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Two children have been rescued from the wreck of an old boat in the River Medina this evening (Sunday). Cowes RNLI were requested to launch by Solent Coastguard shortly before 19:50 after receiving reports of persons stranded on the River...

UPDATED: Emergency services are this evening (Sunday) conducting a joint operation to bring a paraglider to safety following an incident on Afton Down near Freshwater. Early reports suggest the mainland pilot got into difficulty when landing on the downland and...

VIDEO AND AUDIO: Hundreds of dog walkers and supporters of the protest against the Isle of Wight Council's proposed parking changes came out in force this morning (Sunday), as Park the Dog is hailed a great success. Organised by Kate...

UPDATED: Police and Coastguard Rescue Teams have been searching the West Wight area this morning (Sunday) after concerns were raised for the welfare of a missing woman. Coastguard Rescue 104 helicopter was tasked to the area between Compton and Alum...

Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat was requested to launch by Solent Coastguard early this morning (Saturday) to assist a motor vessel near to Freshwater. The 42ft 'Charlotte Picot III' lost steering just south of The Needles shortly after 07:00, prompting...

UPDATED: Rush hour traffic is delayed in and around Brading this evening (Friday) following a collision between two cars. The incident, which is understood to involve a Toyota Prius and another vehicle, has occurred at Yarbridge causing the busy crossroads...

Over 400 homes in the Rookley, Merstone, Godshill and Blackwater areas were without power overnight after lightning struck a substation in the area. Engineers from Southern and Scottish Energy have been working through the early hours to restore power to...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Firefighters are this afternoon (Thursday) tackling a bungalow blaze in St Helen's after the property was struck by lightning. Three pumping appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit are all on scene at Lower...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Residents from a block of flats in Ventnor Town are currently being rescued from the roof of the building following a ground floor blaze. Three appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service from Sandown,...

Areas of heavy and locally thundery rain are expected to move across the Island during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Thursday). Heavy showers, with the risk of some slow-moving thundery downpours, are likely to develop quite quickly during Thursday before moving...