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  1. Weather: Overnight mist and fog should clear early

    BBC Weather

    Wednesday night will be dry and there will be clear periods and patchy cloud.

    The wind will remain light and variable and this may allow some mist and fog patches to form in the early hours.

    Minimum Temperature: 11 to 14C (52 to 57F).

    Weather map

    Any overnight mist and fog should lift through Thursday morning to leave it fine.

    The fine and dry weather should continue into the afternoon. Winds light and variable in direction.

    Maximum Temperature: 14 to 17C (57 to 63F).

  2. Finance output drops 3%

    Chris Quevatre

    BBC News Online

    Jersey's finance industry contributed 3% less in 2017 than the previous year.

    The Gross Value Added to the economy per full-time employee fell to £136,000.

    Other industries whose value added fell were manufacturing, hospitality, and retail.

    Table

    The construction industry saw the most growth with a 5% increase, while agriculture, transport and electricity all saw their output increase per person as well.

  3. Jersey's GDP per head decreases 1%

    Chris Quevatre

    BBC News Online

    Jersey's GDP per head decreased by 1% in 2017.

    Gross Domestic Product is the total value of goods and service produced within a jurisdiction over the course of one year.

    Dividing this figure by the population gives you GDP per head.

    A drop in this figure means each person in Jersey has - on average - contributed and received less money from the island's economy.

    Graph

    The graph above shows that Jersey's GDP per head has decreased in 2017, Guernsey's and the UKs has kept growing.

    Guernsey's figure has grown by more than 8% since 2012, while Jersey's has grown by less than 2% over the same period.

    Statistics Jersey said the 2017 decrease was caused by the change in economic output being less than the increase in the island's population.

  4. Power investigation 'may take some time'

    Chris Quevatre

    BBC News Online

    An investigation into what caused a power cable between Guernsey and Jersey to fail "may take some time".

    A fault with cable GJ1, which relays a mix of French nuclear and hydro-electric power via Jersey caused an island-wide power cut on Monday evening.

    Generators

    Guernsey Electricity is now generating all power using the on-island diesel generators, however, there have been several power cuts to different areas of the island over the last two days.

  5. Power cut caused by 'period of unplanned generation'

    Chris Quevatre

    BBC News Online

    Guernsey's power cuts on Tuesday were caused by a "prolonged period of unplanned generation".

    An initial island-wide power cut on Monday night was caused by a fault with the GJ1 cable, but several subsequent cuts have led to some frustration among islanders.

    Guernsey Electricity is currently producing its own diesel-powered energy from the on-island generators while an investigation takes place into the cable fault.

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  6. Flamanville nuclear plant 'may need further repairs'

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    It's being reported that the Flamanville nuclear plant in France may require further repairs.

    Reuters has quoted the French nuclear safety agency, ASN, which said that electricity company and plant operator EDF is delaying commissioning Flamanville 3 until mid 2020.

    EDF is said to have estimated that something like 53 welding repairs were required on a new pressurised reactor.

    In 2015, the plant's cost was estimated at about 10.5bn euros - about three times over budget.

  7. New laws proposed to strengthen children's rights

    Sarah Scriven

    BBC Jersey

    Ministers are proposing new laws to strengthen children's rights in Jersey.

    Young people's welfare is to be a policy priority for the States as senior politicians announced five strategic policies for their term of office.

    Their other priorities are: health, the economy, standard of living and the environment.

    They said the rights of children were going to become more of a key priority after the Jersey Independent Care Inquiry found the States had been a neglectful substitute parent to young people in care.

    Ministers said they were proposing to extend the Children's Commissioner's legal powers.

    They said the aim was to adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and Jersey law would set out the government's responsibilities as a corporate parent.

    Ministers said Jersey should "become the best place for children to grow up".

    Children's rights
  8. Guernsey and Alderney to get royal visit

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    The Duke of Kent will visit Alderney and Guernsey later this month.

    As president of the RNLI, he'll visit Alderney Lifeboat Station to meet the crew.

    His Royal Highness will also visit St James Concert and Assembly Hall, in Guernsey, which is marking its bicentenary.

    Duke of Kent
  9. Hustings meeting to be held ahead of Guernsey referendum

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    The States' Assembly and Constitution Committee will hold a hustings meeting at Beau Sejour later - ahead of Guernsey's first ever referendum.

    The meeting has been arranged to provide islanders with more information on the five available options they can vote for.

    Voters will be faced with five different options for electing People's Deputies on the ballot paper in a week's time.

    If at least 40% of those on the electoral roll turn out to vote in the referendum, its outcome will be binding on the States of Guernsey.

    The event will feature presentations by representatives from each of the five options followed by a Q&A, as well as information available about registering to vote and postal voting in the foyer at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre.

    The meeting starts at 19:00.

    Referendum poster
  10. Emergency workers' stress-related illness absences on rise

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Emergency workers in Jersey could get more help in dealing with the stress of their jobs.

    Figures from a Freedom of Information request show days taken off through stress-related illness in the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service have more than doubled.

    Between January and June this year 82 days were lost to stress-related absence, compared with 37 throughout the whole of last year.

    Meanwhile, in the ambulance service, nearly 60 days have been lost in the first six months of this year compared with 69 during the whole of last year and in the police, the number of absent days totals 94 for the first six months of this year - compared with 157 for all of last year.

    In the UK, the charity, Mind is running the Blue Light Programme, which provides mental health support for emergency services staff and volunteers from ambulance, fire, police and search and rescue teams across England and Wales.

    James Le Feuvre, the executive director of Mind Jersey, says if local crews would like it, he would look at bringing the programme to the island...

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    Video caption: Emergency workers in Jersey could get more help dealing with the stress of their jobs
  11. Weather: Dry with some sunshine

    BBC Weather

    Wednesday morning mist patches will lift to leave the rest of the morning dry with some sunshine. The afternoon will remain dry and there will be further lengthy periods of sunshine. Light winds.

    Maximum Temperature: 15 to 18C (59 to 64F).

    Jersey:

    Jersey weather

    Guernsey:

    Guernsey weather
  12. Football referees 'prepared to resign over abuse'

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Football referees in Jersey are preparing to resign over bad behaviour and abuse from players and supporters.

    The head of the Jersey Football Association (JFA) said "a number" of the island's 22 referees had contacted him in the past few days.

    It follows a weekend that saw 10 players given red cards.

    One match had to be abandoned due to a mass confrontation of players. There were also reports a 16-year-old referee was verbally abused by fans.

    Jean Luc Desbois said that at an emergency meeting on Monday the JFA and the island's referees' association agreed to work together on changes.

    They could include only allowing captains to speak to match officials; and abusive fans could also be removed from the crowd.

    Football
  13. Serious injuries after motorbike crash

    Chris Quevatre

    BBC News Online

    A man was taken to hospital with "serious but not life threatening" injuries after a crash in Guernsey on Tuesday evening.

    The incident occurred at the junction of Lowlands Road and Braye Road just before 17:00, and involved two cars and a motorbike.

    All three emergency services attended, with St John Emergency Ambulance later taking the motorbike rider to hospital.

    Crash site