:00:04. > :00:13.The hidden victims of the recession - shelters report a surge in
:00:14. > :00:15.
:00:16. > :00:25.unwanted or unaffordable pets. Plus, why you are being asked to
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:00:26. > :00:36.give Guernsey's healthcare system a health check. And they are jumping
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:00:39. > :00:43.for joy here. He joined me at Guernsey's show jumping show.
:00:43. > :00:46.Good evening. Jersey's animal shelter is concerned pets are
:00:46. > :00:50.becoming a victim of the economic downturn. The JSPCA says it's seen
:00:50. > :00:53.a 40% increase in the number of people giving up pets year on year.
:00:53. > :01:03.Our reporter Beckie Williams has been down to the shelter to find
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:01:04. > :01:10.out why, and which animals are worst affected. Lots of love for
:01:10. > :01:16.Spaggy in this, his temporary home. He is one of a number of animals
:01:16. > :01:24.bring brought here. We have had a 40% increase. The recession is
:01:24. > :01:29.having an effect on people's ability to care for their animals.
:01:29. > :01:34.Those are mainly cats. Many are being handed him because more
:01:34. > :01:40.people own them. In the past week, 23 caps have been handed in to that
:01:40. > :01:46.shelter. It is a trend that is being seen across Britain. -- 23
:01:46. > :01:51.cats. There is little that can be done, but here at Cat Action Trust
:01:51. > :01:54.they are calling for pet owners to be more responsible. We are trying
:01:54. > :01:57.to help people who are unfortunately allowing their
:01:57. > :02:01.animals to breed because they cannot afford to have them neutered.
:02:01. > :02:09.We would like to get this done before the kittens turn up because
:02:09. > :02:14.we do not want these cat waiting for homes that are not available.
:02:14. > :02:20.But most of the animals are rehoused, many keep coming through
:02:20. > :02:29.the door. It is unknown how long this trend will continue, but stop
:02:29. > :02:32.hoped that islanders will consider giving Catts like this a new home.
:02:32. > :02:35.The man arrested following the discovery of a woman's body in a
:02:35. > :02:38.flat in Guernsey has been released on bail without charge. The body of
:02:38. > :02:41.Latvian national Liga Verse was found in a flat in the Bordage area
:02:41. > :02:44.of St Peter Port on Saturday night. Police had until eight o'clock this
:02:44. > :02:46.evening to question the 27-year-old, who has not been named. Police
:02:46. > :02:49.describe the investigation as particularly complex, with many
:02:49. > :02:53.lines of enquiry. Meanwhile a church service has been organised
:02:53. > :02:56.on Sunday evening in the Town Church to celebrate Liga's life.
:02:56. > :02:59.Waitrose has agreed to survey Guernsey customers on it's charity
:02:59. > :03:02.collection policy. Currently the supermarket chain doesn't allow
:03:02. > :03:07.individual charities to shake tins outside any of its stores. Instead,
:03:07. > :03:10.it runs a community fundraising scheme chosen by shoppers. However,
:03:10. > :03:15.following a meeting last night the partnership has agreed to canvas
:03:15. > :03:18.local opinion on the issue. Average earnings in Jersey
:03:18. > :03:23.increased by just 2.5% over the last year - the second lowest rise
:03:23. > :03:30.since 1995. According to latest government figures the average
:03:30. > :03:33.weekly wage in Jersey in June was �650 per week. Those working in the
:03:33. > :03:39.public sector saw average earning rise by 3.9%, compared to 2.2% in
:03:39. > :03:49.the private sector. Agriculture workers received 10% less than in
:03:49. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :03:58.June last year due to fewer hours being worked this summer. We are
:03:58. > :04:08.seeing earnings growth at historic lows, which is not a surprise given
:04:08. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:18.the current economic climate. There was also a weak labour market.
:04:18. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:29.These lower levels are more and less what we have expected.
:04:29. > :04:32.Jersey's Social Security Minister is concerned the way the increase
:04:32. > :04:35.in State pension is worked out doesn't reflect the rising cost of
:04:35. > :04:38.living. From October, pensions are set to rise by 2.5% in line with
:04:38. > :04:41.average earnings, but inflation has been higher for the last few years.
:04:41. > :04:44.And as more people reach retirement age, the cost of State pensions
:04:44. > :04:47.paid for by the working population will rise. Deputy Ian Gorst has
:04:47. > :04:51.asked a UK expert to look at whether Jersey needs to change the
:04:51. > :04:54.way it calculates the annual increase.
:04:54. > :04:56.Essential work is taking place to decide where Guernsey's health
:04:56. > :04:59.department should spend its money over the next decade. With tight
:04:59. > :05:01.resources and increasing demands on the healthcare system, health
:05:01. > :05:11.bosses say building up a picture of islanders' health is vital$$NEWLINE
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:05:19. > :05:22.This afternoon Jersey sailor Phil It is a simple question to find out
:05:22. > :05:27.about the lifestyle within our community. Smoking, drinking,
:05:27. > :05:33.exercise, diet, how often they have to go to the doctor and what they
:05:33. > :05:37.think about the services and which areas should be expanded.
