Local News For Kent

Below is the latest news for Kent directly updated from the BBC Kent website. Please click on a link below to view the full news story.

More children held over A20 crash - 30/07/2010 Police arrest three more children on suspicion of the manslaughter of a man who died in a road crash on the A20.

Jury out in bedsit murder trial - 30/07/2010 Jurors retire in the case of a man accused of strangling his girlfriend at the bedsit they shared in Canterbury.

Elderly 'could die' if home shuts - 30/07/2010 Families fighting to stop the closure of a care home in Kent say they fear the elderly residents could die early if they are moved out.

Appeal after sex attack on woman - 30/07/2010 A 29-year-old woman is sexually assaulted by a man who initially claimed to be concerned about her welfare, according to police.

Crews damp down forest blaze - 30/07/2010 Firefighters remain at the scene of a forest fire in East Sussex to damp down and check for hotspots which could reignite the blaze.