After a man was stabbed in Tonbridge, a suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder. The victim, a man in his twenties from the surrounding...
Kent police launch Tonbridge murder investigation

After a man was stabbed in Tonbridge, a suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder. The victim, a man in his twenties from the surrounding...
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Following an accelerated misconduct hearing, a serving British Transport Police officer was formally dismissed without notice.On Wednesday, July 27, Police Sergeant Coleman, based in London, was fired with immediate effect by the Chief Constable...
The bananas were seized after they were shipped by boat from Colombia to the United Kingdom. NCA investigators determined that the shipment was bound for the Netherlands, but it was intercepted on Tuesday, July 26. Officers estimate that once...
On Thursday, July 28, 2022, the victim from Tunbridge Wells was contacted by someone claiming to work for the Metropolitan Police. The scammer claimed that their bank cards had been used in a fraud and that they were instructed to withdraw...
On April 17, 2022, around 5.30 p.m., a man who had entered a petrol station on Station Road was asked to remove some suspected stolen items from his pockets. Before leaving, the man allegedly became aggressive and used racist language toward...
Six fire engines were dispatched to the scene. Due to the large amount of black smoke produced by the blaze, residents in the Conyer area are being asked to close their windows and doors. A 40-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation as...
There are three fire engines and a height vehicle on the scene. The fire is currently being fought by firefighters. At this time, no injuries have been reported, and the cause is unknown. Due to firefighting operations, motorists in Thanet are...
Police are pleading with the public for assistance in identifying the man in these photographs, with whom we want to speak following the death of Lilia Valutyte, nine. Officers now have CCTV images of a man we need to find as part of our fast...
Six fire engines were dispatched to the scene. Due to the large amount of black smoke produced by the blaze, residents in the Conyer area are being asked to close their windows and doors. A 40-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation as well as...
The former chancellor and Tory leadership contender said that he would reduce crime and increase prison capacity.He reportedly wants to ensure that foreign nationals who commit crimes in the UK can be deported after serving six-month sentences...
The first show airing on September 9th. Scott Mills, who announced his departure from Radio 1 earlier this month, will be replaced by Jack.Jack began his career in student radio before joining Radio 1 in 2018 to present a brand-new music show now...
On Tuesday, July 12th, at approximately 7.30pm, the victim noticed a man filming her from unusual angles before noticing photos of her upper leg on his phone screen.The service was near King’s Cross Underground station at the time of the...
By 10 a.m. Friday, hundreds of error reports had been logged on the online outage tracker Down Detector.However, users were still unable to access their funds at 3.50pmTSB has stated that the issues are occurring on both online and mobile banking...
His parents applied to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNRPD).The Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case on Thursday.Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, Archie’s parents, argued that the UNRPD...
A new detection van has been deployed on England’s major highways and A-roads as part of a research project conducted in collaboration with Warwickshire Police to better understand the scope of the problem surrounding these...
Sir Brian’s recommendation to the government for immediate interim payments, according to Des Collins, senior partner at Collins Solicitors, is a “welcome development.”Sir Brian stated in a letter to Paymaster General Michael Ellis...
France and the United Kingdom have been collaborating closely in recent days to prepare for the management of our shared border during the current period of increased passenger traffic. Both Police Aux Frontières and the UK Border Force, in...
Six fire engines and a height vehicle have been dispatched to the scene, and crews wearing breathing apparatus are putting out the fire with hose reel jets, main jets, and water from a hydrant. Kent Police are also on the scene. There have been no...
On Friday, July 29, 2022, between 2pm and 4.30pm, Robert Vincent was reported missing from the Nuthatch Drive area of town. The 40-year-old is described as 6ft tall, of medium build, and with mousey brown, short to medium length hair. He is thought...
Firefighters rushed to the scene of an explosion whilst thick black smoke filled  the Dover skyline. While there is a loud bang, smoke can be seen from above the Asda supermarket branch in Kent town. Graham Tutthill shot the video from the Charlton...
First picture of Lilia Valutyte, the nine-year-old girl who died from a suspected stab wound in Boston, Lincolnshire, Officers from Lincolnshire Police were called to Fountain Lane around 6.20 p.m. on Thursday. Lilia Valutyte was discovered at the...
Wayne Couzens, a former police officer, has lost his appeal to have his life sentence reduced for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard, 33. It was the first time the sentence had been imposed for a single adult murder that had not been committed as...
On the afternoon of Friday, November 5, 2021, armed officers responded to Tontine Street and arrested Richard Scaife. He was charged with two counts of rape and possession of an imitation firearm while committing an offence after an...
