A Ryde man who crashed a Mercedes while under the influence of drugs – with a child in the vehicle – has been banned from the road for 3 years.

This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard between 15th-26th December...

A coroner has ruled that 18-year-old Christopher Koppany, who went missing last August, prompting a major search, took his own life after carrying out online research into drowning.

Well-known offender Nicky Dickinson, who committed a string of burglaries and other serious offences earlier this year, has seen his sentencing delayed, with a judge considering an alternative to an immediate prison sentence.

On the second day of the Crown Court trial against eco-campaigner Garry Oates, who is accused of injuring a car boot marshal back in 2021, the jury has been discharged.

The trial of an eco-campaigner, accused of driving at a car boot sale marshal some 4-and-a-half years ago, finally got underway at the Isle of Wight Crown Court today (Monday).

HM Senior Coroner Caroline Sumeray has concluded that the death of a Sandown man, who was found in the river at Alverstone back in 2024, was drug-related.

BREAKING: Ryde man Alexander Scott France has been charged with multiple sexual offences following an investigation into alleged offending against two women on the Isle of Wight.

A Learning Support Assistant from Cowes, who denies grooming a teenage pupil, will stand trial next October.

A man has been jailed for attempting to burgle homes on the Isle of Wight.