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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

Folkestone man disqualified for possession of drugs

A man and a woman were taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone – (ID 520865)

Emergency Services called to Folkstone clifftop incident following concerns for man’s welfare

Emergency Services called to Folkstone clifftop incident following concerns for man’s welfare

Emergency Services called to Folkstone clifftop incident following concerns for man’s welfare

Emergency Services called to Folkstone clifftop incident following concerns for man’s welfare – (ID 520600)

CCTV Captures Moment Drunk Drives Onto Railway Line

A call handler and dispatcher from our Force Control Room has been praised for her professionalism after receiving a call from a man who said he wished to harm himself.

A call handler and dispatcher from our Force Control Room has been praised for her professionalism after receiving a call from a man who …

Major Search and Rescue operation launched following reports of five people trapped in caves on Saint Margarets Bay

Major Search and Rescue operation launched following reports of five people trapped in caves on Saint Margarets Bay

Major Search and Rescue operation launched following reports of five people trapped in caves on Saint Margarets Bay – (ID 520198)

A family had a lucky escape after it’s believed a chip pan accidentally overheated and sparked a kitchen fire at a house in Black Bull Road, Folkestone

Reports of the Body found on Samphire Hoe as RNLI and Coastguard Search and Rescue teams scrambled to the area

Reports of the Body found on Samphire Hoe as RNLI and Coastguard Search and Rescue teams scrambled to the area

Reports of the Body found on Samphire Hoe as RNLI and Coastguard Search and Rescue teams scrambled to the area – (ID 520011)

Reports of the Body found on Samphire Hoe as RNLI and Coastguard Search and Rescue teams scrambled to the area

Three suspects are to appear in court after over £2,000 worth of goods were reported stolen from stores in Folkestone and Hythe

Folkestone officers have arrested a man in connection with thefts from cars in the district

Folkestone officers have arrested a man in connection with thefts from cars in the district – (ID 520005)

Folkestone officers have arrested a man in connection with thefts from cars in the district

Second Arrival of Thursday RNLI Dunengess Lifeboat with 30 people rescued just outside Folkestone Taking the running total to 105 today of Migrants arriving in Dover

Second Arrival of Thursday RNLI Dunengess Lifeboat with 30 people rescued just outside Folkestone Taking the running total to 105 today o…

Second Arrival of Thursday RNLI Dunengess Lifeboat with 30 people rescued just outside Folkestone Taking the running total to 105 today of Migrants arriving in Dover

Coastguard and Fire crews called after Woman and young child become trapped in mud in Folkestone

Witnesses are being sought following an assault near Folkestone