BBC Local Live: Channel Islands on Tuesday 20 December 2016

Summary

People in Jersey are waiting nearly three times longer for an MRI scan than those in Guernsey
The Bailiwick Fisheries Management Agreement with the UK has been reinstated
Crown Dependencies politicians in House of Lords Brexit inquiry
Airport workers strikes called off
Jersey's Island Games squad given an extra £32,000 for travel to Gotland next summer
Police continue to appeal for information after 'serious assault'
Updates on Tuesday 20 December 2016

Live Reporting

Guernsey airlines to 'minimise disruption' in planned strikepublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Guernsey's main airlines, Aurigny and Flybe, have promised to do all they can to minimise any disruption caused by planned Swissport strikes at UK airports on the run up to Christmas.
Swissport provides check-in staff and baggage handling services to many UK airports and some staff will walk out on Friday and Saturday if an agreement isn't reached over pay and conditions.
Jersey and Guernsey airports will not be directly affected but islanders travelling on to UK airports could face disruption.
Aurigny says Leeds Bradford is the only one of their destinations where passengers are likely to be affected, and will do their best to get passengers to their destinations.
Today is your last chance to send Christmas presents to the UK from Jerseypublished at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Alex Watson
BBC News Online
Today is the last day you'll be able to post your presents to the UK, the other Channel Islands or Isle of Man from Jersey in time for Christmas.
Jersey Post said people will have to send large letters, packets and parcels today in order for them to arrive.
However, you have an extra day to send any small letters off-island including Christmas cards, which must be in the post tomorrow.
The Post Office at Broad Street will be open until 17:00 tonight, with the postal headquarters at Rue des Pres staying open until 17:30.
In Guernsey you have until tomorrow to send letters and parcels to the UK, Isle of Man or the rest of the Channel Islands.
‘Conscripts’ taste life in the RGLI 100 years agopublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Guernsey Press
Cader from around the island were ‘conscripted’ into the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry yesterday, as part of a celebration marking the centenary of its founding, external.
Concerns 'MRI scan wait will get longer as population grows and ages'published at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
A Jersey deputy is concerned waiting times for the hospital's MRI scanner will get longer as the population grows and ages.
People are currently waiting, on average, 16 weeks for the machine which uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body.
That's compared to six weeks in Guernsey and two weeks in the UK.
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We have a growing population and in addition to that we have an ageing population. All these additional people need extra health services so the fact we have a waiting list which doesn't appear to be reducing is very worrying
Jackie Hilton, St Helier politician
Minister proposes 7p per litre cut in petrol pricespublished at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Jersey Evening Post
The net price of road fuel is too high and a 7p per litre cut would be fair to consumers, an Assistant Chief Minister has said, external.
Guernsey fisheries agreement restoredpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
A fishing quota agreement between Guernsey and the UK government has been restored after months of negotiations, the States have confirmed.
The Bailiwick Fisheries Management Agreement was suspended for more than a year because of a row over quotas. Guernsey lost a court case earlier this year in an attempt to force the UK to reinstate the agreement and had to pay the £90,000 expenses.
The agreement sets limits on how much of each fish type can be caught in island waters and by island fishermen.
Party poppers warning for passengerspublished at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Jersey politicians pay tribute after Berlin attackpublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
German police are investigating a "probable terrorist attack" after a man ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market in the heart of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48.
Jersey politicians have payed tribute:
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Jailed for smuggling £11,000 of criminal cashpublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Jersey Evening Post
A serial offender who tried to smuggle more than £11,000 of criminal money out of the Island has been jailed for 12 months, external.
'Space not cost is why we don't have a second MRI scanner'published at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey's health minister says space, not funding is the reason why a second MRI scanner hasn't been bought so far.
Senator Andrew Green's been speaking as a Freedom of Information request shows the average wait for an appointment in Jersey is 16 weeks compared to six weeks in Guernsey and two weeks in the UK.
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If you don't invest, if you don't maintain properly then this is what you get. This is something I'm working to put right.
Senator Andrew Green, Health Minister
