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28-year-old Cameron Baker has been found guilty of murdering Tommy Barton by stabbing him through the heart after throwing boiling hot water over him. It was during the early hours of Sunday 28th May this year that 30-year-old Thomas Barton...

Urgent repair works have blocked part of Newport High Street today (Thursday). Engineers from Southern Water are on-site completing works in the middle of the carriageway between the junction’s of Holyrood Street and Quay Street. As a result of the...

A fault on a train on the Island Line has resulted in all services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin being suspended this morning (Thursday). South Western Railway says the faulty train is blocking the carriageway at some point along...

Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have forced the cancellation of Hovertravel services this morning (Thursday). All purchased tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's FastCat service. A further update is expected in due course. There is currently a yellow weather...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a door was damaged at an address in Shanklin earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called just after 14:00 to a...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain tomorrow (Thursday). Possibly torrential downpours look set to hit the Island between 10:00 and 20:00. Rainfall totals of 15-20mm will be rather widespread across the...

Minor injuries have been reported following a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian this afternoon (Wednesday). Police and paramedics were called shortly before 14:00 to High Street in Carisbrooke just outside The Eight Bells car park following reports of...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for fog. The warning, issued at around 21:00 this evening (Tuesday), is valid between 02:00 and 10:00 on Wednesday (6th December). Fog patches will develop as the night...

Police are investigating a public order incident that took place at Fort Victoria in the West Wight earlier today (Tuesday). Officers were called at noon (12:00) following reports of an ongoing incident between a group of people at the former...

Flooding has caused the closure of Morton Common this morning (Tuesday). Excessive overnight rain has forced the closure of the main route between Brading and Sandown. Southern Vectis route 2 and 3 buses are unable to serve the following stops;...