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UPDATED: Ryde Harbour remains closed today (Thursday) following yesterday's devastating fire, which destroyed a 35ft motor boat and damaged a pontoon. Black smoke was sent billowing into the skies at 13:30 yesterday afternoon when the 'Sealine' motor cruiser caught fire....

UPDATED: Forensic officers are reported to have been in attendance at a block of flats in Freshwater last night and into the early hours of this morning (Thursday). According to sources, Police were situated outside the property on Hooke Hill...

UPDATED WITH PHOTO GALLERY: A motor boat has burst into flames at Ryde Harbour this afternoon (Wednesday), sending black smoke billowing into the skies. Fire crews from Ryde and Newport are attending the incident on the Esplanade alongside Bembridge Coastguard...

Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat launched to the aid of the prestigious classic sailing yacht 'Iolaire' yesterday evening (Tuesday) after the vessel got into difficulty off The Needles. The lifeboat located Iolaire and her 2 person crew just 1 nautical mile south west of...

UPDATED: Firefighters, Police and paramedics are attending an incident at Sandford Garage near Godshill tonight (Tuesday), in which a male has sustained 'traumatic' injuries. The casualty, who is laying down in a field beside the petrol filling station, is currently being...

UPDATED: A van and a coach have been involved in a road traffic collision in Havenstreet this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident has occurred on Combley Road - the main road through the village towards Briddlesford Road. Police are en-route to the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at HMP Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 pumping appliances and an aerial ladder appliance from Newport are on scene at Albany prison off Parkhurst Road, Newport....

Police appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was attacked and sustained a broken jaw in Ryde at the weekend. The incident took place on Union Street at around 00:30 on Saturday morning (5th August). The 46-year-old victim...

UPDATE: HM Coastguard, Police and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat are all involved in an ongoing search between Sandown and Shanklin this evening (Monday).  The independent lifeboat is currently conducting a shoreline search down towards Luccombe Chine, whilst Coastguard teams conduct...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a combine harvester fire on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Monday).  A John Deere combine has caught alight in a field near to Froglands Lane, Carisbrooke. 2 appliances from...