:00:48. > :00:52.Children in the Channel Islands could soon be protected from
:00:52. > :00:55.accessing pornographic and violent websites on mobile phones. The
:00:55. > :00:58.Telecoms Regulatory Authority is stepping in to ask mobile operators
:00:59. > :01:05.to bring in safeguards. I comes after the BBC revealed early this
:01:05. > :01:09.week that unlike in the UK, there is no voluntary code of practise to
:01:09. > :01:13.offer free internet filters to stop children accessing inappropriate
:01:14. > :01:17.websites. In a moment we will hear what is going to be done, but first
:01:17. > :01:25.a report on why phone operators are failing to protect our children.
:01:25. > :01:28.They are devices that have changed the way we use our mobile phones.
:01:28. > :01:34.From calling... To texting... To even watching programmes on the
:01:34. > :01:39.internet. And for many children, and teenagers in the Channel
:01:39. > :01:42.Islands, having a smartphone is now just a way of life. In the UK,
:01:42. > :01:46.violent and pornographic websites can be filtered from smartphones
:01:46. > :01:50.like this one. Here in the Channel Islands though, that is not the
:01:50. > :01:57.case. Safety bosses here who promote the safe use of the
:01:57. > :02:01.internet among youngsters say that is just not good enough. Child
:02:01. > :02:05.safeguarding is a crucial issue and they are ducking spare social
:02:05. > :02:10.responsibility they know about the UK policies, the E. Initiatives and
:02:10. > :02:14.they have decided not do in in Jersey. Mobile phone operators here
:02:14. > :02:18.say it is not that easy. The three main providers say it is not simple
:02:18. > :02:22.to manage and could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Christmas
:02:22. > :02:25.is round the corner, and these phones will be on the wish list of
:02:25. > :02:32.many teenagers round the islands. Now there is growing pressure on
:02:32. > :02:37.the industry to do more to protect our children. Well, it is the
:02:37. > :02:41.regulator that sets the rules and earlier I was joined by John Curran
:02:41. > :02:43.who heads up the Jersel Competition Regulatory Authority and the
:02:43. > :02:47.GUernsey Office of Utility Regulation. As a result of the BBC
:02:47. > :02:52.story this week, he is getting involved in the issue and agreed
:02:52. > :02:56.something should be done. I started by asking him why children in the
:02:56. > :02:59.Channel Islands aren't as protected in the UK. This is a industry
:02:59. > :03:06.initiative from the mobile operators to put in place the types
:03:06. > :03:09.of of controls they have there. What we have interested ining is
:03:09. > :03:13.have a conversation to ee what measures can be put in place.
:03:13. > :03:21.it shameful you have to do it, you can't do it voluntary like in the
:03:21. > :03:25.UK. From the regulars -- regular fors this isn't our area but we
:03:25. > :03:28.have the contct with the mobile operators which we operate across
:03:28. > :03:32.the island so we are happy to take the lead on having the discussion,
:03:32. > :03:37.with the mobile operators and the relevant agencys to look at
:03:37. > :03:41.addressing this issue. How likely are we to see movement in a short
:03:41. > :03:45.period of time We want to to the relevant agencies to understand
:03:45. > :03:49.what they would like to see in place, then we will have a
:03:49. > :03:54.conversation with the operators to see if we the meet their needs.
:03:54. > :03:57.agree there is a ned to protect the children in the Channel Islands?
:03:57. > :04:02.don't think anyone would disagree having in place controls that
:04:02. > :04:06.prevent children accessing sites that are unsuitable is an important
:04:06. > :04:10.issue. When will this happen? will look to have a conversation in
:04:10. > :04:17.the next couple of weeks, and hopefully as soon as possible,
:04:17. > :04:22.after that with the mobile operators. You would soon be able
:04:22. > :04:29.to choose which company provides your home phone line. The Telecom
:04:29. > :04:34.watchdog is for for views on whether fixed line competition
:04:34. > :04:39.should be opened up. You will be able to get a home telephone from
:04:39. > :04:43.any of the operators and not just JT or Cable and Wireless in
:04:43. > :04:49.Guernsey. They expect to Mick a decision by next spring. Public
:04:49. > :04:53.money is being used to pay for private security firm to patrol
:04:53. > :04:57.Jersey's new Town Park at night. Concerns have been raised by
:04:57. > :05:00.residents about soeb at the park. Transport and technical services
:05:00. > :05:05.say there has been some vandalism so security guards will patrol at
:05:05. > :05:08.night for two weeks from 5pm until midnight. The extra cost will come
:05:08. > :05:12.from existing budgets. Guernsey's Beau Sejour Leisure Centre
:05:12. > :05:18.continues to make a loss and the financial situation shows no sign
:05:18. > :05:24.of improving in the near future. A deficit of �800,000 is expected at
:05:24. > :05:31.the facility next year, up round �60,000 on 2011. Increasing staff
:05:31. > :05:34.and energy costs are one tack for by given the economic situation, it
:05:34. > :05:39.is been conservative when predicting next year's income. A
:05:39. > :05:46.system that brings criminals face to face with their victims is being
:05:46. > :05:49.further developed in Guernsey. The States voted to continue to fund
:05:49. > :05:53.restorative justice. Coming face to face with one of the most
:05:53. > :05:57.terrifying people in their lives. For some victims of crime the
:05:57. > :06:03.thought of meeting the person that subjected them to such a painful
:06:03. > :06:07.experience could seem too much. But the aim of restorative just cities
:06:07. > :06:12.to bring the victim and perpetrator together to help the victim explain
:06:12. > :06:16.how it affected their life and to bring them closure. Victims tend to
:06:17. > :06:21.be left out of any criminal justice process. This allows them to have a
:06:21. > :06:25.voice. It gives victims a voice. They are the most affected but the
:06:25. > :06:29.least involved. So that really, my experience of seeing people, seeing
:06:29. > :06:33.victims come alive and having their questions answered and being felt
:06:33. > :06:38.as though they, they were a person that, you know, someone believed in
:06:38. > :06:46.in them, gave nem a chance to have their say. Restorative justice is
:06:46. > :06:50.being used in schools and prisons and the home department is
:06:50. > :06:55.considering incorporating it into the justice system. Its main aim to
:06:55. > :06:59.give victims a voice, while also helping to lower the rate of
:06:59. > :07:03.reoffending. What we are doing is wanting anybody who has been the
:07:03. > :07:07.victim of any harm or crime, you know, hopefully pretty soon they
:07:07. > :07:12.will have a chance and opportunity to engage in some kind of
:07:12. > :07:16.restorative process to bring some heeling and enable them to move
:07:16. > :07:20.forward. It doesn't work or help every time, but it is something the
:07:20. > :07:28.States feels can go a long way to help victims repair their lives and
:07:28. > :07:30.move forward in a positive way. Now, next tonight, and this week,
:07:30. > :07:36.children in Alderney have been learning about the birds and the
:07:36. > :07:40.trees. They have been taking part in ambitious project organised by
:07:40. > :07:46.the Alderney Wildlife Trust to plant 3,000 trees in a week. Our
:07:46. > :07:49.reporter donned his boots and went to find out what they were up to.
