Residents across parts of Kent are on the verge of losing water supplies as the country’s ongoing drought continues to disrupt homes.

A dad-of-four has told of the terrifying moment a stroke left him unable to speak as he tried to answer his frightened children.

Council bosses say work to demolish a former shopping centre is “all on track” as only a handful of units remain standing.

Drivers are being warned to expect delays following a crash on the M20 in the Operation Brock contraflow system.

A garden centre owner fears a month-long road closure will cost him £150,000 as work linked to a major housing development gets underway.

A mum filmed putting her partner in a chokehold, striking him twice while holding a glass and lunging at him with a knife has been spared jail.

A new housing development has been given the green light - despite NHS bosses declaring there is “limited capacity to accommodate growth in the area”.

A major A-road was blocked while emergency services attended the scene of a two-vehicle collision.

Residents across parts of Kent are on the verge of losing water supplies as the country’s ongoing drought continues to disrupt homes.

An 18-year-old motorcyclist alleged to have been murdered in a collision with a car died from an unsurvivable brain injury, an inquest has heard.

A dad-of-four has told of the terrifying moment a stroke left him unable to speak as he tried to answer his frightened children.

Shocking footage shows reckless motorists ignoring flashing warning signs as they drive across a level crossing.

Fans and collectors have splashed out more than £400,000 on the artworks of one of the UK’s best-loved children’s television creators.

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A teenage boy needed hospital treatment after suffering a fractured jaw in an attack by a group of strangers.

Journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died after a short illness at the age of 66.

A mum who cooked for Concorde passengers including Princess Diana and Paul McCartney is set to fulfil a lifelong ambition by opening her own bakery.

A major outdoor retailer is set to move into one of a town’s largest vacant shops after confirming plans to relocate.

The full list of candidates for a by-election in a key Tory stronghold being targeted by Reform UK and Restore Britain has been confirmed.

A Kent hospital trust has declared a critical incident and warned patients attending A&E to expect “extremely long waits” amid ongoing IT disruption.

A long-disused cargo terminal at the Port of Dover is to be used as a holding area for vehicles - potentially reducing the need for Operation Brock.

A council has defended its parking strategy after collecting £139,000 less income than budgeted, insisting the fall is not due to rising charges.

Thousands of patients and doctors across Kent are facing disruption as surgeries in the county have been hit by IT issues affecting clinical software.

After almost six decades, a stalwart of the hairdressing industry in Kent is closing his final salon as he prepares for retirement.

Cats were left to bake inside a sealed cardboard box by the roadside as temperatures reached 33C.

A ‘mega-dinghy’ believed to be carrying 160 asylum-seekers has caught fire during an attempt to cross the English Channel.

A teenager has admitted killing a 16-year-old girl in a fatal crash two years ago.

A storm-damaged breakwater is set to cost a Kent council £172,000 to repair - with work expected to be completed later this year.

A Kent pub once home to a much-loved ‘fun factory’ in the 1990s will close next month, it has been announced.

A shoplifter tried to headbutt a store’s security guard after he was recognised as a regular thief following a 10-day stealing spree in several shops.

Plans for a “complex” housing development on a former gasworks site have been reduced in size for a second time.

Bosses behind one of Kent’s most popular events have revealed some 400 seats will be cut from the capacity for this year’s spectacle.

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​Two men embroiled in a street fight involving the brandishing of a golf club have had their summer "ruined" by a six-week tagged curfew.

World-famous artist Tracey Emin’s bid to transform a derelict seafront pavilion featuring a rooftop terrace has sparked a flurry of concerns.

A man caught with an estimated £4,000 of cannabis avoided immediate punishment after stating it was for personal use despite police finding deal bags.

A popular pub has been forced to close after an electrical fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.

It’s claimed one of the world’s most notorious serial killers may have lived in plain sight in Kent. So is this the face of Jack the Ripper?

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The UK's largest commercial greenhouse has secured permission to extract more water from an underground aquifer amid a series of supply outages.