 years ago has met the woman who saved her life.

Disruption to Paddock Wood trains

Disruption to Paddock Wood trains

Disruption to trains at Paddock Wood should end within the next half hour, rail provider Southeastern has advised.

Huge gaps between wages and property prices revealed

Huge gaps between wages and property prices revealed

Workers are being priced out of the housing market in Kent with property prices 13 times more than the average wage in some areas.

Clown craze spooks two more Kent towns

Clown craze spooks two more Kent towns

Two people have spoken about falling victim to a bizarre and worrying trend, involving pranksters dressing as clowns and terrifying passersby.

Woman's crash death due to 'natural causes'

Woman's crash death due to 'natural causes'

The death of an 85-year-old woman after crash on a country road was due to natural causes, a coroner has decided.

Car destroyed and another badly damaged by blaze

Car destroyed and another badly damaged by blaze

A car fire has completely destroyed one vehicle and left another badly damaged.

Hunt for escaped bird of prey

Hunt for escaped bird of prey

Rhia the Harris Hawk has gone missing - have you seen her?

Death crash driver bailed

Death crash driver bailed

A Staplehurst man accused of causing the death of a 63-year-old while over the drink drive limit has appeared in court.

Man faces six driving charges after fatal crash

Man faces six driving charges after fatal crash

A man is due to appear in court this afternoon charged with driving without a licence, insurance and while over the limit following a fatal crash.

BMW ends up in ditch after near-miss

BMW ends up in ditch after near-miss

Enquiries are ongoing after a BMW ended up in a ditch on Saturday afternoon.

Woman, 85, dies after crash on edge of village

Woman, 85, dies after crash on edge of village

An 85-year-old woman has died after a two-car crash on an A-road.

Oil spillage causes delays outside school

Oil spillage causes delays outside school

Drivers were warned to expect delays after oil was spilt on a road near a school.

'Whether we will ever be able to prove his innocence in any of it, we don't know'

'Whether we will ever be able to prove his innocence in any of it, we don't know'

A father spoke out after the end of a trial which implicated his son in the murder of a pensioner.

Burglar jailed for murdering pensioner in home raid

Burglar jailed for murdering pensioner in home raid

A burglar has been jailed for 28 years for murdering a pensioner by bludgeoning him to death and stripping him naked in a brutal raid on his home.

Why did the swan cross the road?

Why did the swan cross the road?

Police have saved a swan from a sticky end after it was spotted wandering down a motorway.

Jury retires in pensioner murder trial

Jury retires in pensioner murder trial

A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the trial of a man accused of beating an elderly businessman to death in his home in a brutal burglary.

Murder accused 'doesn't remember' lead up to OAP's killing

Murder accused 'doesn't remember' lead up to OAP's killing

A mechanic who denies brutally beating a pensioner to death in his own home has claimed he does not remember the hours leading up to the killing.

Veteran councillor dies

Veteran councillor dies

Tributes have been paid to a parish and borough councillor who has died following a long illness.

DNA of murder suspect found on victim's bath taps: Court

DNA of murder suspect found on victim's bath taps: Court

A murder suspect left his DNA on the bath taps in the home where a pensioner was bludgeoned to death, a court heard.

Policeman sacked after crashing car while drunk

Policeman sacked after crashing car while drunk

A police officer from Kent has been dismissed after crashing his car while more than double the drink drive limit.

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