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Bhupinder Sandhu walks across the countryside on his second mental health marathon walk. He wears a white turban, a grey weatherproof jacket, blue shorts and leggings, and a hi vis vest.

Mental health coach completes second epic walk

Bhupinder Sandhu took on the walk to raise funds and awareness for the mental health charity Mind.

Mugshot of John Cooper. He is looking directly at the camera with a blank expression.

Violent rapist jailed for attacks on two women

John Cooper, from Gravesend, raped and sexually assaulted two women on separate occasions.

Cerne Road is seen in a Google street view with cars parked along the sides of it. The houses are a mix of bungalows and semi-detached with pitched roofs.

Kitchen bin fire linked to microwavable heat pad

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is issuing a reminder about items that have been hot or warmed up.

A white ferry with a flat platform around the main body of the boat docks in the sea, with a ramp going up to the dock and two black cars parked nearby.

Government cash cannot fund ferry relaunch

Central funds are ruled out of a possible reinstatement of the foot ferry service, axed in March.

Two fully-grown white horses, one is laying down and the other is standing behind it. Next to the standing white horse is a younger brown horse.

Young stolen horse found dead by police

Kent Police says an investigation is ongoing and a horse trailer has been seized.

Bhupinder Sandhu is wearing dark waterproof clothing with his hood up, along with an orange high-visibility waistcoat. He is holding a walking pole as he walks along a quiet country road with trees and grass verges on his walk between England and Scotland. There are fields in the background.

Mental health fundraiser in cross-UK walk challenge

The campaigner will walk from London to Cardiff, having previously walked from London to Edinburgh.

A police officer in black police uniform stands in front of a marked police car. In the back ground is the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, which is a big grey building with white domes on top. It is surrounded by a black and gold fence.

Teen who attacked gurdwara given hospital order

The boy, 17, was charged after a disturbance at the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend.

Two small robots with glowing headlight eyes on the floor of St George's Church in Gravesend

Animal robots give Gravesend a taste of the future

The Kent town hosted a one-day technology and ideas event across 18 venues.

Images of three people side-by-side. A bald man in a dark shirt, a blond woman with gold hoop earrings, and a woman with a dark fedora on

CCTV after suspected racially- aggravated assault

The victim had facial injuries from an assault carried out by a man and two women, police say.