Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

Our coverage across the Channel Islands has finished for the day.

We'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

Don't forget BBC Channel Islands News on BBC One at 22:30. There will also be news through the night on your BBC Local Radio station.

Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

It seems like only yesterday we were reminiscing about the infamous 007 number plate which was sold for £240,000 at auction in Guernsey in 2015.

At the time, the owner wanted to remain anonymous.

Well, as if by chance today, the very same number plate has been snapped - perhaps ever so slightly predictably - on the back of an Aston Martin in St Peter Port.

Is James Bond actually in the car? We may never know.

Yesterday, a record £73,000 was paid for Jersey's most expensive ever number plate: J27.

Image source, Robert Glover

BBC Weather

Sunny periods this afternoon and evening. Mainly fair overnight.

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Matthew Price
BBC Radio Jersey

A blue plaque celebrating the work of John Lobb is in place at St Helier Methodist Centre.

The choirs of John Lobb and his family, notably the Jersey Festival Choir, have performed on the Island for more than 60 years.

The plaque is among 47 across England and the Channel Islands to commemorate people or places that have influenced the musical landscape across the country.

BBC Radio Guernsey

BBC Radio Guernsey's medium wave (MW) transmitter will be shut down this evening for maintenance work.

From 19:00 listeners won't be able to receive BBC Radio Guernsey on 1116MW for about two hours while engineers carry out work at the Rohais site.

Listeners will still be able to receive programmes on 93.2FM, via channel 721 on Freeview TV and online while medium wave is off-air.

Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

Image source, Condor Ferries

The number of sea passengers travelling through Jersey decreased by 14% last year.

The reduction is detailed in the Ports of Jersey Annual Report, external, which also showed air travel increased by nearly 4% last year.

Here are some of the highlights:

• 104,000 fewer sea passengers travelled in 2016 compared to the year before
• About 64,000 of the reduction related to the UK and inter-island routes
• Passengers also decreased on the French route, but was "relatively more resilient" ending the year, approximately 7% down
• Freight and fuel volumes were "encouraging" and exceeded 500,000 tonnes resulting in a 5.8% increase

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Jersey's director of squash Nick Taylor says he will be "upset" and "disappointed" if squash does not continue to thrive on the island.

Taylor, who represented England at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, is leaving his post in the island to take up a similar position in America.

"That is a concern, and because I'm so passionate about the sport and what we've achieved in Jersey, I'd be really upset and disappointed if it didn't continue," Taylor told BBC Radio Jersey.

"Hopefully I can guide them and help them with that, and squash continues to thrive."

Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

The number of air passengers travelling through Jersey airport increased by nearly 4% last year.

The increase is detailed in the Ports of Jersey Annual Report, external, out today.

Here are some of the highlights:

• 1,590,791 commercial air passengers travelled through Jersey Airport in 2016
• 58,000 more passengers travelled than in 2015, equating to a 3.8% rise
• More than 80% of the market share is distributed between three major airlines: EasyJet (32.9%), British Airways (24.3%) and Flybe (23.9%)
• EasyJet now operates seven routes from the Island and carried more than 500,000 passengers in 2016

Guernsey Press

A lack of medical knowledge, financial compensation and emotional support over asbestos-related illnesses needs to be solved, according to the widow of a former industrial worker., external

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Newly-appointed Jersey skipper Charles Perchard says the team are capable of reaching World Cricket League Three and establishing themselves at that level.

Jersey have never been higher than Division Four, and will compete in the Division Five tournament in September.

Image source, IDI/Bharath Anantanarayana

"We 100% can get to World League Three and stay there - we just need a bit of luck," Perchard told BBC Radio Jersey.

"We've got a fantastic young team, and over the next few years we're only going to get better."

BBC Radio Jersey

Image source, States of Jersey

"Targeted subsidies" could be one way of getting lower income islanders in Jersey to eat more fruit and vegetables, according to a new plan released today.

Jersey Health Department's food and nutrition strategy, external said research showed cost was a barrier for low-income groups.

The States of Jersey’s annual social survey also showed a "large proportion" of islanders found it difficult to find affordable fruit and vegetables.

BBC Radio Guernsey

A pillar box at Havelet has been closed and moved whilst works are completed on the new Havelet Waters development.

Guernsey Post said it was being temporarily relocated just a few metres up the road until the works were completed.

The box was to reopen for use on Friday and would be returned to its original position when the development was completed next year, it added.

BBC Radio Jersey

Ferry companies and airlines operating in Jersey will have to give customs officials details of their passengers before they arrive in Jersey.

The measure is to track suspected smugglers travelling in or out of the island.

At the moment, companies report the information once they have arrived or as they are leaving.

Under the plans from Home Affairs Minister Kristina Moore, they would also send the information online before arrival or departure.

Jersey Evening Post

A report which criticises the design of a road where a three-year-old boy was run over and killed last year will not be released until all court proceedings have concluded., external

James Law
BBC Sport Online

Guernsey sprinter Cameron Chalmers finished second this morning in his 400m heat at the European Under-23 Championships to go through to the semi-finals in Poland.

The 20-year-old, who is part of the Great Britain team for next month's World Championships, ran within himself to record a time of 47.25 seconds - well outside his personal best.

Image source, Getty Images

The top three from each heat qualified to the next round, which Chalmers will run in tomorrow afternoon.

BBC Radio Jersey

Some children could be offered free schools meals under measures to tackle growing rates of diet-related disease in Jersey.

The measures are outlined in a new Food and Nutrition Strategy, external from Jersey's Health Department.

There could also be taxes on fatty and sugary foods.

Image source, States of Jersey

BBC Radio Guernsey

But that's exactly what happened when the politician charged with promoting Guernsey's economic development clashed with his predecessor at Commerce and Employment.

After being accused of not keeping his promises, Kevin Stewart rang into BBC Radio Guernsey's JKT show to criticise Deputy Peter Ferbrache for not carrying forward his policy agenda, in a number of areas including digital, finance and fisheries.

Listen here to the lively exchange.

Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

The company behind the FAB Link - a £500m electricity cable planned to connect France and Britain via Alderney - has said it's completed surveying an alternative "offshore" route.

There have been concerns the project may now bypass Alderney because of a delay in getting planning approval, tied to a States decision on a future land plan.

Many islanders have also questioned what benefits the project will bring, along with concerns about disturbing a sensitive area on Longis Common.

Guernsey Press

A wide-ranging review of speed limits is being carried out, external in a bid to improve road safety.