Isle of Wight carer, 21, was left with horrendous head wound and covered in blood

Carer, 21, was left with horrendous head wound and covered in blood as thug, 30, admits attacking her with glass bottle in the street GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Jamie Simpson, 30, today pleaded guilty to GBH The thug attacked Yavana Dix, 21, and left the mother with ‘significant injuries’ Miss Dix was taken to a home … Read more

App chaos as mainlanders try to download trial programme from Isle of Wight

NHS contact tracing app in chaos before June deadline: Advisers complain about mainlanders downloading it in Isle of Wight trial and only one inhabitant has reported getting an alert Mail on Sunday found just one person on Isle of Wight who had received warning The Government has already admitted the app won’t be ready for … Read more

NHS Covid contact-tracing app goes live on Isle of Wight today

Countries who have adopted the Apple-Google Covid-19 tracing app ‘not compatible’ with the NHS’ own software Germany Italy  Switzerland Austria Estonia Ireland  – The United States of America is expected to use it – but no final decision has been made yet  The NHS‘ track-and-trace app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus … Read more

NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app will launch TOMORROW on the Isle of Wight

Test, track, and trace has become a key message in the fight against coronavirus and on Monday we learned more about the third element to this crucial approach. Contact tracing is seen as one of several possible remedies to help the UK out of lockdown and an app trial is now ready to go, ahead … Read more

Coronavirus contact tracing app will start Isle of Wight trials this week

Test, track and trace is the Government’s three-point plan for keeping tabs on the coronavirus when the lockdown is lifted. It will move back to a surveillance system similar to what was happening before the major outbreak started in the UK. Widespread testing will pick up on infections and local clusters early, random population testing … Read more

Coronavirus contact tracing app will go into testing on Isle of Wight this week

Coronavirus contact tracing app will go into testing on Isle of Wight this week ahead of UK rollout this month NHSX app will be tested on the Isle of Wight this week, Grant Shapps revealed  Smartphone app will be ‘completely confidential’ with data seen by NHS staff  It will need to be downloaded by more … Read more

Cruise liners take shelter off the Isle of Wight but without any passengers on board

Fleet of empty cruise liners and cargo ships gathers off the Isle of Wight after dropping anchor as berths in nearby ports are prioritised during the coronavirus pandemic Cruise liners have been struggling to find berths since the pandemic started The area south of the Isle of Wight is out of the way of major … Read more

Isle of Wight coastguard rescues eight beach walkers cut off by ‘substantial cliff collapse’

Eight walkers dramatically cut off by huge cliff collapse on Isle of Wight but escape unhurt Police said to avoid Shanklin beach after the rock fall around 4.40pm on Saturday Two groups of people were walking in the area but no one was injured  It was the second major cliff fall within a few weeks … Read more