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The #M20 in #Kent is CLOSED in both directions

Met office issue Yellow Snow weather warning for Kent and Sussex

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been sentenced to two life sentences

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been sentenced to two life sentences

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been sentenced to two life sentences – (ID 549922)

A suspect has been charged with stealing from a shop in west Kent on multiple occasions

The Kent couple has been described as a “devoted, selfless, and loving”

Kent Police has appointed Peter Ayling as the force’s new Deputy Chief Constable

Two burglars have been jailed for a total of nine years for break-ins around east Kent

A man has been charged with 19 offences following a police pursuit in east Kent

Kent Police are appealing for information into the whereabouts of a missing Medway teenager

First Picture of Woman named as Taiwo Balogun who was found in Bluewater Lake in Kent

Two men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of weapons in west and north Kent as proactive patrols continue to enforce a clampdown on knife crime

Two men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of weapons in west and north Kent as proactive patrols continue to enforce a…

A Christmas Day power outage has affected hundreds of families in parts of Kent

An inquest into the deaths of four men two Afghans and two Senegalese who died in the English Channel has begun in Kent – (ID 537942)

An inquest into the deaths of four men two Afghans and two Senegalese who died in the English Channel has begun in Kent

An inquest into the deaths of four men two Afghans and two Senegalese who died in the English Channel has begun in Kent

Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas – (ID 537929)

Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas

Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas

Kent Police’s dog section has added three new recruits to their team

Over 600 vehicles have been stopped by Kent’s Special Constabulary this year as part of their efforts to promote safer driving in the eas…

Over 600 vehicles have been stopped by Kent’s Special Constabulary this year as part of their efforts to promote safer driving in the east of the county

A major search and recovery operation is still underway in the sea off the coast of Kent after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized

A major search and recovery operation is still underway in the sea off the coast of Kent after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized – …

A major search and recovery operation is still underway in the sea off the coast of Kent after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized

A fisherman whose crew rescued 31 people stranded in the English Channel said they began “screaming for help” in the early hours of the morning

A fisherman whose crew rescued 31 people stranded in the English Channel said they began “screaming for help” in the early hours of the m…

National Highways has confirmed that the Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be operational tonight (Tuesday, December 13), after being delayed due to heavy snow

The #M20 in #Kent is CLOSED in both directions

Met office issue Yellow Snow weather warning for Kent and Sussex

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been sentenced to two life sentences

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been sentenced to two life sentences

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been sentenced to two life sentences – (ID 549922)

A suspect has been charged with stealing from a shop in west Kent on multiple occasions

The Kent couple has been described as a “devoted, selfless, and loving”

Kent Police has appointed Peter Ayling as the force’s new Deputy Chief Constable

Two burglars have been jailed for a total of nine years for break-ins around east Kent

A man has been charged with 19 offences following a police pursuit in east Kent

Kent Police are appealing for information into the whereabouts of a missing Medway teenager

First Picture of Woman named as Taiwo Balogun who was found in Bluewater Lake in Kent

Two men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of weapons in west and north Kent as proactive patrols continue to enforce a clampdown on knife crime

Two men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of weapons in west and north Kent as proactive patrols continue to enforce a…

A Christmas Day power outage has affected hundreds of families in parts of Kent

An inquest into the deaths of four men two Afghans and two Senegalese who died in the English Channel has begun in Kent – (ID 537942)

An inquest into the deaths of four men two Afghans and two Senegalese who died in the English Channel has begun in Kent

An inquest into the deaths of four men two Afghans and two Senegalese who died in the English Channel has begun in Kent

Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas – (ID 537929)

Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas

Drivers need to slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas

Kent Police’s dog section has added three new recruits to their team

Over 600 vehicles have been stopped by Kent’s Special Constabulary this year as part of their efforts to promote safer driving in the eas…

Over 600 vehicles have been stopped by Kent’s Special Constabulary this year as part of their efforts to promote safer driving in the east of the county

A major search and recovery operation is still underway in the sea off the coast of Kent after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized

A major search and recovery operation is still underway in the sea off the coast of Kent after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized – …

A major search and recovery operation is still underway in the sea off the coast of Kent after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized

A fisherman whose crew rescued 31 people stranded in the English Channel said they began “screaming for help” in the early hours of the morning

A fisherman whose crew rescued 31 people stranded in the English Channel said they began “screaming for help” in the early hours of the m…

National Highways has confirmed that the Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be operational tonight (Tuesday, December 13), after being delayed due to heavy snow