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The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were called to reports of a swimmer in difficulty off Freshwater Bay this afternoon (Tuesday). The man was seen waving by onlookers as he struggled to return to the beach whilst swimming in rough conditions and...

The Met Office have issued a yellow severe weather warning for heavy rain tomorrow (Wednesday), which may include some thunderstorms. Rain is expected to arrive across the Isle of Wight tomorrow morning before moving north through the afternoon and into Thursday....

VIDEO: Two groups of Spitfires and Hurricanes flew across the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday) to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Islanders were treated to a rare glimpse of the WWII fighters together as they...

UPDATED: A number of cross-Solent services have been suspended or are running behind timetable due to the adverse weather conditions this afternoon (Monday). Hovertravel have suspended their Ryde-Southsea service, whilst Red Funnel have stopped the West Cowes to Southampton Red...

Police are today (Monday) making an appeal to members of the public to help identify the body of a kayaker who was found at Sandown Bay on Friday. As first reported by Island Echo, a multi-agency search and rescue operation...

UPDATED: Three vehicles have collided on Horsebridge Hill, Parkhurst this morning (Monday), leading to lengthy tailbacks in the area. A Vauxhall and a Citroen have collided near the junction of Hogan Road and in turn a third vehicle, a Volkswagen, has collided...

PICTURE GALLERY: Bestival's Summer of Love has ended up on a high tonight (Sunday) with the legendary The Jacksons and a UK festival exclusive from Missy Elliot. After a dry and warm weekend the weather turned for the worst as...

Gusts of up to 55 mph are expected along the South Coast tomorrow (Monday), prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning. The warning is in force between 05:00 - 20:00 and the Met Office say the Isle...

Police have charged a 30-year-old man from Southsea with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a Police Community Support Officer sustained serious facial injuries in East Cowes last night (Saturday). As first reported by Island Echo, several Police units responded into...

Hollywood A-lister Robert Pattinson has been spotted at Bestival this weekend during a set performed by his girlfriend FKA Twigs in the early hours of Saturday morning. In a photograph posted to Instagram by FKA Twig's friend Irene Agbontaen, the heart-throb star...