:00:13. > :00:18.Howell, a warm welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Our top stories -
:00:18. > :00:23.back to black, Gerd it promises to spend millions and plug deficits,
:00:23. > :00:27.we would tell you out. -- Guernsey promises.
:00:27. > :00:32.The Marathon man sprinting for a world championship and a place in
:00:32. > :00:37.the Olympics. If I can perform well and make the most of my training, I
:00:37. > :00:41.feel it is realistic. The 11 the sea and make a fortune
:00:41. > :00:51.for our island but how much do you know about the secret life of
:00:51. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:56.lobsters? -- they live in this sea. Good evening. Jersey state's
:00:56. > :00:58.finances could be back in the black within five years according to the
:00:58. > :01:01.States Strategic Plan report. Released today it says savings
:01:01. > :01:09.across departments could eradicate the island's annual deficit. But it
:01:09. > :01:12.is also promising to spend �1.4 million on nine major projects.
:01:12. > :01:16.It may not always seem like it but Guernsey states has a strategic
:01:16. > :01:26.plan. It is what policymakers want to spend the public money on over
:01:26. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:28.the next few years and the wish- list for next year includes.
:01:28. > :01:34.�328,000 for a bowel cancer screening programme. 235,000 for a
:01:34. > :01:36.complete review of health and social care. �57,000 for a
:01:36. > :01:43.restorative justice programme, where victims can meet the
:01:43. > :01:49.offenders. 9 projects that up to 1.4 million pounds in total. So
:01:50. > :01:54.where is the money coming from? we have a programme which is
:01:55. > :01:59.designed to save 31 million council care annum. That is funding new
:01:59. > :02:05.service developments. Perhaps more ambitious is the plan to get rid of
:02:05. > :02:08.the deficit by 2016. We might all play a part in that. We can get rid
:02:08. > :02:14.of the deficit through a combination of economic growth,
:02:14. > :02:19.raising additional taxes and making savings inefficiencies. Other we do
:02:19. > :02:23.not know where tax increases will bite, the plan is sure to cause
:02:23. > :02:26.more heated debates when it goes before the States in October.
:02:26. > :02:30.If you want your voice heard in Jersey's upcoming election, you
:02:30. > :02:33.have just three days left to register to vote. On Wednesday,
:02:33. > :02:36.19th October islanders will have the chance to elect senators,
:02:36. > :02:39.connetables and deputies. Registration forms have been sent
:02:39. > :02:48.out to households across the island. You can also download the form from
:02:49. > :02:53.the election website. Forms need to be returned by noon on Monday.
:02:53. > :02:58.is that tight. You will not know who the candidates are until
:02:58. > :03:03.Tuesday or Wednesday. That will be too late. You really need to get
:03:03. > :03:10.your registration form filled in and taken to your parish hall by 12
:03:10. > :03:13.o'clock on Monday morning or you will be too late.
:03:13. > :03:18.Up to 10 jobs are to be created when the UK fashion chain Jack
:03:18. > :03:23.Wills opens a store in Jersey. The company is linked to the American
:03:24. > :03:27.brand Abercrombie & Fitch. The Channel Island store will open
:03:27. > :03:29.hearing King Street in November at the premises which used to house
:03:29. > :03:32.the jewellers CT Maine. It has been confirmed the Red
:03:32. > :03:35.Arrows will appear Jersey in Guernsey's Battle of Britain air
:03:35. > :03:37.display next week. Following the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon
:03:37. > :03:45.Egging in Bournemouth last month, there was uncertainty as to whether
:03:45. > :03:51.the flight squad would attend. But their PR team says they are
:03:51. > :03:53.scheduled to fly on Thursday. Later in Spotlight with Justin and
:03:53. > :04:03.Victoria - the dog who fell 50ft from his hotel balcony and
:04:03. > :04:08.miraculously survived. In sport, Team GB have already got
:04:08. > :04:11.five medals at the athletics world championship in South Korea. This
:04:11. > :04:14.weekend a Guernseyman is hoping to make it six. Marathon runner Lee
:04:14. > :04:19.Merrien will be battling hot and humid conditions in Daegu. But a
:04:19. > :04:22.championship medal is not his only goal. He needs to finish in the top
:04:22. > :04:30.20 in order to qualify for next year's London Olympics. Mike
:04:30. > :04:34.Wilkins caught up with him before he set off. That chances are you
:04:34. > :04:39.have seen Guernsey's running man - Lee Merrien putting in the miles
:04:39. > :04:42.around the island. All that hard work is paying dividends as he is
:04:42. > :04:48.now representing Great Britain at the World Championships in South
:04:48. > :04:53.Korea. He will need to stretch himself to finish in the top 20, in
:04:53. > :04:57.order to qualify for the London Olympics. I have to focus on what I
:04:57. > :05:03.am doing but at the end of the day, other athletes can perform really
:05:03. > :05:07.well and if they are more than 20 of them, I will get pushed out of
:05:07. > :05:11.that spot. I can only control what I'd do. If I can perform well and
:05:12. > :05:18.make the most of the training I have done, then I feel that is very
:05:18. > :05:22.realistic. I will certainly do my best to achieve it. This Sunday he
:05:22. > :05:29.will be giving it his all and it will be nerve-racking for some
:05:29. > :05:33.spectators. West are watching him I am very nervous at the beginning. I
:05:33. > :05:39.am just thinking, what if something goes wrong. He has put all that
:05:39. > :05:43.work into it and at the last minute, it is just one race. Especially now
:05:43. > :05:50.when he has moved up to the Marathon when he only does one or
:05:50. > :05:55.two a year. He has made sure he is in tip-top shape by slipping in an
:05:55. > :06:01.altitude tent to help him prepare for the heat and humidity. It looks
:06:01. > :06:07.like something strange. It is airtight and is fairly spacious for
:06:07. > :06:10.an altitude tent. The next time you see them, he will be going for gold
:06:10. > :06:18.as he aims to win and achieve his dream of qualifying for the
:06:18. > :06:24.Olympics. Very good luck to them.
