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UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have responded to St Mary's Hospital in Newport this evening (Wednesday).  Two appliances from Newport, an aerial ladder platform from Newport and an appliance from Ryde were all mobilised to the...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: One male has been arrested in Sandown High Street this lunchtime (Wednesday) following an attempted armed robbery in broad daylight. Police units raced to the scene at Sandown Jewellers at around 12:15 when members of the public...

UPDATED: Firefighters are this morning (Wednesday) tackling a car fire on Betty Haunt Lane, Newport. One appliance from Newport Fire Station was mobilised to the scene off Forest Road at around 08:45 following reports of a vehicle fire. The crew...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Ryde and Shanklin are attending a road traffic collision in Lake this evening (Monday), with at least one person extricated from a car.  Emergency services were called to the scene outside Tesco Express, Lake at just gone...

UPDATE: Police have cordoned off two properties in Newport this afternoon (Monday) over fears an explosive has been found in the front garden.  Officers were called to Argyle Road on the Albany estate at around lunchtime when a homeowner, digging in...

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight for today (Monday) and into tomorrow.  Heavy showers are likely to line up in bands across parts of south and southeast England resulting...

UPDATED: The Environment Agency have issued a flood alert for the Eastern Yar today (Sunday) following prolonged heavy rain which has seen many Island roads become flooded. Following days of persistent and heavy rainfall, out of bank and road flooding is...

UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulances crews are attending a serious road traffic collision on The Downs near Ashey this evening (Saturday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to help extricate the occupants of a car...

UPDATED: One person remains in hospital this morning (New Years Day) after they were seriously assaulted as they tried to stop a group from ransacking shops in Ventnor High Street. A number of properties in the town have had frontages...

The skipper of a motor cruiser has been taken ashore by the RNLI after his vessel ran aground at the entrance to Bembridge Harbour this morning (New Years Day).  Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard at around...