Islands try to shake off 'tax haven' tag
Increase in fly-tipping reports in Jersey
Winds of force seven expected across the islands
Barry Brehaut: 'Take global warming seriously'
Updates on Thursday 20 December 2018
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
An orange weather warning for wind has been issued across the islands, Jersey Met has said.
It added winds of force seven are expected to continue.
Image source, Jersey Met
BBC Radio Guernsey
Tackling climate change needs to be a top priority for the States according to the President of the Environment and Infrastructure Committee.
Deputy Barry Brehaut says he wants to change the name of the committee to "Environment and Climate Change" to send out the message it's taking global warming seriously.
He says in the recent IPCC report, which assesses the impact of global warming, it's made "absolutely clear" we now have a very short window of opportunity to tackle climate change - just ten to twelve years.
Threats by the EU lead to the introduction of laws to prevent companies dodging tax in the Crown Dependencies.
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It will be partly cloudy at first on Thursday morning with showers crossing the area on a brisk south west wind.
Through the day, there will be increasing amounts of sunshine, along with further isolated showers.
Maximum Temperature: 8C (46F).
