Chris Rayner
BBC Radio Jersey Political Reporter

Jersey's Royal Court has upheld a ban on a financier whose involvement in a film company set up by one of the Beatles lost millions of pounds.

David Francis was involved in taking over Handmade Films which became insolvent five years ago.

Handmade Films was set up by George Harrison and funded the Monty Python film The Life of Brian.

It went on to make a string of hits including Time Bandits, the Long Good Friday and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. But by 2010, it needed substantial investment to keep going.

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David Francis, CEO of the Jersey-based Horizon Group, set up a number of investment companies to funnel money into Handmade, eventually buying it out.

But an investigation by the Jersey Financial Services Commission , externalfound investors were not informed about the precarious nature of Handmade Films or that the company was on the verge of insolvency.

The commission banned Mr Francis's from working in the island's finance industry for any registered person, which was upheld by the Royal Court, external.

The ban will remain in place until the commission grants him a successful application to withdraw it.

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A Guernsey retailer wants to see a site earmarked for housing turned into a green space after it was announced no development would take place anytime soon.

The Channel Island Co-operative bought the land at Leale's Yard in the Vale about 10 years ago, with CEO Colin McCleod saying the firm will not give up on the area.

Martin Search, from Ray and Scott the Jewellers, said a park would cost less and would be "fantastic" for the area.

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• Co-op doing 'everything we can' for Leale's yard development
• Situation 'unclear' for Leale's yard development
• States departments being 'too slow'

Rob England
BBC News Online

Police in Jersey are describing the shooting of a man in the face with a BB gun as a "very serious incident" and are appealing for witnesses.

Officers said an 18-year-old man was "seriously injured" and required surgery as the BB pellet lodged itself "in the back of his eye".

A police spokeswoman said the man was standing outside his car with friends watching the sunset when the group saw two other men "messing about" with a BB gun, and a "couple of pellets" were fired in the direction of the victim's vehicle.

He drove over to the two men using the BB gun, but as he approached one pointed the gun "through the drivers side window" and shot him in the face "at very close range".

The two men then ran off in the direction of the Batterie Moltke car park. One man was wearing a red Adidas tracksuit top, dark jeans and a white bucket hat, the other man was wearing a white tracksuit top.

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The Bailiff of Guernsey Sir Richard Collas will continue in his role for the next two years.

His original term was due to end on Sunday, his 65th birthday, but in 2016 Mr Collas asked the Lieutenant Governor to appeal for an extension.

He succeeded Sir Geoffrey Rowland in March 2012 and in doing so became the Guernsey's 89th Bailiff.

He says no two days are ever the same and it is the people that make the job. He adds he also enjoys the intellectual challenge of the judicial work, which takes up the bulk of his time.

Freddie Miller
Broadcast Journalist BBC Radio Jersey

Jersey's government is advertising for people to work on the island's £466m future hospital.

Tenders have gone out for civil and structural engineers, building and construction services and architectural design teams to work on building the new facility on the existing hospital site in St Helier.

The project, which will be the island's most expensive capital project ever, is yet to be given planning permission.

Following a review by an independent planning inspector, an initial planning application was rejected due to concerns over its size.

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• New hospital plans: Take a look...
• Hospital plans submitted for planning review
• Hospital site will not be debated again

Rob England
BBC News Online

A man was seriously injured after being shot "at very short range" with a BB gun in Jersey, police said.

It happened at about 22:00 on Monday near the model aircraft field in Les Landes, St Ouen.

Officers said the 18-year-old man required surgery as the pellet was lodged in the back of his eye.

Police are appealing for information about two males thought to be firing a BB gun in the area. They are described aged between 16-18, with a slim build.

One man was wearing a red Adidas tracksuit top with a white stripe down the arm, dark jeans and was wearing a white bucket hat, police said.

Rob England
BBC News Online

A woman was left "vulnerable, scared and intimidated" after a boy verbally abused her whilst she was riding her mobility scooter in Jersey, according to police.

The boy, who was thought to be in a group of five to seven young people, is described as white, aged between 14-16 years old, slim, wearing a light grey and green top.

Officers said he "mocked" the 61-year-old woman's disability and used "foul language" towards her, and are appealing for witnesses.

It happened on Saturday 26 May between 17:30 - 18:00 on the promenade at Havre des Pas.

BBC Weather

Despite a dull start bright or sunny periods are expected this morning with areas of cloud and the threat of a passing sharp shower.

The risk of showers continues into this afternoon but there should also be some dry weather with sunny spells.

