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Demonstration have taken place outside a London hotel after the Home Office notified asylum seekers of its intention to move them to Kent.

Teen wearing bandana attacks man in street

A teenager who was part of a group left a man with cuts and bruises to his head and arms after assaulting him in broad daylight.

Shops selling illegal cigarettes shut down for three months

Two convenience stores have been closed for three months after officials found staff were selling illegal tobacco and cigarettes.

Residents baffled as van left wedged in hedge near park pond

People have been left scratching their heads this morning after a van ended up wedged in a hedge near a pond.

Shock as popular restaurant closes with immediate effect

A restaurant has closed with immediate effect, as its heartbroken owners say rising costs mean "there is no longer a future" for the business.

'We'll keep fighting to stop Rwanda policy despite court ruling'

Charities who challenged the government’s plan to send asylum seekers arriving on UK shores to Rwanda say they will continue to fight to stop it.

Pensioner arrested as police clash with anti-hunt protestors

A hunt saboteur group has hit out at Kent Police after they arrested a pensioner involved in an anti-hunt protest for "harassment".

Opening of long-awaited athletics track delayed yet again

A town's latest sporting facility will not open until the new year after the ill-fated project was hit by further complications.

Teen charged over tragic Channel crossing that left four dead

18 December 2022

A teenager has been charged in connection with the ill-fated Channel crossing that claimed the lives of four asylum seekers earlier this week.

The abandoned Kent racecourse lost 10 years ago

18 December 2022

We look back at the closure of the county's last horse racing track and speak to those with fond memories that still endure a decade on.

Jail for sex offender who grabbed women in 'terrifying' attacks

A sexual predator grabbed a teenager from behind on a riverside path before trying to kiss another victim inside her home in two "terrifying" attacks.

Inside 'Kent's first eco-hotel'

A new hotel, which replaced a language school, provides guests with an environmentally-friendly place to stay after owners secured it with just £1.

Kent's top takeaways - from the best curry to the highest-rated kebab

Where can you get the county's best Chinese takeaway? Or Mexican? Or pizza? The answers are all here...

'The dead were left unburied and rubbish piled up on the streets'

As strikes and snow hit Kent, we look back at the Winter of Discontent when both freezing weather and mass industrial action paralysed the country.

'My heart nearly stopped when I saw kids on icy pond'

15 December 2022

A healthcare worker has spoken of her shock at seeing children playing by icy water - just days after four children died in a frozen lake.

Council to press on with new leisure centre and homes despite soaring costs

15 December 2022

Spending on the controversial regeneration of a coastal site was paused this autumn after costs began to spiral amid economic turmoil.

Hero fishermen rescue 31 from sinking dinghy

The owner of a scallop boat has described how his crew helped rescue dozens of suspected asylum seekers from a sea tragedy that claimed four lives.

Huge search continues after four die in Channel tragedy

A huge search will continue following the deaths of four people in the Channel.

Four people dead in Channel crossing tragedy

Four people have died and dozens others been rescued after a dinghy carrying asylum seekers capsized into freezing water overnight.

Two Kent restaurants named among UK's best