:05:37. > :05:41.A with an ageing population, the Health Service wants to focus on
:05:41. > :05:44.preventative measures. Being healthy in old age will put less
:05:44. > :05:50.pressure on the health service. want to know what the normal
:05:50. > :05:54.average is in our community at that time. What area should we be
:05:54. > :06:01.encouraging. We already have a campaign against smoking. We have a
:06:01. > :06:06.drug and alcohol strategy and obesity strategy in place. But are
:06:06. > :06:15.there other areas we should be looking at to see whether or not we
:06:15. > :06:25.can prevent health problems. survey will be taken to various
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:06:37. > :06:39.parts of the island to find out whether it is a healthy picture..
:06:39. > :06:42.This afternoon Jersey sailor Phil Sharp completed the fourth and
:06:42. > :06:46.final leg of the Solitaire du Figaro in 20th place. Sharp crossed
:06:46. > :06:49.the line about 25 minutes after the leader.The fleet had had raced 430
:06:49. > :06:52.miles from Sables D'Olonne to Dieppe in what is one of Europe's
:06:52. > :06:55.most prestigious solo sailing events.
:06:55. > :06:58.Show jumpers from Jersey, the UK and Ireland are descending on
:06:58. > :07:00.Guernsey today for the biggest horse riding event of the year. The
:07:00. > :07:05.British Show Jumping Association Horse of the Year competition runs
:07:05. > :07:15.until Sunday. The event takes place at the Chemin Le Roi showground in
:07:15. > :07:19.St Martins. So the sun is shining and it is
:07:19. > :07:24.great weather for it. I am here at the Horse of the Year Show. It is
:07:24. > :07:28.all going on behind us and it will be going on until the weekend. With
:07:28. > :07:33.me is one of the competitors. Tell me a little bit about what is
:07:33. > :07:41.happening over the weekend. The we are doing a huge amount of
:07:41. > :07:49.showjumping. We have got 60 overseas competitors. 40 of them
:07:49. > :07:55.are stabled behind you. There are 61 classes over four days. There
:07:55. > :08:03.will be showjumping and a showing quick 60 overseas horses. Obviously
:08:03. > :08:10.the competition is huge when you have that many visiting people.
:08:11. > :08:15.There are a lot of Guernsey and English people here. Say it is
:08:15. > :08:20.there quite a lot of rivalry between the islands? The rivalry is
:08:20. > :08:26.huge. It is the biggest event for us. It is always a huge honour to
:08:26. > :08:34.be asked to jump for your island. There are other showjumping events
:08:34. > :08:44.in the Channel Islands. What makes this so special? It is because it
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:08:48. > :08:53.is so big. It is also great for the locals to up their game. As you
:08:53. > :09:01.have heard, there is plenty to see here at the show grounds and the
:09:01. > :09:05.competitions continue until the end of the weekend.
:09:05. > :09:09.A welcome break in the rainy weather. Let us see how the rest of
:09:09. > :09:13.the week will pan out. The weather is turning unsettled
:09:13. > :09:20.for the rest of the week and that means we are going to see some wet
:09:20. > :09:29.weather. Some heavy rain moving into night, thanks to this area of
:09:29. > :09:34.low pressure. Dry at first and then heavy rain. Further showers gin the
:09:34. > :09:40.rest of the day tomorrow. Friday, a similar picture. Between the brain
:09:40. > :09:45.there will be some sunshine. Tonight, fine and tried to begin
:09:45. > :09:55.with. Clouding over and during the second half of the night the brain
:09:55. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:00.will arrive, producing some heavy downpours. Quite mild overnight. 14
:10:00. > :10:05.Celsius and an increasing south- westerly breeze. Tomorrow, the main
:10:05. > :10:11.a band of rain will clear and we will see some sunshine. Tomorrow
:10:11. > :10:21.afternoon there is a chance of the odd shower were. 20 Celsius the top
:10:21. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:46.temperature. Here are the times of high water. For the surface, not
:10:46. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:58.much use of baulk search around. Quite choppy tomorrow. -- for the
:10:58. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:14.surface. Friday, possibly thundery. Here is the summary. At least the
:11:14. > :11:18.weekend is looking San'a. -- sunny. Budding rugby players in Jersey
:11:18. > :11:20.have been getting top tips from some of the best in the business.
:11:20. > :11:23.Development coaches from the UK team Leicester Tigers are training
:11:23. > :11:26.youngsters up at the rugby club during a week-long course in the
:11:26. > :11:28.school summer holidays. And yesterday they got tips with former
:11:28. > :11:32.England hooker and Tigers Academy Manager Neil McCarthy and Assistant