A long-awaited ban on the live export of animals is finally set to come into force - 50 years after campaigners started fighting for the rule.

A seven-month-old pug was left with a swollen face, fractures and breathing difficulties while under his care.

A person has been taken to hospital after a crash on a main route.

A van converted into a mobile barbershop was taken from its owner’s drive and found destroyed.

A woman was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a van at a busy shopping centre.

Kent County Council has failed to hit targets in three key areas, according to official new figures

A care home has cleaned up its act after a bad hygiene inspection saw it given the lowest rating to reinstate its five-star rating.

A suspected shoplifter who assaulted employees at supermarkets has been charged after a crime spree spanning more than a year.

A chain clothing brand with a British and nautical heritage will soon throw open the doors of its latest Kent store.

Safety concerns forcing the closure of part of a town’s swimming pool has highlighted the urgent need for a replacement, a councillor warns.

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of arson after a fire at a historic site.

A suspect has been charged after allegedly exposing himself in a town centre car park.

A hated £4.4 million roadwork scheme is set to finish eight weeks early – bringing an end to “nightmare” traffic for drivers.

The family of a 24-year-old woman who has been missing for nine days have released a heartbreaking plea for help.

The unemployment figures for Kent and Medway have dipped - but economic uncertainty continues to cloud the forecast.

Passengers heading to London say they were “dumped back” at the station they started at due to a broken down train.

Motorists are facing heavy delays after a two-vehicle crash.

A driver has been seriously hurt in a crash after police chased a suspected stolen vehicle.

Political editor Paul Francis says Natalie Elphicke’s “baffling and futile” defection to Labour is far from the coup Keir Starmer hoped it would be…

We visited a reopened park and ride service as a debate rages over whether running the double-decker diesel buses is bad for the environment.