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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Detectives investigating the deaths of a woman and a man in Kettering have named the female victim and announced they are treating her death as murder. Maddie Durdant-Hollamby, aged 22, of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, was found by police officers at...
Acting legend Ed Asner has tragically passed away today at the age of 91. The actor starred in movies and TV shows such as Elf, Pixar’s UP, and Lou Grant to name just a few.
Samantha Hart and Charlie Olding acted together to persuade the victim into meeting them before subjecting her to a prolonged and degrading ordeal. Under joint enterprise legislation, they were found guilty of rape, and causing someone to engage...
Work is underway across the whole of Government to ensure that Afghans and their extended families, are ‘supported’ as they now build their lives in the UK. The plans, dubbed ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, will be overseen by Victoria Atkins, the new...
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle in Bromley. Officers were called to the junction of Woodbank Road and Lincomb Road in Bromley at 3.37am on Saturday...
Officers at Heathrow Airport were alerted at 12:39pm on Sunday, 29 August, to a suspicious item found in a bag that was being screened in Terminal 5. A passenger was traced and detained by officers while further enquiries are undertaken. Passengers...
Witnesses are being sought to the assault of a woman in Swanley. It was reported a woman was assaulted by a man between 7pm and 7.55pm on Friday 27 August 2021. It is believed the incident began in Swanley Park and continued into Bonney Way...
Information is wanted to help find a missing teenager from Tonbridge. Tatiana Betha was last seen in the Baltic Road area of the town at around 10pm on Saturday 28 August 2021. The 14-year-old is described as 5 ft, 6 ins tall...
Salus, an Ashford-based support organisation, also joined patrols from Kent Police’s Violence Reduction Unit on Wednesday 25 August 2021, as they spoke to young people in Central Park and then near the train station. The event was held as part...
Firefighters were called to reports of a kitchen fire at a house in Havelock Road, Gravesend. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported. The cause has...
A suspect has appeared in court charged with assault offences in Margate. Officers were called at around 6.32pm on Sunday 22 August 2021 to a report that a man had been seriously assaulted in Garlinge High Street. Officers attended and...
Edward King’s property in St Margaret’s at Cliffe was searched after he was found with blank credit cards in March 2021. As well as further blank credit cards, which could be used for fraud, officers found chemicals for use...
At around 5.05pm on Thursday 26 August 2021, a blue Ford Tourneo and a red Honda motorbike collided at the junction of Beaver Lane and Kither Road. Kent Police officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and a 21-year-old...
Crews wearing breathing apparatus used main jets and high-pressure hoses to tackle the fire. One home was severely damaged by the flames and another was affected by smoke and heat. There are no reports of any injuries and the cause, which is...
Malcolm Graham was last seen in Pilots View, Chatham, at 8.42am on Thursday 26 August 2021. He is described as slim with grey hair. He has blue eyes and is around five feet eight inches tall. Malcolm is believed to be wearing dark blue jeans...
The attack began at about 5:11 p.m. local time on Thursday while thousands of people, including many Afghan families with children, were trying to get onto flights to leave Afghanistan, where the Taliban has taken control. According to...
Angel, who is 17, is missing from her home in Kent and was last seen on August 22 in Hastings town centre, where she is believed to be sleeping rough in a tent. She may also be in Margate. Angel is white, with brown hair worn in a ponytail...
On Monday 23 August 2021, documentation was reported stolen from a car following an overnight break-in at an address in Bower Mount Road. At around the same time, a quantity of cash was also stolen from another car parked nearby. A further...
Four fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported. An investigation into the cause was carried out at the scene, before leaving the duty of care with Kent...
Police will prosecute breeders for fraud, mistreatment or theft of animals where there is evidence to do so. Protect yourself against #PetFraud by Always purchase your pet from a registered breeder, or adopt through a registered charity Ensure the...
A suicide bomber has blown himself up near one of the gates at Kabul Airport, causing a large number of casualties, officials and witnesses say. It follows earlier warnings about threats of an attack near the airport. The bomber has killed thirteen...
A drug dealer who sold cocaine in Thanet has been jailed for five years. James O’Brien was arrested at the second of two warrants carried out by Kent Police officers at which drugs were found and seized. The 36-year-old admitted possession...
Witnesses are sought following allegations a woman was violently assaulted in Swanley. It is reported the victim was headbutted and kneed in the head during an incident on Friday 20 August 2021, which took place in a children’s play area off...
Andy Hoyle, 36, sadly passed away on Wednesday (August 18) following the collision on the A267 at 11.11am. His family said: “Andy was a beloved son, husband, father and brother who will be deeply missed by all those who knew him. “We ask that we are...
