A trust has been given the go-ahead to build a new special needs school following the success of its existing academies.

Inspectors found a company that produces parts for road, race, track and kit cars had failed to maintain machinery, putting workers at risk.

Drivers faced hours of severe delays due to a broken down lorry, with tailbacks stretching back six miles.

An analysis of where drivers were caught speeding in Kent last year has thrown up some unlikely-sounding hotspots for fines.

A hold-up on the M20 will cause a young hero to miss attending a Royal garden party.

A man has been jailed for two years after strangling and punching two women he was seeing.

Saloon car racer Rod Birley says he is thankful to be alive after his BMW was "totalled" in a 120mph crash at Brands Hatch.

A Kent MP’s call for the government to fork out the upfront costs of repairing a collapsed road shut for more than a year has been refused.

The fire service, paramedics and police were called to a Kent station after a person was injured on the tracks.

Motorists were stopped on a busy bridge after concerns for a person’s welfare.

An Amazon customer says he was hit with a £75 fine and threatened with court action after being accused of “littering” an order that never arrived.

A police helicopter had been called to aid the search for a missing man.

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved mum and dog groomer who died less than a year after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

This year’s song contest is set to be broadcast live into cinemas with viewers encouraged to dress up and sing along.

A major road was closed for three hours after a police car was involved in a crash with another vehicle.

A couple say they experienced a “living nightmare” when their newborn spent 10 days in a coma after contracting whooping cough.

A memorial bench and plaque has been installed near a fire station close to where a schoolgirl was killed three years ago.

Primary school pupils have been growing their own fruits and selling them to the community as part of a new “edible” scheme.

A cyclist was taken to hospital after being hit by a car carrying a livestock trailer which failed to stop at the scene.

Five people had to be saved from a yacht “drifting” in the Thames after a lightning bolt hit the ship and wiped out all communications and power.