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Four men stranded in historic gun tower
23 June 2019A group of people trapped at a historic gun tower had to be rescued by lifeboat crews.
Video of wartime bomb detonation released
12 June 2019This footage shows the moment the army detonated a Second World War bomb found on a building site.
Wartime bomb detonated after a day of lockdown
09 June 2019An exclusions zone has been lifted after a Second World War bomb, found on a building site, was disposed of.
Wartime bomb find turns village into 'ghost town'
08 June 2019A large area of a village has been deserted after a wartime bomb was found.
D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy
06 June 2019A 95-year-old parachuted into Normandy 75 years after he did so during the Second World War.
'Disgust' as town fails to mark D-Day
06 June 2019Members of a Merchant Navy Association have expressed their disgust as their council fails to mark D-Day.
'We knew how important it was, even then'
06 June 2019A 93-year-old veteran recalls his memories of the Normandy landings on the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
D-day veterans to begin emotional voyage
01 June 2019Hundreds of D-day veterans will sail across the Channel to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Bomb squad called to park
30 April 2019Police, fire and the Army were called to a Kent park after unexploded wartime bombs were found and later blown up.
SAS hero Ollie's Break Point
09 April 2019SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ollie Ollerton is coming to a Kent shopping centre next month.
Beware sky explosions
11 March 2019Residents along the Thames Estuary warned to expect explosions and flares from Ministry of Defence firing range on Wednesday and Thursday.
Boys unearth First World War badge
07 February 2019Pupils are trying to unravel the mystery of a First World War badge discovered in their school's grounds.
Battleship called in to English Channel
04 January 2019A Royal Navy ship has been scrambled to patrol the waters off the Kent coast in the latest effort to address the influx of migrants.
Troops could be deployed in no-deal Brexit
18 December 2018The government says 3,500 troops are to be placed on standby as part of Brexit emergency plans.
Help needed to find fallen soldier's family
26 November 2018The search has begun to find relatives of a fallen soldier who died shortly after the First World War and is buried in Kent.
'We didn't want him there with people passing him'
13 November 2018A pub has responded to claims a 94-year-old war veteran was kicked out because his wheelchair was taking up too much room.
Newlyweds volunteer at national remembrance service
11 November 2018A newlywed couple were among the British Red Cross volunteers who honoured the fallen of the First World War in London.
Hundreds fall silent to remember fallen soldiers
11 November 2018Hundreds of people helped mark the centenary of the end of the First World War during a town centre ceremony.
How the Armistice was reported in 1918
11 November 2018The KM's archives reveal how news of peace breaking out was greeted in Kent as the First World War ended.
Council apologises for magazine blunder
08 November 2018A council's magazine dedicated to Remembrance Day has been criticised for using silhouettes of soldiers from the wrong era.