:07:49. > :07:53.Throughout this week groups of school-children from St Anne's and
:07:54. > :07:57.Ormer House have been planting saplings as part of the largest
:07:57. > :08:01.tree planting session the Channel Islands has ever seen. It is all
:08:02. > :08:05.part of the Alderney Community Woodland project. The woodland is
:08:05. > :08:09.for them, really. I think long after I'm gone it will still be
:08:09. > :08:13.here for them. I we explained it will be here for their children as
:08:13. > :08:18.we it is important, because it means they are learning about
:08:18. > :08:21.something they wouldn't necessarily be learning about as something of
:08:22. > :08:27.the curriculum. There are important lessons to be learned.
:08:27. > :08:32.surprising how many people don't know the difference between the
:08:32. > :08:38.trees and certainly couldn't draw me an oak leaf. Now they all can,
:08:38. > :08:44.which is wonderful. Amazingly two groups of children planted over
:08:44. > :08:49.1,000 trees in one day. It is really fun and it is a bit hard.
:08:49. > :08:54.is fun to plant the tree, because it is quite hard work. It makes you
:08:54. > :08:59.sweat. I didn't really think I would join it but I am enjoying it.
:08:59. > :09:02.Work on the Alderney Community Woodland started last year, when 90
:09:03. > :09:09.volunteers planted 1500 trees in just three days. This year, the
:09:09. > :09:14.target is 3,000 trees in a week. is a mammoth amount of trees. The
:09:14. > :09:17.only way we can do is is with the help of the community. We hope the
:09:17. > :09:26.volunteers can get behind us and dedicate as much time as possible.
:09:26. > :09:30.With the kids are already doing. bet they retired when they get
:09:30. > :09:36.home! Saturday is the turn of the big boys and girls to show what
:09:36. > :09:41.they can do, if you fancy some fresh air turn up at Le Rochers.
:09:41. > :09:44.Well, what is the weather going to do? Will it be sunny? Here is David
:09:44. > :09:49.do? Will it be sunny? Here is David to tell us. Hello. Good evening. I
:09:49. > :09:52.think we are going see some patchy rain arrive in the islands later on
:09:52. > :09:57.tonight. Perhaps not enough rain for those islands that need it. But
:09:57. > :10:00.some rain nonetheless and becoming breezy for a while and the front
:10:00. > :10:04.lingers first thing before clearing out of way. It is this cold front.
:10:04. > :10:08.It does just that. It introduces colder air as it moves through,
:10:08. > :10:11.there it is at midday, finally moving into northern France and for
:10:11. > :10:16.the start of the weekend we have high pressure back, south-west
:10:16. > :10:19.winds and a lot of dry weather as well. And relatively mild too.
:10:19. > :10:23.Milder than last night w the cloud and the breeze, we won't see
:10:23. > :10:27.temperatures fall much below ten or 11. Here comes that patchy rain.
:10:27. > :10:30.Not a great deal of wet weather but rain will arrive in the middle of
:10:31. > :10:34.the night and extend through to the morning. Wind are south-westerly
:10:34. > :10:41.and they will bah back southerly as the rain bands comes in. As the
:10:41. > :10:44.rain bands clears, the winds become north-west and north-westerly. A
:10:44. > :10:48.pleasant day tomorrow. Temperatures up to 12, possibly 13, the winds
:10:48. > :10:52.slowly dropping through the afternoon. So for the coastal
:10:52. > :10:56.waters forecast the winds initially from the south-west soon veering
:10:56. > :10:59.north-westerly, force four or five. Patchy rain in the morning and
:10:59. > :11:09.becoming mainly fair from mid- morning on wards. Times of high
:11:09. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:24.Messy surf. The forecast for Saturday is bright and dry, Sunday
:11:24. > :11:27.though, we have the remnants of another band of overnight rain. So
:11:27. > :11:33.the risk of showery rain in the morning before it brightens up,
:11:33. > :11:38.westerly winds, and Monday at the moment is dry, but rather cloudy.
:11:38. > :11:48.And increasingly breezy with southerly winds setting in. Typical
:11:48. > :11:54.Now, finally the top prize in the Channel Islands Christmas lottery
:11:54. > :12:00.has risen to well over �500,000. This year there are three top
:12:00. > :12:04.prizes. The first prize is �650,000. The proceeds of course go to