11/08/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


11/08/2011

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Good evening. Here are our top stories tonight. Inciting a riot in

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Guernsey. Three young men are charged with using a social

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networking site to try and start trouble.

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Plus the freeholds on offer from Jersey States. The homeowners who

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can now own the plot their houses stand on.

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A I have found some new friends. During me later from all fun from

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the Battle of flowers. -- join me later.

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Three Guernsey men have been charged after messages were posted

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on Facebook allegedly encouraging unrest. It follows the riots in

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England. Mike Wilkins looks at what role technology's had in spreading

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criminal behaviour. It seems almost inconceivable that

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scenes like this could ever be played out on the streets of St

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Peter Port. But this week, three Guernseymen aged 17, 19 and 21 have

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been charged after messages were posted on a social networking site

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allegedly encouraging unrest in the island. Many people use the

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websites to keep in touch with friends and family, but this

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mainstream technology is now tempting some to go a step too far.

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This page recently appeared on Facebook, advertising a Guernsey

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riot. It was accompanied by the message: "Petrol bombs are not sold

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at the riot so please bring your own!" So what role has new

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technology played in taking a UK issue and almost bringing it to

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Guernsey's shores? There's been riots before, and no doubt there

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will be again. I do nothing you can blame social that working entirely.

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Those forces for could embrace the social networking, embrace the

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technology.. As the world's woes are shared with

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more people on an increasingly fast-moving platform, it means the

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authorities in the Channel Islands have another huge area to patrol.

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Some Jersey residents have been given the option to buy the land

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their homes are built on. Several blocks of flats in St Brelade

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belong to the residents, but until now, they didn't own the land.

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That's about to change, as the BBC's Anisha Shah reports.

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It's a transformation, but not one that you can physically see. Until

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recently, these flats were owned by the residents on a long-term lease.

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That meant the States still owned the land upon which the blocks are

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built. But now more than half of the flats here at Quennevais Park

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will be owned outright by the residents. They're being given the

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option to buy flying freeholds and many have taken it up, seeing

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benefits to the price of their homes. De values are going down as

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demands of least left on them in shortening. The property prices

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might start going back up. It is in the interest of the owners to

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convert to the freehold. The States will still maintain the

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properties and grounds and pass on the cost to homeowners who've

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bought the leasehold. The idea's to be rolled out across the island,

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giving residents the freedom of their land.

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It jerseys cyclist is in hospital in a stable condition after

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colliding with a bus. The accident happened in St Martin. The police

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closed the road for much of the afternoon was an investigation took

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place. AJC teenager who tried to fight off

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a polar bear that attacked and killed a friend of his in Norway is

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backing the island. Patrick Flinders is in hospital. He was on

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the expedition when the polar bear attacked the 10th he was in. He

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punched the polar bear. You're watching the BBC in the

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Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and Natalie:

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When mindless violence comes to the seaside. The beach huts destroyed

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by arsonists. If you live in Jersey you can't

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fail to have noticed today was the annual Battle of Flowers. Thousands

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turned out to line the Avenue and watch the floats which have taken

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months of preparation and hard work The weather wasn't perfect, but it

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didn't dampen spirits, as the crowds and our very own Edward

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Sault watched St Clements take the The flowers have been stuck on, the

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dancers have been learned and the crowds are here. Months of hard

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work, determination passion have come down to this day. Welcome to

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Rod has joined me. Tell me about your float. In it is an ice

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Wonderland. We have got a polar bear. It is great. Are you enjoying

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the day, despite the weather? fantastic. The weather does not

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change a thing. What is your name? Amy. What is your flower to about?

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It is based on the musical sister R Allen this stars of battle 2011.

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-- are and whether their stars a battle 2011. How has it been?

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has been so good. Ready windy but fantastic. You look gorgeous. What

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has it been like? It has been so busy. It has been a whirlwind.

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Gareth, welcome to Jersey. What is it like? It is great. I am a bit

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upset that my hair has been spoilt from late winds! At least it is not

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raining! It has been great. The floats are incredible. The people

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watching are so warm and welcoming. Wonderful. I have to ask about your

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floral hat. Tell me about it. had been making all these floral

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flowers, we do them all by hand, thousands of them. And you had some

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left over for your hat? Not only their hat, but the flowers as well.

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What is your favourite float? enjoyed the guys bouncing on the

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stilts. I liked the polar bear one. I have found a new friend here. You

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are rather tall. What is the secret? I eat a lot of vegetables!

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds

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This earth is definitely out. The big one goes to St Clements!

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we thought it would be tough to get this year, but here we are.

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party does not stop there. There is more on our website. Do not forget

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our battle special tomorrow at 6:30pm. We will feature every

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Incredible. That was real community Now the weather.

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Good evening. Not the best of weather over the next few days but

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there was an improvement into the weekend. Sunday, dry, and the first

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few days of next week as well. We have low-pressure which will

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generate more showers. Another weather front approaching from the

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West, which brings more persistent rain across the island towards the

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end of the day and overnight tomorrow. That will be slower to

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play on Saturday morning. Brighter skies in the afternoon. Overnight,

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quite mild, quite misty in places. Overnight temperatures down to 14.

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Tomorrow, they should be bright spells. A few showers passing by.

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Into the evening we will see more persistent rain setting in.

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Temperatures up to 20, 21. For a battle of flowers, I think the

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moonlight Parade at 9pm could see some more persistent rain. Be

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The forecast for Saturday is a wet start. Into the afternoon, it

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