BBC Weather

Through this evening and tonight it will remain dry with clear periods and patchy cloud.

The risk of some mist or fog developing later in the night.

A light east or north-easterly breeze.

Minimum Temperature: 6 to 10C (43 to 50F)

Tomorrow: Any early patches of mist and fog will gradually clear to leave sunny spells.

Just the small chance of a shower developing later in the day.

Maximum Temperature: 8 to 12C (46 to 54F).

John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey

Plans for a consultation about allowing electric vehicles in Sark were narrowly defeated in Chief Pleas.

Currently the island has a ban on cars and most people travel around using a bike or a tractor.

The Road Traffic Committee suggested islanders be consulted on introducing electric vehicles after a number approached them asking about allowing electric bicycles on the roads.

Conseiller Reg Guille described the consultation on all electric vehicles rather than just electric bikes as a "Trojan Horse" to bring in electric cars to the island.

Another motion to consult purely on electric bicycles may be brought as a number of people on the island seem to support the idea suggesting it would benefit tourism.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Deputy Neil Inder and other members of the Charter 2018 group say they have asked the States Trading Supervisory Board (STSB) a number of questions about the airline's finances.

If that does not get the answers they are after they will place a motion to debate the issue in the States.

Aurigny recently published its 2016 accounts, external, but some have called for more detail to be released especially about the lifeline and loss-making Alderney routes.

A STSB spokesman said a request for more detailed information on the Aurigny accounts had been received and a formal response would be issued in due course.

An Aurigny spokesman said management accounts were provided on a confidential basis to "representatives of the States of Guernsey and States of Alderney, so they can scrutinise and challenge our performance".

He said: "It makes no commercial sense to release more detailed route-by-route financial data and analysis, as this is highly sensitive commercial information."

The spokesman warned releasing this detailed information in a public arena could be "extremely damaging" and compromise the airline's operations.

He added that with the Alderney route due to be put out to competitive tender, under a Public Service Obligation, publishing the financial data for this service would put the airline's bid at "a direct and distinct disadvantage".

John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey

The call for Sark's conseillers to be given a £1,000 expenses budget and recompense for time spent on government business was lost after a tied vote.

Chief Pleas speaker Arthur Rolfe had a casting vote and in line with tradition he voted it down to maintain the status quo.

Conseiller Sam La Trobe-Bateman said the move was a bid to encourage younger people to stand.

Under the proposals conseillers - there are 28 seats in Chief Pleas - would have been able to claim the expenses and receive £10 per hour for time they are conducting government business in place of their own work.

St Peter Port's Parish constables have written to deputies with their concerns about future waste collection, which is due to be voted on by the States next week.

The letter says "the black sack sticker will have a major effect on the level of fly-tipping" and the parish officials expect "our streets will not be kept as clean as before".

They say this will impact the parish being a "tourist hub" and said that any waste not collected within 24 hours during the summer months means "waste will spread all over the road by seagulls and vermin".

They have urged politicians to ensure these issues are discussed.

• Guernsey waste collection changes: The costs
• New waste collection system to start in September
• 'Pay as you throw' rubbish scheme put off until 2019
• Look again at waste charges - deputy
• Waste charges 'unlikely to change'
• Waste changes going back to politicians
• Waste charges: Household costs

John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey

Conseiller Pauline Mallinson has been elected as Chairwoman of the Education Committee.

Sam La-Trobe-Bateman and Chris Nightingale join her on the committee.

It follows sweeping changes to education in the island and the resignation of the former chairman.

Last month all four teachers at the island's only school resigned.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Any witnesses to a collision between a black Skoda Fabia and a red Peugeot 108 at the junction of Rue Des Varendes, Castel and Footes Laneat about 20:00 yesterday, is being asked to call police on 725111 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey

The chairman of Sark’s Education Committee has tendered his resignation following sweeping reforms to the island’s education system.

Earlier this year Conseiller Anthony Dunks faced a petition from parents at the Sark School for him and his committee to resign.

Now, following the approval of a large raft of changes proposed by the Education Committee at today’s meeting of Chief Pleas - Sark’s government - the conseiller told politicians he was resigning.

The changes agreed today include:

• Instructing Guernsey's law officers to start working to raise the school leaving age from 15 to 16
• To appoint the island’s first director of education
• Approve the hiring of Crispin Hartford as head teacher for Sark School

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Jersey's badminton players suffered two defeats at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Elise Dixon's games are over after she lost 21-2 21-5 to England's Chloe Birch in the women's singles, before she and Alex Hutchings were beaten 21-10 21-11 by Sri Lanka's duo in the mixed doubles.

Hutchings still has hopes in the men's doubles where he teams up with Matthew Bignell to face Sri Lanka on Thursday.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Anyone who saw a black Hyundai Getz crash on the Val des Terres and roll on to its side at about 17:30 on Sunday is being urged to contact Guernsey Police.

Rob England
BBC News Online

A "number of reports" on social media has prompted Guernsey's government to issue advice on meningitis.

A spokesman for the Committee for Health and Social Care said islanders with concerns should contact the Infection, Prevention and Control Team, external.

