Summary

  • Updates from Wednesday 19 June 2019

  • Watson gets Wimbledon wildcard

  • Islands' secret records to be made public

  • Sark on the hunt for a new Seneschal

  1. Channel Islands Live: 20 Junepublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 20 June 2019

    Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for the Channel Islands

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  2. Manslaughter arrest over Sala deathpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash in January along with pilot David Ibbotson.

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  3. Tomorrow's weather: Sunny with a risk of showerspublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    BBC Weather

    Weather map

    On Thursday there will be sunny periods which become increasingly prolonged through the day.

    There will be a risk of showers until early afternoon, then fair or fine overnight.

    Minimum temperature: 10C (32).

  4. Register plans 'the opposite of leadership'published at 15:43 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    Chris Quevatre
    BBC News Online

    Plans to open up the Crown Dependencies' registers of beneficial ownership to the public are "the opposite of leadership", according to a tax pressure group.

    Gavin St Pier, John Le Fondré and Howard Quayle
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    Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man's chief ministers, Gavin St Pier, John Le Fondré and Howard Quayle

    Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man have released proposals to gradually open up the registers of who ultimately owns companies in the island, meaning the EU, businesses and eventually the general public will have some level of access over the next four years.

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    It took the allied powers six months to plan and successfully carry out the D-Day landings. It took Thomas Edison two years to create the light bulb. The Crown Dependencies have today set out a three-year plan to table a discussion in parliament with no commitments and no details on whether they will comply with emerging international standards on beneficial ownership transparency.

    John Christensen, Tax Justice Network

  5. Channel Islands Live: 19 Junepublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    Bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather for the Channel Islands

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  6. Watson gets Wimbledon wildcardpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    Adam Durbin
    BBC News Online

    Heather WatsonImage source, Tim Clayton/Getty

    Guernsey tennis player Heather Watson has been given a wildcard to play at Wimbledon.

    Wildcards are awarded by Wimbledon's committee to players who are not ranked highly enough to qualify automatically.

    Watson reached the third round of the tournament in 2017 and is currently ranked 113 in the world.

    Britain's number two is joined by fellow British wildcards Laura Robson, Naomi Broady and Katie Boulter.

  7. Weather: Mainly cloudy with mist and fogpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    BBC Weather

    Weather map

    It will be a mainly cloudy morning with mist and fog patches.

    There will be occasional showers, perhaps heavy and thundery, turning to prolonged periods of rain.

    It will clear by late afternoon with sunny spells developing.

    Maximum temperature: 17C (63F).

  8. Islands' secret records to be made publicpublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    The UK's Crown Dependencies have set out a timetable to open up on company ownership.

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  9. Sark on the hunt for a new Seneschalpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 19 June 2019

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Sark is looking for a new Seneschal.

    It's the most senior job in the island's government, and residents of Sark are being invited to apply.

    The equivalent of Guernsey's Bailiff, the Seneschal oversees both civil and criminal court proceedings in Sark's government.

    Sark flagImage source, Getty Images

    There's been a Seneschal on the island since Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne in the 1500s.

    The job description comes with strict requirements, including the need for decisiveness, integrity, independence of mind, a commitment to justice, fair treatment and ability to maintain authority when challenged.

    SarkImage source, Getty Images

    Current Seneschal Jeremy La Trobe Bateman has to retire at the age of 65, although under Sark Law he can reapply for a further five-year term.

    Applications must be in by Monday 1 July.