Isle of Man News from Friday, May 8th, 2026

Manx Auto Sport has confirmed a competitor has died following a 'medical incident' during the Manx National Rally today.

Staff from the government's Online Support Centre at Douglas Sea Terminal will be moved to help the Vehicle Test Centre next week.

The government is extending a scheme which provides free energy-saving upgrades to households.

A primary school in the South is celebrating a staff member who's marking fifty years of work.

Manx Care has applied for planning permission to put a mobile building at Ramsey Cottage Hospital for dental treatment.

A local rider says he's doing okay after a crash at the Northwest 200.

The House of Keys will hold an extra sitting this month.

The fire and rescue service is again warning about the dangers of gorse fires after a blaze at the Point of Ayre yesterday evening.

Bus Vannin's warning of some disruption to its services today because of road closures.

A World War II wireless station in the south of the Island has gone up for sale.

How many traffic cones does the Department of Infrastructure own, and how many does it rent?

Rare autographs from one of the UK's biggest rock bands will go under the hammer this weekend.

An Island charity says it was confronted with a smelly problem yesterday - after someone dumped rotting shellfish in its litter bins.

If you don't get a job you applied for, you don't have the right to know if the successful candidate needed a work visa.

Today's the first day of racing for the Manx National Rally.