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Paramedics are tending to a motorcyclist who has been injured in a collision with a van on the main road at Binstead this afternoon (Wednesday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are on scene at the roundabout at...

Motorists are being warned of icy stretches on the Island's roads overnight into Thursday morning. IW Met Service says temperatures will drop away overnight with some spots falling to - or even slightly below - freezing. The fall in temperature,...

The Environment Agency has issued a second flood warning for the Isle of Wight - sitting alongside 4 flood alerts- following a night of heavy rain, with those living in Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbridge and Alverstone urged to take action. It's...

Emergency services have responded to no fewer than 3 road traffic collisions this morning (Wednesday) amid tricky driving conditions across the Isle of Wight. Shortly before 06:30, Police were called to A3054 Yarmouth Road - the main road connecting Newport...

An urgent flood warning has been issued for the Lukely Brook in Newport this morning (Wednesday) - with a flood alert also issued for Ryde - following intense rainfall in the past few hours, with local residents urged to take...

Flying medics from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have been scrambled to a life-threatening medical emergency in Sandown this afternoon (Tuesday). The HEMS team have joined colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire & Isle...

There was a disturbance on the streets of Pan last night (Monday) when members of the public tried to intervene during the arrest of a suspected drug driver in Newport. At 22:45, officers stopped a vehicle on Robin Hood Street...

A yellow weather warning for torrential rain has been issued by IW Met Service for Wednesday morning, with Islanders alerted to a risk of flash flooding. It's said that an area of rain will move in from the South West...

Sudden flashes of lightning, mixed with howling winds and driving rain, awoke Islanders from their slumber overnight - described by many as an eerie experience.  At around 02:20 this morning, a weather front hit the Isle of Wight bringing 'biblical'...

Just 24 hours after re-entering service, Red Funnel's Red Osprey vehicle ferry is experiencing yet more engine troubles resulting in cancellations on the East Cowes-Southampton route today (Tuesday). The cross-Solent operator says that the 09:00 sailing from East Cowes has...