:00:18. > :00:20.Good evening. Our top stories: Jersey States vote to help pay for
:00:20. > :00:25.residential care. Tallying up the positives and
:00:25. > :00:27.negatives of raising the minimum wage in Guernsey.
:00:27. > :00:37.And highlighting how a local hairdresser has reached the final
:00:37. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:45.cut in a national competition. It is a big worry for elderly
:00:45. > :00:48.islanders, the fear that they will have to sell their homes to pay for
:00:48. > :00:51.long term care, and have nothing to leave their children. Today,
:00:51. > :00:57.politicians in Jersey have unanimously agreed a new law which
:00:57. > :01:00.will see the States contribute towards residential care. Guernsey
:01:00. > :01:05.already has this benefit but today's decision is being hailed as
:01:05. > :01:07.better late than never by campaigners.
:01:07. > :01:12.73-year-old Jean McLaughlin has lived, worked and paid into the
:01:12. > :01:18.system in Jersey most of her life. But only now is she guaranteed
:01:18. > :01:21.financial help if she needs long- term care. Today the States passed
:01:21. > :01:31.a law which will mean elderly islanders have most of their care
:01:31. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:39.paid for. It is a relief. A thing it is a good thing that people
:01:39. > :01:43.should be helped in their older age. -- I think. They have contributed
:01:43. > :01:48.all of their life and I think it is a good thing they should be helped
:01:48. > :01:51.in their older age. The new law means everyone working will
:01:51. > :01:57.contribute to a central pot just like a social security contribution.
:01:57. > :02:01.The department says everyone will benefit. This is a new system where
:02:01. > :02:07.we will be asked to contribute throughout our lives and if we need
:02:07. > :02:09.help we will be able to claim a benefit to help pay for that care.
:02:10. > :02:12.Older people in Jersey are used to fighting for their rights,
:02:12. > :02:15.gathering in protest last year when the States threatened to withdraw
:02:15. > :02:25.their Christmas bonus. And as Guernsey States have already agreed
:02:25. > :02:33.to fund long term care, campaigners here it is long overdue: We have
:02:33. > :02:38.been trying to get this for 10 years. We want to help older people
:02:38. > :02:47.prepare for their future. smaller details, like how much we
:02:48. > :02:51.will pay and when we will start paying are yet to be announced.
:02:51. > :02:53.While some younger workers may resent the dent in their pay packet
:02:53. > :02:56.now, they may come to rely on the fund later.
:02:56. > :02:58.There are concerns that a proposed increase in the minimum wage in
:02:58. > :03:01.Guernsey could mean fewer jobs and more unemployment. Several
:03:01. > :03:07.businesses on the island are against the rise, which they say is
:03:07. > :03:09.unsustainable. They are taking on fewer people and
:03:10. > :03:12.staff are working fewer hours. Although workers here are paid
:03:13. > :03:15.above the minimum wage it is manager says at a time many
:03:15. > :03:21.businesses are tightening belts increasing amounts they have to pay
:03:21. > :03:30.could spell trouble. The minimum wage was brought in last year to
:03:30. > :03:37.protect workers. Some people are facing cuts and the Government is
:03:37. > :03:46.saying that everyone is guaranteed a 2.5 % increase on that wage rate.
:03:46. > :03:49.I think it is the wrong increase at the wrong time. But business owners
:03:49. > :03:58.I spoke to said an increase would mean they take on fewer people and
:03:58. > :04:01.could damage the islands' economy. The minimum wage, or amount the
:04:01. > :04:06.government says employers must pay staff is �6 for adults and f�4.25
:04:06. > :04:11.for 16 to 18-year-old. But it could rise by 2.5 % to �6.15 for adults
:04:11. > :04:13.and �4 and 36p for young people. Those working in things like
:04:13. > :04:18.hospitality, cleaning, bulk mailing and horticulture are most likely to
:04:18. > :04:21.be affected. This man says the planned rise does not go far enough.
