Apology over election expenses errorpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Jersey's legal administrator says sorry for errors that contributed to half of the island's candidates possibly breaking the law.
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Updates on Friday 18 January 2019
Investigation into explosion in road
Deputy 'not confident' that Brexit will go ahead
Jersey pharmacies experiencing drug shortages
Hospital failure 'contributed' to baby's death
Apology over election expenses errorpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Police appeal after burglary in St Martinpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlinePolice are investigating a burglary at a property in Guernsey.
It happened at George, La Grande Rue in St Martins on Monday between 19:15 and 19:50.
Officers want to speak to anyone who may have seen somebody acting suspiciously in the area at the time.
Anyone with information should call Guernsey Police on 725 111.
Jersey pharmacies experiencing some drug shortagespublished at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyPharmacies in Jersey are experiencing shortages of some antidepressants and HRT drugs due to stockpiling for Brexit.
Simon Wall - the deputy lead of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society - said he expects the shortages to continue as the date for when the UK leaves the EU gets closer.
He said often they can work around the shortages and get patients different brands of the drugs...
Bags of waste dumped in St Clement countrysidepublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineEnvironmental Protection officers are appealing for information after bags of waste were found dumped in the St Clement countryside.
The bags contained plasterboard, plaster and ceramic tiling, plus a bathroom mixer tap.
They were left at the entrance to a field to the west of La Rue de la Louderie about 656ft (200m) from the junction with La Grande Route de la Cote.
It's thought the bags were dumped at some point overnight between Tuesday 15 January and Wednesday 16 January.
Islanders with any information about the fly-tipping incident are asked to contact Environmental Protection.
Image source, States of JerseyQuote MessageThis is the second occasion this month where waste from property renovation has been found illegally dumped in Jersey’s countryside. I would like to urge anybody who may have seen suspicious activity in the area, or who may have information about where the waste has come from to get in touch with us.
Richard Runacres, Environmental Protection
Hospital failure 'contributed' to baby deathpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Baby Jack died 14 hours after he was born at Guernsey's maternity ward, an inquest hears.
Read MoreMan arrested after fight with woman in Jerseypublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Hayley Westcott
BBC News OnlineA man was arrested after a woman suffered a minor injury to her eye in a fight, police have said.
It happened on the corner of Green Road at the junction of La Greve d’Azette Road on Tuesday between 20:30 and 21:00.
The fight only involved the man and woman - both in their 30s - and the woman did not go to hospital for her injury, officers added.
The 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of grave and criminal assault and remains in police custody.
Any witnesses are asked to call Jersey Police on 612 612 or contact Crimestoppers.
Reds prepare for Bedford testpublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Brent Pilnick
BBC SportJersey Reds make three changes for their key Championship clash with Bedford at St Peter.
The fourth-placed Reds go into the game level on points with third-placed Blues, but will have to make do without winger Koch Marx, who was hurt on his return from injury last weekend and will be replaced by Jason Worrall.
Aaron Penberthy returns at fly-half in place of Brett Herron, despite his two tries against Nottingham last week, while Roy Godfrey returns to the front row in place of Harry Morley.
Image source, Richard ChapmanNew signing Liam Howley could make his debut from the bench after the New Zealand scrum-half joined earlier this week
They could face a number of familiar faces, with former players Alex Rae, Lewis Robling, Rich Lane, Sean McCarthy and Charlie Clare all on Bedford's books.
"Bedford are a good team, well coached and it'll be a tough encounter," head coach Harvey Biljon told BBC Radio Jersey.
"The players should be relishing the opportunity to play against a good team."
Jersey Reds: Slowik; Worrall, Newey, Ma'afu, Van Dam; Penberthy, Homer; Godfrey, Maddison, Atalifo, Sexton (capt), Beckett, Bartle, Argyle, Venter
Replacements:Selway, Morley, Rodman, McKern, Upfield, Howley, Eastwell.
Company announces plans for 5G access in Guernseypublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio GuernseyA mobile technology company has announced plans to bring 5G wireless access to Guernsey.
Clear Mobitel says it is planning on making its "exciting and innovative" technology available to the people and businesses of Guernsey.
The company added its plans will not require the same density of external masts as was previously necessary for similar technology - reducing the environmental and visual impact.
