All news on the topic: Kent
753
Knife crime reaches UK primary schools as children as young as four involved
A BBC investigation has uncovered incidents of very young children bringing knives into primary schools.
893
Two-year-old child dies after being hit by car in Whitstable car park
Police hurried to Whitstable, Kent, on Saturday night following reports of a car driving into a crowded car park, resulting in the death of a two-year-old child at the scene.
960
Armed police swarm Kings Hill as masked people spotted on rooftop of disused building
Armed police have quickly arrived at a "disused" building in Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, due to an ongoing "disturbance" and masked individuals have been spotted on a rooftop.
620
Three teenagers appear in court accused of killing man on Sheppey Island
Three children have appeared in court after being charged with a man’s murder on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
776
Four-year-old Zaahir Jan dies after being hit by bus outside Kent hospital while visiting gran
Heartfelt tributes have been flooding in for four-year-old Zaahir Jan, who was struck at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, during a visit to his sick grandmother.
672
First boat migrants detained for deportation to France under new agreement
Detentions began for those who arrived on a small boat on Wednesday - with those being held expected to be sent back within a fortnight
947
Amazon courier killed in Kent as train crashes into van at level crossing
An Amazon delivery driver has died after a van was struck by a train at a level crossing in Kent on Sunday afternoon.
746
UK special forces and bomb squad launch major operation in Kent after shootout leaves one injured
A man has been shot by police after bomb squad was deployed to a home in Kent all night forcing the A20 to close.
972
21‑year‑old man dies following accident at Drum & Bass festival in Margate, England
A 21-year-old man has died after falling ill at a music festival in Margate, Kent.
841
Fatal crash in Dartford: baby killed, 24-year-old man in critical condition
A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition and a one-year-old girl suffered minor injuries in the crash involving two pickup trucks, Kent Police said.
785
Long queue to Europe: Britons to exit cars for biometrics after app failure
Biometrics app not ready, meaning travellers through Port of Dover will have to exit vehicles to have identity verified
857
Spitfire with two people on board makes emergency landing in Kent — no injuries reported
A Spitfire plane carrying a pilot and one passenger crash-landed on a field in Kent.
6621
Three men were sentenced to 99 years in prison for attempting to murder a former MMA fighter and participant in the UK’s largest robbery
Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for plotting to kill a former cage fighter who was convicted of Britain’s largest ever cash robbery.
942
Minecraft movie screening at a UK cinema interrupted due to teenage mischief
The screening of A Minecraft Movie had to be paused at The Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks, Kent, so staff could remove the disruptive teenagers as they were interrupting the film.
549
Police recover body from River Thames in the search for a suspect in the Valentine’s Day pub shooting
A body has been recovered by police from the River Thames, which is being linked to a murder investigation in Kent.
872
Valentine’s Day pub shooting suspect ‘dead after falling into River Thames’
The man suspected of shooting a woman outside a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has died after falling into the Thames, police have confirmed.
797
Joe Haines, Harold Wilson’s press secretary and former Mirror editor, dies at 97
The Labour Party announced that Joe Haines, a ’lifelong Labour supporter’ and former Daily Mirror assistant editor, passed away at his home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on Wednesday.
772
Moment when a woman screams ’he’s killed her’ after a mother was shot dead outside a pub
Gut-wrenching footage has emerged of the moment multiple gunshots were fired, ultimately killing a mum of two on Valentine’s Day.
859
Woman who was shot dead at a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day identified
Police continue to search the River Thames for the suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough, on Friday.
810
Kent: Woman Fatally Shot on Valentine’s Day at Village Pub
A resident from Knockholt near Sevenoaks tells Sky News he "heard two loud bangs... I just thought it was a car accident" until emergency crews arrived, while another says she saw "someone on the floor being given CPR by paramedics".
599
Kent: Search in progress after woman critically injured in Valentine’s Day incident
Kent Police stated that the suspect is "a man who is believed to be known to the victim" and "is currently outstanding".
780
The ’Naked Carpenter’ stabbed a police officer 23 times with scissors after exposing himself in a park
A notorious flasher nicknamed the Naked Carpenter has been jailed for trying to kill a police officer.
748
Veteran actor from Inspector Morse, The Bill, and Poirot Dies at 81 after Surgery
Veteran actor Tony Mathews has died aged 81 after surgery.
593
Man on ’final chance’ after brutal attack that left student brain damaged avoids jail again for pub assault
A thug on a "final chance" after leaving a student brain damaged in a brutal attack has been spared jail again for glassing a man in a pub.
784
Man ’resembling Vladimir Putin’ sought by police after indecent exposure on UK path
An e-fit image of a man suspected of flashing at a woman as she walked on a path near Sevenoaks, Kent, has been released by police and many have commented on his likeness to the Russian leader
03.07.2026, 21:19 • World
03.07.2026, 21:12 • World
03.07.2026, 20:39 • Crime
03.07.2026, 20:38 • World
03.07.2026, 20:22 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 20:15 • World
03.07.2026, 20:02 • Politics
03.07.2026, 19:53 • World
03.07.2026, 19:40 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 19:38 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:33 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:20 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:18 • Tech
03.07.2026, 19:14 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 19:08 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:01 • Crime
03.07.2026, 18:37 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 18:33 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 18:30 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 18:25 • Politics
03.07.2026, 18:22 • Crime
03.07.2026, 18:16 • Crime
03.07.2026, 18:08 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 17:58 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 17:49 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 17:41 • Finance
03.07.2026, 17:13 • Politics
03.07.2026, 16:52 • Politics
03.07.2026, 16:47 • Politics