Fall in love with your soft furnishings again this winter and make it the season to snuggle up in style

Children’s TV was meant to be safe. Bright colours. Friendly faces. Moral lessons. And yet… every so often, it went completely off the rails and delivered scenes that felt ripped straight from a horror film — with no warning and no counselling afterwards. Here are five times kids’ TV accidentally went full horror… and left us scarred for life... 5. Goosebumps — “The Mask” (1995) The premise alone was unsettling: a mask that fuses to your face and slowly takes over your person

With the massive success of BBC's The Traitors, it’s become clear that we love watching people lie, panic, form alliances, and slowly unravel under pressure. It feels modern. Psychological. Very now. But the truth is, TV has been running social experiments in front of us for decades — we just used to call them game shows. Long before reality TV got self-aware, these programmes quietly tested trust, greed, fear, and group dynamics, all while insisting everyone was “just having

Residents from Old Charlton House worked with local artist Debbie Way to create fish and wire faces.

The event, taking place from 23–25 January 2026, is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey.

The Isle of Wight Council is stepping up efforts to support biodiversity and improve green spaces.

Isle of Wight Pearl has appointed Mark Wyatt as the new Head Chef at its recently revamped Pearl Café.

The Isle of Wight Foodbank has been feeding and supporting the community for the last fifteen years, as Sara Whatley found out