Boxing Day is a popular choice for outdoor swimmers hoping to enjoy a festive dip. On Christmas Day, bathers across the country took advantage of the milder temperatures to take the plunge. The ...

The Isle of Wight Boxing Day derby between East Cowes Vics and Newport in the Wessex League is set to attract a big crowd.

LONG before the Christmas presents were wrapped and the Christmas turkey went in the oven, Easter eggs started appearing on the shelves of Isle of Wight supermarkets. Yesterday, on Christmas Eve, ...

A man accused of attempting to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida will not be tried until September 2025, ...

The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, media reports have claimed. Asma Assad is being isolated to prevent ...

In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...

Island Roads will resume its highway improvement activity straight after the Christmas and New Year holidays. Improvement work in Binstead Hill, in Binstead, Albert Road and Victoria Road in Sandown, ...

A popular Isle of Wight restaurant has been added to the Michelin Guide. RT Cafe Grill in Ryde, run by Island chef Robert Thompson, has been listed in the prestigious guide. The guide includes The ...

But, on this Christmas Day, we cannot help but think of those for whom the devastating effects of conflict – in the Middle East, in Central Europe, in Africa and elsewhere – pose a daily threat to so ...

The students are demanding justice over the collapse of a concrete construction at a railway station that killed 15 people in November.

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid “with no respite even at Christmas”. Russia launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling ...

Pilgrims lined up early to walk through the Holy Door at the entrance of St Peter’s Basilica as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million ...