The Tory grandee backed plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where cases are heard by judges.

The debate followed a public petition against repealing the legislation which attracted more than 170,000 signatures.

The Reform UK leadership at Kent County Council has expressed "grave concerns" to the government about plans to reduce health and social care visas.

No one was injured in the fire, which is believed to have started with a faulty lithium-ion battery in a garden shed. A neighbour who witnessed the fire said: “It was terrifying to watch. It was a ...

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has been calling for Jonathan Powell to appear before it since his appointment in November.

Sports Direct is set to open its latest Kent store, this time filling the gap left by Carpetright in a retail park. The new shop will open its doors tomorrow, having completed a refit of the former ...

The railway crossing where an Amazon delivery driver died when his van was hit by a train has a history of near misses, KentOnline can reveal. Services from London Victoria to Ramsgate were stopped at ...

Yvette Cooper told MPs French actions have stopped 496 boat crossings this year so far, while 385 arrived in the UK.

Police are urging the public to call 999 if they have seen a missing man last seen driving as they grow concerned for his welfare.

Poppy Garrabos was last seen at around 10.30am at a bus stop near Morrison’s in Sutton Road, Parkwood, Maidstone on Monday, ...

Three men have been arrested after a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in central London’s Knightsbridge in what police believe could have been a targeted attack.

Householders are being told to keep their windows shut to stop heavy smoke from a grass fire reaching their homes.