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you pack your jumpers if you are going away.

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Our existing cable isn't as healthy as it should be.

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It comes as Guernsey Electricity announce losses of ?300,000.

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An orangutan who made the headlines after her last offspring

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was delivered by a hospital consultant dies aged fifty.

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And look up, something's out there, but find out why there's set to be

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new rules for flying drones like these around the Channel Islands.

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Attempts are being made to speed up a vital link to secure Guernsey's

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The only cable that the island has to import electricity

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It comes as Guernsey Electricity announces further losses in

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The view from Guernsey this morning with Jersey on the horizon.

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And this is pretty much the route that the island's only

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Behind me, beneath this slipway is where the cable comes ashore. A

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couple of years ago, this cable broke but was subsequently fixed.

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There is now concerned that the condition of the cable has

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deteriorated faster than expected. We've noticed that the existing

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cable is not as healthy as it should be, we're now looking at how we can

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fast`track a replacement for the cable between the two islands. That

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should be done next year or the year after.

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Work is underway to improve the security of supply.

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There are two cables between Jersey and France,

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A new link is expected to come online in the next few months.

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There are also plans for a second cable between Guernsey and Jersey,

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with Guernsey also looking to have a direct connection to France.

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All this comes at a cost, and with a mild winter resulting in less energy

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consumed, Guernsey Electricity has once again failed to make a profit.

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It has however stemmed the loss of previous years.

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In 2012, both the Guernsey to Jersey and Jersey to France cables failed,

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leading to a loss of ?3.4million as well as a price hike for customers.

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Last year things picked up with a shortfall of over a quarter

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Installing and maintaining underwater cables

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can be expensive, but GE says prices shouldn't fluctuate too much

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I can't give an insurance in terms of the wholesale cost. If the

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wholesale costs go up significantly, we will have to pass those through.

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The good news is that we can see predictability that they will remain

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at around the same level for the next two years.

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The existing cable that lies beneath remains a concern

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for Guernsey Electricity, who say it's working with

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manufacturer to try and understand why it's causing so many problems.

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A 22`year`old man has been charged with the burglary of a Guernsey

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About fifty pieces of jewellery worth ?23,000 were

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stolen from Martin and Martin jewellers in St Peter Port.

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Mason Turner from the South of England appeared in

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Guernsey's Magistrates Court this afternoon and reserved his plea.

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He's due to reappear in court again on September the 12th.

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The much`loved and oldest orangutan at Jersey's Durrell Wildlife

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Gina made the headlines when her last infant was born

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by caesarean section and was delivered by a hospital consultant.

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This is back in 2005, when Gina's infant Jaya was

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Then it was all celebration for two lives saved.

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And recently Gina featured in Refugees of the Lost Rainforest

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on BBC1, a programme made by BBC Jersey.

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But today there's sadness as Gina died late last night.

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She'd shown no signs of illness and was found by her keeper

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She came to the conservation park in 1968, after being confiscated from

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Gina spent 46 years at Durrell, bearing

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We are saddened by it. She was a long`standing character, much loved

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here. By staff, volunteers and our visitors as well. She has left a

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great legacy in terms of her offspring and the fact she was well

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liked and the memories she has left people.

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A life`size bronze statue of Gina has stood at the entrance to

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Durrell's Headquarters since the opening of the new Visitor

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A fitting tribute to a much`loved and now to be missed orangutan.

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Safety fears for Jersey's air space and residents has lead to a new law

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on small unmanned aircrafts, otherwise known as drones.

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Up until now only model aircrafts have had to abide by regulations,

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but as the popularity of these small aerial vehicles, used

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to capture photos and videos grows, so does the concern of a collision.

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Yes, I am ready to take off, so, if you are good to go are six minutes

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in the air. Clear for take off

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by air traffic control. Steve uses small unmanned aircrafts

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to capture Jersey As he does this commercially,

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he has to have a licence, but those They've had the freedom to fly

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where they want, until today. A new law has come

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into force to prevent collisions. These new regulations now mean that

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small aerial vehicles cannot be used within fifty metres of any building,

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vehicle or person unless they are They also can't fly above 400 feet,

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and within two miles of the airport. In April there was the first ever UK

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prosecution for breaking these rules Was what you do the sensible or

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reckless? You need to be not over people, those risks that you have

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articulated. If one was to malfunction, we don't want it

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falling on somebody. when this drone flew over

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a nuclear submarine facility Steve has also seen other wreckless

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flying, so welcomes the new law. The law is of common sense as much

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as anything. Anyone doing it commercially should not be tarnished

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with a bad name for someone flying near the airport or in front of a

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plane. The new law will also be applied to

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Guernsey later this month, meaning all aircraft big or small

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will land safely. You're watching the BBC

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in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin

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and Natalie, becoming a bionic woman, the horse rider

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paralysed in an accident learning to The owner of a museum in Jersey says

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he's worried for its future after a former nightclub site next

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door is being sold to developers. The founder of the Channel Islands

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Occupation Museum says he'll lose his power supply, parking spaces and

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signage when Chateau Plaisir in St In a few weeks' time this site will

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be demolished to make way And while the Military Museum

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is staying, it'll have to It will leave me without

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electricity. As we know, height of the season, it could have been

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better times. But these things happen, I am hoping we can come to a

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quick, swift solution. At the moment, when people use the museum

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they can park here. But when the houses are built it will be lost.

