Expert witness questions phone data in murder trial
BBC Radio Jersey
An expert witness in the trial of a man accused of murder in Jersey has called into question the reliability of phone record data.
Jamie Lee Warn, 55, denies killing Zsuzsanna Besenyei in May 2018 and perverting the course of justice.
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The defence asked Mr Lawson about a pair of black rubber gloves that the police found in Mr Warn's backpack.
Mr Lawson said they were standard on building sites and widely available to anyone working in that industry. He said they were available to buy from a wide variety of builders' merchants.
Christopher Watts, a Digital Forensic Investigator, was asked specifically about data from mobile phone cell masts
Mr Watts said there are limitations to its use and it should not be relied upon to give an accurate picture of activity on the day of Ms Besenyei's death.
The trial now moves to closing statements which will be heard this afternoon.
School's chicken killed in coop 'kicking'
BBC Radio Guernsey
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A chicken reared by children at a Guernsey school has been "kicked to death", police say.
The bird was found dead after the incident at La Mare de Carteret Primary School between 14:30 on Friday 8 March and 07:00 Monday 11 March, Guernsey Police said.
They are appealing for information about the "deeply unpleasant and despicable act".
La Mare's headteacher Kim Hutchinson said the school children were "very upset".
"The chickens were incubated in school two years' ago and it has been a great source of comfort to many children to see their chicks grow from the first day they were hatched.
"The children look after them every day and enjoy collecting the eggs," she added.
Guernsey Police said it was "extremely troubling that anyone thinks a chicken should be kicked to death".
"We have a number of leads, and we say to whoever did it: come forward and admit in now," the force added.
New driving permits to come into force after Brexit
Rory O'Reilly
BBC Radio Guernsey
People from Guernsey will need to pay for an international driving permit to use their car in a number of EU countries from the end of the month.
It's part of a number of changes that will come into force as a result of Brexit.
In December, Guernsey passed laws to bring the island in line with the Vienna Convention, which means motorists will now need to pay for an International Driving Permit (IDP) to use their car in most EU countries.
Here are the countries in which you didn't previously need an IDP, but will after Brexit...
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An IDP isn't necessary to drive in UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Jersey or the Isle of Man and a number of other exceptions including Spain, Iceland, Malta and Cyprus.
The permit costs £13 pounds and the form can be found here.
Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are also off the European Union's so-called grey list, after making changes to their tax laws, it has been confirmed.
Britain's Crown Dependencies have not been included on the European Union's 2019 tax blacklist, after making changes to their laws in 2018.
Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man could have featured after they were asked to introduce safeguards against firms artificially routing profits to the low-tax islands.
It is not yet clear whether the islands are still on the EU's so-called grey list.
Also avoiding the blacklist are the
British overseas territories of Bermuda, The British Virgin Islands and the
Bahamas, along with Panama and Hong Kong, according to the analysis based on
the EU’s screening criteria.
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These changes seek to stop companies with little physical presence artificially routing their profits to the islands, where they go largely untaxed.
The dependencies’ expected omission from both the so-called grey and blacklists is part of a move to “whitewash some of the world’s worst tax havens”, Oxfam said in its report.
The islands have insisted they are co-operative on tax matters and the law changes made before the end of 2018 address any EU concerns.
Arriving for today’s meeting, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said the publication of the second ever EU-wide blacklist showed “huge progress on transparency.”
He told reporters he expected there to be 15 jurisdictions on the 2019 blacklist, and 34 on the grey list, contradicting Oxfam’s analysis.
Elderly residents at St Ewold's care home in St Helier will be moved out of their rooms for up to eight weeks during an £8m renovation to the site.
Rooms will be refitted with new showers, wash basins and radiators.
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Work won't start for at least another year following the addition of a new dementia care wing at the site.
Committee boss 'very pleased' with budget savings
BBC Radio Guernsey
The president of Guernsey's education committee has said he's "very pleased" after making savings of £1.8m last year.
Deputy Matt Fallaize said his department is planning not to overspend at all this year.
He wants it to be done through "sustainable efficiency savings" rather than "arbitrarily cutting services", and warned that "considerable additional savings" will need to be made in the future.
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Eighteen-year-olds could stand in next election
Simon Fairclough
Guernsey Political Reporter
People as young as 18 will be able to stand for election in Guernsey if deputies agree to changes next month.
It's just one of the proposals included in a policy letter from the States Assembly and Constitution Committee (SACC).
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Since the island-wide voting referendum five months ago, SACC has been working on plans to make the electoral changes a reality at next year's election.
These include:
Reducing the age of eligibility to stand as a deputy from 20 to 18
Introducing rules on donations and loans to candidates and parties
Requiring political parties who want to promote candidates at a General Election to formally register
Putting in place spending limits for political parties in the election period
Creating advance polling stations to enable people to vote in the week before the General Election
Members will consider a policy letter on the issue in April.
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Catch upExpert witness questions phone data in murder trial
BBC Radio Jersey
An expert witness in the trial of a man accused of murder in Jersey has called into question the reliability of phone record data.
Jamie Lee Warn, 55, denies killing Zsuzsanna Besenyei in May 2018 and perverting the course of justice.
The defence asked Mr Lawson about a pair of black rubber gloves that the police found in Mr Warn's backpack.
