:00:16. > :00:19.Another rise in unemployment in Jersey but with record levels are
:00:19. > :00:22.our Governments doing enough to get people back to work? Plus Guernsey
:00:22. > :00:26.takes the battle against obesity to the supermarkets. And the bobbies
:00:26. > :00:36.to beat - The UK police who are coming over in force to run the
:00:36. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:46.Jersey marathon. Once again unemployment in Jersey has risen to
:00:46. > :00:52.a new high. At the end of last month 1,700 people were officially
:00:52. > :00:56.actively seeking work. And the number of NEW people registering
:00:56. > :01:00.with the States last month was the highest to date. Almost one in five
:01:00. > :01:04.people looking for a job have been unemployed for more than a year.
:01:04. > :01:07.And nearly one in three jobs seekers are under 25. The
:01:07. > :01:11.Government say it's their number one priority but what are they
:01:11. > :01:16.really doing about it? And are they achieving anything when the
:01:16. > :01:22.unemployment statistic keeps rising. Rachel Royce reports. After seven
:01:22. > :01:26.months of looking for work, Daniel McCormack has landed a job. He's
:01:26. > :01:29.starting as a hall porter at the Palme Dor in St Helier after taking
:01:29. > :01:39.part in a states scheme to help young people find work in the
:01:39. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:44.hosptiality industry. There I felt the have not really given the young
:01:44. > :01:54.ones at chance because they would rather hire people who have got
:01:54. > :02:01.
:02:01. > :02:04.experience. That is what I was binding. -- binding full -- finding.
:02:05. > :02:07.He's not the first person to land a job this way - the hotels
:02:07. > :02:09.receptionist spent a month on a return to work scheme. The
:02:10. > :02:12.unemployment figures are getting worse but ironically the latest
:02:12. > :02:21.figures have risen partly as a result of people registering for
:02:21. > :02:26.the governments schemes. More people are registering because they
:02:26. > :02:36.see the schemes we are running and want to take the jobs that were
:02:36. > :02:41.being offered. They are still vacancies in the Jersey that some
:02:41. > :02:49.employers say they are struggling to fill. Some say it is because of
:02:49. > :02:59.an island economy not having enough people to fill every job. Others
:02:59. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:03.say it is because people are too fussy. What's the best way to help
:03:03. > :03:07.unemployed people get back into work? Well in Guernsey the States
:03:07. > :03:09.are bringing in the experts. Social Security has teamed up with local
:03:09. > :03:12.recruitment firm, Personnel Appointments and Advantage HR to
:03:12. > :03:15.offer more support for job seekers. With the number of people out of
:03:15. > :03:23.work also on the up in recent months, it's hoped it will help
:03:23. > :03:28.reverse that trend. They will be working with jobseeker's to help
:03:28. > :03:34.match them to vacancies. They will also be working with employers and
:03:34. > :03:39.in some cases setting in on interviews to give feedback to the
:03:39. > :03:42.jobseeker's to improve their chances next time around. Well what
:03:42. > :03:45.do you think? Are you an employee looking for work and finding it
:03:45. > :03:49.difficult? Or are you an employer searching for staff and having no
:03:49. > :03:52.luck? Well we'd like to hear from you - just get in touch with us at
:03:52. > :03:55.cinews@bbc.co.uk or search for us on facebook and twitter - at bbc ci
:03:55. > :03:58.news - and leave your comments. Meanwhile money left unspent by
:03:58. > :04:05.government departments in Jersey will be used to help islanders find
:04:05. > :04:07.work. �40 Million was left at the end of last year. The cash will
:04:07. > :04:10.also be spent on bowel cancer screening and improvements to
:04:10. > :04:13.states housing - like here at Le Marais and Le Squez. Are
:04:13. > :04:17.supermarkets doing enough to help tackle the growing problem of
:04:17. > :04:21.obesity? Well Guernsey's Director of Public Health says it's not been
:04:22. > :04:27.plain sailing getting all the big stores on board. And he's calling
:04:27. > :04:30.on the private sector to do more. Penny Elderfield reports. Whether
:04:30. > :04:34.it be because of too many fatty foods or because we're less active.
:04:34. > :04:43.The stats show we're getting heavier. With 20% of people in
:04:43. > :04:45.Guernsey now thought to be obese. The problem is the States budget
:04:46. > :04:55.for tackling the problem isn't growing. So is more outside help
:04:55. > :04:59.the answer? There is plenty that the private sector can do,
:04:59. > :05:04.retailers and supermarkets should work with the State sector to try
:05:04. > :05:09.to encourage people to eat healthily. One strategy we had was
:05:09. > :05:13.successful with some retailers but other retailers such as large
:05:13. > :05:18.supermarkets were not interested at all in working with us which was
:05:18. > :05:26.disappointing. So what more could stores do to help make customers
:05:26. > :05:29.make the right choices? The Co-op says "It's have been working with
:05:29. > :05:32.the States and specifically the Health Promotion unit in Guernsey
:05:32. > :05:35.for a few years now. It is an excellent ongoing relationship that
:05:35. > :05:38.we would like to develop further in the future." Marks and Spencers
:05:38. > :05:41.says it also works with the States to put on various sporting events,
:05:41. > :05:45.but says it would be keen to explore more options too. And
:05:45. > :05:48.Waitrose says: it's committed to helping our customers lead a
:05:48. > :05:51.And worked closely with the Health Promotion Unit during 'Weight Wise
:05:51. > :05:54.Week'. Ssupplying stock to help spread the message of a good
:05:54. > :05:57.balanced diet. So it seems the stores are willing. So perhaps
:05:57. > :05:59.there is scope for more help in future to get that message out
:05:59. > :06:07.there. Because if the Island doesn't... Obesity is a problem
:06:07. > :06:09.that could cost a lot more to fix further down the line. A Jersey
:06:09. > :06:14.politician has changed his proposal to scrap free health prescriptions,
:06:14. > :06:17.after objections from islanders. Deputy Geoff Southern said charging
:06:17. > :06:20.all islanders for the service could provide more health support for
:06:20. > :06:30.less well-off people. But he's now re-written it to exclude those aged
:06:30. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:37.65 or more, and those suffering from chronic illnesses. It is due
:06:37. > :06:47.to be debated by the States in April. It is still worthwhile and
:06:47. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :06:57.still allows free access to D P's. -- GPs. You're watching the BBC in
:06:57. > :07:00.the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and Victoria.
