First reported by Island Echo

BREAKING: The incident has seen the closure of Tennyson Road.

BREAKING: A serious, multi-agency emergency incident is unfolding in Upper Ventnor this afternoon (Friday).

BREAKING: 2 men - from Iraq and Turkey - have been arrested after Immigration Enforcement officers descended on a barbershop this afternoon (Thursday).

BREAKING: A boat moored at Newport Harbour has been secured by firefighters and coastguards after it started listing heavily as the tide fell during the night.

The man was seen to have come round the bend from Cross Street, where he then mounted the pavement and mowed down a bollard. 

The likelihood of migrant boats landing on the Isle of Wight remains ‘extremely low’ says the Isle of Wight Council.

BREAKING: Police have launched an investigation after a woman suffered ABH-level injuries during an assault in Newport on Friday (4th September). 

BREAKING: More than 150 migrants are still being unloaded from Bembridge and Yarmouth RNLI lifeboats tonight (Sunday)

"We need to know exactly what happened and if new routes are being used for mega-dinghies by people smugglers."

A pair of RNLI lifeboats from the Isle of Wight have been involved in the interception of a migrant boat, with more than 150 people onboard, in the English Channel this afternoon (Sunday).