Jersey outlaws smacking childrenpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
The Channel Island becomes the second place in the British Isles to make smacking children illegal.
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Jersey makes smacking illegal
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WW2 murals newly discovered in Guernsey bunker
Guernsey deaf girl wins place on British Gymnastics squad
Updates on Tuesday 15 January 2019
Jersey outlaws smacking childrenpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Jersey makes smacking children illegalpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
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Image source, GettPoliticians in Jersey have voted to outlaw smacking children.
The States of Jersey voted to repeal a section of a law which allowed smacking by a parent if it was "reasonable".
Jersey joins 54 other countries that have outlawed the practice, with Scotland expected to follow suit later this year.
Lounge fire in Jersey housepublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe lounge of a house in Jersey has been damaged by fire, Jersey Fire and Rescue Service has said.
Crews were called to St Ouen at about 12:10 after reports of smoke coming from the front and back doors of the property.
Two fire engines were dispatched from St Helier and the blaze was contained to the one room.
Firefighters added that the occupier had early warning of the fire as there were working smoke alarms fitted in the property and they were able to close the lounge door and prevent further smoke damage.
Image source, Jersey Fire and Rescue ServiceLa Vallette bathing pools toilet door damagedpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThe men's toilet door at Guernsey's La Vallette bathing pools has been damaged, police have said.
It happened at some point between 10:30 on 10 January and 17:00 on 14 January.
Officers are appealing for information and ask anyone with information to contact PC 126 Farnon on 725 111.
They added it would also be useful if anyone could identify a time between these dates when the door was undamaged - to help narrow down the time period and enable other inquiries to take place.
Image source, GooglePolice appeal after assault behind Jersey Boots storepublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA man grabbed another man by the throat during a disagreement in Jersey, police have said.
It happened on Thursday 10 January at about 15:00 behind the Boots store on Hilgrove Street.
Two men - one in his 20s and the other in his 30s - were involved in the altercation which saw the younger man grab the other by the throat.
No-one was injured and no arrests were made however the States of Jersey Police want to identify the younger man.
He's described as about 6ft (1.8m) tall, with shoulder length scraggy hair and short stubble on his face.
Officers added both men are known to each other.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 612 612.
Jersey Post stamps pay tribute to the 1970spublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlinePopular culture of the 1970s is the subject of a set of six stamps to be issued by Jersey Post this month.
This is the third instalment in a five-part series looking back at popular culture through the decades.
The different aspects of 1970s culture explored in the stamps include language, music, fashion and food.
A souvenir sheet containing all six stamps has also been produced with a timeline - showing significant events of the 1970s including the year the first email was sent, the year of the first test tube baby and the year Margaret Thatcher became UK Prime Minister.
The stamps will be available to buy from all branches of Jersey Post from 18 January.
Image source, Jersey PostQuote MessageThis set of stamps is a real celebration of the 1970s, not just in terms of the stamps’ subjects but also through the different illustrative styles and graphic interpretations. In contrast to the psychedelic 1960s, this was a decade characterised by brown, orange and green tones and this earthy colour palette is prevalent throughout the stamp designs.
Melanie Gouzinis, Jersey Post
WW2 murals newly discovered in Guernsey bunkerpublished at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
BBC Radio Guernsey
Image source, Festung GuernseyA large number of original World War Two murals have been newly discovered in a German gun bunker.
Volunteers from preservation group Festung Guernsey gained access to the site next to the Richmond kiosk, at Vazon, in order to map and photograph it for their traditional new year dig.
The majority are in black and white and include a soldier walking home to his mother, a soldier wielding a sword and a farmer sowing seeds in a field near a German village.
Paul Bourgaize, from Festung Guernsey, said he was impressed with how varied the the artwork was...
Extra Jersey-Guernsey sailings 'not successful'published at 13:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
BBC Radio Guernsey
Only 333 Jersey passengers used the extra sailings from ferry company Manche Iles to take day trips to Guernsey last summer, it has emerged.
The States of Guernsey paid the ferry company £20,000 to operate additional services.
Guernsey Economic Development Committee president Charles Parkinson said the experiment was not being considered successful and it would not be repeated.
Guernsey deaf girl wins place on British Gymnastics squadpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA deaf 10-year-old girl from Guernsey has won a place in the British Gymnastics Tumbling Foundation Squad.
