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UPDATED: Hundreds of homes in the Haylands and Binstead areas of Ryde are without water and a road has been flooded as a result of a burst water main this afternoon (Thursday). Ashey Road in Ryde is underwater as thousands...

UPDATED: The pursuit of a vehicle by Police has ended safely outside a school in the Carisbrooke area of Newport this afternoon (Thursday). At just before midday, officers began the pursuit of a BMW 3-series estate through the streets of...

UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a 2-car road traffic collision on The Downs this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred at the junction with Knighton Shute, with 1 vehicle going into the back of another. The Isle...

UPDATED: Police are currently attending a road traffic collision on Bonchurch Road near Luccombe this evening (Wednesday). The incident has occurred on Dunnose bend on the main A3055 between Shanklin and Ventnor. A Ford Focus Estate and 1 other vehicle have...

A Suzuki Vitara has crashed through a wall and come to rest on the front wing of a BMW in Wootton this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident happened at around 14:40 in the car park of Majestic Wines. It's unclear why...

UPDATED: The pursuit of a car through a residential estate in Newport has ended in a crash this afternoon (Wednesday). A black Mazda 3 made off from officers on Bluebell Meadows shortly before 14:40, leading an Armed Response Unit on...

2 yellow weather warnings for strong winds on the Isle of Wight have been issued by IW Met Service this morning (Wednesday). Forecasters say that spells of severe gales are very likely over the coming days with the first developing...

Wightlink have had to cancel at least 2 sailings on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Wednesday) due to a mechanical issue. The 09:15 from Portsmouth and the 10:30 from Fishbourne have both been cancelled. It is unknown at this time...

Brighthouse is set to close 30 stores across the country including it's Isle of Wight store, it has been announced. The rent-to-own shop on the corner of High Street and St James' Street in Newport is likely to shut for...

Mobile phone users on the Vodafone or O2 networks may face disruption to their service this week. The telecoms giants are undertaking work in the Newport area which may lead to issues sending and receiving calls and texts. Data usage...