•A handyman allegedly murdered a customer by stabbing him with scissors and strangling him with cable ties in a dispute over money, a jury has heard.
•An ice cream man who “gambled” on serving scoops when work dried up during the pandemic has reached another major career milestone.
•A man has died in hospital following a serious collision on the M2.
•A dad-of-four who twice ignored a driving ban imposed after he left someone seriously injured has been warned he faces prison if he is caught again.
•A family-run pub is set to close due to rising costs and “overwhelming overhead”.
•A prestige business park has been sold by a local authority as it looks to offload assets and plug a gap in its finances.
•The six-week trial against three teenagers accused of murdering a man on a Kent beach has started.
•Residents have expressed outrage after an entrance to a popular park was shut off following repeated fly-tipping incidents.
•A busy route is blocked in both directions amid reports of a tanker crash.
•Hundreds of families were left without power following a sudden outage this evening.
•A person has been taken to hospital after collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
•A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl who died in a crash after a blue Ford Fiesta left the carriageway have been named locally.
•An amateur footballer who was red-carded by an FA referee attacked the official from behind after a grassroots Sunday league match.
•A child sex offender spared jail after being exposed by online paedophile hunters now faces a spell behind bars for breaching a strict court order.
•The price of a long-empty former butcher’s shop has been dramatically reduced as owners look to attract fresh interest.
•The county’s first Haribo store is to close its doors for weeks as it undergoes a refurbishment.
•Stunning pictures capture the beauty of the Wolf supermoon as it appears over Kent tonight.
•Plans to turn a barn into a wedding venue have been resubmitted after concerns were raised over “foul drainage” during the first application.