The award remembers the efforts of Betty Thornley who risked her life to save others in Jersey.

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Jersey authorities are due to vastly increase the number of English regions marked in the highest category of risk for Covid-19 from Saturday.

Anyone coming back from these places, redesignated red areas, will have to self-isolate for two weeks.

Just 23 areas of England will stay as green.

However, people travelling to Jersey from the areas that remain green will still have to quarantine until they get a first negative test result - and take a second test five days after arriving.

A full list of which areas are affected by the changes is on the States' website, external.

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States members will discuss whether Jersey could have an independent body to oversee the protection of human rights and equality, external.

Deputy Montfort Tadier said he thought the island should have its own commission to hold the government to account on such matters.

He said he had not asked politicians outright to set up a body, but to agree ministers should look at the idea.

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Jersey ministers have dismissed calls for tighter border controls to prevent more cases of coronavirus because they believe the number of flights coming to the island will fall away in the next few weeks.

Some islanders are worried at the recent sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the island, driven by incoming visitors.

This weekend 30 new cases were identified, with 25 having come through the harbour or airport.

But health authorities have argued it proved the test and trace system is working properly, and the island did not need to close itself down.

External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said it was likely the number of flights coming to the island would drop soon after the UK was reclassified in to zones of risk, so a border closure "is going to happen by default".

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Jersey States ministers believe it will soon become more difficult to travel to and from the island as the UK introduces tougher Covid measures and air links are closed down.

Senator Ian Gorst said airlines were likely to reduce flights, so the island's borders would effectively close down gradually into the winter months.

He said the island did not need to make further travel restrictions of its own as a result.

Thirty new cases were found in the island over the weekend, with 25 from incoming travellers. The remaining five were from contact tracing.

It means there are now 61 active cases in the island.

From Tuesday, anyone who arrives in Jersey has to self-isolate until they get a negative test result for coronavirus.

Over the past seven days that has taken, on average, 18 hours.

It means even those arriving from a green area, external - somewhere with a low risk of infection - will still have to quarantine until proven to be clear.

Meanwhile, Senator Gorst has undertaken to publish more details of 10 people who came to the island from the red area of Rennes on Monday to work in the construction industry.

He confirmed they would not be isolating but would stay away from other islanders as they travelled to and from their place of work.

Their activities were approved by environmental health bosses before they travelled. Jersey laws allows critical workers to come to the island if their work is essential to keep the island running.

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Scrutiny politicians will spend the next nine weeks reviewing States ministers' revised spending plans before a debate in December.

Ministers want to borrow £385m to invest in areas most affected by the coronavirus, such as health care and education.

They have said they could could pay back the money with a scheme for people to pay their income tax in the same year it's earned.

People can see the plans on the States' website, external and have their say on them through the States Assembly website, external.

Thirty people in Jersey have tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, the Government of Jersey announced.

There were 25 cases identified from arrivals in the island, with five more from contact tracing.

There are now 61 active cases in the island up from 45 on Friday, after 13 people have recovered from the virus and one left the island, the government confirmed.

A private school in Jersey has been forced to send students home after one tested positive for Covd-19, the Government of Jersey revealed.

The government confirmed the school had sent home a 'class bubble' of pupils, who are required to self-isolate for 14 days.

They will undergo tests at days zero, five and eight of self-isolation, subject to parental or carer consent.

A spokeswoman said: "The school remains open, following advice from Environmental Health and Public Health and all parents have been informed.

"The premises has been disinfected and the school is continuing to follow the latest Public Health advice."

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The Jersey Development Company wants to know what people would like to see at St Helier's Waterfront.

It's started a new website, external and is looking for ideas on several areas, including where the cinema is and the Esplanade car park.

The company said it would publish more detailed plans in the next few months.

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Jersey police are concerned more people are not reporting hate crime incidents when abused for their personal beliefs, sexuality, or background.

Officers said they had recorded 53 hate crimes in Jersey in 2020 so far and they were concerned such incidents were under-reported.

Insp Huw Williams said there was plenty of support available to people who experienced discrimination.

He said: "If people aren't comfortable about speaking to us about, they can report it to us online."

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A former Trinity centenier has been appointed as the Queen's new Receiver General for Jersey.

Alan Blair succeeds David Pett, whose term of office has come to an end.

The receiver general is responsible for administering the Crown Estate in Jersey and managing the finances.

Mr Blair is due to be sworn into office on Tuesday.

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The Jersey Poppy Appeal will go ahead this year despite coronavirus.

Bosses of the appeal, which raises money for the Royal British Legion, said they would not be able to do some of their usual fundraising activities because of social distancing requirements.

However, instead of having a shop in the old police station in the Royal Square, it would be in the former Beghin's shoe shop on King Street, they said.

The poppy shop will open on 23 October.

The branch of the legion raised £208,000 in 2019.

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A chartered aircraft carrying people from an area of France with the highest level of coronavirus infection will land in Jersey on Monday afternoon.

It is bringing 10 specialist building contractors from Rennes to work on a project in the island.

Usually anyone arriving here from an area classed as red, external has to self-isolate for 14 days while waiting for full clearance from coronavirus infection.

An airport spokesperson said the contractors were coming with the full knowledge of the island's authorities and would comply fully with any Covid requirements.

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The US Ambassador to the UK has been in Jersey for an official visit.

The visit was Robert Johnson's first to the island and reflected "the increasing business, cultural and inter-governmental ties between the island and the United States", the Government of Jersey said.

Mr Johnson held meetings with the chief minister, the minister for external relations and the minister for economic development.

He also met the Bailiff Timothy Le Cocq QC and Lieutenant Governor Sir Stephen Dalton.

The visit also highlighted "the growing business ties between Jersey and the United States as he met representatives from Jersey Finance, Digital Jersey, Jersey Business and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as businesses operating in, or expanding to, the USA", the island's government said.

While in the Island, Mr Johnson laid a wreath at Noirmont to commemorate the lives of 16 US torpedo boat sailors who were killed in action in a fight with German forces off the coast of Jersey on 9 August 1944.

Image source, Government of Jersey

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A Jersey service which helps people with anxiety and depression has seen three times its usual number of new clients during the height of the coronavirus lockdown, and is still seeing strong demand, staff have said.

The Listening Lounge was set up last November and saw a leap in new clients from March.

The States has given the service £100,000 to assist.

Lucy Nicolaou, who runs its operations, said the organisation would try to help as many people as possible, and they currently had "about 50 casual appointments a week", and people can "usually get an appointment the same day, or the next day at least".

Meanwhile, the States said it was aiming to spend £1.3m to help people in Jersey going through mental health crises.

The Crisis Prevention Centre is one of a range of measures to develop mental health services.

It will offer home treatment, and a system known as street triage, where police and mental health staff give immediate help when people need it.

A recent report by politicians who monitor States policy raised concerns that people in a crisis were sometimes held in police cells.

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Jersey's Chief Minister John Le Fondre has said he wants to balance States' spending without putting up income tax following the coronavirus crisis.

It comes as ministers draw up a new financial strategy in response to the pandemic.

They are proposing to spend more money on schools and to freeze alcohol duty as part of spending plans for the next four years.

Almost £42m extra could be spent on education, while freezing alcohol duty is being considered as part of work to support bars and restaurants.

There are also plans to invest more in the health service, with the aim of preventing people from developing health problems.

More details on ministers proposals are expected on Monday afternoon.