:00:12. > :00:16.Hello and welcome. Our headlines tonight.
:00:16. > :00:21.Taking off? The green light for Guernsey's airport and sex
:00:21. > :00:24.offenders' register. Plus, on how the competition? Why
:00:24. > :00:29.Guernsey is beating Jersey in the battle against the superbugs.
:00:30. > :00:39.High hopes on Silverback shoulders. Will Badongo have more luck with
:00:40. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:52.the ladies than his predecessor? Some crucial decisions were made
:00:52. > :01:02.today. Decisions that will help protect children from paedophiles,
:01:02. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:13.will get the airport project moving Sexual offence laws are being
:01:13. > :01:17.completely transformed. It includes everything from trafficking, child
:01:17. > :01:22.pornography, prostitution and incest. Some of the Ireland's laws
:01:22. > :01:27.date from 1909 and a written in French, they will now be updated.
:01:27. > :01:33.What is going to change? A number of things, but significantly, the
:01:33. > :01:39.Ireland will have a sex offenders but register. It means police can
:01:39. > :01:42.track paedophiles living on or visiting the island. I went to find
:01:42. > :01:52.that Howard Pull would in practice. Sex offenders will have to agree to
:01:52. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :01:57.treatment, where they can live, who they can associate with. Their
:01:57. > :02:02.lifestyle will be closely examined. Some of them will be forbidden from
:02:02. > :02:06.travelling abroad. They expect to have the register in
:02:06. > :02:10.place in two years. The Home Department still needs funding for
:02:10. > :02:15.a brave and -- probation officer do manage offenders and run the
:02:15. > :02:19.database. Sex offenders' details will not be made public but family
:02:19. > :02:22.members can approach police are concerned about somebody.
:02:22. > :02:28.Turning to the airport redevelopment. That debate began
:02:28. > :02:31.yesterday, what happened today? major chunk of today's debate
:02:31. > :02:35.focused on the plans to move and extend the runway at a cost of
:02:35. > :02:39.around �80 million. It will bring the airport in line with modern
:02:39. > :02:47.safety standards. Today, the project received the go-ahead and a
:02:48. > :02:51.contractor was appointed. Work on site, all being well, we anticipate
:02:51. > :02:55.commencing this autumn. As I say, it is dependent on getting the
:02:55. > :03:01.planning permission through in the predicted time frame.
:03:01. > :03:05.Is this a total green light for the airport project? No, they need the
:03:05. > :03:08.OK from planners and that will take a few months. The project is
:03:08. > :03:12.finally moving forward, which is a relief for some politicians, who
:03:12. > :03:17.were worried the delays could add millions. Anything else on today's
:03:18. > :03:23.agenda? Yes. The minimum wage. It has been voted to increase the
:03:23. > :03:28.amount given to low-paid workers by 2.5%, bringing the adult rate of
:03:28. > :03:38.pay to sit and 15p and the amount for young people to �4.36 an hour.
:03:38. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:47.-- �6.15. New figures reveal that Jersey has
:03:47. > :03:52.far more cases than in Guernsey of c-difficile, a super bug. Cases
:03:53. > :03:56.have trouble than just a couple of years. But what is being done to
:03:56. > :04:02.win this war? Are the first line of defence in
:04:02. > :04:06.the battle against a hospital bug that just won't go away. This is c-
:04:06. > :04:10.difficile, a bacteria found in many people's got. It rarely causes
:04:10. > :04:16.problems, but taking certain antibiotics can disturb the balance
:04:16. > :04:20.of normal bacteria in the gut, allowing c-difficile to thrive. A
:04:20. > :04:28.few years ago, 30 people were killed by the bug at his hospital
:04:28. > :04:38.in the UK. Handout sanitise there is one of the main defences against
:04:38. > :04:44.infection, here in the hospital. -- hand sanitise or. Debugger forms
:04:44. > :04:54.spores which means it can survive in the environment for a long time.
:04:54. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:15.This was due to one outbreak of a particularly virulent strain of c-
:05:15. > :05:16.
:05:16. > :05:23.difficile, as well as the vomiting and diarrhoea Bogg, Morrow virus. -
:05:23. > :05:27.- bug, norovirus. All patients suffering from diarrhoea isolated
:05:27. > :05:35.in this room, to try and contain the disease. There are also regular
:05:35. > :05:40.audits of clothing and a hand sanitise fluid. A rates are low in
:05:40. > :05:45.the UK. It is down to the staff, the pharmacist, the cleaners, it is
:05:45. > :05:48.down to everybody working together. It is how it has got to be.
:05:48. > :05:52.The health authorities in Jersey city have introduced a better
:05:52. > :06:00.cleaning system as well as a closer monitoring of antibiotics, which
:06:00. > :06:03.has resulted in nine cases during the first half of this year.
:06:03. > :06:09.Guernsey Post is partly blaming the shrinking of the local fulfillment
:06:09. > :06:13.industry for its making a �900,000 a year loss over the last year. The
:06:13. > :06:18.utility says bulk mail services have suffered more over the last 12
:06:18. > :06:23.months than at any time in the past 20 years. As a result, Guernsey
:06:23. > :06:26.Post is exploring what it calls new ways of working, which will mean
:06:26. > :06:31.voluntary redundancies. There will be an extra public
:06:31. > :06:34.holiday in Guernsey next year to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee.
:06:34. > :06:36.The traditional May bank holiday will move to 4th June and there
:06:36. > :06:41.will be additional holiday on the 5th.
