The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Starting in Dickens’ Broadstairs, this walk takes in the spectacular bays of Thanet’s eastern tip

Not sure which music festivals to hit this summer? The Independent’s culture staff have you covered, from Americana and country-themed events in the Kentish countryside to spiritual experiences in the lush Welsh mountains

Gemma Lampard was out walking six dogs in Farningham Woods in Dartford, Kent, when she heard the wayward pooch desperately barking for help from a fenced-off sinkhole

Former Love Island star Shaughna Phillips enjoyed a lunch date in Kent with her newborn baby girl Lucia and her mum Tracey as she cut a casual figure in a comfortable co-ord

A 36-year-old woman named as Hayley Burke was killed after being taken hostage in Dartford, Kent, while the suspected gunman remains in critical condition in hospital

Kent Police launch murder inquiry with suspect in critical condition in hospital.

A man who remains in a critical condition with a firearms injury is being treated as a suspect, said Kent Police

A 36-year-old woman was found with firearm injuries at a property in Dartford, Kent on Saturday - she had since died from her injuries while a 29-year-old man who was found at the same address remains in critical condition

Located off the north Kent coast and just 40 miles from London, the uninhabited Deadman's Island is littered with human remains and acts a grim reminder of the past