:00:12. > :00:17.Welcome to BBC Channel Islands news. Tonight's top stories: Light,
:00:17. > :00:27.camera, action. The Hollywood film from that a book that could be
:00:27. > :00:36.filmed in Jersey -- Guernsey. And has emerged got talent? The Jersey
:00:36. > :00:46.girl who has defied the odds to appear on Britain's biggest shows.
:00:46. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:57.Good evening. Guernsey has moved a step closer to making its Hollywood
:00:57. > :01:03.debut. The film adaptation of the novel "The Guernsey Literary and
:01:03. > :01:06.Potato Peel Pie Society" has been planned by Fox Studios. Company
:01:06. > :01:16.representatives will be on the island tomorrow, identifying
:01:16. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:29.potential locations. But there is The talk of tinsel Town could soon
:01:29. > :01:34.be about a new kind of film. Guernsey, the movie. The island has
:01:34. > :01:37.attracted a great deal of attention due to the bestselling book, "The
:01:37. > :01:43.Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". The tale of life
:01:43. > :01:48.under German occupation. There have been rumours that Fox Studios will
:01:48. > :01:52.turn it into a film, with some of the scenes filmed on the island.
:01:52. > :01:57.Those rumours have become reality as negotiations have progressed
:01:57. > :02:02.over the last year. Ken Brown will be the director, and it will be
:02:02. > :02:08.called Guernsey, which I think is great news for the island. David
:02:08. > :02:12.Barron will be the producer of the film. He has worked with Kenneth
:02:12. > :02:19.Branagh and has produced five of the Harry Potter movies. It is
:02:19. > :02:25.great news for the island. Funds are in place, and filming could
:02:25. > :02:32.take place in April. There is still one obstacle. Whether the island
:02:32. > :02:36.can offer any discounts to the film-maker. We have all BC said as
:02:36. > :02:46.the government, there we are not able to contribute to tax police --
:02:46. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:56.tax relief. It is difficult when It is estimated that 100 people
:02:56. > :03:01.will need to stay on the island. There are hopes that many
:03:01. > :03:05.businesses on the island will play their part in enticing the
:03:05. > :03:10.producers. Fox Studios are sending scouts to the islands tomorrow.
:03:10. > :03:14.They will be looking at potential locations. Then there will be a
:03:14. > :03:18.decision about whether a Guernsey will deserve his place among
:03:18. > :03:23.Hollywood's bright light. Next tonight, the Jersey Sports Council
:03:23. > :03:27.has welcomed plans by a new charitable organisation to fund
:03:27. > :03:34.stars of the future. The One Foundation has confirmed that there
:03:34. > :03:39.will be money available to help the island's' sports and culture.
:03:39. > :03:49.Council bosses say the new cash injection is not enough and they
:03:49. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:57.want the cover letter states to Home-grown talent hitting the big
:03:57. > :04:01.time. There is cash available to turn aspiration into reality. It is
:04:01. > :04:07.coming from the One Foundation, a charitable organisation aiming to
:04:07. > :04:11.help the island in education, sport and culture. It also confirms
:04:11. > :04:16.support for teams to play off the island. Welcome news for the sports
:04:16. > :04:20.bosses. The One Foundation can see the development of children across
:04:20. > :04:24.the island, and in all sports, helps the community. I know I keep
:04:24. > :04:28.going on about the community, but we are a community. It is about
:04:28. > :04:32.getting people off the island and competing with other people, and
:04:32. > :04:40.enjoying the actual activity of sport. But, he says, it is not
:04:40. > :04:44.enough. With sponsorship harder and maintain, he has a herd -- he has
:04:44. > :04:51.those the Government not to make any more cuts. It is how important
:04:51. > :04:57.sport is. It is competitive -- not just in competitive terms but in
:04:57. > :05:00.community terms. We would keep our children occupied. The new
:05:00. > :05:07.education minister, Patrick Ryan, was not available to talk on camera
:05:07. > :05:17.today, but has issued a statement that he is mindful of the need for
:05:17. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:24.This is the panel that decides the money. Although cash will be split
:05:24. > :05:31.failure -- fairly among sport, education and culture groups, it is
:05:31. > :05:35.mainly sport based. But they want the government to do its bit too. A
:05:35. > :05:44.man has appeared in Guernsey managed -- Guernsey magistrates
:05:44. > :05:50.court charged with sexual abuse. The incidence date back several
:05:50. > :05:56.years. Alasdair Robert Garven pleaded not guilty to the charges.
