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A section of Newport Town Centre has been cordoned off this lunchtime (Monday) following an incident which has seen an elderly female pedestrian run over by a bus. The incident - involving a Southern Vectis bus - has happened on...

The occupants of a Ford Fiesta that crashed on Brading Down last night (Sunday) suffered no injuries, Police have confirmed. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at 16:00 to reports of a single-vehicle collision on Brading Down Road,...

Police remain on scene in Ryde this morning (Monday) as investigations to establish the cause of a blaze - which severely damaged a residential address - get underway. It was just gone 19:00 yesterday evening when Hampshire & Isle of...

A fire has broken out at a residential property in central Ryde this evening (Sunday).  The incident has occurred at an address off Monkton Street, with the alarm first being raised at around 19:15. Orange flames can be seen licking...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) landed on a green space in Cowes this lunchtime (Sunday) following a medical emergency in the North Wight. Flying doctors were requested at around 12:00 this morning and were first seen...

Yarmouth RNLI were involved in a major search operation in the Solent last night (Saturday) after several red flares were seen near Hurst Castle. HM Coastguard received multiple reports of red flares being seen at Hurst Castle just before 22:00...

Cross-Solent travel continues to be disrupted this morning (Sunday) with Storm Darragh showing no signs of letting up. Currently, Red Funnel services between East Cowes and Southampton - which were suspended for the majority of yesterday - remain suspended until...

Storm Darragh is continuing to wreak havoc across the Island this evening (Saturday) with more than 800 properties in Godshill, Sandford, Whiteley Bank and Upper Hyde currently without power. It's been a day of strong winds and heavy rain here...

The occupants of a small hatchback have miraculously avoided death or serious injury after their car was crushed by a tree as Storm Darragh hit last night (Friday). The incident occurred just off the A3054/Bouldnor Road at around 23:00 last...

For the latest, scroll to the most recent update at the bottom of this article Stormy weather hitting the Isle of Wight and other parts of the country is causing disruption to cross-Solent travel today (Saturday), with further issues anticipated....