The new network will use cloud-based infrastructure and software, and, according to the company, meets stringent security requirements and safeguards required in today's data mobility world.
Jersey election expenses forms had 'procedural errors'published at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyJersey's Judicial Greffe has admitted there were "procedural errors" in last year's election expenses forms and has written to apologise to candidates who may have found themselves in breach of the law as a result.
The forms referred to deadlines from an election four years before and it was said they needed to be returned on the 3 November 2014 instead of the correct date of 7 June 2018.
It's thought 45 candidates may have missed the correct deadline for declaring their expenses last year and three were taken to court.
But the attorney general dropped the charges when it emerged so many others could be guilty too.
On Friday morning, the Greffe said although it admitted mistakes, it would enforce the law more strictly in future.
Image caption, Deputy Hugh Raymond, Bernard Manning and Deputy Scott Wickenden were taken to court but no longer face charges in relation to their expenses
Meanwhile, Jersey lawyer, Advocate Rose Colley said election candidates "should have realised" they'd been given incorrect forms for their election expenses.
She added the revelation that 45 of them potentially broke the law makes the island "look like a joke".
Half of candidates 'may have broken law'published at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Forty-five politicians may have broken expenses rules, Jersey's attorney general says.
Read MoreSark 'could be fossil fuel free by 2040'published at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio Guernsey
The Seigneur of Sark says he wants to see the island become fossil fuel free by 2040.
Major Christopher Beaumont says Sark has been approached by the energy company Simec Atlantis to explore the idea of generating electricity from renewable sources.
In November the island was hit by an energy crisis when Sark Electricity threatened to halt operations over a price dispute.
Major Beaumont says they need to have a clear vision for the future.
Quote MessageI have a vision for Sark being fossil fuel free by 2040. Now that means that not only do we provide our electricity from renewable sources as much as possible, but we also price electricity in such a way that bottled gas and fuel oil become [comparatively] more expensive.
Major Christopher Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark
Heavy traffic on Bagot Road due to closurepublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
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End of twitter post'Breakthrough' in civil servants' pay disputepublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyA union and the States have agreed to talk in what's being described as a breakthrough in the dispute over civil servants' pay.
The employment relations service JACS will organise mediation between the parties.
Earlier this week, civil servants went on strike in their campaign for wages to keep pace with inflation.
Terry Renouf, from the JCSA Prospect union, says up to now the States haven't agreed to negotiate.
Quote MessageIt is accurate to call it a breakthrough, in so much as the employer is now coming round the table to us. One of the conditions is that it is mediation without pre-conditions. So it basically means there's a blank sheet of paper to start working.
Terry Renouf, JCSA Prospect union
A spokesperson for the States says it welcomes the development.
Yellow weather wind warning across islandspublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 18 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 MetDeputy 'not confident' that Brexit will go aheadpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio Guernsey
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Vice President of Guernsey's Economic Development Committee says she's not confident that Brexit will happen.
MPs will vote on the UK government's alternative Brexit plan on 29 January, after Theresa May's proposed deal was emphatically rejected this week.
But Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen says her own experience at a recent gathering of the British-Irish Council has lead her to believe that Theresa May's plan was the "only workable option".
Quote MessageI think it's terrible. This is the worst example of politicking and game playing. I'm not confident, actually, that there won't just be a 'no Brexit' - I think that that's where it'll end. Having attended the British-Irish Council, I know there's a strong feeling that actually Theresa May's option was really the only workable one for the parties sitting round that table.
Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, Vice President of Guernsey's Economic Development Committee
Weather: Chilly and breezy with showers laterpublished at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
Bee Tucker
BBC WeatherThis morning will be mostly cloudy with some sunny spells.
It will cloud over throughout the afternoon with outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west.
It will be a chilly, breezy day.
Maximum Temperature: 3 to 6°C (37 to 43°F)
Channel Islands Live: 18 Januarypublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
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Read MoreInvestigation into explosion in roadpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2019
BBC Radio JerseyInvestigations are continuing into what caused an explosion on Bagot Road in Jersey.
The explosion just before 12:00 on Thursday blew man hole covers about 25ft (7.6m) into the air.
Experts from Jersey Gas and the environment department used monitoring equipment to try and establish what caused the explosion
The road has been closed overnight and remains closed this morning.