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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

Latest news and breaking updates from Folkestone on uknip.co.uk — updated throughout the day.

Top story: The identity of a man travelling on a bus from Folkestone is being sought by officers investigating a reported assault

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KENT EASTER GIFT

Operation Brock Barrier Set to Block M20 Ahead of Easter Chaos

ON GOING THREAT

Sex Offender Nabbed in Folkestone for Social Media Scam

BLACK SMOKE

Fire Crews Battle Major Blaze in Folkestone – Thick Smoke Clouds Motorway

HGV HORROR CRASH

Lorry Driver Charged After Shocking Folkestone Crash

WOMAN CRITIAL

Urgent Appeal After Serious Crash in Folkestone

NASTY COLLISION

Urgent Appeal After Serious Crash Rocks Folkestone

HGV DRIVER ARRESTED

Serious Crash on A20 in Folkestone: Police Hunt Witnesses and Dashcam Footage

PUB BRAWL

CCTV Released After Brutal Folkestone Pub Brawl

MURDER CHARGE

Dover Murder Shocker: Suspect in Custody

TRACK FIRE

Smoke Fills Folkestone Sky After Train Hits Bicycle on Tracks

SKY LIGHTS UP

Emergency Crews Rush to Stunning ‘Electrical Fire’ Lighting Up Folkestone Sky

BROKEN BONES

Folkestone Assault: Man Left with Broken Arm in Early Hours Attack

DELAYS CONTINUE

Chaos in Eurotunnel: Hundreds Stranded in Freezing Cold

URGENT APPEAL

Elderly Man Vanishes in Folkestone – Police Launch Search

LONG DELAYS

Hours of Delays Hit Channel Tunnel Passengers Between Calais and Folkestone

BANDIT

Folkestone’s Meat Bandit Locked Up for Two Years

FESTIVAL THANK YOU

M20 Chaos Incoming! Operation Brock Set to Snarl Christmas Getaways

FURY ERUPTS

Man Attacked in Folkestone – Police Seek Witnesses

REAPEAT OFFENDER

Folkestone Rapist Caged for Targeting Victim Repeatedly

STAMP OF DISAPPROVAL

CCTV Snaps Suspect in Folkestone Postbox Theft

PROBE LAUNCHED

Forensics Tent Erected Outside Folkestone College After Body Found

SMASHED WINDOWS

Swift Arrests After Break-In at Folkestone Pub

NOT A CHANCE

Tommy Robinson Snaps ‘Not a Chance Bruv’ to Cops Demanding Phone PIN at Channel Tunnel

DRIVER ARRESTED

Dashcam Appeal After M20 Smash Near Folkestone

TRAFFIC CHAOS

Car Flips Over at Busy Folkestone Junction, Causing Chaos

BLAZE PROBE

Blaze Erupts in Folkestone Shed

ON THE RUN

Most Wanted: James Rice on the Run

PHONE COP BUST

Folkestone SIM Fraudsters Busted in £100k Scam

MAJOR CRACKDOWN

Kent Police Crack Down on Road Offences in Folkestone

HART TEAMS

Emergency Response in Folkestone After Incident Near Road of Remembrance

Officers investigating a serious assault in Folkestone are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Two people have been charged in Folkestone in connection with an aggravated burglary

After what appeared to be a train breakdown on the Calais to Folkestone route, dozens of passengers were left stranded for several hours …

After what appeared to be a train breakdown on the Calais to Folkestone route, dozens of passengers were left stranded for several hours inside the Channel Tunnel

Officers are appealing for information after a man was left seriously injured following a collision in Folkestone – (ID 530283)

Officers are appealing for information after a man was left seriously injured following a collision in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for information after a man was left seriously injured following a collision in Folkestone

Coastguard teams from Dover, Deal and Folkestone and Walmer lifeboat scrambled to search for missing man in Dover – (ID 530274)

Coastguard teams from Dover, Deal and Folkestone and Walmer lifeboat scrambled to search for missing man in Dover

Coastguard teams from Dover, Deal and Folkestone and Walmer lifeboat scrambled to search for missing man in Dover

Pedestrian rushed to hospital after Folkestone bus crash

The Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a garden fire on Rossendale Road in Folkestone

Officers investigating a disturbance in Folkestone in which paving slabs were allegedly thrown have charged a man with seven offences

A man has been sent to prison after brandishing an imitation firearm before raping a woman in Folkestone

A man has been sent to prison after brandishing an imitation firearm before raping a woman in Folkestone

An appeal has been made following reports of an assault and criminal damage in Folkestone Harbour

An appeal has been made following reports of an assault and criminal damage in Folkestone Harbour – (ID 529466)

An appeal has been made following reports of an assault and criminal damage in Folkestone Harbour

More delays Today as part of Operation Brock, the M20 in Kent is closed for non-freight traffic coastbound between J8 (Maidstone) and J12 (Folkestone) to manage HGVs and other freight bound for the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel

French police have declared a ‘critical incident’ due to a ‘technical issue’ under the Channel Tunnel.

Following a court hearing, a man who attempted to flee the UK with over £9,000 in cash has forfeited the money

Following a court hearing, a man who attempted to flee the UK with over £9,000 in cash has forfeited the money

Following a court hearing, a man who attempted to flee the UK with over £9,000 in cash has forfeited the money – (ID 529305)

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to the Folkestone Police Station in Bouverie Road West after reports of a fire

A violent offender who stabbed a man during a disturbance in Folkestone has been sentenced to ten years in prison

A violent offender who stabbed a man during a disturbance in Folkestone has been sentenced to ten years in prison

A violent offender who stabbed a man during a disturbance in Folkestone has been sentenced to ten years in prison – (ID 529248)

The A20 Roundhill Tunnel in Kent, between the M20 (J13/A259/A2034) and the A260 near Folkestone, is closed coastbound

CCTV footage was released following two alleged racist incidents in Folkestone

CCTV footage was released following two alleged racist incidents in Folkestone