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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).

Richard Quigley MP has highlighted efforts to tackle skills shortages and create opportunities for young people on the Isle of Wight during a panel discussion with fellow MPs.

An Isle of Wight ferry crossing where time stops for 4 strangers provides the unusual setting for a new novel being published this month, with author Emily Bullock meeting readers at a Newport book signing.

Thousands of spectators lined the streets of Ryde on Saturday evening as the Isle of Wight’s carnival season came to a spectacular close with the annual Illuminated Carnival. The late-evening procession saw a host of brightly lit and colourful entries ...

Messages of love and support have poured in for local football legend Darren ‘Daz’ Powell after he collapsed during a match at Binstead on Saturday.

Jamie Smart, the bestselling comic creator behind Bunny vs Monkey, is among the first names confirmed for the 2027 event.

Criminals who profit from the sale of stolen goods are the focus of a new campaign across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, which is encouraging people to share information anonymously and help make their communities safer.

Part 2 of our Isle of Wight at War series recalls the last time a foreign army landed on the Isle of Wight.

Newport celebrated their first WightFibre Park victory in emphatic fashion as Ji Nash bagged a hat-trick against Amesbury Town on Saturday.

Questions remain over who will remove a grounded yacht from the beach at Yaverland, with a local councillor warning that the vessel poses a ‘serious risk'.