Officers were called at around 7.40pm after a man was reported to be shouting abuse at people in the street. The man is reported to have gone into three supermarkets in Fulham Palace Road SW6 and injected foodstuffs with a number of needles...
OnlyFans announced on Wednesday that it is suspending its plan to ban sexually explicit content on the platform. This decision comes after the company received backlash following the news of the ban on August 19. Founder Tim Stokely initially said...
Police have issued images of a car and are appealing for anyone who can identify it or who has any information to come forward following an arson attack at a residential address in Welling. The Fiat Punto – believed to be a Grande model...
Firefighters stabilised the vehicle and used hydraulic cutting equipment to create space allowing paramedics to assess the casualty’s condition, before releasing them for further treatment.
The theft is reported to have taken place at a property in Weeks Lane, Biddenden, between 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Tuesday 24 August 2021. Items reported as stolen include two laptops, five watches, a television, a Canon camera and a Playstation...
At around 3pm on Tuesday 24 August 2021, two constables in an unmarked police vehicle saw a Ford Fiesta on Sutton Road they suspected was being used in crime. They followed the vehicle into a supermarket car park where it came to a stop and...
Kent Police’s Problem Solving Task Force began patrolling the town centre on Tuesday 10 August 2021. The team, consisting of several police community support officers, has been speaking to residents, business owners and visitors to the town to...
The National Fraud Initiative plays a critical role in identifying people trying to defraud the public sector, ensuring taxpayers’ money goes towards delivering vital services, instead of ending up in the wrong hands. Cabinet Office Minister...
Only one in six drivers remembered to check their tyres before setting off on a long journey, according to research commissioned by National Highways (formerly Highways England). Yet one in five motorway breakdowns are caused by worn or...
Spencer Elden, the man who was photographed as a baby on the album cover for Nirvana’s Nevermind, is suing the band alleging sexual exploitation. Now 30, Elden was photographed when he was four months old in a swimming pool, grasping for a...
At 11.20pm on Thursday 22 July the victim approached three people, two teenage girls and one boy, who were causing a disturbance on the train and asked them to be quiet. They became verbally abusive and threatening towards the victim. The boy then...
A house in the Knott’s Lane area was broken into on the morning of Saturday 14 August 2021 and a road bike and bank cards were taken. Following an investigation by Kent Police’s Chief Constable’s Crime Squad, Sean...
A suspect has been charged in relation to a burglary in which three cars were stolen in Deal. On Friday 18 June 2021, three vehicles were taken in the Sholden area of the town after a property was broken into. The owner’s wallet and...
At around 11.30am on Friday 13 August 2021, a 14-year-old boy was walking along a footpath near Albany Road when he was approached by a man he did not know. It is reported the man demanded his phone and wallet and, when the boy...
Jacek Gralak’s offending was brought to an abrupt stop by quick-thinking officers, who were responding to reports of an armed man threatening people inside two homes and the street outside. The 25-year-old, of Kent Road, Gravesend...
Witnesses are sought after jewellery was reported stolen from a pensioner’s home in Gillingham. The burglary is alleged to have happened at an address in Broadview Avenue, Gillingham between 1pm and 5pm on Wednesday 18 August 2021. The victim...
An eleventh man involved in violent disorder in Maidstone which led to a murder has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Kayode Badejo was jailed for 11 years for his role in a street disturbance involving several people, and which...
The message, which claims to be an official communication from the National Health Service (NHS), reads: “NHS: We’ve noticed you haven’t applied for your COVID pass, please follow the link to complete registration to avoid...
Police and paramedics have been called to the bridge on Bullock Stone road near Greenhill in Herne Bay following a serious incident. The road has been closed in both directions following a serious incident that is currently ongoing. that started to...
Tuesday 24 August 2021 Witnesses sought to fatal collision near Sittingbourne Witnesses are sought to a fatal collision in which a woman died near Sittingbourne. The incident happened at around 7.30am on Monday 23 August 2021 when a red Nissan...
Ruth, 54, was last seen at Ashbury Care Home in Aldwick Road at 1.40am on Tuesday (Aug 24) wearing a night dress, a hospital gown and a cardigan.
If you see her, please call 999 quoting 0132 of 24/08
The fast food chain apologised to its consumers and said staff are “working hard to return these items to the menu as soon as possible”. It told the Independent: “Like most retailers, we are currently experiencing some supply...
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a teenager in woodland near Uckfield. At Lewes Crown Court on Monday (August 23), Lewis Ashdown admitted murdering 18-year-old Marc Williams in the early hours of Sunday 30 May, 2021. The pair, who were...
Police and paramedics have been called to the bridge on Bullock Stone road near Greenhill in Herne Bay following a serious incident. The road has been closed in both directions following a serious incident that is currently ongoing. that started to...