The Latest Breaking News from Kent

As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokers

Drawn to the prospect of a job abroad, people such as Banyu signed up to a language course. From there, their debts to brokers grew

Four water companies have announced hosepipe bans in the UK, as another heatwave scorches the country

Man arrested after car hits family outside multi-storey car park in Ramsgate

Two people have been killed and a child seriously injured after a car hit five members of the same family in Ramsgate, Kent.

The incident occurred outside a car park in Ramsgate, Kent, on Wednesday evening.

Alisha Pegg, who was wrongly told her baby had died, hours before she did, says she was not listened to

The maximum sentence for child abusers was increased from 14 years to life imprisonment following a four year campaign by a Kent family.

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…