Sixteenth anniversary of Damien Nettles' disappearance
Damien Nettles disappeared on 2nd November 1996
Detectives on the Isle of Wight are renewing their appeal for more information about the disappearance of Damien Nettles on the Isle of Wight exactly sixteen years ago today. The 16-year-old from Gurnard was last seen during a night out in Cowes.
A 10-year-old girl injured in a car accident on the Isle of Wight has died. She was a passenger in a Subaru Jesty involved in a collision with a Ford Puma on the A3020 last night. The girl's parents & another man from Sandown all sustained serious injuries & remain in hospital on the island.
Four people including a 10-year-old girl are receiving treatment in hospital following a car crash on the Isle of Wight.
Police closed the A3020 near Newport following the collision between a Ford Puma and Subaru Jesty.
A 30-year-old man from Sandown was arrested at the scene and is receiving treatment at St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight. A 44-year-old local man and a 41-year-old local woman are also receiving treatment at St Mary's after they sustained "life threatening injuries".
A 10-year-old girl has been flown to Southampton General Hospital for further treatment.
Officers say they want to speak to anyone who may have seen either of these cars in Newport or Cowes prior to the accident which occurred around 8:30pm last night.
TRAVEL - FERRIES: Disruption - Red Funnel between Southampton & West Cowes
Disruption on Red Funnel between Southampton and West Cowes due to high volume of traffic. Passengers are leaving Isle of Wight at the end of Cowes Week. In addition, one High-Speed vessel has been taken out of service due to a fuel leak.
As a result, the XX:15 service from West Cowes and XX:45 from Southampton are cancelled.
The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as a 'precautionary measure', according to Buckingham Palace. Just on Monday Prince Philip appeared well, while at Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight to see the sailing.
This latest admission to hospital comes two-and-a-half months after Prince Philip spent five nights in hospital with a bladder infection, following the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames.
Family rescued after their boat breaks down in heavy seas
LIfeboat rescues family Credit: RNLI
A couple and their two young sons were rescued after becoming stranded on their boat in heavy seas in the middle of the Solent.
The 28 foot boat was on its way from Lymington to Island Harbour in the River Medina when it suffered engine failure a mile off Egypt Point, Cowes.
When the lifeboat arrived on the scene the crew were faced with the difficult task of securing a tow-rope on the motor cruiser while it was being buffeted by a two-metre swell in a Force 5 south-westerly.
Rescuer Pete Cunningham was twice nearly swept into the sea as he struggled to tie a tow-rope on the bows.
With the rope finally secured, the motor-cruiser was eventually towed into Cowes harbour.
