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Dramatic footage shows rapist fleeing police before being found hiding in garden
Body-worn video captures the moment police find a rapist hiding in a garden after a dramatic foot chase.
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‘Some children won’t be able to afford to go to school’
Council bosses are under fire for hiking bus school pass prices by nearly 26% to thousands of the poorest users.
‘I know how lucky I am’: Teenager suffers cardiac arrest in bedroom
A teenager who suffered a cardiac arrest in his bedroom has been reunited with the paramedics who saved him.
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Man ‘attacked’ at petrol station
A man was reportedly assaulted in a disturbance at a petrol station.
Police hunting former Kent footballer over armed robbery
Police are hunting a former Kent footballer wanted over an armed robbery.
Company to appear in court after worker seriously injured by falling vending machine
A company is set to appear in court after a vending machine fell on and seriously injured a man’s leg.
Win a full-throttle family day out at Monster Truck Motorfest Kent
Bag a family ticket to the most action-packed summer event.
Public sex and defecating outside shops: The anti-social acts driving new crackdown
Sex in public, defecation and drunken gangs are just some of the shocking incidents driving a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in a Kent district.
These pubs, hotels, restaurants and chefs have been named the best in Kent
After a record-breaking number of votes, meet the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards champions
Former teacher at prestigious private school found guilty of child abuse
A former teacher and boarding master at a prestigious private school has been convicted for abusing pupils more than 40 years ago.
Two charged after unlicensed firearm, ammunition and Taser found
Police have charged two people after an unlicensed firearm, shotgun ammunition and a taser were uncovered during a raid.
Plans for new Lidl store delayed amid concern over lizards
A decision on whether to allow a Lidl supermarket to be built is being put off - for the sake of common lizards.
East Kent Hospitals chair steps down just days after suspension fiasco
A chairman at the centre of a suspension fiasco involving one of the country’s most under-pressure hospital trusts has stepped down.
Shocking attack on celebrity DJ caught on camera at Kent gig - but thug spared jail
A thug has avoided jail after knocking a celebrity DJ unconscious in a shocking attack caught on camera at a Kent gig.
Family with 10-week-old baby ‘lose everything’ in devastating house fire
A couple with three young children, including a 10-week-old baby, have told of their heartbreak after they “lost everything” in a house fire.
Award-winning actress pictured filming on dystopian Kent beach set
Pictures have shown the filming taking place for a new BBC drama.
Motorcyclist injured in crash with car
A motorcyclist was injured after a crash with a car.
Person treated by paramedics after battery starts house fire
A person was treated by paramedics after a fire broke out in a house while a battery was on charge.
Teenager dies after being hit by train
Police are investigating the death of a teenager who died after being hit by a train on the tracks.
Kent’s largest college group receives more than £3 million government funding
Kent’s largest college group is set to receive more than £3 million in government investment to revamp its facilities.