:07:00. > :07:04.The former owner of an animal sanctuary speaks out after she ran
:07:04. > :07:07.out of money and had to re-home all her animals. Guernsey FC remains at
:07:07. > :07:10.the top Combined Counties League division 1 after a 2-1 win over
:07:10. > :07:13.London side South Kilburn. Fog put the match in doubt and the kick off
:07:13. > :07:16.was pushed back to 7pm. Chris Mauger scored the winning goal 3
:07:16. > :07:25.minutes from time. Cricket - and Guernsey offspinner Gary Rich is
:07:25. > :07:28.stepping down from the island cricket squad. The 47-year-old
:07:28. > :07:32.announced his retirement just ahead of Guernsey's game against the
:07:32. > :07:35.Cayman Islands in Singapore yesterday. Guernsey were victorious
:07:35. > :07:39.by a single run, and took third place as a result. Police Officers
:07:39. > :07:49.from the UK are coming over for the Jersey Marathon in October. It's
:07:49. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :07:55.not to police the event but to compete. Every year the force have
:07:55. > :07:58.an inter force competition within an arranged marathon. And were
:07:58. > :08:05.persuaded by Jersey's very own chief of police to come here.
:08:05. > :08:08.Here's Emma Chambers. When he's not in charge of Jersey's police force
:08:08. > :08:12.Mike Bowron runs. He's so passionate about it he runs to work
:08:12. > :08:15.every day so it won't surprise you he's not shy of a marathon or two.
:08:15. > :08:22.Now he's persuaded the UK police force to hold their inter-force
:08:22. > :08:30.marathon in Jersey. I am chair man of the British police athletics
:08:30. > :08:39.session. We always hold a force marathon and this year it will be
:08:39. > :08:48.on Jersey. The police force competitions have been going on now
:08:48. > :08:57.for over 30 years. They've competed in marathons all over the UK - but
:08:57. > :09:01.it'll be the first time they've come to the Channel Islands. We are
:09:01. > :09:07.going to have a real quality of runners we have never had in the
:09:07. > :09:12.Jersey marathon before. I am hoping we may be able to produce the
:09:12. > :09:22.winner of both the men's and women's. I am hoping to get some
:09:22. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:25.really good athletes over. So the race is on - well it will be on
:09:25. > :09:30.Sunday 7th October for all those competing in this year's Jersey
:09:30. > :09:33.Marathon. Whether it's for fun or for a personal challenge - there's
:09:33. > :09:37.still plenty of time to enter. There could more travel delays to
:09:37. > :09:40.and from the Channel Islands over the next couple of days because of
:09:40. > :09:46.the weather. This was St Aubin in Jersey - taken from St Helier this
:09:46. > :09:51.evening as the mist set in. But as well as causing many flights to be
:09:51. > :09:54.cancelled, last week's fog delayed about 160,000 items of mail. And
:09:54. > :09:57.Cineworld in Jersey had to cancel some screenings of new films which
:09:57. > :10:00.they were unable to fly into the island. Jersey's Met Office is
:10:00. > :10:10.warning the fog and low cloud may return, though they don't expect
:10:10. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:16.flights to be as heavily affected as last week. The man in the know
:10:16. > :10:22.who can tell us what is going on is here. After last week's visibility
:10:22. > :10:28.problems sadly the mist and fog is back again. Overnight tonight and
:10:28. > :10:34.early tomorrow morning there will be a lot of cloud with nest around
:10:34. > :10:40.the coasts and a hill fog. If you are travelling, particularly on
:10:40. > :10:45.flights between Jersey and Guernsey there is a possibility of
:10:45. > :10:50.visibility issues tomorrow morning. High pressure dominates the weather
:10:50. > :10:56.for this week. This weather front will introduce a bit more moisture
:10:56. > :11:02.into the area overnight. Tomorrow deal low-pressure will remain the
:11:02. > :11:10.year. On Wednesday we will get south-easterly winds which is dry
:11:10. > :11:15.air year so the potential of more breaks in the cloud and an easing
:11:15. > :11:21.of the mist and fog. Tomorrow it will be misty and the day. It may
:11:22. > :11:29.well brighten up a little bit into the afternoon. The maximum
:11:29. > :11:39.temperature will be around 11 degrees. The coastal waters
:11:39. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:52.forecast is moderate to poor would Wednesday is brighter and a boat
:11:52. > :12:00.there will be some morning mist it will left and we should see some
:12:00. > :12:04.sunny spells. -- it will left. By Thursday the will cloud will return
:12:04. > :12:14.and the mist might again caused some problems by the end of the
:12:14. > :12:16.