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Up to 50mm of rainfall fell on the Newport area earlier today (Sunday), local meteorologists have confirmed. Town centre shops were forced to close as rain water cascaded in, Coppins Bridge was underwater and fire crews were mobilised to a...

Flash flooding that has swamped central parts of the Isle of Wight has led to firefighters assisting a stranded motorist caught in deep flood water. Torrential downpours that initially hit around 10:00 this morning (Sunday) have caused sudden flooding across...

The body of a woman has tragically been pulled from the sea in Shanklin this morning (Sunday). It was around 09:40 that HM Coastguard was alerted to a possible person in the water off the Esplanade, prompting the launch of...

Red Funnel has confirmed that it will be running a revised timetable on its vehicle ferry service until at least Friday, as engineers battle to bring Red Eagle back into service. The troubled Raptor-class ferry was pulled from service on...

A fresh yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with up to 60mm of rainfall, thunder and lighting expected overnight tonight (Saturday) and into Sunday.  IW Met Service says that heavy showers will...

The urgent need to prevent a 43-foot motor cruiser with an engine being involved in a Solent shipping lane collision led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat on Friday evening. The motor cruiser, with a total of 6 people...

Police investigations are ongoing following reports of a burglary at an address in Shanklin earlier this afternoon (Friday). Several Police vehicles, including the dog unit, descended on the seaside town following a report of a burglary at an address in...

A Newport woman arrested on suspicion of committing several shoplifting offences this week - as well as a burglary at an address in Devon last month - has been released on bail. Police were called to a report of shoplifting...

Red Funnel has been forced to cancel 12 of its timetabled sailings for tomorrow (Friday) as the ongoing issues with Red Eagle enter a 4th day. It was on Tuesday afternoon that a problem with the voith unit – a...

A late-night verbal altercation in the street led to the arrest of a Ryde man last night (Wednesday). Multiple officers descended on the St John's Road area, near West Stores, at just gone 22:00. It followed reports of an argument...