The UK will go to the polls on July 4, in an attempt to upstage the Island's National Day.
Rishi Sunak made the announcement this evening outside 10 Downing Street.
He'd been promising a general election in the second half of this year.
Tynwald Day celebrations will get underway in St Johns on July 5.
M&S plans entrance upgrades for Douglas store
Marks & Spencer in Douglas could be getting a facelift under new plans.
Petition wants paedophile postcodes published
An online petition is calling for the postcodes of Island sex offenders to be published to make people feel safer.
Rain stops play in Onchan tomorrow
Onchan Commissioners say bad weather's forced them to postpone an outdoor event tomorrow.
Bullying row leads teaching union to hold industrial action vote
A union is asking senior teachers if they support a ballot on possible industrial action in a row over alleged bullying.
Emergency hare-lift needed for toddler's forgotten bunny!
Can you help reunite a toddler with her bunny before she goes on holiday?
Special event for twins, triplets, quadruplets...
A picnic celebrating twins, triplets and other multiple births will be held at the Roundhouse in Braddan later this month.
Manx Care spent over £332k recruiting through job agencies
Health minister Claire Christian says Manx Care has spent more than £330,000 on recruitment agencies in the past four years.
10 people in three years exempted from housing residency requirement
Ten people have had residency requirements for public sector homes waived in the past three years.