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Many are injured soldiers. I am worried that it will be too far for

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these guys to walk. I hope we'll get dispensation. Hopefully the parish

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doesn't mind. If their minibus was to be able to pull in them off that

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would be fantastic. The new owner of the chateaux has told the

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the museum has been here for a quarter of a century. The chateaux

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will be demolished in the next few weeks. The owner hopes his life work

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will not go with it. The showery weather we've been

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having has meant perfect conditions for waterspouts to form over

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the sea. Several have been spotted today,

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including this one off Jersey's It's formed when

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a funnel cloud touches the water. The man over my shoulder knows all

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about that. Evening David. Will we see any of those crowds this

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weekend? Probably not. It is a bit more stable. Non`around for

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tonight's parade. It will be a stable evening. Temperatures around

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14 or 15 Celsius. I find starts to tomorrow. Tomorrow, we will see more

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clouds developing in the second half of the day, the risk of showers. A

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lot of cloud around on Sunday. Patchy light rain making an

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appearance on Sunday. A decent weekend. Cloud affecting the far

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North West of Scotland, that is where our weather is coming from

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over the weekend. A line of cloud and rain on it. It moves into the

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English Channel by the end of the day on Sunday. The air is coming

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from the Arctic, so it will be quite chilly. Overnight, a lots of fine

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weather. A dry, fine evening. The cloud will come and go, temperatures

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14 or 15 Celsius. Wind easing a little bit. Increasingly cloudy

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conditions throughout the course of Saturday. A risk of showers turning

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up at the afternoon. Temperatures up to 18 or 19 Celsius. Here is a

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coastal waters forecast for court... Forecast. For our servers,

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the winds are on the shore at most of our surfing beaches. Choppy at

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three to four feet. There will be some crowd, it will produce spots of

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light rain. Next week, a cool wind, mostly fine and dry with a small

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chance of showers. Have a nice weekend. That's it for now, back

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with the headlines at eight. at the Commonwealth Games. And food,

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glorious food. A festival welcomes thousands of visitors to the south.

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A senior figure at Plymouth University is claiming

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she's been forced out of her role as part of the ongoing dispute

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In a statement today Barbara Bond criticises the University's Board

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of Governors for the way they are running the university, and

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for their decision to effectively suspend the Vice Chancellor Wendy

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The university denies dismissing Mrs Bond.

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Our correspondent Neil Gallacher is following this story

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Let's start with Mrs Bond, who is she? She has held a number of senior

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positions and is a former chairman of the governors. She has been an

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ambassador, and is also an MBE. Her role as Chancellor came to end last

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month but she said she was asked by Wendy Purcell to do another term.

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The university has said that her role came to a natural end. She said

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it was brought to an end. Barbara Bond has criticised the Board of

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Governors. Yes, essentially. At the heart of this is a bitter dispute

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between the chief executive Wendy Purcell and the chairman of the

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board of governors, a retired judge. Wendy Purcell was placed on leave by

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the board of governors last month and we do not know why. Today,

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Barbara Bond is calling on the board to reinstate Wendy Purcell before

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they do any more damage to the University. Mrs Bond has said she

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has long`standing concerns about the questionable governance practice of

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the University and she says the board lacks the experience. I gather

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Mrs Bond has been in dialogue with the University's regulators? Yes,

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Barbara Bond said she went to see the regulator. What is the

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University saying? They say they strongly refute any suggestion that

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the University is in crisis, and they point out that the university

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was visited by the regulated and found no evidence to investigate

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Barbara Bond's complaint for themselves. We know that the

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regulator the deeds ask for the university to be investigated but

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University have pointed out that the case against Wendy Purcell is

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something for the university to investigate. We will watch this

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space. South west fishermen are about to

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begin further trials using CCTV to cut down on the amount of fish

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being thrown back into the sea. They've told Spotlight they're keen

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to reduce the overall amount of discards, but believe some

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species such as young monkfish can have good survival rates

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if they're returned to the sea. Our Environment Correspondent Adrian

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Campbell reports. A small number of south`west vessels

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have been fitted with CCTV and are being monitored to make sure they

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bring back everything they catch. It is part of trials using different

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net sizes which cuts the amount of fish being thrown back into the sea.

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We are trying to ensure that certain species are not discarded. We

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reviewed the footage from the cameras to make sure soul is not

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discarded. This was filmed by fishermen. Many fishermen leave it

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makes sense to throw them back into the sea. Juvenile monkfish are

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susceptible to being caught in trawls. We are trying to highlight

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the high survival rate of juvenile monkfish so they can be returned to

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the sea in future. New European regulations to reduce the amount of

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fish put back into the sea start to take effect from next year. There is

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uncertainty about how these new rules will be enforced but fishermen

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say they are worried that they will be expected to bring back every

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single fish they catch, including those of no value. We will have

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doctors and boxes of fish. `` boxes and boxes. Fishermen say they are

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working with scientists to show that they are returning some fish the sea

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and it can help conservation. Onto this evening's sport now and

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Dave Gibbins has been to Kingsbridge to welcome home a Commonwealth Games

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silver medallist who helped England Well, here in Kingsbridge, it is

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homecoming for the Commonwealth Games' silver medallist, back in her

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home town. First, Plymouth Argyle are preparing for their Devon

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confrontation Exeter city. It is the first time they have met so early in

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the season. Exeter City have just had their transfer embargo lifted.

