This week’s Isle of Man Examiner pieces together what we know so far about Steve Mercer’s crash.

The front page photo shows him riding the ’wrong way’ around the course moments before the incident.

Also this week:

A BBC boss suggests that the Isle of Man should compare itself with Cheshire (which doesn’t have its own specific BBC radio station) rather than Jersey or Guernsey (which do).

Think property prices in the Isle of Man are expensive? We’ve looked at the official statistics here and in England. You might be surprised by the result.

There’s also a page of different statistics about Manx life that make fascinating reading.

The Liverpool Arms is for sale - and whoever buys it must promise that they won’t run it as a pub.

A big shake-up is likely at the loss-making Post Office.

A civil restraint order has been made against a man preventing him from making further claims against the police and prison service.

A man from Castletown has appeared in court and admitted downloading extreme child pornography videos.

Police have likened a crash on the Mountain Road on Sunday morning to the Manx TT rider Conor Cummins’ infamous crash in 2010. See a photo in the paper.

We talk to a Manxman who witnessed the atomic bomb testing from Christmas Island about his experiences.

They may have a reputation as gentle giants but you could risk serious injury if you disturb a basking shark. We find out more.

A woman who began a lottery to win her house near Cronk y Voddy has not sold enough tickets. So what happens now? We report.

In our Word on the Street feature, we ask people whether they love or hate the TT.

Plus: Lots of TT action in our sports section, business news, your letters, the social diary and lots of community news.

There is also a free supplement about career opportunities in the Isle of Man.

Perhaps some TT fans fancy moving here.

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