The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Paul Hollywood's brother-in-law killed when plane crashed into mountain, inquest hears

Father-of-two Simon Moores, 62, whose sister is Paul Hollywood's ex wife Alex, died when the light aircraft went down near Errezil in the north of Spain in January 2019, the inquest heard

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2022

Student in 'excruciating pain' from 32K boobs told to lose 3 stone for NHS reduction

Laney Mesa, 20, from Gravesend, Kent, had approached her GP to talk about surgery to ease her pain, but was left stunned when they told her she would need to "go on a diet"

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2022

Abused dog saved from euthanasia is desperately searching for new home

Rex was booked in for euthanasia after spending two years in a kennel, but Natalia George, founder of Flori's Friends Rescue in Kent, couldn't let him die and gave him a second chance at life

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022

Port of call: there’s more to Dover than ferries, white cliffs and the A20

Kent’s coastal hub is seeing a revival, as new bars and restaurants join venues with a hidden history in a town that rewards exploration

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Senior dog chained to wall his entire life has zero applications at rescue centre

Natalia George, founder of Flori's Friends Rescue in Kent, saved nine-year-old greyhound Felix from a horrendous life chained to a wall, and is now searching for a family to show him what true love looks like

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Disabled gran lives by candlelight and eats just one meal a day due to soaring bills

Rita, a full-time carer from Kent, has removed all lightbulbs from her property and sets her alarm for 5am to make use of Economy 7 cheap off-peak electricity

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Thug who abused baby is tied up and hit with homemade weapons by inmates in cell

Michael Stewart and Nathan Odgers have been jailed for locking Anthony Smith in a cell and beating him repeatedly with socks full of tuna at Swaleside Prison on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Three arrests after teenage cyclist killed in collision with car in Kent

The teenager was cycling a green Barracuda bicycle when was hit by a black VW Polo near Faversham at around 12.30am on Monday.

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Man bitten by 100 times by false widow spiders after infestation in his flat

Russell Davies, 55, says he has counted around 12 female spiders and roughly 10 males in his flat in Southborough near Tunbridge Wells, Kent since January 2020

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2022

County cricket: Yorkshire frustrated by bad light and Kent resistance

Ben Compton became Division One’s top run-scorer before a valiant Kent rearguard on a day of draws all round

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022