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 ...

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 ...

Island Roads will resume its highway improvement activity straight after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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 ...

The plane was originally scheduled to travel from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny.

The dataset was comprised of people who had trained for the London Marathon, New York Marathon or Dublin Marathon between 2014 and 2017.

Forty-two people are likely to have died in an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry has said. The ministry confirmed in a statement on the ...

Temporary traffic lights due to emergency repairs and roadworks on House Farm Road both ways at B3333 Privett Road. Until 13:50 on 30th December.

Having a short story printed in the Isle of Wight County Press was the prize for the eight to 11 year category of Sight for Wight's Short Story Writing Competition. This year's winner was Lillian ...

The Arts Society Isle of Wight has organised the lectures, which will be presented by art historian and curator Dr Amy Lim.

MUCH-LOVED local entertainer Derek Sandy has sent a special Christmas message, and sings a festive favourite to County Press readers across the Isle of Wight, from his Caribbean retreat.   SCROLL DOWN ...

King Charles will give his Christmas speech to the nation on Christmas Day. The ten-minute message will be the King’s third, having been delivered by Queen Elizabeth II since 1957 prior to 2022. It ...