Summary

  • Care inquiry: Abuse complaints 'will be taken seriously'

  • --- States approves £1.5m for children's commissioner

  • Asian hornet's nest destroyed in Jersey

  • Sark votes to cut conseillers from 28 to 18

  • Guernsey secondary education plans 'remarkably workable' says union

  • Updates on Thursday 6 July

Live Reporting

  1. Guernsey among a 'bevy of beautiful sunsets'

    BBC Weather Watchers

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  2. Teachers 'broadly support' education reform plans

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Representatives from Guernsey's teachers unions say they broadly support plans to modernise the secondary education system.

    Sean McManus from the NUT says there are some concerns, particularly from teachers in the schools facing the biggest structural change. He said they want to ensure their jobs and salaries are sufficiently protected.

    Dave Hill from the NASUWT says the greatest concern is among teachers based at La Mare de Carteret and the Grammar School site in St Peter Port.

    He says staff are worried about the loss of teaching posts and management positions when the two schools are operationally merged during the first phase of the education plan.

  3. Cannabis smuggler has car scrapped

    Jersey Evening Post

    A man who tried to smuggle cannabis worth more than £1.1m into the island has had his car scrapped by authorities.

  4. Today's weather: Sunny with the risk of thunderstorms

    BBC Weather

    There will be plenty of very warm sunshine today, however there will also be the risk of thunderstorms, especially through this morning. Maximum temperature: 25C (77F).

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  5. Centeniers 'given full training and legal advice'

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Jersey's centeniers, who are responsible for deciding whether to prosecute someone, are given full legal advice before making their decision according to the head of the honorary police force.

    Hugh Raymond

    Hugh Raymond was responding to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry report that found in the past centeniers had the power to decide if alleged abusers should be prosecuted.

    The panel found that they had no training or expertise to make these decisions.

    Hugh Raymond said it is not the case today, and the centeniers work is always scrutinised.

  6. Sark votes to cut conseillers from 28 to 18

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Members of Sark's government have voted to cut the number of conseillers from the current 28 to 18 in time for the 2018 elections.

    The Chairman of Sark's Policy and Performance Committee Conseiller Charles Maitland believes the island has too many.

    Sark Chief Pleas

    Sark's a small island and it can't support 28 conseillers, it is just too many. There were some people who said they would stand if we reformed the system.

    Charles Maitland, Conseiller

    Since the election held in December 2008 its voting members have been elected by islanders.

    The 28 conseillers serve four-year terms with elections held for half of the government every two years.

  7. BBC Local Live in the Channel Islands

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Good morning and welcome to Local Live in the Channel Islands on Thursday.

    We've got all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Jersey and Guernsey.

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