News you can trust
5°C | -2°C5 day forecast
The former Dean of Rochester is still living in the luxury five-bedroomed house next to the cathedral 54 days after quitting "with immediate effect".
The legacy of the Cold War has left a guitar-maker blue after the US banned his custom cigar box instruments.
An engineer was not wearing a safety helmet when he was fatally injured by a 20ft telegraph pole, according to an eyewitness.
A woman who is desperate to have a baby has been refused IVF treatment on the NHS - because her partner has a child from a previous relationship.
Scores of keep fit fans have been raising funds for The Stacey Mowle Appeal, the Messenger's charity of the year.
A man suffered injuries to head and neck after an attack close to a kebab shop.
The parents of a girl with a skin condition so rare it affects just one in 20,000 babies have urged adults not to stare at her birthmarks.
The child actor at the heart of one of the biggest soap plots in television history comes from Medway.
A mum has spoken of her horror after being told that in a matter of seconds her family could have perished in a fire that swept through their home.
Rochester had its own transformation when the new TV drama series Jekyll and Hyde crews came to film in the High Street.
An inquest has found three policemen were responsible for errors which led to the death of a mental patient.
A cat lover believes her pedigree pet was “treated like a football” when he suffered horrific injuries outside her home.
An experienced GP has been suspended after a hearing found his professional performance was “unacceptable”.
The Medway Queen paddle steamer will take centre stage in the 75th anniversary commemorations of the Dunkirk landings thanks to a £15k boost.
Campaigners have hailed a breakthrough for people suffering with an asbestos-related cancer and their families - as they are to get full compensation.
Fire crews were called out to a smoke-filled home after a man fell asleep while cooking his food - for a second time.
A police officer has described how he restrained a schizophrenic who later died - as it emerges he only had basic training in the method he used.
The family of a schizophrenic man who died after being restrained by police believe he could be alive today if they had been told of his mental state.
It's the most historic and well known part of Medway but it is run from Chatham. Now some in Rochester want their own council.
An inquest into the death of a man who was restrained by police more than four years ago has been delayed because of problems forming a jury.
