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UPDATED: Cowes RNLI have responded to a mayday call reporting an unconscious sailor on board a vessel on the Solent this afternoon (Friday). The volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked to launch at 16:23 after Solent Coastguard received a mayday call from a...

Jeff Stacey, who died at the age of 49 21-year-old Ryan Cooper of Chatfield Lodge, Newport will appear before Winchester Crown Court later this month after being charged with manslaughter following the death of 49-year-old Gary 'Jeff' Stacey in February. As...

UPDATED: Emergency services, including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, are currently responding to an overturned car on Ashey Road on the outskirts of Ryde. Police, ambulance and 2 fire appliances were called to the incident at 08:45....

Organisers of Bestival have this morning (Friday) announced not one but two Sunday night headliners, which will see hip-hop meet dancehall for a mind-blowingly triumphant booty shaking party as Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul join the September line-up. Sean Paul will kick...

A young Island family have lost everything following a fire at their home in Newport this afternoon (Thursday), prompting friends and family to launch a fundraising appeal. Charlotte and Nathan Goldsmith and their two young boys - aged 6 and...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this afternoon (Thursday) tackling a property fire on Cross Lane, Newport. Two fire appliances and an Incident Command Unit are on scene alongside Police, who have closed the road. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service...

UPDATED: The Broadway in Totland has been closed by Island Roads following the discovery of a sinkhole yesterday evening (Tuesday). 2-way temporary traffic lights were initially put in place last night, but the road has now been closed in both directions....

UPDATED: Over 180 postcode areas are without electricity this evening (Tuesday) following a power outage in and around Newport. At 19:15 power was lost to homes and businesses in the PO30 1; PO30 2; PO30 3; PO30 4; PO30 5 and...

An inquest into the death of 44-year-old Christopher William Parsons, whose lifeless body was discovered lying on a pavement in Sandown in July 2014 after being dumped on the street corner by his friend, has today (Tuesday) found that he died...

A van and car have collided in Brading this morning (Tuesday), resulting in delays between Ryde and Sandown. The incident, involving a Transit and a Toyota, occurred at around 09:45. Police and ambulance crews are on scene. Traffic is being...