Updates from Tuesday 8 May until Friday 11 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
A person is trapped in a car in St Martin, Guernsey, after the vehicle hit a garden shed.
Another passenger has already been taken to A&E - none of the injuries are thought to be serious.
Police, ambulances and the fire service are all at the scene, where the road is not blocked but is said to be very congested.
It's looking like another beautiful day in the Channel Islands...
Championship side Jersey Reds sign 26-year-old hooker Charlie Maddison from Rotherham.
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Social media pages have been launched for Guernsey's referendum on island-wide voting.
The States of Guernsey said it's to give voters information during the campaign.
They've launched a Facebook page called "Guernsey Referendum" - and a twitter account, @gsyreferendum.
Image source, TWITTERThey've got 13 followers.
I would make a joke but I think that might be more than I've got.
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A record number of tickets have been sold for this year’s Guernsey Literary Festival, external.
Chris Quevatre
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Emergency services are attending a road crash in Rue De La Villette in St Martins, Guernsey.
It appears a car has hit a garden shed.
There is no information available about any injuries or road closures yet.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The owners of Specsavers have dropped from third to sixth place on the Channel Islands section of the Sunday Times Rich List.
The Perkins family, including Dame Mary Perkins and Doug Perkins, are highly visible members of society in Guernsey, and are patrons of many charities and organisations.
They are also worth £1.7bn - £100m more than they were in 2017 - but have still dropped from third to sixth place.
Dame Mary Perkins
Chris Quevatre
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The people who left litter at a local beauty spot are lazy and ruining Jersey for animals, plants and people, according to a local wildlife group.
A photograph of the rubbish, which covered a table and grass at a picnic spot at St Catherine, was posted on social media by States of Jersey Police.
Kim Koester, from Action for Wildlife Jersey, says the litter poses a serious risk to animals in the area.
Image source, States of Jersey PoliceChris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The average price of local market properties in Guernsey fell by more than 3% in the first quarter of 2018.
It now stands at £407,000 - nearly a 6% drop on March 2017.
The details have been released in the Guernsey Residential Property Prices Bulletin, external, which measures average price changes in properties sold in the island each quarter.
Image source, States of GuernseyThe number of local market transactions also fell in the opening quarter compared to this time last year, down by 23.
The median price of the open market transactions also dropped by about £111,000 compared to the first quarter of 2017 - it's now £746,000.
Rob England
BBC News Online
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has topped the Sunday Times Rich List for the Channel Islands in 2018.
Image source, Getty ImagesWith a 2018 wealth of £9.3bn Mr Abramovich is followed by the Barclay brothers, Sir David and Frederick with £7.4bn.
The journalist who compiled the list, Robert Watts, said the newspaper had confirmed Mr Abramovich had applied and been accepted for high value residency status in Jersey, but has not yet taken it up.
A States of Jersey spokeswoman said the Chelsea Football Club owner's residency status "has not been confirmed by any government office" adding the States were unable to comment on individual residency cases.
Image source, Sunday Times
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Guernsey FC will play in the Isthmian League's new South East division next season.
A shake-up of non-league football at the two levels below the National League has seen an extra division created at the level above Guernsey for the Midlands and a number of extra divisions at Guernsey's level, including one in the Isthmian League.
Two new clubs will face league trips to the island for the first time - Haywards Heath Town and Sevenoaks Town.
The league winners will gain promotion into the Isthmian League's Premier Division.
Image source, Fran TorodeIsthmian League South East:
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The Sunday Times Rich List makes interesting reading this year - the Barclay brothers are no longer top of the pile in the Channel Islands.
That honour goes to Roman Abramovich, most famously known for owning Chelsea Football Club, who is now classed as a "high-value resident" in Jersey.
His fortune stretches to more than £9.3bn, with prize assets including the world's second largest yacht, Eclipse, five homes, a Boeing 767 airliner and a vast collection of art.
Image source, AFPIf Mr Abramovich's vast wealth is getting you down on this Friday morning, just remember; it's only the second largest yacht in the world.
This evening will remain fine with lots of late sunshine. It will then be dry through tonight with mainly clear skies.
A light to moderate south-easterly breeze.
Minimum Temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).
Following a sunny start it will be a dry morning on Friday with spells of sunshine.
It will then cloud over through the afternoon with some light rain possibly moving in from the west later.
Maximum Temperature: 12 to 15C (54 to 59F).
James Rabey
BBC Radio Guernsey
The former Oxford, Portsmouth and Guernsey FC goalkeeper returned to playing this year following a double leg break.
Chris Tardif is currently managing and named in the Guernsey FA side that will travel to Jersey this weekend looking to defend the Muratti Vase.
He says this Muratti final could potentially be his last game and it'd be great to go out on a win but says it's about bringing home the trophy and not his future.
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The out-of-hours service provided by GPs in Jersey is relocating.
From 14 May, the Jersey Doctors On Call - or JDOC - service is moving to the Emergency Department at Jersey General Hospital - it was previously based at the Newgate Street end of the hospital.
A statement said: "The new location, which will be trialled for an initial three-month period, is designed to be more accessible for those who require urgent non-emergency treatment, continuing the process of joining up community and hospital healthcare."
Chris Quevatre
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The politicians behind the assisted dying proposals - due to be debated in the States of Guernsey next week - have issued a fresh amendment that attempts to address the concerns of those who have raised concerns about the plans.
Politicians opposed to the idea of the States looking into the concept of assisted dying in the island have raised concerns including capacity law, funding and the well-being of vulnerable people.
If the amended proposals are accepted by the States, Deputies Gavin St Pier and Lyndon Trott would want the Policy and Resources Committee to establish a working party to develop a legal regime to permit assisted dying.
The proposals give the example of assisted dying only being available to terminally ill adult Guernsey residents with mental capacity and less than six months to live as and idea of what a legal regime could look like.
In the amendment, Mr St Pier and Mr Trott said they accepted many definitions need to be made, such as how to determine who is included as a "resident" and how to define "terminally ill".
The working party would also make recommendations as to how vulnerable people could be protected from abuse of the legislation.
Addressing another major concern, the new proposals also state that an assisted dying regime "shall not take effect in Guernsey" until capacity legislation has been enacted and is in force.
The family of Frank Le Villio has been trying to bring him home to Jersey from Nottingham.
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