:06:41. > :06:46.They say animals to the funniest things. Sometimes, they did the
:06:46. > :06:50.costliest things as well. Jersey fire service spent around �10,000
:06:50. > :07:00.rescuing animals last year, among others, they held a stranded seal
:07:00. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:08.pup, a dog stuck halfway down a cliff and a cat trapped in a wall.
:07:08. > :07:12.Rambo the cat, at the scene of his own action story. Last year, this
:07:12. > :07:17.mischievous muggy got stuck inside his bedroom wall. He did not quite
:07:17. > :07:22.live up to his name and had to be rescued by firefighters, who cut
:07:22. > :07:27.this whole to free him. His owner cannot thank them enough. I could
:07:27. > :07:30.not have done it without them, basically. As you can see, they
:07:30. > :07:34.just made a small hole in the wall and luckily he was just there and
:07:34. > :07:38.we got him out. It took five minutes.
:07:38. > :07:45.Rambo is one of 24 animals and birds are rescued by firefighters
:07:45. > :07:49.last year. It won't cost �10,000. These range from public rescues,
:07:49. > :07:54.like this seal pup stranded at daybreak water, to the more trivial,
:07:54. > :07:58.like seagulls stuck on rooves. have the ability to eliminate risk
:07:58. > :08:02.for owners and animal handlers taking the situation into their own
:08:02. > :08:07.hands and getting themselves into serious trouble. Still large animal
:08:07. > :08:11.can cause serious injuries when it is in distress. We are trained to
:08:11. > :08:15.deal and have the resources to deal with such situations. The number of
:08:15. > :08:20.animal rescues and the cost last year is well above average. But
:08:20. > :08:26.they are paid for by tax payer. While some might question the use
:08:26. > :08:33.of resources, the fire service and pet owners like Donna say animal
:08:33. > :08:41.rescues are essential. More Animal Magic coming up in a
:08:41. > :08:51.moment. Later on in Spotlight, beach celebrations very special
:08:51. > :08:54.birthday. -- for a special birthday. There is a new Primate Lothario in
:08:54. > :08:57.town. Staff at Durrell Wildlife Park and ripping he is more popular
:08:57. > :09:01.with the ladies than his predecessor. The new male
:09:01. > :09:05.Silverback guerrilla, called Badongo, has gone on display at the
:09:05. > :09:09.zoo. He is replacingYa Kwanza who has been sent up to a bachelor pad
:09:09. > :09:13.in France after his disappointing breeding record. Once the newcomer
:09:13. > :09:18.has passed health checks and cleared quarantine, Badongo will be
:09:18. > :09:24.introduced to the female apes. We went to meet him.
:09:25. > :09:27.He hears, Badongo. The news will the back who zoo keepers hope will
:09:27. > :09:32.mate with as many females as possible.
:09:32. > :09:36.Gorillas are a big deal here. You might remember Jambo, the huge a
:09:36. > :09:41.who famously stood over and looked over a young boy who fell
:09:41. > :09:45.unconscious into his enclosure in 1986. Then, along cameYa Kwanza,
:09:45. > :09:50.the mean faced but warm-hearted soul who has been shipped to France
:09:50. > :09:54.after only siring two babies in 18 years. Now, the new recruit seems
:09:54. > :10:00.to be settling in well. He is a very relaxed animal. He shows no
:10:00. > :10:08.signs of aggression, even during the transport. He behaved really
:10:08. > :10:13.well throughout the journey. Badongo is currently in quality in
:10:13. > :10:17.-- quarantine but will be meeting the ladies soon. The females have
:10:17. > :10:20.been spending a lot of time by the window, they know there is a
:10:20. > :10:28.gorilla in the building. Let's hope these guerrillas have
:10:28. > :10:31.some privacy to get acquainted. A well, Badongo has definitely
:10:31. > :10:39.brought the weather with him. It has been a glorious sunny day today.
:10:39. > :10:45.Good evening. A lot of fine weather to look forward to over the coming
:10:45. > :10:48.days. No real chance of rain, we may see some early next week in the
:10:48. > :10:52.form of brief showers but no certainty on seeing any appreciable
:10:52. > :10:56.rain for the next five days will stop at the moment, we have an area
:10:56. > :10:59.of high pressure, beginning to take shape as it moves towards us. This
:10:59. > :11:06.weather front will introduce more cloud overnight. It will be with us
:11:06. > :11:09.tomorrow, but a weak feature. Then, the high pressure takes charge. The
:11:09. > :11:16.South of England and North of France will see a lot of fine
:11:16. > :11:22.weather. We may have a few showers on Monday and Tuesday but until
:11:22. > :11:26.then, drive. Overnight, some patchy cloud may float down from the North.
:11:26. > :11:31.Clear skies initially and temperatures no lower than 14
:11:31. > :11:35.degrees on a gentle north-westerly wind. Not much change tomorrow. It
:11:35. > :11:39.may cloud over at times, temperatures climbing to 21 degrees.
:11:39. > :11:49.Winds from the North, they will swing round to become North
:11:49. > :11:49.
:11:49. > :11:57.easterly to the end of the day. Later will be fair with good
:11:57. > :12:04.visibility. Times of high water are on screen. For our surface, the
:12:04. > :12:07.waves are not very big but usable, just about. The forecast for the
:12:08. > :12:14.weekend is warming up. Temperatures on Saturday getting up to 23
:12:14. > :12:18.degrees, possibly 25 by Sunday. Light winds all the way through,
:12:18. > :12:22.including the start of next week. If there is a chance for showers to
:12:22. > :12:26.develop, it will be towards the end of the day on Monday. Possibility
:12:26. > :12:36.of heavy showers moving out of northern France heading towards us,
:12:36. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:43.and warm as well, 26 for the early That is the news and the lovely