Reports of a young child knocked over in the area of Woodlands Park / Rookery Fields in the Gillingham around 8.15pm on Friday evening. The Kent...
Child airlifted after Gillingham incident
UPDATED:Gatwick Airport thrown into lockdown after suspect vehicle accesses airport service road the wrong way than crashes driver makes off into packed terminal
Gatwick Airport thrown into lockdown after suspect vehicle accesses airport service road the wrong way than crashes driver makes off into packed terminal
Officers are warning residents in west Kent to be vigilant after thieves targeted elderly shoppers in Sevenoaks
Police arrest two ‘slippery little suckers’ after cooking oil theft
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Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a report of an assault in Dover. It is reported that a woman was assaulted by a man in or near The Priory Hotel public house in Priory Station Approach Road between 11.30pm on Saturday 6...
It is reported that a woman was assaulted by a man in or near The Priory Hotel public house in Priory Station Approach Road between 11.30pm on Saturday 6 November and 2am on Sunday 7 November 2021. She is then believed to have sought a taxi in...
A 46-year-old man is to appear in court charged with raping a woman in Folkestone. Kent Police was called to a report of a rape at a property in Tontine Street at around 3pm on Friday 5 November 2021. Officers attended and recovered an...
At 4.10pm on Wednesday 19 September 2021, two men knocked at an address in Church Road and enquired about a person who was not known to the occupier. Whilst the victim was distracted, it is reported one of the men went to another door and...
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a laundrette fire on Main Road in Sidcup yesterday. Part of the ground floor of a mid-terraced laundrette with flats above was damaged by fire. Eleven people left neighbouring properties...
Aboard Nelson’s flagship Victory, he took over as First Sea Lord from Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, whose 29 months at the helm end as he moves on to become the new Chief of Defence Staff. He formally handed over command of more than 30,000 men and...
The Health Secretary has urged people to get their Covid-19 boosters and flu vaccines in order to prevent the return of Christmas restrictions this winter. Sajid Javid insists that it is not too late to book appointments if eligible. After six...
Two lorries were gutted by fire. A further lorry and four loading bays were also damaged by the blaze. Around 120 staff evacuated the building before the Brigade arrived. The Brigade was called at 6.39 pm and the fire was under control...
Two fire engines were sent to the scene and crews used hydraulic cutting equipment to release one casualty from their vehicle, who was passed into the care of paramedics. Kent Police, SECAmb and the air ambulance were also in attendance.
At around 10pm on Saturday 6 November 2021, the victim aged 19, was initially approached outside a shop at the junction of Magpie Hall Road and Shipwrights Avenue. It is reported a group of around six or seven people stole items from him during an...
Investigators are appealing for information following the death of a pedestrian on the A2 near Dartford. Kent Police was called at 12.25am on Sunday 7 November 2021 to a location on the A2 coastbound carriageway, close to the junction for the...
Kent police Police are in attendance Diversion follow the solid square symbol Exit the M2 at junction 4 then enter the north bound A278 and travel along this to the roundabout junction with the A2. Exit onto the A2 west bound and travel...
John Startup was reported missing at around 10.40am on Saturday 6 November 2021. Officers believe he may be in the Cliftonville area. The 30-year-old is described as white, with a broad, stocky build, approximately 5 feet and 10 inches tall...
Crews wearing breathing apparatus rescued a dog and used a hose reel jet to put out the fire. It is believed the fire started when the flame from a small candle spread. Firefighters are reminding the public how important candle placement is and that...
PC Jamie Rayner, 27, attached to the South Area Command Unit, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 8 September and pleaded guilty to both charges. He was released on bail and was sentenced on Thursday, 4 November at Croydon...
On Saturday 28 September 2019, a man in his 40s was with friends in Rochester High Street when, at around 10.30pm, they visited the Eagle Tavern public house. Lewis Hayes arrived at the same venue a short while later. Both parties, who did not...
The Christmas bonus will take the form of an automatic, one-off £10 payment made on the first week of December. This will hopefully create less stress over the holidays for some of the six million people currently estimated to be on Universal...
Behind the scenes Mohammed was charging desperate people a small fortune – £12,000 per person – to bring them from the Continent. He worked with Birmingham man Billy Hems, a light aircraft pilot, to drop migrants at remote UK airfields on under-the...
Billy Hibberd, 31 of Frobisher Road, Erith, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday, 2 November. He was found guilty of actual bodily harm at the same court on 15 October...
The incident happened at around 7.30pm on Friday 22 October 2021 and involved a white Honda 125 motorcycle and a black off-road motorbike. The rider of the Honda, a man aged 19, was taken to a London hospital but later died from his injuries. ...
Information is sought following a number of assaults in Folkestone in the early hours of Sunday 31 October 2021. Police attended a premises in Tontine Street shortly after 1am after two members of staff reported being assaulted. Following...
