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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

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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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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

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