:06:24. > :06:28.It is an industry worth several million pounds in Jersey. For some
:06:28. > :06:33.it is a fine dining treat. Lobster fishing had his most successful
:06:33. > :06:38.year in 2010 as local fishermen cot record amounts. How much do we know
:06:38. > :06:44.about the creatures? You can find out about a -- you can find out at
:06:44. > :06:54.a free talk next week. Our reporter set off to find out about the
:06:54. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:04.secret life of lobsters. You may recognise them from your
:07:04. > :07:08.dinner table but these lobsters are the single most fish species in
:07:08. > :07:12.Jersey. In an industry worth more than �3 million, the Jersey
:07:12. > :07:16.Fishermen's Association is one of two in the world to gain
:07:16. > :07:21.international status for best practice. What do we know about
:07:21. > :07:26.these creatures and the way they behave? You can find out at a free
:07:26. > :07:31.presentation on Monday evening. It is called the Secret Life of
:07:31. > :07:38.lobsters. He is John Thomson, the president of the Fishermen's
:07:38. > :07:45.Association. -- here is. Obviously, pointing to the fact that it is a
:07:45. > :07:51.super important fishery for us and worth about �7 million. He how
:07:51. > :07:56.important is lobster in Jersey? you mentioned, �3 million in the
:07:56. > :08:00.fishery and it is the single most important species. We have other
:08:00. > :08:08.species like crab but without lobster, the fleet would cease to
:08:08. > :08:14.exist. What happens to these now? These lobsters - we will put them
:08:14. > :08:19.back in the store box and next week they could end up in Italy, France
:08:19. > :08:27.or Spain. They have a few miles ahead of them. They will travel a
:08:27. > :08:32.bit. Thank you very much. That presentation is on Monday evening
:08:32. > :08:35.at 7 o'clock at the St Helier Yacht Club. But now he's got back into
:08:35. > :08:42.the water where they belong for the time being.
:08:43. > :08:47.-- these go back into the water. The Jersey live music festival is
:08:47. > :08:52.on this weekend. It is its 7th year and is going to be bigger and
:08:52. > :08:59.better. Let us find out more, let us get the low-down from Ryan
:08:59. > :09:07.Morrison. What can festival-goers expect? The site has changed this
:09:07. > :09:12.year. The main state has swapped with the second stage. They have a
:09:12. > :09:19.field for your gun. They will be selling cupcakes and herbal teas.
:09:19. > :09:23.Local talent will be there as well? There is about the 30 local acts,
:09:23. > :09:30.from disc-jockeys to dance. They will play across all of the
:09:30. > :09:35.festival stages. Hold your fire are playing on one of the be stages.
:09:35. > :09:42.You work with the BBC network, how does his best will help put the
:09:42. > :09:49.island on the map? It is getting the island talked-about. It is on
:09:49. > :09:53.Twitter and Facebook. It has also been on Radio 1. There four of the
:09:53. > :10:00.country's biggest music presenters coming to the island for Jersey
:10:00. > :10:09.live. You are certainly very excited about it, we can catch up
:10:09. > :10:13.with you at the weekend, there is a special programme as well. Ryan
:10:13. > :10:22.will be broadcasting live from the site from 1:00pm tomorrow and we
:10:22. > :10:29.will be there with their cameras. Come over and say hello.
:10:29. > :10:31.Now, what will the weather be like? Good evening. Still some warm-
:10:31. > :10:34.Good evening. Still some warm- weather to enjoy across the Channel
:10:34. > :10:44.Islands tomorrow but by Sunday it will cool down and we will see some
:10:44. > :10:48.showery outbreaks of rain. Next week looks decidedly more unsettled.
:10:48. > :10:52.Tomorrow is another fine day. It may be misty overnight tonight with
:10:52. > :10:58.fairly light winds. These weather fronts don't make much progress
:10:58. > :11:05.towards the Channel Islands until later in the day. This rain will
:11:05. > :11:09.arrive at midday tomorrow and move overnight. Sunday we are between
:11:09. > :11:15.two weather systems. This rain system from France will not reach
:11:15. > :11:20.us until late in the day. For this evening and tonight it will be dry
:11:20. > :11:25.but it will turn misty with fog patches forming tonight. Overnight
:11:25. > :11:31.temperatures down to 14 degrees. Light winds as well from the West.
:11:31. > :11:40.Tomorrow morning - Amnesty and grey start. By the afternoon, sunny
:11:40. > :11:50.spells with temperatures getting up to 23 degrees. For our coastal
:11:50. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :12:09.waters forecast... Times of high water and... The surf will be
:12:09. > :12:14.usable but not very big. Up to it three feet maximum. The forecast
:12:14. > :12:19.for Sunday - after some morning rain, it will be mainly dry with
:12:19. > :12:24.sunny spells. All the night we will see heavy showery rain. Monday will
:12:24. > :12:29.be dry and Tuesday will see further outbreaks of rain. Cooler for next
:12:29. > :12:33.outbreaks of rain. Cooler for next week. Here is the summary.
:12:33. > :12:38.Are you feeling lucky? If you bought one of the Jersey Hospice
:12:38. > :12:45.lottery tickets you could be a millionaire by-now. There is the
:12:45. > :12:50.number on your screen... If that is you, congratulations. There is
:12:50. > :12:54.always next year. A quick reminder for sports fans, Jersey Rugby Club