BBC Weather

Clear spells and increasingly well-scattered showers on Wednesday night. Cloud is likely to thicken with showery rain spreading in from the north-west.

Minimum temperature: 4 to 7C (39 to 45F).

Thursday will be rather cloudy with further spells of showery rain, some could be heavy at times. The wind will strengthen, and become south-westerly later. Still chilly for April.

Maximum temperature: 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).

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BBC Radio Guernsey

Islanders are being invited to come up with ideas for what what they think island's new secondary school and colleges should be called when the two-school model is implemented.

Names are being sought for the new 11-18 school and its two colleges.

The committee has come up with some ideas, which are available online, external along with details of how to make submissions.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Image source, Visit Guernsey

A deputy for the Vale, who formally questioned Visit Guernsey's performance, says the picture is "bleaker" than he previously thought.

Deputy Neil Inder asked 27 questions in total, which have now been answered, concerning a number of different issues, including the organisation's spending budget for 2019, and the number of off-island agencies which drive their marketing.

Deputy Inder said Visit Guernsey was not good value for money.

Economic Development President Charles Parkinson said he disagreed, and that Visit Guernsey was in a better place than when Deputy Inder was at the helm in 2014.

BBC Radio Jersey

Police say a 19-year-old man was taken to hospital after a fight in St Helier in the early hours of Monday.

Four young men were involved in the fight in the area of Hilgrove and Wesley Street.

No one has been arrested and officers have appealed for witnesses.

BBC Radio Jersey

Jersey's Opera House is having difficulty staffing the venue properly because of a lack of money, its boss says.

Chairman Pierre Horsfall said he wanted the States to give it more money next year.

The yearly grant has been the same for six years - which Mr Horsfall says is just enough to get by.

He said the annual grant - which is up to £463,000 - was enough to operate the theatre properly, with members of staff doing two people's jobs.

He said he hoped the States would consider increasing funding next year.

St Peter win the Le Riche Cup for the first time in 12 years as they beat St Paul's 4-3 in the final.

BBC Radio Guernsey

One person has been taken to Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital with minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision at the Northside in the Vale.

Guernsey Police and St John Emergency Ambulance Service attended the incident near Rabey's.

The road was partially blocked but was reopened within an hour.

Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

A deputy taking up a directorship of a Guernsey-based cannabis growing company says he is not conflicted by taking the role.

Home Affairs member Deputy Marc Leadbeater said he recently took up the position on the board of The House of Green (THOG) "after thoroughly checking that I wasn't conflicted".

Home Affairs was consulted on the island's licensing system for cultivating hemp and medical cannabis, but Deputy Leadbeater said he excluded himself from those discussions because of his interest.

In March, the deputy (left in the photo) appeared alongside those behind the venture, external and has previously called for Guernsey to become a global leader in growing medicinal cannabis.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, he said: "I have not used any public time or money during my work on this project.

"I have had no political involvement with the establishment of our new licensing regime and the main aim for me, and all of us at THOG, has always been and always will be, to benefit Guernsey by putting us on the map as a centre of excellence in this industry, diversifying our economy, creating jobs and re-energising our dying horticultural industry."

There is wide support for forcing transparency measures on the islands, but will they spark a crisis?

BBC Radio Jersey

Almost a quarter of fires in non-residential buildings in Jersey have been linked to smoking.

A Freedom of Information request revealed, external the fire service were called out to 90 cases of fires in commercial buildings in the last three years.

Twenty of those were caused by cigarettes.

BBC Weather

Sunny spells and showers are expected today - some heavy.

Hail and thunder is also a possibility.

Highs of 7C (44F).

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Guernsey:

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

A 15-year-old boy is missing from Guernsey, police have said.

Officers added they are concerned for the welfare of Billy Devaney.

Anyone with information regarding his location is asked to call the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre on 01481 725111.

Image source, Guernsey Police

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

At Northside, near Rabeys, the road is partially blocked due to a two-car crash.

Guernsey Police are advising drivers to avoid the area if possible.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Image source, Jersey Met