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UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight would like to speak to this man about an alleged sex offence against a 16-year-old girl on a bus back in October of this year. The incident is said to have happened on a...

UPDATED: The lower part of Newport High Street has been closed due to a burst water main this lunchtime (Wednesday), adding to heavy traffic in and around Newport. Motorists can expect added disruption throughout the remainder of today and potentially...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending a serious road traffic collision at Horringford near Arreton this afternoon (Tuesday). 1 appliance and a rescue tender from Newport Fire Station...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Afton near Freshwater this afternoon (Sunday). A single vehicle has collided with a tree near to the junction with Middle Road, although no one is thought to have been seriously injured....

Emergency services responded to reports of a distressed woman threatening to jump from the ferry link span in East Cowes during the early hours of this morning (Sunday).  At just before 00:20, concerns were raised for the welfare of a...

UPDATED: The Met Office are warning that patches of thick fog will affect central and southern England throughout tonight (Saturday) and tomorrow morning. Low visibility could lead to extended journey times and difficult driving conditions across the Island, with isolated...

The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team responded to reports of a dog going over the cliff edge near Compton this afternoon (Saturday). At shortly before 13:40, Solent Coastguard received several calls from members of the public reporting that a dog had...

UPDATED: A car has overturned and come to rest on its roof in Havenstreet this afternoon (Saturday).  Police and paramedics are currently at the scene on Combley Road, where the black VW Golf rolled at just before 12:45. Thankfully, no...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat launched to assist an 18ft open boat with engine failure on the Ryde Middle Bank just east of Cowes yesterday evening (Friday).  The 3 young men on board the casualty vessel had minimal safety equipment, but were...

Firefighters from Cowes, Newport and Ryde have responded to a prison cell fire at HMP Isle of Wight tonight (Friday).  3 appliances were mobilised to the Albany site of the Newport prison at just before 21:00 following reports of a fire...