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Long delays after hundreds evacuated from Channel Tunnel

Long delays after hundreds evacuated from Channel Tunnel

07 July 2014

Channel Tunnel passengers are continuing to face long delays after a power failure on a Eurotunnel train saw almost 400 people evacuated.

Post office robber strikes again... days after prison release

Post office robber strikes again... days after prison release

07 July 2014

Armed raider Billy Williams targeted the same post office manager he was jailed for robbing in 2010 - just days after he was freed from prison.

Stores targeted in major crackdown on 'lethal highs'

Stores targeted in major crackdown on 'lethal highs'

07 July 2014

Shops across the county were today raided by trading standards officers and police as part of the fight against legally sold drugs that can kill.

County tops legal highs league of shame

County tops legal highs league of shame

07 July 2014

Kent is the UK's legal highs capital - with as many shops peddling the potentially lethal drugs as Britain's largest city, it's been revealed.

Delays warning after Channel Tunnel train breakdown

Delays warning after Channel Tunnel train breakdown

07 July 2014

Passengers have been warned of holdups after a Eurotunnel car shuttle train broke down.

Port of Dover provides assistance during tunnel break down

Port of Dover provides assistance during tunnel break down

07 July 2014

The Port of Dover is "providing assistance" to Eurotunnel passengers who have been stranded because of this yesterday's power failure in the tunnel.

Ex-binman denies murdering pregnant former girlfriend

Ex-binman denies murdering pregnant former girlfriend

04 July 2014

A 22-year-old man has denied murdering his ex just 24 hours after she revealed she was pregnant.

Man held after woman 'raped' in Manchester

Man held after woman 'raped' in Manchester

03 July 2014

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Kent after a distressed woman reported being raped in Manchester.

Trouble-hit college to axe 100 jobs

Trouble-hit college to axe 100 jobs

03 July 2014

Cash-strapped K College is to slash a further 100 jobs in a bid to wipe out multi-million pounds debts.

Divers fined thousands after treasure theft

Divers fined thousands after treasure theft

02 July 2014

Two divers have been fined more than £60,000 after plundering treasure from the seabed off the Kent coast worth an estimated £250,000

'Cold-hearted' thug jailed for life after vicious attack on love rival

'Cold-hearted' thug jailed for life after vicious attack on love rival

02 July 2014

A man who beat his homeless love rival to death has been jailed for life for murder.

Investigation after 'cockroach' found in Subway meal

Investigation after 'cockroach' found in Subway meal

02 July 2014

A restaurant has been visited by environmental health officers after a father claimed a cockroach fell out of his Subway lunch.

New pier for historic seaside town

New pier for historic seaside town

02 July 2014

Kent is to get a new pier, as a seaside town undergoes a major makeover.

Glam with a dram

Glam with a dram

02 July 2014

Swarovski crystals are a girl’s best friend. Or is it a nip of Drambuie? For singer Jane McDonald who comes to Kent this week, the answer is 'both'.

Fingerprint gaffe nails armed robber 15 years on

Fingerprint gaffe nails armed robber 15 years on

01 July 2014

Justice finally caught up with a crane driver who raided six stores at knifepoint after he left his fingerprints on a copy of the Daily Star.

Festival's first weekend off to a flyer

Festival's first weekend off to a flyer

30 June 2014

Thousands visit Hythe as the town's annual festival got underway this weekend as businesses go head to head for best dressed window display crown

Pair walk free after running brothel called Pussycats

Pair walk free after running brothel called Pussycats

30 June 2014

Two brothel keepers - who claimed they ran a massage parlour - were found with a whip and handcuffs when police raided.

Woman's car hits tree

Woman's car hits tree

29 June 2014

A woman was rescued by firefighters and paramedics after her car struck a tree in Folkestone.

Elderly lady survives after car flipped on its roof in A260 collision

Elderly lady survives after car flipped on its roof in A260 collision

28 June 2014

A 70-year-old woman survived after her car flipped onto its roof in a crash on the A260 in Densole on Saturday morning

Two women cut free from three-vehicle pile-up

Two women cut free from three-vehicle pile-up

27 June 2014

Firefighters used specialist equipment to free two women from vehicles after a crash.

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