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Police are treating a fire that broke out at a house in Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Saturday) as suspicious. It was just before 01:00 that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted...

Firefighters from 2 local stations have tackled an early hours property fire in Haylands, Ryde this morning (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is on scene at Bettesworth Road, where smoke and flames were seen issuing...

A teenage boy from Freshwater who was arrested on suspicion of terror offences last year will face no further action, with the case against him now dropped. Counter Terrorism police, supported by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, moved in...

A woman in her 30s has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act following an incident in Sandown this morning (Friday), in which a car was destroyed by fire. Police were called at 03:56 to reports that a car had...

A car has been destroyed by fire in Sandown overnight, with Police now investigating the suspicious incident. 2 fire appliances were mobilised to a car park off Stower Place at around 04:00 this morning (Friday), where a Toyota Aygo X...

The British Army has set up base on the Isle of Wight as part of routine trials of the military's hi-tech GIRAFFE radar system. For the past week, the 7th Air Defence Group has been located at the highest point...

Fears that a man was roaming the streets of Sandown with a gun led to the deployment of Armed Police to the seaside town this afternoon (Thursday). At around 15:15 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to reports...

Red Funnel has had to cancel at least 2 of its Thursday vehicle ferry sailings due to yet another technical issue. The 07:00 sailing from Southampton and the 08:30 from East Cowes have both been cancelled this morning. The cross-Solent...

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of a fatal crash that claimed the life of a woman in her 70s back in June, with officers closing a road in Bembridge to reconstruct part of the incident today (Wednesday).  The...

A Sandown man turned to making and distributing indecent images of children after experiencing intimacy issues in his marriage, a court has heard. Stuart Pettifer, 57, of Station Road in Sandown, appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court for...