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Exeter Harriers are very confident of winning another gold at the

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European athletics Championships in Z?rich tomorrow. Four days after her

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10,000 metres success, the 40`year`old mum tries to add the

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5000 metre title. There is coverage on BBC Two. Here is just sell

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Annesley who is proudly wearing the silver medal she won for the England

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hockey team in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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and went on to win the penalty shoot out. How long did it take you and

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your team`mates to recover from that agony? A long`time! I have come to

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terms with it and we are very proud of our silver medal. What feedback

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and acknowledgement have you received from people in the town? A

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lot of support throughout the whole tournament. Old school teachers and

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stuff like that. It has been really, really good. The qualifiers are

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bionic leg. Basically, it is an assisted robotic walking device

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which is controlled by Suzanna. We have a sensor that is in her shoe.

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It feels quite weird when it is turned on. It makes funny noises.

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Let me pop is on your leg. Suzanna is determined to stand up on both

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legs. I will stand on it however long it takes. You are in control.

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And your other leg, well done. Good, nice! Well done! Bring

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yourself forward. Yes, beautiful. You have got it. Read. Well done. It

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is the first time she has stood up in two years. I am very determined.

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I am not going to let my leg lead! Yes, I will eat my leg. `` my leg

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beat me. Her passion for writing is so strong, nothing will get in her

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way. Such a positive up the person. `` upbeat.

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Lentil burgers, blueberry beer and curried goat:

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just some of the offerings at Plymouth's three day

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Flavour Fest which is celebrating its 11th anniversary this year.

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It's a chance to showcase the best of our regional produce

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alongside demonstrations from some of the top names in gastromony.

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John Henderson has been enjoying a saunter through the food stalls.

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The Flavour Fest is back in Plymouth, and it is bigger than

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ever. I can reach over and help myself to the best goodies. I need a

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long drinking straw as well! Cheesy? How about some Cornish Gouda is to

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mark it looks great and it is unusual, people have never seen

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anything like it. There are 120 stands and highly entertaining

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produce. In the cookery Theatre, some top`quality chefs. BBC Radio

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Devon are here. Bill won the first round but an omelette hold it back.

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If we are talking about a family omelette that a small child would

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like, then fine. Mine was cooked in a Devon style. It was well travelled

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across the cooking surface and onto the floor! Curry goat proved a hit

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at lunch. An abundance of exotic flavours from the Caribbean. How

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about washing it down with some blue brie? Eat, drink and be merry! Down

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in one! Yes, it is good. He did not bring me back any samples! He is

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naughty. Now it is time for the weather. Much different weather in

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Boscastle today. Yes, let me summarise what happened ten years

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ago because it is difficult to remember that far back. Good

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evening. The rainfall amounts are the ones that are important, and the

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rainfall that fell just up the hill from Boscastle was here. 200

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millimetres of rain. That means 2 million tonnes of water and that is

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the reason for all the damage. Hopefully, this weekend, there will

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be nothing like this. A reasonable weekend, a bright start, but

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clouding over with the risk of some patchy rain on Sunday morning. We

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are looking to the north for our weather. This stripe of cloud is a

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weather system coming into Scotland's first. At thin line of

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cloud but it does induce quite a change. We move down across Scotland

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and Northern Ireland. On Sunday morning, it will be across us. We

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are going to see a drop in the temperatures. Not bad this evening,

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quite fine for most of us. Some patchy cloud and a few showers in

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Somerset. They will fade away overnight largely clear which means

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it will turn chilly. Temperatures overnight will be 11 or 12 degrees.

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In the countryside, well away from the coast, it may be nine or ten

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overnight. Tomorrow will be dry and rights to start with. Very quickly,

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the cloud will come in and that cloud will produce some showers. A

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cloudy end to the day and it will get quite breezy along the south

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coast of Cornwall and around the Isles of Scilly. Temperatures, on

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the coast, 16 or 17 degrees. Where the brightness is in East Devon, 19

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is the highest temperature. That is the forecast for the Isles of

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Scilly. Mostly dry but clouding over with showers. Quite breezy here.

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Look at the high times of water. For the servers, north coast is choppy

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because of the onshore wind. `` surfers. There is the forecast for

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the coastal waters. Now, the winds are coming in from the North or

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North West as we head into Sunday but write a reasonable low,

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particularly as we move towards the end of the day. Those North West

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winds introducing colder air. Temperatures are dropping and by

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Tuesday next week, down to just 16 degrees, 61 in Fahrenheit. Have a

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nice weekend. That is all from us for tonight.

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the dramatic images of the flooding which swept through Boscastle and

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Crackington Haven in North Cornwall ten years ago this weekend.

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