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UPDATED: A car has left the carriageway and come to rest in a field off Middle Road near Freshwater tonight (Monday). Emergency services, including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, are currently in attendance at the scene near Broad...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast for tomorrow (Tuesday), coinciding with a yellow weather warning for strong winds. Another area of deep, low pressure is moving its way across the South overnight...

The adverse weather conditions being experienced across the Isle of Wight this week are to continue, as the Met Office issue a yellow weather warning for strong winds tomorrow (Tuesday). Forecasters are warning that southwesterly winds will increase tonight and...

The Met Office has issued another weather warning for heavy rain from 03:00 tomorrow morning (Monday). A further broad area of heavy, persistent rain will extend northwards across southwest England and Wales between 03:00 and 23:55 tomorrow, although the Isle of...

                     We have now concluded our live coverage of Storm Angus after more than 80 separate updates over the past 24 hours. Thank you to the thousands of Island Echo readers who...

Following significant pressures on the health and care system across the Island over the last 24 hours and difficulties in discharging patients from St Mary’s Hospital, it has been necessary to postpone routine in-patient and day case surgery today (Friday) say...

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...