:00:03. > :00:07.Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Tonight's headlines:
:00:07. > :00:17.Slipped through the net. An inquest hears housing and charity bosses
:00:17. > :00:22.Plus: Culture clash - the Alaskan tribe in Jersey fighting for their
:00:22. > :00:32.right to hunt whales. And raining on Guernsey's parade.
:00:32. > :00:43.
:00:43. > :00:47.Tourism counts the cost of a cool, A Jersey charity says it has
:00:47. > :00:51.changed its policies after a pensioner in its care lay dead for
:00:51. > :00:56.six weeks. David Le Bourgeois's badly decomposed body was found in
:00:56. > :01:02.a complex at the beginning of April. Today, an inquest heard he could
:01:02. > :01:07.have been found a fortnight earlier. It is designed for retired people
:01:07. > :01:12.to live independently, with support. And it was home to 66-year-old
:01:12. > :01:17.David Le Bourgeois. But in this flat in Victoria Cottage Homes, he
:01:17. > :01:22.lay dead for six weeks without anyone noticing. Neighbours raised
:01:22. > :01:26.the alarm after four weeks, but it took another two weeks before
:01:26. > :01:30.anyone knocked on the door. And it is that delay that has angered his
:01:30. > :01:37.son. It would have been much less upsetting obviously, it would have
:01:37. > :01:46.made life a lot easier. Particularly for milder uncle's.
:01:46. > :01:51.Brian, his older brother, was very upset. And myself as next as Ken --
:01:51. > :01:56.of King, obviously sorting things out, it is not good. It was the
:01:56. > :01:59.time delay the was the biggest upset. Mr Le Bourgeois was in the
:01:59. > :02:03.care of the Shelter Trust replaced him in at the complex and carried
:02:03. > :02:08.out retain checks. When alerted he had gone missing, they sent a
:02:08. > :02:13.letter that only appeared in person two weeks later to find his body.
:02:13. > :02:17.Today, the Trust boss would not speak on camera, that in an inquest
:02:17. > :02:23.here, he said lessons had been learned. Meanwhile, the housing
:02:23. > :02:28.department which manages the complex denied any wrongdoing.
:02:28. > :02:33.is independent living. So had he not had his care package around him,
:02:33. > :02:38.we may have gone in earlier. As it happened, he was missed, we
:02:38. > :02:43.contacted his care support workers, and they were I think at the time
:02:43. > :02:46.comfortable about what was happening. Mr Le Bourgeois's body
:02:46. > :02:51.was too decomposed to find the cause of death. But the inquest
:02:51. > :02:55.heard it was likely to be due to natural causes. One no one can be
:02:55. > :03:00.blamed for his death, the extra time he lay undiscovered has meant
:03:00. > :03:08.extra distress for his family. They welcome the changes in policy so
:03:08. > :03:11.this cannot happen again. Fishermen in the Channel Islands
:03:11. > :03:17.have been watching with close interest after changes to fishing
:03:17. > :03:21.practices in Europe were proposed. The European Union wants to ban
:03:21. > :03:26.discarding unwanted fish, to improve knowledge about local
:03:26. > :03:30.stocks, and to give regional bases more power. Beckie Williams reports
:03:30. > :03:33.on why those changes will affect our fishing industry more than we
:03:33. > :03:38.may think. For many in the Channel Islands,
:03:38. > :03:45.fishing is not just a job but a way of life. Kevin should know, he has
:03:45. > :03:48.been doing it for the last 40 years. Things need changing, and the
:03:48. > :03:54.sooner you can govern your own fishing industry and ports, the
:03:54. > :03:57.better. They do not know what is happening in Jersey. Our fisheries
:03:57. > :04:03.do a fantastic job and they know what is being caught and what is
:04:03. > :04:09.being landed. For intensive techniques, these mean that people
:04:09. > :04:16.who catch wet fish are or bound by quotas. Kevin can only catch a set
:04:16. > :04:22.number of pollock, haddock, plaice and cod because there under threat.
:04:22. > :04:26.When they over catch, the key fish get thrown back into is the dead.
:04:26. > :04:29.The he wants to make changes, and whilst in the Channel Islands most
:04:29. > :04:34.people catch shellfish, Jersey Fisheries say it will still have an
:04:34. > :04:43.impact. There are proposals to change the way that quotas are
:04:43. > :04:47.managed. If that is at a local level,... Of does this mean I will
:04:47. > :04:52.pay less for my fish as a consumer? Not necessarily, but it does mean
:04:53. > :04:55.that you may have a greater range of fish to choose from. So whilst
:04:55. > :05:01.the fisheries welcome these new proposals, some believe it could
:05:01. > :05:05.take a while for the new practices to catch on.
:05:05. > :05:09.As special text number has been set up for people in the Channel
:05:09. > :05:12.Islands to report child abuse. The children's charity the NSPCC hopes
:05:12. > :05:18.it will encourage islanders to report signs of neglect or abuse
:05:18. > :05:23.earlier, rather than waiting. It is hoped the service, which will be
:05:23. > :05:28.manned 24-7, will help improve the lives of children in need. I think
:05:28. > :05:33.people are very comfortable with text. And it is another option,
:05:33. > :05:40.rather than having to phone, you can do it when there are people
:05:40. > :05:46.around. And people feel comfortable up and can think about it.
