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Police have confirmed that a 67-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman both died in Friday's cliff plunge at The Needles, with 2 dogs also dying in the incident. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has today (Monday) released further details...

Detectives have launched an investigation into the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in Newport over the weekend. It was late on Saturday night (7th June) that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary received a report that the teenager had...

There is travel disruption on a main road in Ryde this morning (Monday) where a car has collided with a parked vehicle. Police are on scene at East Hill Road in response to a red Hyundai i10 having collided with...

2 people have died after a car they were travelling in plunged around 300ft off a cliff at The Needles on Friday evening, Police have confirmed.  It was at 19:21 that emergency services were alerted to a vehicle having careered...

Flying medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have touched down in a children’s play park in Northwood this afternoon (Saturday) in a bid to save the life of a local resident. The air ambulance - a...

A car has plunged several hundred feet over the cliff edge at Alum Bay near The Needles this evening (Friday). The incident, which occurred at around 19:40, has sparked a major response by emergency services. Police, fire, ambulance and coastguard...

A 40ft yacht with 7 people aboard needed urgent assistance after going aground off Gurnard in a fresh south-westerly this afternoon (Friday). Steering loss led to the ocean racer's predicament around 100m off the shore, which ultimately led to the...

A 14-year-old and 15-year-old who were arrested following a serious assault and burglary in Sandown last week have been released on bail whilst investigations into the incident continue. As first reported by Island Echo, it was at around 02:30 on...

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Ryde in which a man suffered serious injuries. On 1st June at around 02:15-02:20, it was reported that a man was punched in Union Street in Ryde, causing him...

Hovertravel commuters are making a dash for the Fastcat this evening (Tuesday) as services have been suspended for the rest of the day due to a technical issue. Just 1 of the 2 Flyer craft have been available for operations...