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The Met Office is warning of a vigorous area of low pressure expected to move northeast across southern Britain on Sunday, which will bring a period of heavy rain and southwesterly gales to the region. A yellow weather warning is...

The Met Office has issued a last-minute severe weather warning for strong winds this afternoon (Thursday). A brief spell of very strong winds is expected on the Island as a line of heavy rain moves eastwards over the UK this afternoon,...

UPDATED: The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast overnight tonight (Wednesday), particularly for the areas of Cowes and East Cowes. Albany Road, East Cowes is anticipated to flood, although no property flooding is expected....

UPDATED: Portsmouth International Port has been closed this morning (Wednesday) due to the discovery of an unexploded WWII bomb in the harbour - although cross-Solent services are currently unaffected by the closure. The discovery is the third of its kind...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight just yards from a police station in Newport yesterday (Monday). The 26-year-old victim was standing outside the Citizen’s Advice Bureau on the High...

UPDATED: A trial against 53-year-old Deborah Napier, who is accused of murdering local father Jolyon Wray back in June of this year, is to begin at Winchester Crown Court today (Tuesday). As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called Leavington House on...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have extinguished what is thought to be a malicious fire in the grounds of the Isle of Wight College this afternoon (Sunday).  2 appliances from Newport Fire Station were called to reports...

Carters Road in Ryde has reopened following a single vehicle collision earlier tonight (Friday).  Police were called to the scene between Upton and Smallbrook at around 21:45 after a blue Subaru crashed on a sharp bend. No one has been...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending a road traffic collision on High Street, Shanklin this afternoon (Friday).  Emergency services - including firefighters from both Ryde and Shanklin...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been called to an ongoing incident in the heart of Ryde this evening (Thursday). An ambulance, 2 rapid response paramedics and multiple Police units are in attendance at a block...