Nine people have appeared at the Old Bailey accused of causing more than £1m worth of damage to a weapons factory in Kent.

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Kent’s best and worst recyclers can today be revealed - just months before sweeping new national rules will overhaul how bins are collected.

A rally to protest about the disruption Operation Brock is causing in Kent attracted only a handful of people today, with key figures staying away.

A spate of fires and vandalism has left a community “deeply concerned” after a string of incidents caused significant damage to parks.

A man with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been awarded a Guinness World Record - and now has his sights set on the next Paralympics.

A lorry driver chasing a “bigger pay day” was caught trying to smuggle almost £3 million worth of heroin into the UK via Dover.

MP Mike Tapp says millions of pounds in funding for schools, buses and local hospitals is helping those living in Kent.

A planning inspector has thrown out a developer’s appeal after a scheme for 23 new homes was rejected by a district council.

The government has stepped in to support East Kent’s crisis-hit hospitals amid mounting concern over bed-blocking and unsafe levels of corridor care.

Police looking for a missing 59-year-old have released CCTV footage of her at a coffee shop, as the search for her continues.

Poundland is to close another Kent branch after less than four years in a former M&S unit.

A UK warship and helicopter shadowed a Russian submarine as it travelled through UK waters.

A library is set to return to its permanent home after two years away due to refurbishment works.

Several fresh planning applications have been submitted to the council - including for new homes and a house conversion.

A former mental health nurse has been spared prison after being convicted of waging a campaign of harassment against a solicitor.

Fears plans for 10 homes will bring ‘chaos and misery’ to village

Many holidaymakers still have little idea what to expect as the EU’s long-awaited new border system comes into force today.

Two sites in Kent have been earmarked as holding areas for cars in the event of long delays from the new EU border system being introduced.

A 400-foot luxury cruise ship sailed into a Kent port for the first time, marking the terminal’s final debut vessel to dock there this summer.