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Hovertravel has taken the decision to suspend its Ryde-Southsea service for the remainder of today (Wednesday) due to the weather conditions. Adverse weather means the Flyer craft are unable to operate. With the wind and rain set to remain for...

The occupants of a pick-up truck escaped any serious injury when the vehicle veered off the road and rolled into a farmer's field near Cowes earlier today (Wednesday). Police and paramedics responded to the scene between Cowes and Porchfield after...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert - and expects to upgrade this to a flood warning later today (Wednesday) - for the Eastern Yar, with flooding set to happen from Whitwell to Sandown. According to officials, from 18:00...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent after a man in his 50s was severely beaten in Sandown last night (Tuesday). Emergency services responded to Albion Road at 23:18 following reports of a serious assault....

Police have cordoned off a crime scene on a quiet side road in Sandown following a serious incident late last night (Tuesday). Officers are currently guarding the entrance to an alleyway on Albion Road, which is situated between Albert Street...

A car has crashed and come to rest upside down on its roof at Blackwater on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident has occurred on the main Newport to Sandown road at Blackwater, near the entrance to...

Police are in attendance at a rear-end shunt on Briddlesford Road this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident occurred at around 15:00 and has seen at least 2 vehicles - including a VW Transport - collide on the busy road near its...

Forecasters are warning of a weather system moving in that could bring 55mm of rainfall across the Isle of Wight throughout tomorrow (Wednesday), which has led to a new yellow weather warning being issued. IW Met Service says that spells...

Motorists are being advised to take extra care on the Island’s roads as torrential downpours have led to flooding this morning (Tuesday), with Island Line trains also now suspended.  Surface water and large puddles are stretching across the carriageway in...

Almost 4 years after her death, an inquest has concluded that 44-year-old Charlotte Birch died from hypothermia on the banks of the River Yar having been able to abscond from the care of St Mary’s Hospital following a raft of...