Mr Lawson said they were standard on building sites and widely available to anyone working in that industry. He said they were available to buy from a wide variety of builders' merchants.
Christopher Watts, a Digital Forensic Investigator, was asked specifically about data from mobile phone cell masts
Mr Watts said there are limitations to its use and it should not be relied upon to give an accurate picture of activity on the day of Ms Besenyei's death.
The trial now moves to closing statements which will be heard this afternoon.
School's chicken killed in coop 'kicking'
BBC Radio Guernsey
A chicken reared by children at a Guernsey school has been "kicked to death", police say.
The bird was found dead after the incident at La Mare de Carteret Primary School between 14:30 on Friday 8 March and 07:00 Monday 11 March, Guernsey Police said.
They are appealing for information about the "deeply unpleasant and despicable act".
La Mare's headteacher Kim Hutchinson said the school children were "very upset".
"The chickens were incubated in school two years' ago and it has been a great source of comfort to many children to see their chicks grow from the first day they were hatched.
"The children look after them every day and enjoy collecting the eggs," she added.
Guernsey Police said it was "extremely troubling that anyone thinks a chicken should be kicked to death".
"We have a number of leads, and we say to whoever did it: come forward and admit in now," the force added.
New driving permits to come into force after Brexit
Rory O'Reilly
BBC Radio Guernsey
People from Guernsey will need to pay for an international driving permit to use their car in a number of EU countries from the end of the month.
It's part of a number of changes that will come into force as a result of Brexit.
In December, Guernsey passed laws to bring the island in line with the Vienna Convention, which means motorists will now need to pay for an International Driving Permit (IDP) to use their car in most EU countries.
Here are the countries in which you didn't previously need an IDP, but will after Brexit...
An IDP isn't necessary to drive in UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Jersey or the Isle of Man and a number of other exceptions including Spain, Iceland, Malta and Cyprus.
The permit costs £13 pounds and the form can be found here.
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Islands also off EU's tax grey list
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are also off the European Union's so-called grey list, after making changes to their tax laws, it has been confirmed.
The EU has now published the full conclusions of its 2019 tax blacklist screening process.
BreakingIslands not on EU's 2019 tax blacklist
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Britain's Crown Dependencies have not been included on the European Union's 2019 tax blacklist, after making changes to their laws in 2018.
Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man could have featured after they were asked to introduce safeguards against firms artificially routing profits to the low-tax islands.
It is not yet clear whether the islands are still on the EU's so-called grey list.
The European Council said the revised list of non-cooperative jurisdictions now included 15 countries, including 10 new additions.
They are: Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu.
The council also extended deadlines to 11 jurisdictions to pass the necessary reforms to deliver on their commitments, it said.
Ancient site 'damaged by detectorist'
The 5,000-year-old Jersey stone monument was also damaged with a trowel, conservationists say.
Read moreEU to finalise 2019 tax blacklist
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
European Union finance ministers will finalise their 2019 tax blacklist at a meeting in Brussels today.
Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man will not be on the 2019 list, according to analysis from the charity Oxfam.
Also avoiding the blacklist are the British overseas territories of Bermuda, The British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas, along with Panama and Hong Kong, according to the analysis based on the EU’s screening criteria.
In 2018, the Crown dependencies were warned by the EU they needed to makes changes to their tax laws, or face blacklisting in 2019.
These changes seek to stop companies with little physical presence artificially routing their profits to the islands, where they go largely untaxed.
The dependencies’ expected omission from both the so-called grey and blacklists is part of a move to “whitewash some of the world’s worst tax havens”, Oxfam said in its report.
The islands have insisted they are co-operative on tax matters and the law changes made before the end of 2018 address any EU concerns.
Arriving for today’s meeting, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said the publication of the second ever EU-wide blacklist showed “huge progress on transparency.”
He told reporters he expected there to be 15 jurisdictions on the 2019 blacklist, and 34 on the grey list, contradicting Oxfam’s analysis.
The release of today’s lists comes as MPs seek greater transparency over company ownership in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, with a vote expected before Britain leaves the EU.
Care home residents to be moved during renovation
BBC Radio Jersey
Elderly residents at St Ewold's care home in St Helier will be moved out of their rooms for up to eight weeks during an £8m renovation to the site.
Rooms will be refitted with new showers, wash basins and radiators.
Work won't start for at least another year following the addition of a new dementia care wing at the site.
Committee boss 'very pleased' with budget savings
BBC Radio Guernsey
The president of Guernsey's education committee has said he's "very pleased" after making savings of £1.8m last year.
Deputy Matt Fallaize said his department is planning not to overspend at all this year.
He wants it to be done through "sustainable efficiency savings" rather than "arbitrarily cutting services", and warned that "considerable additional savings" will need to be made in the future.
Eighteen-year-olds could stand in next election
Simon Fairclough
Guernsey Political Reporter
People as young as 18 will be able to stand for election in Guernsey if deputies agree to changes next month.
It's just one of the proposals included in a policy letter from the States Assembly and Constitution Committee (SACC).
Since the island-wide voting referendum five months ago, SACC has been working on plans to make the electoral changes a reality at next year's election.
These include:
Members will consider a policy letter on the issue in April.