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The Isle of Wight has historically had some of the highest rates of teenage pregnancies, but latest figures reveal the trend has clearly moved in a different direction.
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The differences between age groups and genders on the number of patients who attended hospital on the Isle of Wight with an alcohol related diagnosis in 2016-17 makes for interesting reading.
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Great to hear that on the Isle of Wight more residents get the recommended two and a half hours of physical activity a week than the national average. With such great opportunities for walking here, is it a surprise?
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Heart failure - most often caused by a heart attack - is becoming more common, with the condition costing the NHS over £2 billion a year. Latest data reveals a large rise in those with heart failure on the Isle of Wight.
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The Office for National Statistics has released for the first time, police-recorded crime data at a local level on stalking and harassment. OnTheWight has the figures for the Isle of Wight.
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The rise in attacks on staff and prisoners, revealed in figures from the Ministry of Justice, shows the scale of the task officers are facing. Prison reform campaigners have declared it a "national emergency".
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Figures reveal a rise in overall police-recorded crime on the Isle of Wight, with burglaries doubling, gun and knife possession offences on the up, but with a drop in theft and drug offences.
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The vast gulf between earnings and house prices highlights the current crisis, which has put buying a home out of reach of many Islanders.
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The CEO of Shelter says many families are struggling to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads due to the cap on housing benefit, adding that it's, "a cruel and ineffective way of achieving what the government claims is their aim of getting people into work".
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Poor diet, lack of exercise and drinking too much alcohol or coffee can all increase risk of high blood pressure. OnTheWight has the figures for the Isle of Wight, which stats reveals has seen an increase in recent years.
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Since 2008, hundreds of homes have been repossessed on the Isle of Wight as homeowners have struggled to make ends meet.
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The EU referendum in 2016 and last year's snap election are likely to be the driver for many of the Islanders registering to vote, but why are there fewer young people registering?