Two Education possibles ‘would consider the role’published at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Guernsey Press
Two of the States members being touted to take over at Education if the committee is ousted have said they would consider the role., external
Jersey waiting three times as long for MRI than Guernseypublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
People in Jersey are waiting nearly three times longer for an MRI scan than those in Guernsey according to figures released under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
The figures show the average wait for an appointment in Jersey is 16 weeks which compares to a six-week wait in Guernsey and just two weeks in the UK.
The FOI request also revealed there was a seven to 10 day wait for private patients to use the MRI scanner and that emergency patients were seen as soon as possible.
Trinity get opening Shield win over St Johnpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
The oldest football tournament in the Channel Islands has kicked off, with Trinity getting the first win in this season's inter-parish Trinity Shield.
They beat northern neighbours St John 4-1 to seal a quarter-final on Thursday against St Saviour.
Image source, Frank Pilnick
Luke Stratford gave the winners a fifth-minute lead before Ryan Poingdestre's strike midway through the first half levelled the match.
But two second-half own goals put Trinity 3-1 up before Josh Rondel got the fourth in the last minute.
Government heads at Brexit inquiry in Londonpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey's chief minister and Guernsey's head of policy and resources will be in London today for a House of Lords inquiry into the impact of Brexit on the Crown dependencies.
Senator Ian Gorst from Jersey and Deputy Gavin St Pier from Guernsey will be joined by Hon. Howard Quayle from the Isle of Man to give evidence.
The inquiry will cover:
- Reaction in the Crown dependencies to the referendum
- The Crown dependencies' existing relationship with the EU, and how this will be affected by Brexit
- The risks and opportunities that Brexit will present for the Islands
- What relationship the Crown dependencies will seek to have with the EU post-Brexit
- The structures for communicating the islands' concerns and priorities to the UK government during exit negotiations
Child tooth decay falling in Guernseypublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
BBC Radio Guernsey
Dental decay in young children in Guernsey is falling for the first time ever, according to States figures.
The information from the Children's Dental Service show 14% of children under five have bad teeth, compared to 19% five years ago.
The head of the dental service, Dr Sarah Lisle, says her team encourage parents to do their bit and look after their teeth.
Latest weather in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
BBC Weather
Today will be a brighter day than yesterday with sunny spells at times. It'll be mostly dry, although there could be the odd isolated shower. Maximum temperature: 7 Deg C (45 Deg F).
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey hospital back on red alertpublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey's General Hospital is back on red alert, which means there are fewer than five available beds, for the second time in a week.
This is due to a rise in norovirus and flu within the community according to hospital director Helen O'Shea.
This is the third time in four years Jersey's main hospital has gone into red alert.
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We've had to cancel five elective operations today which is regrettable as we didn't have space for them. It is a combination of having flu and norovirus at the same time and needing these side rooms, as patients with norovirus can't be put on the ward.
Helen O'Shea, Hospital director
Latest headlines in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Jersey
- People in Jersey are waiting nearly three times longer for an MRI scan than those in Guernsey, figures show
- Jersey's island games squad has been given an extra £32,000 to help pay for them to get to Gotland next summer
- A blue plaque has been unveiled to mark the house where Guernseyman Thomas de la Rue was born
Guernsey
- The Bailiwick Fisheries Management Agreement with the UK has been reinstated, after a deal was struck between Guernsey States and the UK government
- Dental decay in young children in Guernsey is falling for the first time ever, according to States figures
There is a 16-week wait for an MRI scan in Jerseypublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
People in Jersey are waiting on average 16 weeks to have an MRI scan, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. This compares to an average two-week wait in England.
The waiting time has fluctuated over the past three years with a wait of 14.8 weeks in 2014, 19.1 weeks in 2015 and up to November 2016 the wait was 16.4 weeks.
If you are a private patient you will be seen within seven to 10 working days, according to the FOI response.
It also showed there was only one scanner in Jersey, despite repeated promises to bring more in by the health minister.
BBC Local Live in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
Good morning, and welcome to BBC Local Live for Tuesday morning.
We'll have all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Guernsey and Jersey until 19:00 this evening.
Don't forget, if you've got something you want to tell us today, or a great picture you want to share, you can always ping us an email.