18/08/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

A motor bike rider has died after a collision with a van in Jdrsey.

It happened at quarter past seven this evening, on Victoria Avenue,

The motorbike rider, believed to be in his 20s,

was taken to hospital but w`s pronounced dead shortly aftdrwards.

The driver of the van is helping Jersex Police

with their enquiries but police would like anyone else who saw

Jersey may need to increase immigration in order to grow

That's the warning from a group of politicians today.

They've identified a potenthal skills gap, after looking at the

These children are learning code, the language used to create

It'll be a decade before they'll enter the work place

but with Jersey's government wanting to expand the digital econoly now,

If you have a new sector, it will need new skill sets. April dxpert in

that market. We will probably have two front and some of that `` in

word migration. They are also worried about a lack of consistency

in`house skills `` and how schools teach digital skills.

These people behind me are working on Jersey's digital strategx.

That includes bringing more States' services online,

broadening islanders' access to digital technology like computers

But the industry is develophng so quickly,

the island's small digital community will soon not be able to kedp up.

There are not enough technical skills in Ireland at the molent to

support growth. The report has two encourage interest in technology

through the schools, but th`t is a long`term plan and will not have an

impact on the workforce for many years.

The scrutiny panel is supportive of the push to a more online economy if

A Guernsey man's been jailed for two years for three ass`ults

on police officers, in a single incident, last October.

The Royal Court heard that `rmed officers had to use Tasers to

disable 41`year`old Ian Lewdll when they were called to thd HSSD

Lewell was also charged with criminal damage to Health and

Condor's Commodore Clipper will return to service on Friday.

The freight and passenger fdrry has been out of action after hitting the

Efforts to up Guernsey's recycling rates are being hampered

The States say thousands of blue recycling bags aren't being

have become an increasingly common sight on the street. At the moment,

you cannot recycle glass itdms and this has been causing a few

problems. What kind of issues are you

encountering? If your bike hs be left with a green sticker in it

that means there is something in the bag that cannot be recycled. If we

get glass in the banks, that can cause a problem. What is so bad

about glass in the bag? If glass gets broken on the way to the

processing facility, that c`n cause problems with other recycling items.

We have taken the `` we had to keep the items clean and separatd. Some

people see this system isn't working? Feeling in mind thhs is

2500 bags, it is a very small number. There are plans for a trial

to recycle glass and that is expected to be underway by

Christmas. Commonwealth Games competitors

from the Channel Islands were They were among 150 home nation

athletes to meet the Prime Linister 12 competitors from Jersey

and 7 from Guernsey met The special reception was to say

a big thank you to all the home nations' athletes who were

at the Glasgow games. And there was another clear

message from the Prime Minister I hope the greatest legacy hs that

more people, young people, will think about taking up a spot and

think about physical fitness and think about their health. That is

the inspiration you provide. And it seems inspiring in

their sport is already happdning. Jersey's Lindsey Greechan and

Katie Nixon's semi final match where they just missed out

on a bronze medal in the wolen's The last day, there were many

supporters at home that do not play bowls that watch and now want to

come and play. It has made `n impact on our sport.

I didn't do well but enjoyed it and had a great time.

And despite not winning any medals at the Commonwealth Games,

the Channel Islands competitors said they felt honoured to be

at Downing Street today aftdr a great experience in Glasgow.

Good evening, a quiet night to come, if a little breezy. That

breeze will continue to be ` feature of our weather this week. For the

time being, and largely dry story. It will feel quite chilly come the

early hours. For tomorrow, some showers around, but often a dry day

with sunny spells. Still th`t Chile north`westerly wind. Temper`tures of

around 17 or 18 degrees. Ovdr the next few days, that cool wind

continues to blow. On Tuesd`y and Wednesday, we see those sunny

spells. Probably the same for Thursday. But the showers whll

increase through the week. On Friday, we will see more in the way

of showers. Good night. and Thursday as well. A bit of rain

around on Friday. And with more on all of that, of course, here is

Alex. Good evening. There's no sign of

things warming up any time soon It will stay on the fresh side, despite

there being some decent spells of August sunshine. A sprinkling of

showers. Always on the cool day by day and particularly by night. Why

is it so chilly? We are stuck