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Jail for Bentley-driving crook
20 December 2021A money launderer, stopped by officers when he was in a luxury car, has been sentenced in the first criminal case of its kind.
Nearly 1,200 people cross Channel in four days
20 December 2021More than 1,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats over last four days, bringing the 2021 total to over 27,000.
How well do you know your Kentish words?
19 December 2021Take our quiz to find out if you know your 'nabbler' from your 'scram'.
Five asylum seekers rescued from water in thick fog
19 December 2021More than 40 asylum seekers have arrived in Kent and five men were reportedly pulled from the sea by a rescue crew.
Motorway tailbacks easing with Dover TAP set to end
18 December 2021Transport chiefs say a backlog of lorries at Kent's ports is gradually being cleared after drivers suffered tailbacks on the motorway.
Huge queues at port as French travel ban looms
17 December 2021The rush to beat the French travel ban has begun as those leaving the UK are warned to allow two hours to complete border controls.
Boss of 'outstanding' London hospital to take over scandal-hit Kent trust
17 December 2021The woman tasked with turning around a troubled hospitals trust in Kent will arrive with a track record among England's best.
Last chance to beat French border closure
17 December 2021It is just a few hours until France shuts its borders to most travellers from the UK in response to a rise in Omicron cases.
Channel crossings continue
16 December 2021More asylum seekers have arrived in Kent after crossing the English Channel.
'It's family time I'm missing out on...'
16 December 2021A woman has spoken out after new border rules mean she will miss out seeing her brother for the second Christmas in a row
Major searches after channel incidents
16 December 2021A major search and rescue operation is underway after several incidents in the channel overnight.
France to close border to UK tourists after Omicron surge
16 December 2021British people are to be banned from travelling to France from this weekend after a huge rise in the number of cases of the new Covid variant.
Conditions inside asylum centres revealed in damning report
16 December 2021Children are separated from parents and victims of rape are not being properly supported, new reports into the detention of asylum seekers found.
Why have so many ships sunk off Kent sandbank?
16 December 2021We take a look at the mysteries that still surround 2,000 sunken ships along one notorious stretch of our coast.
Sarah Everard killer moved to new prison
15 December 2021The man who murdered Sarah Everard been relocated to a prison hundreds of miles from Kent.
Man hunted after woman sexually assaulted on bus
15 December 2021Police have released an efit of a man they want to speak with after a woman reported being sexually assaulted on a bus.
Help still needed to provide 500 families with Xmas lunch
15 December 2021A charity aiming to feed hundreds of struggling families this Christmas is £1,000 away from completing its mission.
Super-fundraiser, aged just nine
15 December 2021A primary schoolgirl has been behind a mass of fundraising efforts for causes such as the homeless, the NHS and animals.
Campervan people smuggler locked up
14 December 2021A British man who helped to smuggling people into the UK has been jailed.
Dog with broken leg left tied to lamp post
14 December 2021A young lurcher was found tied to a lamp post and cruelly abandoned with a broken leg on a cold, dark night.