BBC Weather

Some clear spells overnight but there could be some banks of low cloud and mist too.

Remaining dry and staying mild with light winds.

Minimum temperature: 13 to 16C (55 to 61F).

Mist will tend to lift on Thursday morning, with cloud breaking to allow for some sunny spells during the day.

Largely staying dry although heavy showers will never be too far away. Light winds.

Maximum Temperature: 16 to 19C (61 to 66F).

Jersey Evening Post

Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire with Jersey residency rights, can re-enter the UK – and therefore the Island – after gaining Israeli citizenship, it has emerged, external.

BBC Radio Jersey

Plans for a Jersey supermarket to match prices with the UK have been welcomed by the island's consumer council.

Alliance, which stock Tesco products, is pledging to match the UK Tesco prices on hundreds of items.

Last year the cost of goods and services in Jersey rose by 3.2%, external and Anne King from the consumer council says price matching the UK could make a real difference for people on a budget.

"Let's hope this is a very genuine offer," Ms King said.

She added: "Let's see the pricing, let's see where they're price matching to, on which products and the longevity of the offer."

Alliance has also called for a new debate on whether GST should be charged on food in Jersey, which the council are against.

Ms King says the charge "discriminates" against those on low incomes, making some food products unaffordable. She says the government should not look to raise income by taxing food coming into the island.

John Fernandez
BBC Radio Guernsey

Footballers in the Channel Islands may see a European-style winter break introduced.

The idea was pioneered by clubs in mainland Europe, who typically break around the end of December until mid-January, and no matches take place.

Glyn Smith, from the Guernsey FA, said people surveyed generally backed the idea, with 71% in favour.

He added the break would stop clubs having to cancel games due to poor weather during the period.

In Jersey, Charlie Browne, the President of the Jersey Combination League, said there was merit in the plans, and wintry conditions were not ideal for players or spectators.

Freddie Miller
Broadcast Journalist BBC Radio Jersey

The number of people who missed this year's tax deadline in Jersey is 50% percent higher than in 2017, officials say.

About 6,000 islanders will now each be handed £250 fines - generating at least £1.5m for the States. More than a third, 23,000, of this year's tax forms were returned in May, including 13,000 in the final week and 5,484 on Friday, deadline day.

Tax officials say they are likely to be processing islanders' returns for the remainder of 2018, but have processed about 6,000 more forms than they had at this point last year.

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A British historian tracks down the lost grave of a Jersey soldier who died 100 years ago.

Rob England
BBC News Online

The headstone of a Jersey soldier killed in a battle in World War One has been rededicated on the centenary of his death.

Image source, DAVID TATTERSFIELD/WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION

Major Octavius Darby Griffith was attached to the Jersey Royal Militia for more than 20 years.

He was killed in 1918 near Reims, and tracked down by UK historian, David Tattersfield.

The rededication took place at 14:30 in the La Ville-aux-Bois British Cemetery, Aisne, which holds casualties from both world wars.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Plans for Guernsey's new recycling centre have taken a step forward as the States have awarded a £2m construction contract to build it.

Local firm JW Rihoy and Son will make the new centre at Longue Hougue a reality, which will be a "major improvement" on the existing facility, according to the States.

It is due to open in early 2019.

States Trading Supervisory Board President, Deputy Charles Parkinson said the current site had always been a "temporary facility".

He added the new centre would have "proper access roads, hard surfacing throughout" and "drop off facilities for all material".

Image source, States of Guernsey

More on this story:

• Longue Hougue preferred waste site

Rob England
BBC News Online

The seasonal air route connecting Guernsey and Cardiff has been given States sponsorship for another year, despite passenger numbers not "meeting expectations".

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A £45,000 subsidy was given to Blue Islands for the route which the airline said provided a "modest yet positive return" for the island.

They say 747 passengers came to Guernsey on the route, but despite being marketed in the same way about 1,000 more people chose to travel to Jersey instead.

Blue Islands CEO Rob Veron said: "Despite low fares, passenger numbers on the route in 2017 did not meet expectations."

However, he added with help from the States the company demonstrated it was able to demonstrate benefits for Guernsey with a public/private partnership, which could be a "successful model" for the future.

Committee for Economic Development President, Charles Parkinson, said the States was "delighted" to support the route for a another year, and would "welcome increasing visitor numbers."

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BBC Radio Jersey

The best way for Jersey to become "plastic free" would be to "stop plastic coming into the island in the first place", a politician has said.

