Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Jersey gymnasts Bonita Shurmer and Rachelle Flambard will have to wait and see if they will make the final of the all-around event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Image source, Getty Images

Shurmer is currently ninth with two more pools of competitors to go after a score of 44.150 across her four apparatus while Flambard is 14th after a score of 41.750.

The pair are hoping to follow Daniel Lee, who qualified for Saturday's men's all-around final on Thursday.

Rob England
BBC News Online

Several vessels have escorted a boat that was on fire into St Helier Harbour.

The RNLI's all-weather lifeboat the George Sullivan is present along with the inshore rescue boat.

BBC Weather

Quite cloudy at times through the night but there will be clearer periods developing, especially as a brisk south-easterly winds develops through the early hours. A dry night.

Minimum Temperature: 4 to 8C (39 to 46F).

Rather cloudy through tomorrow morning but it should stay mainly dry.

A grey afternoon will follow with a little light rain and drizzle moving from the west. Brisk south-easterly winds.

Maximum Temperature: 11 to 16C (52 to 61F).

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Lawn Bowls

Lucy Beere faces Scotland's Caroline Brown and Brunei's Amaliah Matali in the Women's Singles after a win and a loss on day one of the games.

Matt Le Ber and Matthew Solway take on Malta and Australia in the Men's Pairs after an opening day defeat to Canada.

Swimming

Tatiana Tostevin goes in the Women's 50m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke heats between 01:50-02:30.

Image source, Bowls Guernsey

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Artistic Gymnastics

Rachelle Flambard and Bonita Shurmer in the Women’s Individual Qualification from 00:00 to 10:30.

Lawn Bowls

Derek Boswell, Malcolm De Sousa and Ross Davis, who lead their Men’s Triples pool, take on Fiji and Brunei for a place in the knockout stages.

Rachel Macdonald meets Brunei's Amaliah Matali and Laura Daniels of Wales in the Women’s Singles after two losses on day one.

Christine Grimes, Doreen Moon, Eileen Vowden and Joan Renouf come up against Norfolk Island and South Africa in the Women's Fours after losses to New Zealand and Zambia on day one.

Swimming

Gemma Atherley races in the Women’s 100m Backstroke heats held 02:10-02:30.

Image source, Morag Obarska

A fire on board a fishing vessel approaching St Helier Harbour has been extinguished.

The RNLI and fire service remain on the scene.

Jersey's emergency services have rescued two people from a fishing boat that caught fire near St Helier Harbour.

A lifeboat crew and the fire service are at the scene on the approach to the harbour.

Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online

Islanders in Jersey are being reminded to register on the electoral roll by midday on 9 April if they want to vote before 16 May.

A pre-poll voting station will be open in St Helier for anyone who wants to vote in the two weeks leading up to election day.

Image source, Google

Deputy Greffier Lisa Hart said: "We all lead busy lives and it's not always easy to get to your parish hall or district polling station on election day.

"No matter where you live you can vote at St Paul's before 16 May if that suits you better, but you need to be registered before 9 April."

Rob England
BBC News Online

Changes to Guernsey's environment over the past eight years will be measured in a habitat survey.

Surveyors will visit every piece of natural or semi-natural land on the island, according to the Biodiversity Partnership - a collection of local environmental organisations and States services.

Julia Henney, Biodiversity Education Officer for Environment Guernsey, said the spring and summer survey will also involve walking down almost every green lane and footpath.

Andy McCutcheon, the principal environment services officer for the States of Guernsey, said the survey would cost about £24,000.

The last two habitat surveys were undertaken in 1999 and 2010. The data from the new survey will be compared to previous figures to determine how the island's environment has changed.

BBC Radio Jersey

Potato growers are facing their worst year since the 1970s, according to the Jersey Farmers Union.

Peter Le Maistre, the union's president, says the cold and wet weather has meant the early crop of Jersey Royals have been "lost" because of frost, although only in a small area.

He says normally most growers would be harvesting by the end of March, but that deadline has been pushed back to next week.

Mr Le Maistre says this has a direct impact on farmers, who will be a month behind on being paid.

He said Jersey Royals companies were managing the situation to make sure there would not be a shortage of spuds in the coming months.