Facts:

• Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes which surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges)
• It can affect anyone, but is most common in babies, young children, teenagers and young adults
• It can be "very serious" if not treated quickly, as it can cause life threatening blood poisoning - known as septicaemia - and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves

Vaccinations offer some protection against certain causes of meningitis and are offered as part of the vaccine programme in Guernsey and Alderney.

Jersey's Commonwealth Games team boss hopes islanders appreciate the benefit the event has on island sports people.

John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey

Conseillers in Sark's Chief Pleas face a broad agenda covering issues such as education, electric vehicle deregulation and the role of conseillers., external

Education:

Sark's education system saw dramatic changes last month, with all four of the island's teachers resigning.

It followed a damning report from a UK academy trust , externaland has prompted the Chief Pleas to look for a director of education and safeguarding officer. Members are asked to consider a range of changes put forward by the education committee.

Electric vehicles:

The Chief Pleas is being asked to agree to have a consultation into whether there should be any deregulation in electric vehicles in Sark.

Local businesses have called for them to be allowed on the island after they were banned, except for those who need them for medical purposes.

Politicians:

Plans for a by-election will also be discussed after a series of resignations over the Christmas period.

Alongside this, proposals will be debated over whether to give politicians £1,000 per year to cover expenses and compensation if political work interrupts their regular jobs.

BBC Radio Jersey

A panel is set to decide if fines handed out to Jersey homeowners are fair after their property was found to "overhang" a beachfront.

Greve D'Azette homeowners Alan Luce and Julien Mallinson brought a complaint against the States after they were taxed for "encroaching" on the island's beaches.

Since 2015 the Crown gifted the land surrounding Jersey which lies between the "high water mark of full spring tide" and the "lowest mark of tide" - known as the foreshore, external - to the States The government have been able to charge people whose land encroaches on the edge of the beach.

The fines, which Mr Luce claims were more than £30,000, were applied after the sale of their properties.

The panel will be visiting the sites this morning to consider the matter.

Guernsey's Commonwealth Games Association will examine ways to support boxer Billy Le Poullain for a bid to get a medal at Birmingham 2022.

BBC Radio Jersey

The cost of electricity will rise for islanders from June.

Jersey Electricity says the 2% rise will add about 35p a week to the average household bill of £900 a year.

A spokesman for the company said the rise was "inevitable" following the fall in foreign exchange rates, and other "inflationary pressures," and particularly since the UK Brexit vote.

Jersey Electricity has a supply agreement with Électricité de France, which was recently extended to 2027.

The company's CEO Chris Ambler said the price rise was "the first in four years."

BBC Radio Guernsey

A former director of communications for the Labour Party says the changing face of Guernsey politics could be down to democracies in general becoming "more fractured" and people being "more critical" and "more cynical".

Alastair Campbell will visit the island next month as part of his mental health work.

Commenting on the rise of political groups in the island such as Charter 2018 and the Islanders Association, Mr Campbell said he suspected the "same forces" making people "more tribal, more polarised" could be behind it.

Mr Campbell said parties were sometimes needed "to form the like-minded groups that then come together and actually get change done".

But, he added, Guernsey was "very different" to the UK, or larger democracies such as India and the US, and was sceptical of the current party system in the UK, which he said "wasn't working terribly well."

Regarding Guernsey he said: "If people feel a [political] system has served them well then go with that system, if they think a system that has served them reasonably well for a long time, but is no longer working then sometimes maybe you need change."

More on this story:

• Is party politics 'inevitable' in Guernsey?
• Islanders Association defends funding request
• Former chief minister: Charter 2018 'not controversial'
• Charter 2018: 'Other groups could emerge'
• Are the Crown Dependencies undemocratic?

Rob England
BBC News Online

There looks to be some changes in Jersey's government in the run up to the general election in May, with six out of 11 ministers over the last few months announcing they will not be seeking re-election:

• Education Minister - Deputy Rod Bryans
• External Relations Minister - Senator Philip Bailhache
• Health and Social Services Minister - Senator Andrew Green
• Housing Minister - Deputy Anne Pryke
• Infrastructure Minister - Deputy Eddie Noel
• Treasury and Resources Minister - Senator Alan Maclean

Islanders go to the polls on 16 May. Last night 17 candidates stepped forward to stand as senator - one less than the last election in 2014.

BBC Radio Jersey

A fund to support budding entrepreneurs in Jersey is still the subject of criticism over the ongoing costs in recovering money loaned out by the States.

The Jersey Innovation Fund, external (JIF) ​is currently under review by politicians and has not considered any new applications since 2015.

It was frozen after worries about how it had been managed by the States, which led to several resignations and a vote of no-confidence in the chief minister.

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Last year, a damning report by the Auditor General , externalinto the way the innovation fund was handled suggested £1.4m given out in start-up loans might never be recouped.

Now, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says progress has been made since the report, including the full repayment of one loan and another borrower continuing to meet their capital and interest repayment obligations.

But it says it is still concerned that there are ongoing costs in recovering debt and that vital lessons have not be learned around responsibility and maintenance of such a fund.

BBC Weather

Today it will be a mainly dry and fine day with long spells of sunshine and just patchy cloud.

There'll be a light north-easterly breeze.

Maximum temperature: 12-15C (54-59F).

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Guernsey: