Summary

  • Man, 80, had 'head injury and had been drinking before death' in Guernsey

  • Poor behaviour and conduct vote lodged against Jersey deputy

  • Jersey care inquiry: Disciplinary action possible for States staff

  • 'First Jersey report' of Asian hornet killing bee

  • Guernsey banking sector 'turns corner' after financial crisis

  • Divers heading back to Alderney's Elizabethan wreck

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday

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Rob England

  1. Alderney Elizabethan Wreck: What's happening?

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    The Alderney Maritime Trust has commissioned a survey of the sea bed and hopes to discover further timbers from the Elizabethan ship wrecked half-a-mile north of Alderney.

    Dives have taken place recently in 2015 and 2016, led by the maritime trust's director of archaeology, Dave Parham, from Bournemouth University.

    Cannon on the sea bedAlderney Maritime Trust

    He was assisted by a group of professional commercial divers living in Alderney as part of an ongoing geophysical survey.

    Now, a further survey of the sea bed is expected, before an exploratory dive, weather permitting, which is scheduled to take place between 4-18 September.

  2. Man assaulted in St Helier

    Rob England
    BBC News Online

    A man was assaulted on the corner of Roseville Street and Croydon Road in St Helier, police say.

    He was punched by another man after an argument at about 21:25 on Wednesday.

    One of the men involved had short dark hair and stubble, wearing a dark hoodie and shorts and carrying a grey rucksack. He was about 5ft 6in tall. The other man is described as taller, at about 6ft.

    Jersey Police say several cars were seen to drive past at the time, and are appealing for witnesses.

    Corner of Roseville St and Croydon RoadGoogle

  3. Barcelona attack: Flags to be flown at half-mast

    Rob England
    BBC News Online

    Cambrils resident: 'I never imagined this happening here'

    Flags are to be flown at half-mast today at all States of Guernsey buildings as a mark of respect for those killed in yesterday's terror attacks in Barcelona, the island's bailiff has announced.

    Buildings with two flag poles are asked to also lower the Union Flag to half-mast.

    Spanish police say they have shot dead five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils in a second vehicle attack, hours after another in Barcelona killed 13 people and injured dozens.

  4. Police appeal after man indecently exposed himself

    Sarah Gosling
    BBC Radio Devon

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself in St Helier.

    It happend in Liberation Square on Monday at about 16:00, police said.

    The man is described as being white, of slim build, with grey hair and possibly a grey beard.

    He is thought to have been wearing beige/cream coloured shorts, a light blue checked shirt, a beige fisherman style hat, and reading glasses.

  5. Discovering a shipwreck: 'Right on my nose was two cannons'

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    Fred Shaw MBE describes the discovery of two cannons, part of a ship wrecked in 1592.

  6. Football: Local results

    BBC Sport

    In the Jersey charity cup semi final last night JTC Jersey Wanderers beat St Clement five - three.

    The other semi final will take place next Thursday when Rozel Rovers will face St Pauls.

  7. Man, 80, had 'head injury and had been drinking before death'

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    An 80-year-old man who was found dead in a harbour had a head injury and had been drinking before his death, an inquest has heard.

    A verdict of "accidental death" was recorded for Guernseyman Gerald William Bisson, who died last month.

    Mr Bisson was found in the water at St Peter Port Harbour on 23 July.

    St Peter Port Harbour death

    The inquest heard how Mr Bisson, who was registered blind but remained independent, had been drinking in St Peter Port on the evening of 22 July.

    He was seen walking towards the ferry building in the early hours of the following day. CCTV footage showed Mr Bisson falling from the inter-island quay and on to a pontoon, before he gets up two hours later.

    His body was found by a member of the public floating in the harbour the following morning. A post-mortem examination showed Mr Bisson's alcohol levels were double the drink-drive limit.

    Drowning at sea following a head injury and due to a fall under the influence of alcohol were given as the cause of death.