:05:46. > :05:49.If you have been watching this week, you will know that the
:05:49. > :05:54.International Whaling Commission is meeting in Jersey. A small group of
:05:54. > :05:59.delegates come from Alaska's. The Inupiat say hunting whales is vital
:05:59. > :06:02.for their economic and cultural survival. Doreen Walton, who lived
:06:02. > :06:06.with the Inupiat for red van, caught up with them at the
:06:06. > :06:10.conference. It is far from Jersey's sunny
:06:10. > :06:15.shores. This is the northernmost point of the United States, the
:06:16. > :06:19.town of Barrow in Alaska. It is the home of the Inupiat people. When
:06:19. > :06:23.the weather and time of year is right, they travel out on to the
:06:23. > :06:27.sea ice and wait for migrating whales. They have hunted whales for
:06:27. > :06:37.millennia. Now they are in Jersey for one of the world's biggest
:06:37. > :06:44.whaling conferences. We have no gardens, everything is frozen. The
:06:44. > :06:52.ocean is our gardens. We deal with marine mammals, eyes seals, polar
:06:52. > :06:55.bears, whales. Putting to sea in the eyes choked waters is dangerous.
:06:55. > :07:00.The Inupiat used traditional wood and sealskin boats, and hand-held
:07:00. > :07:06.harpoons. They have spiritual beliefs about our hunt, that the
:07:06. > :07:11.spirit of the whale is reborn, and that the animals sacrifice
:07:11. > :07:21.themselves to deserve income -- punters. They have whales give
:07:21. > :07:24.
:07:24. > :07:28.themselves. They give themselves up to you, to the crew and the
:07:28. > :07:32.community. There is a strict quota on the number of whales that can be
:07:32. > :07:41.hunted. When one is landed, the lead is shared in a mass
:07:41. > :07:48.celebrations. Her I do not have words that express buy happiness
:07:48. > :07:54.escalates from a successful hunt, feeding the community. Up to 2000
:07:54. > :07:58.people in one day. It is an all-day Neil. The Inupiat hope their visit
:07:58. > :08:07.to the conference will help to show how vital whaling is for the
:08:07. > :08:11.survival of their ancient culture. As the school holidays approach,
:08:11. > :08:15.many of us are keeping our fingers crossed for a decent summer. We
:08:16. > :08:21.have just had a very cold June, and some businesses in the islands say
:08:21. > :08:25.they have been affected. As Mike Wilkins reports, the forecast for
:08:25. > :08:30.the rest of the summer is not looking at great either.
:08:30. > :08:34.As what a difference a day makes. Today people were out enjoying the
:08:34. > :08:39.sunshine. Quite a contrast to the rainy weather over the last few
:08:39. > :08:42.weeks. Good for gardens, but not for some businesses. Bel De Frietas
:08:42. > :08:49.runs the beach cafe, and says the coldest June for almost a year has
:08:49. > :08:55.not helped his trade. It has been the worst June I ever remember. But
:08:55. > :09:00.we will see. We will take it month- by-month. It is still great, even
:09:00. > :09:07.when it rains here. It is not good for business but it looks great!
:09:07. > :09:10.what is going on? I went to Guernsey airport to the main
:09:10. > :09:13.meteorological observers point for the Channel Islands. The weather
:09:13. > :09:17.depression is normally go to the north of us, but not this year.
:09:17. > :09:23.This cold wet spell is not really out of the ordinary. What has
:09:23. > :09:28.happened is that, in the late 1990s, we had a run off really quite mild
:09:28. > :09:33.winters. And warm summers, many of the summers were warm and hot. As
:09:33. > :09:37.people got used to that. But it was not the norm. What we are back to
:09:37. > :09:41.now is not actually that bad. Last year's temperatures were only a
:09:41. > :09:47.little bit below normal, this year's a little bit it off normal.
:09:47. > :09:51.It is about average. He is not forecasting any heat waves on the
:09:51. > :09:57.horizon is. In fact, he predicts an unsettled summer. So if you like
:09:57. > :10:02.getting out in the sun, enjoy it while you can.
:10:02. > :10:07.Fittingly, there is a new series starting tonight on BBC One called
:10:07. > :10:12.The Great British Weather. That is at 7ZD pm. But it is time to see if
:10:12. > :10:17.at 7ZD pm. But it is time to see if we are due some great Weather! A
:10:17. > :10:21.lot of dry weather in the forecast for the next 24 hours or so. But as
:10:21. > :10:26.we head towards the weekend it will turn unsettled. For the time being,
:10:26. > :10:29.we still have high-pressure close by so that is keeping our weather
:10:29. > :10:34.of quiet and settled. That is still with us by lunchtime tomorrow, the
:10:34. > :10:38.change comes from Friday when we will start to feel the influence of
:10:38. > :10:43.low pressure close by to the North West of the UK. That will introduce
:10:43. > :10:47.a lot of cloud and bring some rain for the weekend. Overnight, patchy
:10:47. > :10:52.cloud at times but also some clear spells. It will not be particularly
:10:52. > :10:57.cold, temperatures no lower than 12 or 13 degrees Celsius. As we start
:10:57. > :11:01.the day tomorrow, a little bit of patchy cloud first thing. That it
:11:01. > :11:05.clear away through the morning, and lengthy spells of sunshine for the
:11:05. > :11:11.rest of the day. Pleasantly warm, 21 degrees Celsius is the top
:11:11. > :11:19.temperature. And just a gentle westerly breeze. Winds will be from
:11:19. > :11:29.the North West tomorrow, for Delay- Repay to four. Times of high water
:11:29. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:39.Not a huge amount of swell around at the moment, flat conditions on
:11:39. > :11:43.the beaches. The outlook for the rest of the week and into the
:11:43. > :11:49.weekend, turning increasingly unsettled from Friday onwards.
:11:49. > :11:52.Friday itself, increasing amounts of cloud. Generally staying dry,
:11:52. > :11:58.but temperatures starting to drop - just 19 degrees Celsius that high
:11:58. > :12:02.at the end of the week. Over the weekend, more blustery conditions.