:04:21. > :04:29.He doesn't think raising the minimum wage will lead to more
:04:29. > :04:35.unemployment. If it is not increased annually it will lose
:04:35. > :04:40.value and it can lose its purchasing power and its value
:04:40. > :04:46.relative to whatever everyone else is earning on the island. We should
:04:46. > :04:49.increase it in long -- in line with everyone else's earnings. Some
:04:49. > :04:52.business owners told me they would prefer to see the income tax
:04:52. > :04:54.threshold, or the amount you can earn before tax increased, as an
:04:54. > :05:00.alternative. The States will debate the proposals on whether to
:05:00. > :05:03.increase the amount workers get Jersey's trading laws have been
:05:03. > :05:06.changed to give the Constables more control over which shops can open
:05:06. > :05:10.on Sundays. At the moment the island operates under a 50-year old
:05:10. > :05:13.law that lists which items can be sold on a Sunday, such as jewellery
:05:13. > :05:23.and sunglasses, and which cannot, such as films. The new law allows
:05:23. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:28.premises up to 700 square feet to apply for a licence to open.
:05:28. > :05:31.The body of a man, found in the sea south of Jersey on Tuesday has been
:05:31. > :05:33.identified as that of missing French sailor Alain Govard. His
:05:33. > :05:36.shop was found floating off Guernsey's Pleinmont Point on
:05:36. > :05:44.Sunday - his boat was found. Guernsey Police are working with
:05:44. > :05:47.the French and Jersey authorities on investigating the incident.
:05:47. > :05:49.Guernsey Electricity has recorded a profit for the first time in six
:05:49. > :05:55.years. The company has published its annual report and accounts
:05:55. > :05:58.which show a surplus of nearly �1.5 million in the year up to 31 March.
:05:58. > :06:08.Nearly �500,000 will be paid to the company's only shareholder, the
:06:08. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:13.States of Guernsey. This is the first time in six years we have
:06:13. > :06:19.made an operating profit. I think the fact that we have started to
:06:19. > :06:22.make a profit allows us to go forward.
:06:22. > :06:25.Is it time to say good bye to the humble A-Level? Some students in
:06:25. > :06:27.the Channel Islands tonight are celebrating after passing a new
:06:27. > :06:30.exam to get them into university. The International Baccalaureate was
:06:30. > :06:34.taken up by Hautlieu School in Jersey in addition to more
:06:34. > :06:44.conventional exams. And it has paid off.
:06:44. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :06:54.These two students celebrating after passing an international exam.
:06:54. > :07:00.I was not sure if I'll wanted to go to university -- if I wanted to go
:07:00. > :07:07.to university. I wanted to keep my doors open and have a larger
:07:07. > :07:11.opportunity to contemplate what I was going to do. It is three
:07:11. > :07:15.subject that you want to take at a higher level and three that you
:07:15. > :07:19.want to take at a standard level. You also have to write a
:07:19. > :07:23.dissertation which is a great practice of for university. There
:07:24. > :07:30.is also a creative service course which makes the test really stand
:07:30. > :07:33.out. And that has pleased teachers like this one. He's in charge of
:07:33. > :07:36.the test and says it offers student an alternative to the more
:07:36. > :07:42.conventional A-level. But is it as good? What is significant is that
:07:42. > :07:48.this test is a recognised worldwide and the academic rigour that goes
:07:48. > :07:54.with it is easily transferable to world universities, particularly
:07:54. > :07:59.Australia and America out. Teachers here say that the test is gaining
:07:59. > :08:02.in popularity and a more and more students will want to take it out.
:08:03. > :08:05.For this student it was the perfect choice and she is now off to study
:08:05. > :08:09.at Warwick University in September. And with the success of students
:08:09. > :08:19.like these, it seems a new book is opening on education in the Channel
:08:19. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:25.Islands. There have been some suggestions for rezoning many beach
:08:25. > :08:28.areas and the plans will be revised in September.