  8. Second electricity provider for Guernsey

    Rob England
    BBC News Online

    After 120 years Guernsey Electricity is no longer the island's only electricity provider, after a licence was granted to another company.

    The International Energy Group will now be able to generate and supply in Guernsey, and intends to install and operate systems using combined heat and power technology across the island.

  9. Divers heading back to Alderney's Elizabethan wreck

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    Diver examining cannonAlderney Maritime Trust

    Divers are returning to the site of Alderney's Elizabethan wreck next month, it has been announced.

    Weather permitting, the Alderney Maritime Trust hopes to discover further 16th Century relics on the seabed.

    The wreck site half-a-mile north of the Channel Island is the only Elizabethan ship to be discovered and excavated in British waters.

    The unnamed vessel sank in November 1592 and was last dived in July 2016.

  10. Islander 'devastated' by theft of precious jewellery

    Jersey Evening Post

    An islander has spoken of her devastation after £11,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from her house.

  11. Barcelona attack: Politicians express condolences across Channel Islands

    Rob England
    BBC News Online

    Barcelona: Eyewitness describes moment of attack

    Politicians from across the Channel Islands have expressed their condolences for the victims of a terrorist attack in Barcelona.

    Thirteen people died and dozens were hurt when a van hit crowds on Las Ramblas, Barcelona on Thursday. The driver fled and is still at large.

    Spanish police say they have shot dead five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils in a second vehicle attack in the area. The men were linked to the Barcelona attack, police say.

    The Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy described it as a "jihadist attack", which so-called Islamic State said it had carried out.

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  12. Care inquiry: Disciplinary action possible for States staff

    Rob England
    BBC News Online

    Disciplinary action could be taken against up to 10 States employees following the findings of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

    jersey care inquiry panelIndependent Jersey Care Inquiry

    Following the final report from the care inquiry panel, Senator Andrew Green revealed a civil servant from the Department for Education and a member of staff at the Department for Health and Social Services had been removed from "front-line" duties, with disciplinary proceedings to take place.

    A recent Freedom of Information request has now revealed less than 10 employees have been removed from front-line services "pending disciplinary action".

    The request also details that the staff, who are still employed by the States, are receiving full pay and have been moved to different roles.

    The inquiry panel's final conclusions found children could still be at risk within the States of Jersey's care system.

  13. ‘London City loss is dreadful news for our economy’

    Guernsey Press

    Losing the London City route is "dreadful news" for the finance sector and the island’s economy as a whole, industry groups have said.

  14. Guernsey's banking sector at 'plateau' since financial crisis

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Guernsey's banking sector has hit a "plateau" in recent years after taking a significant hit in the global financial crisis, according to Guernsey's Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

    Jeremy Quick, from the commission, said the number of registered banks has halved since 2007, the number of staff has dropped by a quarter, and cash deposits are down by 30%.

    But there has been much more stability in the last five years, he says.

    financial downturnGetty Images

    Since about 2012-2013 that decline has stopped, it's levelled out and we seem to have hit more of a plateau at the moment, so that's good news. Although staff numbers have fallen, what is unclear is whether productivity has risen. So there may be fewer people here, but they may be more productive.

    Jeremy Quick, Director of Banking and Insurance Policy and Supervision, GFSC

  15. 'First Jersey report' of Asian hornet killing bee

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Asian hornets have begun killing native bees in Jersey, the Department for the Environment has confirmed.

    The predatory wasp breed, which the department called a "threat" to honey bees and other pollinators, was first seen in the island in August 2016.

    Tim Du Fue, the Director of Environmental Protection, said he recently saw footage of what is thought to be the first recording of an attack on a honey bee by an Asian hornet.

    Asian Hornet

    Quite macabre to have a look at, the speed of the attack of an Asian hornet. Going into the hive, seizing a bee, taking it to a nearby tree, decapitating it and then eating the thorax. That's what they do and it was all textbook stuff.

    Tim Du Fue, Director of Environmental Protection, States of Jersey

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    Rob England
    BBC News Online

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