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UPDATED: Police have arrested a man after tasering him '3 times' in the middle of Tesco's Express store in Wootton this afternoon (Thursday). According to witnesses, officers rushed into the High Street shop at around 15:30 before drawing their Taser....

UPDATED: Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are responding to a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist on Fairlee Road in Newport this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred at the junction with Halberry Lane. Police are on...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter were involved in the Solent rescue of a yachtsman complaining of chest pains this evening (Wednesday). The yachtsman was 1 of several people aboard the 38ft 'Marta' which was being towed by...

UPDATED: Police are issuing a warning about a rogue batch of ecstasy tablets currently circulating on the Isle of Wight after 2 teenagers were admitted to hospital last night (Tuesday). The tablets, which may contain ketamine or methamphetamine, have made people unwell including...

UPDATED: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of a number of driving offences after stealing a car - thought to belong to the his mother - in Ryde last night (Tuesday). The Vauxhall Mokka was stolen from Ryde...

UPDATED: Firefighters are in attendance on Shide Road in Newport this afternoon (Wednesday), where a kitchen fire has broke out in a semi-detached house. A pan on the stove has sparked 2 appliances from Newport to rush to the scene...

UPDATED: Fire crews from Newport and Ryde are attending a fire at Stotesbury's fish and chip shop in Newport this morning (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at 09:10 following reports of smoke issuing...

UPDATED: A power cut has hit Shanklin tonight (Tuesday), causing lights to dim across the East Wight. The initial outage hit around 90 postcode areas in the PO37 6 and PO37 7 areas at 21:50, but power was restored to...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending a road traffic collision on Brading Downs this evening (Tuesday). The road has been closed in both directions as fire crews work...

Police are investigating an attempted break in at Boots in Sandown during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Officers have been conducting door to door enquiries with local residents and reviewing CCTV footage following the incident at around 00:00-01:00...