A grass fire near Longleigh Lane in Bexleyheath is being fought by six fire engines and approximately 40 firefighters. A total of two hectares of grass and shrubland are on fire. The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers responded to 43 calls about...
William Reader fled Medway Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, February 12, 2022, after assaulting a member of court staff during a remand hearing. Reader was arrested on 10 February and was in court facing multiple charges after...
Benjamin Cullen abused his position as the company’s IT director by authorising purchases with company funds to live a lavish lifestyle totaling more than £200,000. Cullen raised suspicions in 2020 when he submitted an invoice to the...
Officers arrested a driver on the A2 near Dartford and seized catalytic converters, number plates, and gloves from his car. Officers stopped the 30-year-old man at 3.39 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, after becoming suspicious of the vehicle he was...
Kasey Knowles repeatedly assaulted his vulnerable victim between January 2021 and February 2022, punching and kicking her. On 21 February 2022, he was arrested after the victim called 999 after being verbally abused by Knowles throughout the day...
Officers from Medway’s Community Safety Unit arrested 58 people for various offences in one month. In addition to these arrests, police were able to recover seven knives, carry out search warrants at eight different addresses, and make eight...
Plain clothes officers seized cash and class A drugs during a proactive arrest in Tunbridge Wells. On Thursday, July 28, 2022, officers from the town’s community policing team were on patrol when they noticed a man acting suspiciously...
Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets and covering jets to extinguish the fire and stop the flames from spreading before dampening down any remaining hot spots. Four fire engines and a height vehicle were dispatched to the...
Three fire engines were dispatched to the scene, and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze while wearing breathing apparatus.
There were no reported injuries, and the cause is unknown.
Wayne Couzens, a former police officer, has lost his appeal to have his life sentence reduced for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard, 33. It was the first time the sentence had been imposed for a single adult murder that had not been committed as...
Benefits due to be paid on the August bank holiday may be paid on a different date. Those claiming the payments should be aware that bank holidays can occasionally change when they are made. They usually arrive early to ensure that those...
These were the words of Paul Janes, who was reunited with a clock given to his late grandfather 97 years ago after it was stolen during a burglary on January 15, 2015.Leonard King, Paul’s grandfather, received the clock after assisting a...
The rear window of a car parked in Cowley Rise was damaged around 11.20 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2022, and a customised rear spoiler was removed from the vehicle.‘It is believed the spoiler will be recognisable by car enthusiasts, so we ask...
The BBC’s highest-paid broadcaster and TV personality said she has “loved every moment” of her early-morning shows but is stepping down to catch up on a “decade’s deficit of beauty sleep.”She informed listeners of...
Kaiwan Poore, a 37-year-old Iranian-born British national, was handed over to French authorities today. He was detained by police earlier this month at Manchester Airport before boarding a flight to Turkey.Prosecutors in France accuse Poore of being...
One of the Met Police officers allegedly sent a message to Wayne Couzens about tracking down a girl.The charges are denied by William Neville, 34, Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former PC Joel Borders, 45.Couzens is serving a life sentence for kidnapping...
There have been 270 confirmed cases of hepatitis in children aged 10 and under as of July 19. 15 of these children have received liver transplants, and none have died. The number of new cases reported has now decreased.The technical briefing...
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 101, reference 22MIS025825.
Possible causes are being investigated, but for the time being, the emphasis is on mitigating the effects of any oil that comes ashore. “We have already mobilised our oil spill response contractor to do everything we can to deal with...
Trading Standards officers from Kent County Council swooped on a bootfair on Sunday (24 July), aided by Kent Police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, in a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit goods.Officers and brand representatives raided Pedham...
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Kent Police received a report that two people were starting to fill a van with cooking oil containers at a commercial premises in Sea Road, Westgate, when they were interrupted by a member of the public who...
At 2.35 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2022, CCTV operators observed a man being chased by two men before being assaulted outside Gravesend Train Station, near Clive Road. The offenders punched and kicked the victim, leaving him on the ground, before...
Crews from four fire engines used main jets, high-pressure hose reel jets, and portable water tank sprayers to surround and extinguish the blaze.
There have been no reports of injuries, and the cause is unknown.
The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking consortium has been tracking a large space rocket (the Chinese-originating Long March 5B rocket) and believes it will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere between Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July...
Officers investigating allegations of indecent exposure in Sevenoaks have released CCTV images. According to reports, on Sunday, July 24, 2022, a man exposed himself in front of a woman and child who were walking their dog along Dartford Road. When...
The universal guide for UK road users was updated this week due to a change in the law, which means that those found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving or causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol or...