Maximum temperature: 17-20C (63-68F).

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Mainly dry before midnight with clear spells. It is then expected to become mostly cloudy through the second half of the night, with the risk of some showers, which could be heavy and thundery.

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

It is expected to be mostly cloudy throughout much of Wednesday with the risk of some showers continuing, which could be heavy and thundery. Turning drier later with spells of sunshine breaking through.

Maximum temperature: 17 to 20C (63 to 68F).

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Rob England
BBC News Online

Police in Jersey are appealing for CCTV footage as part of the murder investigation of Zsuzsanna Besenyei.

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Officers are trying to reconstruct the movements of Ms Besenyei, 37, whose body was found on Le Pulec beach in St Ouen earlier this month.

Any images from private or commercial premises which have cameras facing the road in the area of Maufant and First Tower between 17:00 on 10 May and 08:00 on 11 May are requested.

A spokesman said officers were also looking for footage from the Pomme D’Or Farm Estate, Westhill, recorded between 20:00 and 21:30 on 13 May.

Yesterday Jamie Lee Warn, 54, from Jersey, appeared at the Magistrate's Court charged with Ms Besenyei's murder and with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

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Guernsey's government is looking to improve the situation for electric vehicle users but will stop short of offering subsidies.

An initiative to subsidise the cost of electric bikes on the island was introduced earlier this year which led to questions about a similar scheme for electric cars.

Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, who is on the Environment and Infrastructure committee, says the States could not offer financial incentives for islanders to buy electric cars, but "soft incentives" were being worked on.

These include more charging points and separate parking spaces for electric cars.

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More on this story:

• Half of electric bicycle budget spent in 10 days
• 'More could have been done' in electric bike scheme

Rob England
BBC News Online

With the occasional thunderstorm forecast, lets reflect on the stunning bank holiday weather.

Here are a few shots from across the islands.

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One of Britain's biggest sand race events due to be held in Guernsey has been cancelled after Condor Ferries was forced to reschedule sailings next month.

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The organisers of SandAce said UK competitors struggled to book their return journey from Guernsey following changes to sailings caused by the Condor Rapide needing maintenance work.

Mike Clarke from the SandAce Committee says it was out of everyone's control and he was "terrified" about the possible damage to the event's reputation.

A spokesman for Condor Ferries, which has sponsored the event for more than a decade, says it is unfortunate that at the time of booking there was limited space available to accommodate all riders and vehicles travelling to and from Poole.

Alternative services offered were not deemed acceptable by the Sandace participants, the spokesman added.

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Guernsey Press

A fence causing health and safety concerns needs to be replaced at La Mare De Carteret High School and new doors and windows are required at both the secondary and primary school, external.

Cameron Ward
BBC Radio Jersey

Second-hand sex toys, four bottles of morphine and a nine inch kitchen knife... it sounds like the props list for the next Quentin Tarantino film, but they are actually some of the items donated to a charity shop in Jersey.

Jez Strictland from Headway says the shop "often" sees sex toys handed in, and staff had to call the police when the medical grade morphine was found.

The unprotected kitchen knife, he says, also surprised staff, who found it at the bottom of a bag of clothes.

Mr Strictland says islanders sometimes have an innocent explanation, if they're trying to clear out a relatives flat "as quickly as possible", but in some cases the more interesting items are passed on "fairly deliberately".

But it's not all bad, in fact Mr Strictland says "99% of the donations we get are absolutely superb".

Rob England
BBC News Online

It is understood Roman Abramovich will not be able to move to Jersey until he has a British visa.

The Sunday Times Rich List placed him at the top of the Channel Islands section, reporting he had been granted, but had not accepted high value residency, external status in Jersey.

The owner of Chelsea Football Club has recently travelled to Israel and been found eligible for Israeli citizenship.

A States of Jersey spokesman said it did not comment on individual cases, but residency in the island for those coming from outside the EU was contingent on applicants having a valid UK visa.

He added if a non-EU resident without a UK visa was granted residency in Jersey, the residential status would be subject to the person in question getting another one.

More on this story:

• Four Russian high value residents 'not on sanctions list'
• Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich 'eligible to be Israeli citizen'

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Rob England
BBC News Online

Fire crews in Jersey responded to incidents around the island over the bank holiday.

In St Mary on Saturday, a car was reported on fire opposite the barracks at about 13:25.

The blaze was put out and no suspicious circumstances were found.

And in St Helier yesterday, a rooftop barbecue prompted fire crews to be called to Cheapside.

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