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UPDATE: The stricken Hoegh Osaka self-floated at high water this afternoon (Wednesday) and began to drift towards the Isle of Wight, however has now been taken under tow by tug boats. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency say the intention is...

A driver is understood to have fled the scene of a road traffic collision in Knighton this evening (Tuesday), in which a car ended up on its roof. Police were called to Knighton Shute shortly before 18:50 following reports of...

Island health services are continuing to experience significant ongoing pressure, which has led to more operations at St Mary's Hospital being cancelled tomorrow (Wednesday). It has been another busy day in the Emergency Department at St Mary’s with 21 admissions...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this morning (Tuesday) responding to reports of an overturned lorry near Blackgang that is understood to have resulted in one person becoming trapped. Firefighters from Newport and Ventnor are working alongside paramedics from the Isle of...

LATEST: Salvage experts Svitzer continue their examination of the stricken Hoegh Osaka today (Monday) after the cargo vessel grounded on Brambles Bank on Saturday night, with indications that the operation could take a week or longer to complete. The car...

UPDATED: Pressure on a variety of services at St Mary's Hospital has increased to critical levels, resulting in cancelled scheduled operations, support from the British Red Cross and additional staff being rushed in to cope with the increased demand on...

A plane that crashed near Basingstoke in Hampshire yesterday (Saturday) claiming the lives of two people took off from Bembridge Airport, it has been revealed. Lewis Tonkinson, 50 and his wife Sally, 44 were killed when their light aircraft crashed...

UPDATED: As the sun rises over The Solent, the full extent of the Hoegh Osaka incident has been revealed as these photographs captured by Island Echo show. As first reported by Island Echo last night, the vehicle carrier Hoegh Osaka ran aground...

UPDATED: A large vehicle carrier cargo ship has run aground in The Solent tonight (Saturday) and is listing to one side, leading to a major operation to rescue 26 people. The Hoegh Osaka left Southampton at 20:21 this evening en-route to...

AUDIO: An appeal is being made to Islanders to only use the hospital’s A&E Department if they really need to and to consider using the 111 non-emergency helpline, pharmacies or GPs for non-urgent healthcare advice as substantial pressure continues at...