Sophia Eisenhuth was born profoundly deaf and was fitted with a cochlear implant at seven months old.
The schoolgirl who said she has "never known what it was like not to be able to hear” auditioned for the place in April and May last year.
Just days before Christmas she received a letter telling her she had been accepted and would attend training camps this year.
The young gymnast has also defied the odds and excelled in modern dance despite fears her hearing loss would affect her musicality.
Last year, she bagged a haul of awards including two first place medals and a trophy for most promising junior dancer at a Channel Island dance competition in Jersey.
Image source, Auditory VerbalQuote MessageI think everyone should have fun and do what they want to do and a cochlear implant shouldn’t stand in their way.
Sophia Eisenhuth, Gymnast
Police warning after fake £20 notes spotted in Jerseypublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlinePolice in Jersey are asking people to be "vigilant" after fake UK £20 notes were recovered.
Officers said the counterfeit notes have been doing the rounds and are "quite convincing to the untrained eye".
They added the print is slightly darker than normal and the texture is more like paper.
Image source, States of Jersey PoliceSeal snapped on successful fishing trippublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Rob Byrne
BBC News OnlineLots of people in Guernsey are sharing these photos - the moment a grey seal was caught on camera.
Wildlife photographer Andy Marquis took the pictures in St Peter Port's Havelet Bay over the weekend.
The fish it is gobbling is a garfish, known locally as a longnose.
Image source, Andy Marquis
Image source, Andy Marquis
Image source, Andy MarquisBike stolen from Jersey car parkpublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA bike was stolen from a car park in Jersey, police have said.
It was taken at some point between 17:00 GMT on 12 January and 08:00 GMT on 14 January from Ann Street.
Anyone with information is asked to contact States of Jersey Police on 612 612.
Image source, States of Jersey PoliceYellow wind weather warning in place across islandspublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineThere's a yellow weather warning for wind in place across the islands, Jersey Met has said.
It added winds of force seven can be expected.
Image source, Jersey MetStates of Jerseypublished at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
Live coverage of the States of Jersey meeting from BBC Radio Jersey.
Read MoreNSPCC calls for change in Jersey smacking lawspublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyThe NSPCC wants Jersey's government to remove the legal defence for smacking children.
At the moment, people can use reasonable punishment as a defence in court, but over the next few days politicians will debate whether that should change.
Vivienne Laing - from the NSPCC - said children should have the same protection against assault as adults.
In December, a politician in Jersey proposed a ban on smacking, saying it is "key" to stopping violence against minors.
What is the law in Jersey?
As in the UK, smacking a child is not permitted in Jersey unless it is considered "reasonable".
By law only certain people can claim this defence:
- A person with "parental responsibility"
- A relative
- Someone who has "care of the child"
- Someone who has the consent of a person with parental responsibility
Punishing a child with anything but "the use of a hand" is not considered reasonable.
CI weather: Lots of cloud but mostly drypublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
There are large areas of cloud on Tuesday morning but it will be mostly dry and some bright or sunny spells are expected too. Some sunshine in the afternoon along with areas of cloud.
Maximum temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).
Jersey:
Guernsey:
Man suffers serious injuries after fall behind lighthousepublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyA man in his 30s fell 10m to 15m (33ft to 49ft) on to rocks behind Jersey's Corbiere lighthouse on Monday afternoon.
He suffered serious injuries and is being looked after in the intensive care unit of Jersey's General Hospital.
The operation to rescue him from the rocks involved all the island's emergency services.
Police said they were not treating the incident as suspicious.
Channel Islands Live: 15 Januarypublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
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Read MoreCivil servants on strike again in States pay disputepublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyJersey civil servants are due to strike again on Tuesday as a dispute over States pay continues.
Workers across sectors will walk out for the entire day, with the exception of customs and immigration officers and teaching assistants who took action on Monday.
Bob King, negotiations officer for the civil service union Prospect, said essential cover was being provided so no one was put at risk.
The States said that, with a looming budget deficit, it could not afford to increase that deficit - or to raise taxes - to pay for bigger pay rises for civil servants
The vice president of States Employment Board, Richard Buchanan, said the government was not changing its position.
Channel Islands Live: 14 Januarypublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2019
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