The incident took place on a flight to Belgium, where West Ham were playing Genk in the Europa League. West Ham drew the game 2-2 on Thursday and have qualified for the knockout stage of the competition. “West Ham are appalled by the...
Sue Harvey was reported missing at around 3.30pm on Thursday 4 November 2021 and was last seen in the Woodchurch area of the district. The 63-year-old is described as white, with greying light brown hair and may be wearing glasses. She is...
Franck Dhersin, vice president of the Hauts de France region, said all victims were from Eritrea, adding one of the three injured people was in a state of “absolute emergency”. Train operator SNCF said traffic would remain...
>South Yorkshire Police have confirmed a murder investigation is underway after discovering an 18-year-old’s body on Catherine Street yesterday morning. The 38-year-old, from Doncaster, remains in police custody. The family of the 18-year...
South Yorkshire Police have confirmed a murder investigation is underway after discovering an 18-year-old’s body on Catherine Street yesterday morning. The 38-year-old, from Doncaster, remains in police custody. The family of the 18-year-old...
Danny Lawson was reported missing around 12.45pm on Thursday 4 November 2021 and was last seen in the St Stephen’s area of the city. The 33-year-old is described as having facial stubble and is believed to be wearing a dark coloured hooded...
Wayne Smith, 37, from Rickyard, Guildford, has been described by his family as a “bubbly, boisterous man who had a radiant smile”. Wayne was admitted to hospital in critical condition on Friday, 15 October, after suffering stab wounds and sadly...
David Fuller, aged 67, previously from Heathfield, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on 4 November 2021 and admitted murdering Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in 1987. He will be sentenced at a later date. He has also admitted 51 further charges...
Fuller had previously also pleaded guilty to 51 further charges relating to sexual offences, including section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, making and taking indecent images...
A motorist who was stabbed in the arm following a collision in Larkfield has seen the man responsible sent to prison. On 23 November 2020, a man in his 20s was driving his car in New Hythe Lane when it was involved in a collision with an Audi. ...
PCSO Deborah Forsyth was presented with an award as part of the Community Awards Scheme which is organised by the Kent Association of Local Councils and aims to recognise those that make a significant contribution to their local community. The...
Sean McNamara committed the burglaries between 12 and 20 August 2021, but he was recognised on CCTV by a local officer and arrested by Kent Police’s Chief Constable’s Crime Squad. On 2 November, he was sentenced for two counts of...
Drugs and weapons were also taken off the streets by the team who made 28 arrests in connection with county lines dealing throughout the month. The arrests led to 39 charges being authorised against a number of individuals. Furthermore...
Part of the first floor of a terraced house was damaged by fire. Firefighters assisted three women from the building who were assessed on scene by London Ambulance Service crews. The fire is believed to have been accidental and involved a candle. A...
Residents in Salisbury can expect disruption until the end of the week as the investigation into the train crash at Fisherton Tunnel on Sunday (31 October) continues. Specialist officers remain at the scene conducting searches of the area and...
Information is sought to help locate a missing woman from Ramsgate. Elvina Allen was last seen in the Penshurst Road area of the town in the early hours of Monday 1 November 2021. The 64-year-old is described as around five feet, four inches...
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a crash involving a car and a lorry carrying a skip in Kiln Lane, Bethersden near Ashford. On arrival the crews found the driver of the car, a woman in her 70s, trapped by her injuries...
Two fire engines are in attendance, as well as Kent Police and gas safety engineers. As a precaution, people living or working in the area are asked to keep their windows and doors closed while crews work at the scene. Please share this advice with...
Officers were called to the line near Kidbrooke at 3.50pm following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended and a person has been taken to hospital for treatment to injuries. These are not believed to be life-threatening. The...
Amii Macey collided with a stationary car and mounted the pavement as she tried to get away from officers in September 2020. She ran from her vehicle but was caught, arrested and later charged with dangerous driving, possession of heroin with...
At around 3am on 21 June 2021, Clint Londors (left) drove to Grain High Street in his silver BMW X5, accompanied by Bradley Pearce (right) and Jamie Turner. Once there, Londors reversed his car into the front of the Co-op twice, causing...
“We are all absolutely overjoyed at the good news this morning and so happy that Cleo has been reunited with her mum and dad,” he said in a statement to The West Australian. “Thank you to everyone who helped look for her and...
A team from Western Australia Police broke into a locked house in Carnarvon around 1am on Wednesday morning where they found the little girl in one of the rooms. A man from the area is in custody. “It’s my privilege to announce that in...
Witnesses are being sought following a collision near Five Oak Green. It was reported a cyclist was travelling on the A228 Maidstone Road, from the Badsell Road roundabout towards Paddock Wood when he was involved in a collision with a car...
PC Deniz Jaffer 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 33, appeared before Judge Mark Lucraft at the Old Bailey on Tuesday morning charged with committing misconduct in a public office between 7 June and 23 June last year. The officers had been assigned to...
Sonny Lucas, 30, of Silverdale Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply drugs when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday, 28 October. Chloe Hollands...