:05:56. > :06:03.The media were banned from filming his first court appearance to allow
:06:04. > :06:10.other witnesses to come forward. He has been remanded until 5th January.
:06:10. > :06:17.It is claimed that Guernsey has made little or no progress in eight
:06:17. > :06:27.years in sorting out the island's dairy industry. An independent
:06:27. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:36.report suggests a number of measures. I do not think there...
:06:36. > :06:41.Might amendment does not change that. What we lack is a
:06:41. > :06:49.comprehensive vision, and we will forever be in a state of argument
:06:49. > :06:56.if we do not get it. It is thought that the systemic -- discrimination
:06:57. > :07:02.that people with HIV face on the island is bigger than dealing with
:07:02. > :07:08.the disease itself. This man volunteers with an Aids charity in
:07:08. > :07:14.Africa. It on a small island like this, where everyone seems to know
:07:14. > :07:19.everyone, the idea of disclosing may be harder here. It is important
:07:19. > :07:26.as a community that people are better educated about HIV and how
:07:26. > :07:32.it affects people's lives. It might make it easier for people to talk
:07:32. > :07:36.about their diagnosis. For the past six years, David Kirch has given
:07:36. > :07:43.�100 to Ireland pensioners for Christmas. But this year, he has
:07:43. > :07:47.had to borrow money to continue the gesture. People have to be over 70,
:07:47. > :07:54.resident in Jersey, and they have to be able to prove their
:07:54. > :08:03.photographic identity. response? The response has been
:08:03. > :08:07.very good. We are issuing about 30 an hour, and we have 1,600 to issue.
:08:07. > :08:17.She has been described by her mother as an inspiration, and this
:08:17. > :08:27.weekend, she is heading to London to continue her dream. Emma will be
:08:27. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:40.appearing on Britain's got talent. M up once believed that she would
:08:41. > :08:48.never reach a dream to sing on Britain's Got Talent. After
:08:48. > :08:55.applying for three years, her mother wrote to to the producers
:08:55. > :09:03.telling her story. When she was 5 1/2, she was diagnosed with a cleft
:09:03. > :09:09.palate. The doctor contacted the hospital in London where they had a
:09:09. > :09:16.specialist in that field, and he came over. He could cure it. Six is
:09:16. > :09:21.on, after the correction, and speech therapy, she has been
:09:21. > :09:26.invited onto the show. She hopes that it will get people to follow
:09:26. > :09:30.their dreams. I feel sorry for people with the condition, because
:09:30. > :09:36.some people cannot speak. By an breve -- proving that if you keep
:09:36. > :09:44.trying, you can do it. I am looking forward to seeing lots of people as
:09:44. > :09:51.well, singing, dancing, expression and that. It is really nice. She is
:09:51. > :09:59.heading to London and hoping that she gets a yes from the judges.
:09:59. > :10:04.is fantastic, she is really And good luck to her. Let's get the
:10:04. > :10:10.And good luck to her. Let's get the weather. Good evening. Some wet
:10:10. > :10:15.weather, I'm afraid. That rain will move out the way, and we are
:10:15. > :10:20.promised a dry day, which will be colder. Then we will start to see
:10:20. > :10:25.more wet-weather as we go into the weekend. We have a frontal system
:10:25. > :10:32.right over us, and that will move out the way. It is still going to
:10:32. > :10:38.give us a few showers. They will be fairly isolated. This string of
:10:38. > :10:44.cloud across the Atlantic will move in. We will have wet and windy
:10:44. > :10:48.weather on Saturday, with gale- force winds back. Still some more
:10:48. > :10:52.wet weather on the way. This rain overnight tonight will linger for a
:10:52. > :10:57.while, but eventually clear in the early hours of the morning. Once it
:10:57. > :11:01.comes through, temperatures will start at seven degrees. You will
:11:01. > :11:08.need to wrap up warm. That is despite the fact we will have some
:11:08. > :11:14.sunshine. Eventually, the showers will tend to fade away. 11 Celsius
:11:14. > :11:23.the top temperature. There is a little bit of wind chill. You will
:11:23. > :11:33.need to wrap up warmly. Here's the Marine forecast. Isolated showers
:11:33. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:44.and good visibility. Here at the For most of the beaches, the surf
:11:44. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:50.The forecast for Saturday and Sunday does not look promising. I