St John in Jersey was one of the first parishes to introduce a household collection scheme, taking plastic items and packaging from homes every month.

The parish's Constable, Chris Taylor, says he supports the schemes, but they are expensive to the parish, who have to collect the waste, and the States, who have to repatriate waste to the UK.

He says the States needs to examine the way products are shipped to the island, and consumers should put pressure on retailers by not purchasing plastic products.

More on this story:

• Charity sets sights on plastic free Around Island Walk
• States encourages more plastic free events

Guernsey Press

Users of Petit Bot say they are worried that outdoor activity groups are taking over the area, external.

BBC Radio Guernsey

The development of Guernsey's town seafront must be a "community initiative", according to Deputy Gavin St Pier.

The States is hoping work will begin on the project to improve the area in October 2019.

Deputy St Pier is the Chair of Guernsey's Seafront Enhancement Area Steering Group, and said getting islanders involved will be one of the most important challenges of the group.

Image source, States of Guernsey

Jersey Evening Post

A planning inspector may be allowed to review other sites for the new hospital, if the States agree to change the terms of reference for an independent inquiry into the plans, external.

BBC Radio Guernsey

The German Underground Hospital in St Andrew, Guernsey, will reopen next month under new management.

It closed suddenly at the end of March and has been taken over by Festung Guernsey.

The group was founded in 2005 by local enthusiasts who work to restore, conserve and promote German World War Two fortifications around the island.

Project coordinator, Paul Bourgaize, said initially the group would only make "a few minor tweaks" to the exhibits to get the attraction open again.

He hopes to encourage tour operators to put the hospital back on their routes over the summer months.

Image source, German Underground Hospital

BBC Channel Islands News

After months of disruption, the final phase of road resurfacing in St Peter in Jersey began last night.

The project started on the Inner Road at Millbrook in January, before work continued through St Peter's Valley.

The Department for Infrastructure said the final phase of resurfacing - starting just beyond the offices of construction company Granite Products - will be completed by the 22 of June.

But Chris Sampson from the department warns there could be further traffic disruption as roads remain closed for crews to lay the new surface and allow it to set.

Jersey Evening Post

Jersey's Overseas Aid Commission has defended its financial support for Rwanda as a row brews among UK politicians over a controversial sponsorship deal the African nation has signed with a Premier League football club, external.

Rob England
BBC News Online

Two Asian hornet nests have been captured and kept by Jersey beekeepers in a bid to understand more about the invasive species.

Image source, John De Carteret

Last year Asian hornets were confirmed to have established in the Channel Islands, with smaller primary and larger secondary nests found on multiple occasions.

This year queen hornets have been spotted establishing smaller nests, and beekeepers say worker hornets are beginning to emerge.

Beekeeper Bob Hogge said the two nests found this week, one in St Mary and one in St Brelade have been stored in tanks for observation and for beekeepers to perform "experiments" such as testing attractants which can be used to lure hornets on to a bait, in order to track them.

John De Carteret, vice president of the Jersey Beekeepers' Association said it was likely worker hornets were emerging from primary nests "all over the island", which could form the larger secondary nests.

The States of Jersey has asked anyone who spots what they think might be an Asian hornet to contact the Environment Department, external.

Image source, John De Carteret

BBC Radio Jersey

Visitors to Jersey's Portelet Bay have criticised Randalls Brewery for closing a car park next to the beach.

Fences around the car park, which has been used for years by beachgoers, but belongs to the Portelet Inn pub, went up on 22 May.

A spokesman for the brewery said the car park will be closed from Monday until 2 July to store containers for a neighbour of the pub, who is having a house built.

The company said it apologises for any inconvenience caused, and the main Portelet Inn car park is still open for all Portelet Inn guests.

A spokesperson for nearby business the Portelet Bay Cafe said an initial closure of the car park came "just in time for the bank holiday weekend", although it has since reopened.

Angry beachgoers have commented on the cafe's social media page..., external

BBC Radio Jersey

Better awareness of mental health issues could be behind a rise in the number of young people seeking help in Jersey, a psychotherapist has said.

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In 2017, 554 people under the age of 18 were referred to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), that's 107 more cases than in 2013 where 447 young people used the service.

Christopher Journeaux says peer pressure caused by social media could also explain why more young people are accessing mental health services. But he does not think the rise, in itself, is a cause for concern.

He says conversations about mental health in current times have extended to family homes and parents, allowing for "greater awareness".

Mr Journeaux said: "Once you allow people the space and the room and the service that allows them to see a therapist then I don't think it's surprising that more people are coming forward."