The lead story in this week’s Manx Independent concerns a woman who was sentenced to eight weeks in jail but let out after 48 hours.

Our reporter has investigated the circumstances.

Also this week:

We report what the jury heard at the start of the trial of a Peel man facing 17 charges, including rape and indecent assault.

The Manx government is trying to find out why so many young people are shunning the land of their birth after they graduate.

The number of complaints lodged following the change in operator for the patient transfer taxi service amounts to below 3 per cent of all journeys since the switch, the Health Minister says.

Changes to the way medical compensation can be paid have been approved by the House of Keys.

A 56-year-old man from Santon has admitted possessing almost 3,000 indecent images of children.

Rules giving the government and local authorities stronger powers to deal with abandoned or neglected vehicles could be in place soon.

A Kirk Michael man has been sentenced to community service after causing a car crash which badly injured another driver.

Richard Leach, a keen swimmer from Douglas, is setting himself the target of swimming three challenging open water events during the course of the year.

A Ramsey man who is the subject of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order has been convicted of breaching its terms by working at a church, which is sometimes used by children, and failing to inform police.

Friends and supporters of popular German TT rider Karsten Schmidt have rallied around in the Isle of Man to help after his treasured commemorative centenary TT helmet was stolen.

Manx rivers are being to assessed to see whether gravel needs to be removed to reduce the risk of flooding.

Why models of puffins have been placed at the Calf of Man.

Mindhorn, which is released this week, is the latest feature film to be shot on the Isle of Man. We report more about it in our Island Life section.

Hundreds of people have visit studios and galleries up and down the island, during the 2017 Isle of Man Arts Festival. The Manx Independent has a series of photos from the events.

Our sports team has a report on Erika Kelly of Maughold whowon the National Women’s 10km race walking title in Coventry on the back page.

There are 12 pages of sport in all, plus our leisure and entertainment pullout, Island Life, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, your seven-day television guide, two pages of readers’ photographs, your letters and a page of photos from the past.

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