Jenna Hawkey
BBC News Online

The Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey is continuing to postpone some elective operations because of "exceptionally high demand".

Health and Social Care (HSC) reported 14 emergency emissions on Bank Holiday Monday alone and, as of 13:00 today, the hospital's capacity had reached 96%.

St John Ambulance has also reported an "unprecedented" demand for their services for this time of year, with a 10% increase in call outs in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

HSC are expecting incidences of flu to remain high in the coming weeks, and are appealing to the public not to attend the hospital unless they absolutely have to.

They are also reminding people over the age of 65 and those with certain medical conditions that they are still eligible to receive the flu jab.

BBC Radio Jersey

Candidates standing in Jersey's general election in May are being encouraged to upload their contact details and photos to the election website run by the States Greffe, external.

As well as offering support for candidates, the website provides information on how to register and how to post a ballot.

All candidates' manifestos will be available from next Friday, and the website is also offering to add short video clips to every prospective politician's individual page.

Islanders go to the polls on 16 May.

Rob England
BBC News Online

Emergency works on the roof of a building in Guernsey will cause a partial closure tomorrow from 09:00.

The right hand lane of Doyle Road, St Peter Port, is needed to allow scaffolding to be put up in the area.

A States spokesman said the lane, just past the entrance to Doyle Motors, would be closed for most of the day.

"Drivers are requested to use extra care when driving through the road, and to enable vehicles to filter from the right-hand lane whilst the lane is closed," he added.

BBC Radio Jersey

Plans for a development at the Wayside cafe site in St Brelade's Bay have been approved.

The plans were rejected last year because of the size of the development and its potential effect on neighbours.

Now Jersey's planning minister, Deputy Steve Luce, approved the proposals for two large properties, replacing and rebuilding a surf shop and the cafe. Mr Luce says the scheme will offer a lot to the area.

Simon Fairclough
Guernsey Political Reporter

Guernsey Harbours plans to spend £500,000 over the next 10 years installing a new ports management system.

New software is being introduced that will make it easier for harbour users to book and pay for services, a spokesman said,

He said the States body was "confident" the investment would pay off and provide a much improved system, using the latest ports and marine technology.

There will be a web-based service for shipping agents, while leisure boaters will able to do everything online from registering a vessel to changing berthing arrangements.

Guernsey Harbours said it hoped the system would go live in June, but initially it would run alongside the old one to ensure a smooth transition over the summer.

Chris Rayner
BBC Radio Jersey Political Reporter

It is hoped a new set of duties spelling out what Jersey's politicians are expected to do in office will adhere to a recommendation from the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry.

Last year, the inquiry panel said the oaths of office sworn by States members should reflect their responsibilities for children in care.

But a States committee says this would be too complicated to change the oath, and instead, want to include responsibilities for all "vulnerable people" in a new list of duties, external.

Deputy Judy Martin, from the Privileges and Procedures Committee, said the recommendation from the inquiry was "too narrow".

She added that a change to the oath would have to be put to the Privy Council, as with all Jersey's laws, whereas their proposed changes to the existing oath could be simply added on by the States.

Rob England
BBC News Online

Disability discrimination laws in Guernsey will be based on the Irish and Australian laws, according to the States.

The Committee for Employment and Social Security said it had been working on the laws with Dr Shivaun Quinlivan and Dr Lucy-Ann Buckley from the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Deputy Michelle Le Clerc said using foreign legislation as a model would help the island "progress faster than writing the law from scratch".

The Irish laws were based themselves on the Australian system.

"No model is perfect, but we believe that the Irish/Australian model will be a sound starting point for Guernsey," Ms Le Clerc said.

Jack Murley
Channel Islands Sports Producer

Team Jersey end day one of the Commonwealth Games with a guaranteed final to look forward to.

It's after Dan Lee qualified for Saturday's all round individual gymnastics final.

Lee is the first male gymnast to represent the island at Commonwealth Games level.

Image source, Commonwealth Games Association of Jersey

Rob England
BBC News Online

Guernsey Police have advised islanders to make sure their valuables are secure overnight, following two recent burglaries.

The Woodies at Bordeaux kiosk and Intersport were broken into this week.

Officers said there was currently "no evidence" to link the two incidents, but asked islanders "to remain vigilant."

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