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Updated 19:25, 1 May 2026

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ARSON INVESIGATION

Blaze Breaks Out in Margate Flats Basement

LOCKED UP

Margate Man Edward Watson Jailed for Decades-Old Child Sex Abuse After 7 Years of Hidden Horror

SICK CRIMES

Margate Child Sex Predator Duncan Bayles Jailed for 28 Years After Decades of Abuse Uncovered

Margate Sex Attacker Amer Mohammed Jailed for Nine Years Following Brutal Seafront Assault

MARGATE HEIST

Margate Jewellery Thief Jailed for 3 Years After Daylight Station Road Heist and Heroic Rescue

TEEN ARREST

Bomb Scare Sparks Margate Lockdown as MoD Conducts Controlled Explosion—Teen Arrested for Firearms Offences

EOD CALLED

Bomb Alert Sparks Mass Evacuation in Margate as Police Hunt Suspect

KEY PLAYER JAILED

County Lines Kingpin Joel Loba Jailed for Over Five Years in Margate Crackdown

MURDER PROBE

Man Arrested and Bailed After Woman Found Dead in Margate Home

MAJOR RESCUE OPERATION

Woman Rescued from Margate Sea in Dusk Helicopter and Lifeboat Operation

FOREVER OUR BABY

Four-Year-Old Jan Tragically Killed in Bus Crash Outside Margate Hospital – Police Seek Witnesses

CHILD HIT

Child Struck by Bus Outside Margate Hospital Sparks Major Emergency and Road Closures

NOTHING LEARN'T

Tragedy at Margate Dreamland: 21-Year-Old Dies at Drum and Bass Festival as Event Shuts Early

FATAL ENDING

Young Man Dies After Medical Emergency at Dreamland Margate – Police Probe Ongoing but No Suspicion of Foul Play

MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Tragedy at Margate Drum & Bass Festival as Medical Emergency Forces Early Shutdown and Death Confirmed

ARMED STOP

Margate Assault: Man Held and Four Bailed After Daytime Attack Sparks Police Hunt

KNIFE ATTACK

Margate Knife Attack: Armed Police Arrest 32-Year-Old After Daylight Assault on High Street

Margate House Fire: Two Treated for Smoke Inhalation as Nine Fire Engines Battle Blaze

Man in 20s Arrested After Hit-and-Run Leaves Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Margate

Four Men Arrested After Knife Attack Leaves Three Stabbed on Margate High Street

Tide Traps Pair and Dog in Broadstairs – Margate RNLI Launches Urgent Search

Woman, 38, Arrested for Drink-Driving After Margate Road Crash Near Ramsgate

Margate Inferno: Massive Industrial Blaze Rages on Alexandra Road – Residents Urged to Stay Indoors and Avoid Area

Massive Fire Erupts at Margate Industrial Unit—Residents Urged to Avoid Alexandra Road

Drink-Drive Chaos in Margate: Man Arrested After Car Flips on Tivoli Road, Three Hospitalised

Margate Rape Probe Ends with No New Suspects, Police Say Community Safe

Dramatic Cliff Fall Triggers Major Air Ambulance Rescue Near Margate’s Queens Court

Man in Critical Condition After Margate Stabbing as Police Arrest Two Suspects

Ramsgate Teen Held Over Shocking Margate Acid Spray Attack Injuring Four

Alkali Attack Horror in Margate: Police Release CCTV as Four Suffer Chemical Assault