:08:28. > :08:30.You are watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in
:08:30. > :08:40.Spotlight: Find out why volunteers are being
:08:40. > :08:42.A new breed of hairdressing entrepreneur is emerging right here
:08:42. > :08:45.in the Channel Islands. A hairdresser in Guernsey has made it
:08:45. > :08:47.to the finals of one of the hairdressing industry's most
:08:47. > :08:57.prestigious competitions. Its owners have had to prove they have
:08:57. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:23.# Work, work # Fun, funky, one of the best in the
:09:23. > :09:26.British Isles. It has only been open for a year and a half and this
:09:26. > :09:29.salon in Guernsey has been judged as head and shoulders above the
:09:29. > :09:34.rest. It has made it to the last six in the British Hairdressing
:09:34. > :09:39.Business Awards, something its customers feel is well deserved.
:09:39. > :09:44.The service is excellent and the staff are very friendly. It is well
:09:44. > :09:49.deserved. They are hard-working people and they have a lovely
:09:49. > :09:52.employees. But the awards are not just about fancy hair styles, they
:09:52. > :09:55.highlight the business acumen of the salon owners. Helen runs the
:09:55. > :10:00.place and would not let me go without a makeover. You have been
:10:00. > :10:06.nominated for this award. It must be quite a proud moment? It is very
:10:06. > :10:12.exciting to have got this far in a national competition. I did not
:10:12. > :10:17.quite expect it. It is really great that we have been entered into a
:10:17. > :10:23.competition and we have succeeded against hairdressers that are in
:10:23. > :10:31.London and other parts of the UK. When it is the Channel Islands it
:10:31. > :10:33.isn't good news when someone gets in there. -- it is good news.
:10:33. > :10:36.are of course plenty of other excellent hairdressers in the
:10:36. > :10:46.Channel Islands but the team at this salon are hoping they will
:10:46. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:53.Now for a look at the weather. The promise of some sunshine. We may
:10:53. > :11:01.see some showers overnight but tomorrow is bright and mainly dry
:11:01. > :11:06.and feeling a bit warmer as well. Southern locations should see
:11:06. > :11:11.temperatures up to about 20 degrees. Here is the high pressure we would
:11:12. > :11:19.like to see. It does not move very far. We continue with northerly
:11:19. > :11:23.winds and showers trapped within the flow. We will have a lot of
:11:23. > :11:31.cloud and showers tomorrow morning and then another front may be
:11:31. > :11:34.behind that. By the time we get to Saturday the high pressure will be
:11:34. > :11:39.a cross of the island's. Overnight tonight there will be some wet
:11:39. > :11:44.weather and then we will see a first line of showers coming in
:11:44. > :11:49.from the north. Tomorrow morning we will have a lot of cloud with some
:11:49. > :11:54.quite frequent showers but the cloud will melt away by the
:11:54. > :11:59.afternoon. 17 or 18 degrees will be the top temperature on the south
:11:59. > :12:04.coast of Jersey. The winds will be coming from the north. They will
:12:04. > :12:14.have been North or northeasterly. There will be some isolated showers
:12:14. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:21.and mainly good visibility. Times of high water. The only beach that
:12:21. > :12:27.faces north is this one and it will have some rather choppy waves. The
:12:27. > :12:33.forecast for the weekend is very promising. Saturday and Sunday will
:12:33. > :12:40.be warmer and more dry. Up to 21 degrees. Wyatt cloud to start next
:12:40. > :12:49.week but it will not produce much rain. -- more cloud. That is the
:12:49. > :12:52.Tomorrow at Breakfast on BBC Guernsey we will be asking whether
:12:52. > :12:55.the legal drinking age should be raised to 21. We will also be
:12:55. > :12:58.looking at whether it is time Guernsey had a Freedom of
:12:58. > :13:01.Information Act. And hearing why the States could be coming round to